Are you one of the people who got sucked in with Facebook ads? I never do until the Naka Kirei Enzyme ad came out and it created lots of hype around it. So I did a little digging on my own because I was super curious with the whole enzyme thing and how it can help with the wellness on the inside. As you know I’m all about living a healthy lifestyle and I’m wondering if my body is really lack of enzymes to help with whatever it is. I placed my order with one eye closed because of the price, which I’ll explain in a bit. When I talk about Naka Kirei Enzyme with my friends, I had a hard time explaining what it is. So I tell my friends that it’s something you pop half an hour before meal so that you don’t gain weight LOL. In a way it is what was claimed but the real fact is that it has more than just that.

Enzymes are made up of proteins which are consumed from food or produced in the body. They are necessary for activities in the body such as digestion, excretion, metabolism and immunity. This Japanese company said that we are not consuming more enzymes because of westernized meal style which doesn’t have much raw food. Enzymes are available through raw or fermented food. That is because enzymes are weakened when it is heated. And the Naka Kirei Enzyme are made from Koji (fermented rice) bacteria. The reason why it is safer to use Koji is because they are more active as they are fermented with soya beans and grains.

One of the reason why people started consuming enzymes is because of constipation. Did you know that constipation is also caused by the lack of enzymes? Constipation is a state of waste products building up in your bowel. And it leads to obesity or the body’s disability to lose weight. That brings me to this. Not that I am obese or what not but I mainly want to lose the weight around my tummy, which Naka Kirei Enzyme claimed to do. Because there aren’t much info only on this product, I was also very confuse with the consumption. Thank goodness they have a Malaysia website (weirdly) and the FAQ are actually quite complete with much needed info.

It is recommended to take ONE capsule within 30 minutes before mean with warm water, which I duly complied with for lunch time. However I missed the memo on taking ANOTHER one capsule after meal within 30 minutes LOL. It must be within 30 minutes or else it won’t be effective. Now I know why it’s not working for me since I missed the memo haha!! I have no idea why I missed this but I remember I didn’t read that it is necessary to consume another capsule after meal even after going through the FAQ several hundreds of time.

Does it work to lose weight?

Now, the capsule may look harmless but it smells absolutely horrible. It is also necessary to drink more water as that sort of compresses the appetite and when I do drink more water, I tend to burp and it stinks! To me after consuming the capsule before lunch, I feel more hungry. More than the usual. Probably it’s psychological because I knew I had the enzyme that will help with digestion that I am eager for lunch, knowing I won’t gain weight. I don’t find myself eating lesser than normal but I also don’t find myself eating more than normal. I am still the usual me and I don’t eat much. For the first week, I lost 1kg and I knew I am in trouble. It is said that the effect will start within 2 weeks time so I know this is like a bouncing effect. The weight will comes back and it sure did. My main goal is not to lose weight but to lose the weight on my tummy region. Well, at first my tummy does look a little flatter but it doesn’t stay that way LOL. I don’t take this enzyme capsule for dinner as I don’t do dinner, mostly just protein drink.

Does it help with constipation?

To begin with, I don’t have constipation problem. In fact I have a very healthy bowel movement everyday but since consuming Naka Kirei Enzyme, all hell broke loose. I started to have constipation problem. Like for real! From no issue to big issue. I don’t have the urge to go to the toilet and it goes on for days. I then get very bad mood because my system were all messed up. Everytime I go on something like this I messed up my bowel movement. I tried stopping the consumption for a while and it went back to normal. I restarted again just to finish the expensive capsules and the same problem happened again. Don’t ask me why, I have no idea at all.

Price

I can tell you that this is one hella expensive product. Priced at RM183 for one bag of 30 capsules, which will only last you for 2 weeks if you are consuming 2 capsules per day. If you order 2 bags, it is at RM310, 3 bags for RM432 or special 2 bags subscription for RM280. Subscription means they bill you RM280 every month and send you 2 bags every month. It is said to be cancellable at any time but I’m not too sure about that. I didn’t take the risk of ordering more than one as I wanted to try first before getting into it.

Let’s just say I won’t be reordering anymore after this

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored review. I bought the product on my own.

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For the past one month or so, there was an advert on my Facebook timeline that keep on appearing out of no where. I click on it and I was directed to SkinnyMint Facebook page. I don’t know how or why but SkinnyMint is kinda taking the female world by flash. Who doesn’t want to lose weight by just drinking tea right? So I decided to get the 14 Day Starter Teatox Pack to try. Initially I wanted to go ahead with 28 Day Ultimate Teatox and my friend Cynthia told me to get the 14 Day Teatox instead just in case I don’t like.

Yesterday was my 10th day of the 14 Day Teatox program so I thought I could quickly tell you what I think about spending RM98.35 on the tea before I ran out of tea bags for photo lol.

SkinnyMint is a new Teatox program that helps you to detoxify and lose weight at the same time. But it’s not as easy as brewing a cup of SkinnyMint tea and you’ll lose weight magically. It is recommended to implement some exercise routine together with the program and then change the type of food intake so that Teatox will work even more better.

Morning Boost

Prior before ordering, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on SkinnyMint. Almost all sponsored blogger said it works on them and some just review it on the base without any proper review or before and after comparison. One thing for sure is that all of them commented saying the taste for Morning Boost is actually yummylicious. The Morning Boost tea taste fruity to me. It does taste just like normal tea, except that it is more fragrant. I usually infused the tea bag up to four times because it is one hell of a costly tea to begin with so I’m sure no one would infuse it once and throw it away. You can infuse the tea bag until the color and taste turns bland. I don’t go for more than four cups because the tea makes me pee the whole morning, almost once every 10 minutes. It’s insane! I also learnt that the tea contain 70% of caffeine. I sacrificed my morning coffee intake with Morning Boost as it has to be taken before or during breakfast. Maybe because of the four cups of tea that I take every morning, I didn’t feel sleepy but instead super energized. I was up and running the whole day without stopping. What I don’t like is that the tea makes me half asleep and half awake at night. I couldn’t get into deep sleep like before.

What I found out about the Morning Boost tea from their website is that it suppress the appetite naturally and this resulted in reducing hunger pangs. I would say it’s true to a certain point. It really depends on whether I took heavy breakfast or not in the morning. By heavy I don’t mean nasi lemak or any of those food. I meant larger quantity of food. To begin with, I wasn’t a big eater at all. I’m not a fan of food and I’m not a foodie. My breakfast, lunch and dinner is at a moderate amount. I would spend my money on better breakfast but for lunch I eat less unless I didn’t have any breakfast then you will see me eating more than usual for lunch. As for dinner, I sometimes skip it. When I don’t, I take just half a cup of rice. Ever since I started the program, I changed my lunch to a full salad meal. I notice how some people can eat a whole big salad bowl for lunch but I take probably 1/4 of the amount. Dinner is where I let loose a little bit. I took just a few spoonful of rice with some dish to go with it. In conclusion, I eat even less than before. Probably more than half less. I also did a bit of exercise as well.

Night Cleanse

Night Cleanse is the part of the program that prevent me from getting SkinnyMint earlier. I just don’t like the diarrhoea effect from detox. I also read that it taste quite bad. It has a laxative scent to the tea because it contain lemongrass, ginger and lemon. I also taste mint in the tea. I don’t quite like the taste as well so I add in some honey to improvise the taste. Night Cleanse tea is to be taken on alternate days, right before bed time. The laxative will only work 6-8 hours after that. I’ve read that some people go to the toilet up to six times a day for the first few days. On me, it doesn’t work anything like that. Not even near. I had minor tummy ache the next morning and it was just a normal toilet visit for me. No major detoxifying or diarrhoea for me. What I don’t like about this Night Cleanse is how it gave me stomachache and cramps every day the whole day. And the best part is, I didn’t have any bowel urge ever since I’m on salad and ever since I eat less. Nothing to cleanse perhaps?

The question is why does some users lose weight but I don’t? Before SkinnyMint 14 Day Teatox, I had a very normal and smooth bowel movement every day. I don’t suffer from constipation like all other SkinnyMint user. They said it cleared their constipation issue but it was the other way round for me. My bowel movement stopped after the second Night Cleanse. It stress the heck of me. When I reached Day 7, my tummy was less bloated but since my bowel movement stopped, my tummy is bloated and bigger than before I started the program. Now that I’m left with 4 days worth of tea, I’m not expecting anything anymore from the tea. I just want to finish the program the soonest possible and that’s it.

Is it worth to try?

I say it depends on your body. For me it’s a total waste of money as it doesn’t work for me a bit. Some people that may suffer from bad bloating issue or constipation may experience a better result. I was very surprised to read from SkinnyMint Facebook and Instagram that most user have constipation issue. These are the people that may see result. I mean it’s pretty normal to see a “flatter stomach” when you managed to detox all the gunk out the intestines after so long right? I can’t say it’s not worth to try. Just because it doesn’t work on me doesn’t mean it will not work on you as well. I say if you have the budget to spend on, go ahead. This has been one of my most regretted purchase ever.

Has anyone tried SkinnyMint before? How does it fares on you? Would you spend near to RM100 for this if you haven’t?

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored review. I bought the product on my own.

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