13
Jan
MN Nikk asked:

People have many options in losing weight. Some prefer taking weight loss supplements that will help them lose weight easily. They just don’t want to be thin but to attain a healthy weight loss but because they lack the information, they’re having difficulty in losing weight the right way. There are different – healthy, less healthy and dangerous - weight loss supplements everywhere.

Any supplement containing more than one active substance, for synthetic products, or containing more than one plant extract and has not been FDA tested and approved are considered dangerous supplements. Testing how a certain chemical affects our bodies is pretty much a straight-forward process. People are given a certain amount of the said chemical substance and their reactions are recorded over a period of time.

Then scientists start to see how this substance may or may not react to well known drugs and medical conditions. Is it safe to take it while also taking another drug that lower blood pressure? Is it safe when you suffer from gastritis? We are talking about one substance alone. Taking more than one drug at the time requires you to go to a health care professional and have him or her analyze the potential benefits or risks. All doctors are careful when they prescribe more than one drug because they are very well aware of the possible interactions between different substances and the human body.

Anything that contains a cocktail of plants and/or synthetically obtained chemicals is potentially dangerous and may never be approved because it’s nearly impossible to test the combination. The more they are, the harder would be to test. Not to mention that people don’t volunteer themselves easily to such risky enterprises, so why would you want to become a human lab rat?

Not-so-healthy supplements have a very low risk of being really harmful. These are supplements made from plant extracts that are obtained from very special, very rare plants. The good thing is they can be tested. So what’s the catch? Plants that are so rare cannot be harvested in large quantities and people who grow them or pick them from the field or forest cannot afford to be picky. This means they cannot guarantee that every batch will have the same properties because it is not possible to obtain such a standardized crop when you have very little plant mass available, Hoodia for example. It is great in theory, but there isn’t that much of this plant growing in its home region to account for all the weight loss pills on the market.

Lastly, these supplements made from one common plant only enough to grow over a large area - the healthy weight loss supplements. The good thing with these supplements is they will never be in danger of going extinct because of over-exploitation. Proactol™ is one of the newest weight loss pill supplement released in general public. It is made from natural, organic cactus “Opuntia ficus-indica” – this is a cactus which is an important vegetable in modern Mexican agriculture, but it’s so widely spread that in some areas it is considered a noxious weed. No need to worry because you will never run out of this plant because it is perfectly adapted to thrive on an immense geographical area and you can pick and choose between different zones and utilize only perfect plants. It is tested by medical authorities. If you want to lose weight without putting your health at risk, Proactol™ is the safest weight loss supplement available for you.

01
Jan
Joe Golson asked:

Choosing healthy weight loss supplements can be tricky. Even though many claim to lead to natural weight loss not all of them are legitimate. The problem is that the weight loss supplement industry is full of people who are selling bogus products. This includes supplements,pills, patches and creams.  It can be confusing because there are so many promises out there about healthy weight loss supplements with no real proof that they work.

This is not to say that all healthy weight loss supplements and products are evil. The key is to choose quality supplements that are good for you.

First of all try to choose natural products. Avoid supplements that contain synthetic chemicals that could give you a shocking surprise when it comes to side effects. Keep in mind that if you buy cheap diet supplements full of caffeine, you will get the jitters. You should also avoid ephedra which causes shakiness and heart attacks.  You should also never exceed the recommended dosages for these products unless you really want to feel ill or perhaps even die.

There are also a lot of healthy weight Loss supplements on the market that are quite simply fake. Some make you anxious and others make you very fatigued. Read the labels and make sure what you are buying something pure, and organic. Always pay attention to recommended dosages for these products and never exceed them to avoid nasty side effects.

You should also only use products that have some kind of medical approval or proof of quality that is legitimate. This is because no diet products are subject to any kind of FDA approval. You need to read the labels to protect yourself from taking dangerous chemicals that can cause disorientation, nausea, dehydration and other problems.

Unfortunately most people have to take these weight Loss supplements for a number of weeks or even months to find out if they even work.  It is hard to get your money back from these products if they don’t work as usually you end up taking most of the weight loss supplements before you find out they are ineffective.  

When you buy weight Loss supplements try to look for a glycemic index diet plan that come with pamphlets that offer proof that medical studies have been done.  All you can do is read the labels to try and protect yourself.  Yet another sign of a good healthy weight loss product is the offer of a full refund if the supplements do not work within a specified period of time.

16
Dec
MAIKEL WOOD asked:

Is weight loss the same as weight control? When you are not in control of something, you find it difficult to maintain it where it is. When you are not in control of your weight, you tend to lose weight or gain weight. So when you are in control of your weight, you would be able to maintain your weight more or less steady or gain or lose it as you will.

Unfortunately with over sixty-five percent of U.S adults being either overweight or obese, majority of the people confuse weight control with weight loss. The confusion is worse confounded because the considerations by which you achieve weight control are the same as those by which you achieve weight loss.

A healthy American woman of medium build and a height of 5’ 4” would weigh about 125 lbs. If she is doing a little or no exercise, she needs 1500 calories per day to maintain that weight. If she were to follow some dietary restriction and reduce her calorie intake by 500 calories per day, she will lose weight at the rate of about 1 lb per week.

If the woman in our example above were to start exercising for 3 days per week, she will be burning off about 200 calories per day more and to maintain the weight i.e. to control the weight in spite of starting on the exercise regimen she needs to eat 200 calories more per day.

So as you see from the above, it is not difficult to choose your lifestyle and maintain a healthy weight gain or healthy weight loss. You choose the weight you want to scale at; that tells you how long you need to adjust your lifestyle to reach the target at the safe rate of 1-2 lbs. per week (of course, keeping in mind general health considerations). Next determine what is your present calorie intake (there are so many websites that can help you find your actual intake if you feed in the details of your diet). Knowing that one pound of body weight is equivalent to about 3500 calories, you can decide how much change you need to make in your calorie intake. Choose any of the safe natural diet plans to implement the changes in diet required. Just remember less fat, less calories, lose weight; more fat, more calories, gain weight!

If you are at a healthy comfortable weight you can easily maintain the same weight even in face of changes in your activity levels, etc. by keeping in mind underlying concept. If you are increasing your activities (including exercise you may be doing) increase your calorie intake correspondingly or vice versa. Remember the effects of calorie intake or burn out are on a cumulative basis; for effective weight control you don’t have to strictly maintain a daily balance sheet!