UltraSlim to Sculpt Your Body: A Deep Dive

UltraSlim’s patented process utilizes unique high-powered LEDs that emit a precise wavelength, modulated at a specific frequency. This modulated wavelength of light breaks down Perilipin 1 in the adipocyte. Perilipin 1 coats lipid droplets and prevents HSL and other natural lipases from initiating lipolysis. Once Perilipin 1 levels have decreased, microscopic pores open in the lipid droplet’s membrane, releasing triglycerides into the cytoplasm where lipolysis initiates.

Lipolysis is the natural process in which the body breaks down triglycerides. Through multiple steps of hydrolysis, HSL and other natural lipase break down triglycerides into fatty acids and glycerol. Fatty acids are then oxidized through β-oxidation in the mitochondria of the adipocyte and other cells throughout the body. Each stage of oxidation results in two-carbon Acetyl-CoA molecules, which then enter the Krebs cycle to generate Adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP captures chemical energy obtained from the breakdown of lipids and releases it to fuel other cellular processes throughout the body.

Perilipin 1 will not return to standard levels in the affected tissue until approximately  72 hours after treatment. During this period, this process will continue, releasing triglycerides and then metabolizing them.  

In short: UltraSlim stimulates Lipid Metabolism.

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Terms Defined:

Lipid Metabolism 

  1. The natural processes of converting fat (triglycerides) into energy.

Modulated 

  1. exert a modifying or controlling influence on.

Adipocyte

  1. a cell specialized for the storage of fat, found in connective tissue.

Oxidized 

  1. combine or become combined chemically with oxygen.

    • Undergo or cause to undergo a reaction in which electrons are lost to another species.

Hydrolysis

  1. The chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.

Perilipin 

  1. is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the PLIN gene.[5] The perilipins are a family of proteins that associate with the surface of lipid droplets. Phosphorylation of perilipin is essential for the mobilization of fats in adipose tissue.

Triglycerides

  1. an ester formed from glycerol and three fatty acid groups. Triglycerides are the main constituents of natural fats and oils, and high concentrations in the blood indicate an elevated risk of stroke.

 Lipolysis

  1. the breakdown of fats and other lipids by hydrolysis to release fatty acids.

HSL

  1. Hormone-sensitive lipase is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the LIPE gene

 β-oxidation

  1. beta-oxidation is the catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down[1] in the cytosol in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria in eukaryotes to generate acetyl-CoA, which enters the citric acid cycle, and NADH and FADH2, which are co-enzymes used in the electron transport chain.

Acetyl-CoA

  1. is a molecule that participates in many biochemical reactions in protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Its main function is to deliver the acetyl group to the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) to be oxidized for energy production.

Krebs cycle

  1. Citric acid cycle is a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to release stored energy through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. In addition, the cycle provides precursors of certain amino acids, as well as the reducing agent NADH, that are used in numerous other reactions

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

  1. a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue. The breakage of one phosphate linkage (to form adenosine diphosphate, ADP ) provides energy for physiological processes such as muscular contraction.