Benefits of Herbal Weight Loss Supplements
Posted by Charlotte James on Nov 16, 2011 in Herbal | 0 Comments
For nearly 5,000 years herbs have been used for their health and medicinal qualities, so it is unsurprising that they have now found their place within the weight loss industry.
Safer, cheaper and offering fewer side effects (compared to prescription weight loss products); herbal weight loss supplements can help you to manage your appetite, cravings and fat burn, and ultimately increase your weight loss success.
How do herbal weight loss supplements work?
The answer to this question, greatly depends on the type of herbal weight loss product you choose to use. You see, every one of them is different, so whilst some may help you to curb your appetite, others will influence your metabolism and fat burn, as we will now prove.
Below we have highlighted 5 of the most common herbal ingredients you will encounter in weight loss supplements:
- Hoodia Gordonii – used for centuries by the Sans African tribe to eliminate hunger pangs during long hunting trips, Hoodia’s active molecule P57 has been proven to suppress your appetite and cut your calorie consumption by nearly 1,000 calories a day as you are not hunger.NOTE: should you choose to purchase a Hoodia supplement make sure it is made from Hoodia Gordonii. There may be 13 types of Hoodia plant, but only Hoodia Gordonii contains the P57 molecule that is responsible for appetite suppression.
- Banaba leaf – originally from Southeast Asia, Banaba leaf lowers your blood sugar levels, influencing insulin and your appetite (your body is left feeling fuller for longer, even though you haven’t eaten a lot).
- Guarana – stimulates your nervous system, telling your brain you are full when you are not.
- Guar Gum – often used in food and medications to help thicken it, guar gum provides a ‘feeling of fullness’, thus decreasing your appetite.
- St. John’s Wort – increases serotonin levels in the brain, this in turn helps to suppress your appetite.
Now these are only a handful of the many herbs you’ll encounter when shopping for weight loss supplements. There are many more which can equally help to boost your weight loss and ensure safe, and healthy weight loss.
For this reason, make sure you do your research first; look for clinical studies and certificates, and make sure that they can produce the claims they say they can.
Why are herbs safer than synthetic supplements?
The biggest problem you will encounter with synthetic supplements is your body’s reaction to them. Your body is able to recognise when you have introduced a synthetic product into your blood stream and as a result, your body tries to attack it.
Now this would be fine, if this didn’t trigger a series of side effects which can upset/damage your body. In most instances they may cause: cramps, sickness, headaches, constipation or diarrhoea; however some supplements have been known to cause serious health problems such as kidney failure.
Herbal weight loss supplements on the other hand come with little, if any, side effects as they are 100% natural. Instead your body is able to recognise their nutritional benefits, and allows them to be easily absorbed into your body.
Which is better?
If you are looking for an affordable, safe and side effect free route to losing weight, then herbal weight loss supplements could be the answer you are looking for. After all, these very same herbs have been used for centuries to manage illness and your health. Why can’t they be used to promote weight loss?
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