Before using guarana will better read this one:
fitnessforworld.com says:
Guarana is a shrub or small tree in the Sapindaceae family, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil. Traditional uses of guarana by natives of the Amazonian rain forest include crushed seeds added to foods and beverages to increase alertness and reduce fatigue. As a dietary supplement, it's no wonder that guarana is an effective energy booster - as it contains about twice the caffeine found in coffee beans (about 3-4% caffeine in guarana seeds compared to 1-2% for coffee beans). Concentrated guarana extracts, however, can contain caffeine at levels of as much as 40-50%, with popular supplements delivering 50-200mg of caffeine per day (about the same amount found in 1-2 cups of strong coffee).
What is the effective dosage of Guarana supplementation?
The effective dosage of Guarana is 50 too 200 mg per day or follow the directions written on product labels.
What are the benefits of Guarana supplementation?
Guarana is primarily used as a stimulant to improve mental alertness, shorten reaction time, improve performance of attention-requiring tasks, temporarily sustain performance during physical exertion, restore mental alertness, and keep people awake which could be considered advantageous in many sports.
Professional athletes use it to loss weight in this combination Asprin, Ephedrine & Guarana. 50-100mg of Ephedrine, 200mg of guarana and 300mg of Aspirin. Cycling it for 6 weeks at a time and then taking 2 weeks away from it. In this stack guarana is used in place of caffeine.
Guarana is also a diuretic (remove water from body).
It also aids in weight loss, by stimulating adrenaline release and (dosages above 5mg/kg body weight) mobilizes fatty acid release .this means more fatty acids are used for energy and less glycogen.
It also suppresses appetite.
What are the side effects of Guarana supplementation?
It is safe in moderate dosage. At high dosages,Guarana(because of caffeine) can cause adverse effects, such as gastrointestinal irritation, nervousness, insomnia, restlessness, tinnitus, muscle tremor, headache, mild delirium, nausea,excitement, tachycardia, or card arrhythmia.
Cautions-
It should not be used if you are taking creatine as supplement, because creatine retains water where as caffeine is diuretic (remove water from body).
At high dosage, it can dehydrate you body, so make sure you are well hydrate and consume extra fluid during exercise to offset the diuretic effect. Avoid using it with other diuretics.
Do not take guarana without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Guarana contains a l
