Sensa Review

Sensa According to the Sensa website, it’s “Not a diet, not a pill, Sensa is as easy to use as salt and pepper.”

Sensa is actually a “tastant” (basically a substance that you sprinkle on your food before you eat) that is supposed to use your senses of smell and taste to tell your brain that you are full and thus help you lose weight.

When compared to our leading diet pill Apidextra, Sensa looks like the tastier option to losing weight. But is Sensa as effective as Apidextra? Let’s take a closer peek.

Sensa Review Video

Sensa Ingredients

Maltodextrin – An easily digestible carbohydrate made from corn. It is commonly used as a filler or additive to thicken food.

Tricalcium Phosphate – Used in powdered spices as an anti-caking agent and it is also sometimes used in nutritional supplements.

Silica – Acts as a flow agent or an anti-packing agent in food.

Natural and Artificial Flavors – These flavors are not disclosed. Instead, the official website says that the exact combinations are “proprietary and patent-pending”. Some of the flavors may contain milk and soy derived ingredients.

How to Use Sensa

Sensa is supposed to trigger the signals that tell your body when you’re full. After sprinkling Sensa evenly on your meal, you’re supposed to pay attention and once you notice the signals, stop eating. In this way, you should eat less than you usually would and eventually lose weight.

Sensa tastants should be sprinkled on all the food you eat. They should not be used for cooking. If you buy a 6-month supply of Sensa, each month has a different flavor. This is to prevent your body from becoming accustomed to the tastants.

I’m disappointed to see that the official website does not offer a diet plan or detailed dieting advice for Sensa users.

Clinical Studies and Dr. Hirsch

Dr. Alan Hirsch is a neurologist and psychiatrist who has done extensive research on the effects of odors and flavors on human emotion, mood, and behavior. His research led to the development of the Sensa Weight Loss System.

In one clinical study–which was conducted by Hirsch and sponsored by Sensa–participants lost an average of 30.5 pounds in 6 months while using Sensa.

I’m a little bit skeptical of this study because it has not been published and is funded by the manufacturer. This opens up the possibility for researcher-bias and questionable research methods.

Pamela Peeke, MD, also questions the reliability of the study saying that Sensa “oversimplifies the complex physiology and psychology associated with appetite…This is not a magic bullet. There is no magic sprinkle. This isn’t even a diet.”

Is Sensa Safe?

The ingredients used in Sensa are Generally Recognized As Safe by the FDA. I only found one report of side effects in customer reviews. The user reported headaches, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dry mouth, and about 5 more serious problems. Unless the user had a serious allergy or reaction to one of the ingredients in Sensa, I’m not sure how the product could cause these side effects.

How Do People Like the Taste?

The official website says that Sensa tastants shouldn’t affect the taste of your food. I searched through more than 140 reviews and only found two which said that Sensa changed the taste of food.

Some users say that although Sensa doesn’t have a taste, it does have a sweet or salty scent.

Is Sensa Easy to Use?

Out of those 140+ reviews I read, 120 people said that Sensa was easy to use. The other people either didn’t mention usability or they said Sensa was difficult and inconvenient to use.

Buying Sensa from the Official Website

You have several options for what and how to buy Sensa. You can purchase Sensa Individual Months for $59 a month. When you buy these packages, you can choose from month 1 through month 6, and each month has a different flavor of tastants. Or you can use the complete 6-month Sensa Weight-Loss System.

In the 6-month Sensa Weight-Loss System, you get a 6-month supply of Sensa tastants, a How-to-Guide, and a Getting Started DVD for $289.

Both the monthly and the 6-month packages are backed by a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. So, if Sensa doesn’t work for you, you can get a refund.

Should You Use Sensa for Weight Loss?

I am intrigued by the idea of Sensa — sprinkle it on your food and you’ll eat less — but I’m just not sure if it’s the best product to use for weight loss. Supposedly, Sensa has been clinically proven, but the reliability of this study is in question. Sensa is guaranteed, which is a plus, but it’s also expensive compared to Apidextra, which costs $49.95 for a month supply and has clinically proven ingredients.

In addition, users gave Sensa an average rating of 3.6 stars out of 5, which doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence. Rather than taking a chance on Sensa, I recommend using Apidextra. It has clinically proven ingredients and most users say it works.

Visit Apidextra.com to learn more.

If you’ve tried Sensa, please tell me about your experience! Did it work for you? Was it easy to use? Would you recommend Sensa to others?

AUDREY PACE

I have been trying to lose 15 pounds for the past two years. 1st month using Sensa I lost 5 1/2, 2nd month 2 lbs. third month 3 lbs. I don’t mind that the weight is coming off slowly – I am NEVER HUNGRY!!!!! I am very pleased with this product; however, my husband tried it for one month & lost nothing!
D Bansen

I have a considerable amount of weight to loose so I thought this along with good food choices and exercise was the answer. Not so ….I didn’t loose a pound over a months time. So I gave the next shipment that came automatically to my grown daughter that only has a few pounds to loose….it made her stomach hurt. So I don’t recommend it at all. Very disappointed that it only has a 30 day refund period. I feel any product should be used for a month before you can decide if it works for you.
chica

I called in to get the web site……the sales girl was so rude. So glad I look it up. This product contains crushed bugs. And youâ€™re supposed to sprinkle it on your food. Yuck.
chica

This product contains crushed bugs. And youâ€™re supposed to sprinkle it on your food. Yuck.
S Lynne

Sensa seemed to good to be true & it was. Claimed in the DVD they sent with my free trial no dieting or exercise needed. It had no taste was easy to use & gave me alot of gas !! They exteneded my trail for 2 weeks when I wanted to send it back. Thats about all I sent it back no weight lose results at all after using it 3 1/2 weeks.
suzanne

i LOVE sensa it really works! i lost 62lbs while using sensa for 6 months! i recommend that everyone who wants to lose weight use SENSA!
Jeff

Dont mind crushed bugs, people eat bugs as regular food in other countries. What bothers me is the yellow dye which is band in Europe because of cancer danger. I know Dr. Hirsch he knows his stuff though and effects of smell and taste connection with brain. Had the product for a week did not try it a bit skeptical because of newness etc. Dont like marketing since I called while working off of radio add and keep you on for 15 minutes afraid to hang up since they got your credit card no. Hope they change that, hope everyone stops using dyes in all foods and pills.
Eileen Hanchett

I have been using for Sensa for 4 days and have lost 4 pounds. I am also dieting using my knowledge from Weight Watchers about what to eat. Iâ€™m going to start exercising also. So far so good.
myrna yalon

U tube helped. I keep kosher and cannot eat or use it. Do not email me back. CRUSHED BUGS, honestly!
Lilia Nagle

Hi, i really lost 19 lbs. however, it has been changing my eating habits w/
smaller portions & exercise 3 times weeks Original weight 150 now 131
try it LOL
unknown

I saw this product in the fitness book I get in the mail. It sound like something I would try but after I reviewed what was inside each pills made me sick. Cochineal (Crushed Bugs) I don’t think so. I also found that these crused bugs are found in Ocean Spray Drinks Products found in stores that we shop in. (Ruby Red Drinks) here is another bug I need to put in your ear the lipsticks that you wear also contain the ingendent Cochineal-now that explain the many different colors that are out there on the markets. Will I be trying this product? I sure hate it!
Nita Porter

I have used Sensa now for 17 days. my appetite did seem to be curbed the first few times i used it.
but since then my appetite is not curbed at all even though i sprinkle a lot of it on the food. i am still hungry between meals. i wonder why some people have great success with this product and others don’t. other questions: can antidepressants affect an individual’s success with Sensa? how about food allergies?
Sin

What’s wrong with eating bugs? I eat toasted grasshoppers… If eating bugs helps me lose weight, I’ll buy it! Im planning on getting some ASAP!
Susan

I just started Sensa this week and am hopeful. Like so many, I’ve tried numerous diets and diet aids. Everything works if you want it to bad enough, and are willing to give up the foods that cause the weight problems. I’ve learned that I’m not.So in using Sensa, I’m seeing that it makes me stop and think before unconscience eating which also make me aware of what I’m doing. I’m learning to slow down so I feel full before I scarf everything in sight. For a long time I’ve felt that if I could just control my portion size and stop mindless eating in the evening I could lose this weight. I can’t speak for others, but I know I’m not going to achieve any thing in life without putting the effort into it. Do I think Sensa is a magic sprinkle, no, but it is an aid. Like the rubberband on he wrist technique. As for the bugs…..probably healther than a lot of the chemicals that are in the fattening stuff I’ve been eating:-)
Cristine

I’m worried about interactions with antidepressants and other psychiatric medications, since it seems to alter some hormones and chemicals in the brain. It seems to me that antidepressants would be at least somewhat, affected.
ang

I purchased Sensa from a shopping channel. The representative was quite convincing. In three days there has been no change. Still a little early I feel. However, no change in appetite or sense of fullness. I feel as the above writer Susan feels. It brings attention to what you are doing and causes one to think. I also noted on the shopping channel it was stated the doctor is also in pyschology.
Beb

I have been using the product for almost 30 days, and I’ve lost 9lbs. I think it would benefit a person better if they had more then 30days to test. I am returning because I need more then 30 days. Takes almost that long to get a result, however, I have stopped eatting between meal.
c

Not even worth a try. Someone with so much education should know how to make a truly healthy sensory type diet “sprinkle.” He has really discredited himself to me, and is banking on all the people that fail to research the things they put into their bodies. disgusting.
mbl

Have been trying Sensa for almost 4 weeks. Can’t see any changes, hope in the next few weeks it will be worth the expense of this weightloss program. As for the bugs. I don’t think anyone would want to know what we eat in our everyday life of the products we purchase in the grocery.
Guest

If you’ve ever seen any commercial for any diet product or an exercise program than you would see in the small that it says, “Results not typical.”
cara farrari

I’ve been taking sensa for about a month,and i see results on my body,little on the scale yet(face,waist,hips,thighs,arms)u name it, the inches are coming off, and isn’t that what really matters?Im eating a third of what i used to eat!I dont appriciate people saying i’ve been ignorant for using it.lol.IM NOT, Im thinking the negative comments on this wonderful product is from the people who have no sence of smell.And the bugs?a whole lot better and natural than all this crap being recalled.Rather eat bug scales than die from liver complications.:)
Larry

I’ve been using Sensa since Dec 17th. It’s know the 24th of Dec. My cravings are gone. I not as hungry as I use to be. and I lost 10lbs. It’s good to feel in controll again. I have 70lbs I want to loose, and I just got rid of the 1st 10lbs. Yah!!!!!!! If you controll what you eat and how much, not eat in between meals, and stay away from the sweets. You’ll loose the weight. If you exercise, it will come off even faster. When I was in the service. I had servival training and the tough us to live off the land and bugs was one of the food groups besides the plans, leaves, grasses, herbs and mushrooms you could eat.
stella

I wonder if one can get sensa in Europe Never heard of it before…Would like to try
George

I don’t know about crushed bugs being in the product or how it reacts with other drugs. But, I know it does NOT work. It just made the food taste bad (which I assume is how it’s suppose to work). I never lost the first pound. I tried to stop my orders so I called their office. I was put on hold and they never answered. I think they’re to busy cancelling orders. What ever you do, DON’T ORDER THIS PRODUCT. Big rip off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EGW

I think Sensa might work. They need more explanatory material up front such as — when I feel satisfied, do I stop eating? Sounds like common sense, but that still needs to be stated. Also- why the yellow dye? This doesn’t need junk in it. I can’t see it on my food anyway. And bugs? OK. Bugs are food, too, even though we humans have a thing about creepie-crawlees. My problem is that– I can’t remember to sprinkle it on everything I put in my mouth. And what about hamburgers and sandwiches?
Does Sensa penetrate the layers of meat, cheese, lettuce, condiments, tomatoes, avacados, etc.? We just need more guidance about this product. Or does the good doctor know the answers to these questions?
Richard

Crushed bugs? If I sprinkle it on all my food I will not eat anything. But I could crush my own bugs, sprinkle them on my food and not eat without paying for Sensa.
Donna

Ordered trial.canceled order n sent back month two.hate auto teneeal.girl valled christmas eve exremeley rude and wanted me two pay.explsined I returned . They say they do nt have my return of six months ago I did not save travking .the call almost everyday.harassingand mean.dont order.my mother in law still gets chaeged and doesnt even get her shippment she has dispute four months of charges
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deff am not doing it
kmillo

I loved Sensa! I was losing weight, not hungry, easy to use, no taste (did have a scent), and got it on sale at Costco. However… it gave me horrible heart palpatations, which in turn made it hard for me to catch my breath. I thought it was just the drink causing the problem because it had caffeine ( I drink coffee every day so I thought maybe it was just TOO much caffeine), but it wasn’t. Even after I quit using the drink, I stoill had the heart palps. I stopped taking Sensa altogether about 2 weeks ago and just this week do I feel like I am not having heart palps any more. Bummer because it really worked for me!
http://www.facebook.com/Mainhen.the Cherie Dee

Try Acacia powder… used the same way as Sensa, but is an actual fiber that expands to fill you up. Be sure to drink a lot of water tho. Dr. Oz says Acacia relaxes the fat cells so they can let loose of the fat they contain.

Sensa Overview
Weight Loss Power:	7.9
Safety:	8.8
Value:	7.4
Guarantee:	No.
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How to Use Sensa

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Is Sensa Easy to Use?

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