Is it necessary to use dietary supplements or pharmaceutical products to get rid of your middle-age spread? Many products are promoted heavily as the “secret” or the “key” or the greatest new “discovery” in weight loss. Among recent highly promoted ways to lose weight are a natural product and a pharmaceutical product. What is really accurate about these “breakthroughs?”
First, Acai in tablets, powder or drinks has been the recent rage of the internet, and the desperate hope of many people who want a fast and simple way to look good and feel better in a thinner and fit new body. Does it work? In a word “No.” The longer answer is that acacia fruit has been a widely used food in South America for generations, and it is a very healthful addition to a good diet. Acai does contain a healthy balance of amino acids, phytochemicals, and fatty acids, and it does provide antioxidants (although not as much as either grapes or strawberries).
But, does acai help you to lose weight? No scientific research studies that had adequate controls have been performed and published as of the spring of 2009 that support or prove acai to be an efficient weight loss aid. Widespread belief that someone finally has revealed the “solution” to overweight is a result of hope for simplistic solutions by overweight people, and hope for easy profits by internet marketers and supplement sales people.
How about the new pharmaceutical product called “alli” (yes, it’s spelled with a lower case “A”)? This is the only over-the-counter weight-loss product approved by the FDA, and it is being heavily promoted on the internet and elsewhere by Glaxo SmithKline, one of the world’s largest drug companies. Their incentive is clearly profit, but what do you get out of it? Of course if the FDA has approved this drug, then it must do what it claims it does on the label. But, let’s look at the side effects.
You can’t take alli if you’re taking blood thinners, and if you have ever had kidney stones, gallbladder issues or pancreatitis you are told to talk to your doctor before using. In addition, everyone who takes this medicine is supposed to follow a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet, and to watch out for gas with oily spotting, loose stools and more frequent stools that may be hard to control.
Wait just a minute! What about that part about the reduced-calorie, low fat diet? Actually, this is likely the key as to whether of not this medicine will help you lose weight. What about skipping the expensive medicine, the supplements that don’t work, and combining sensible exercise with sensible eating? Fortunately, you don’t have to make it up as you go. Experts have already written it all out in easy-to-follow descriptions that are almost certain to lead you directly to weight-loss success. No quick solutions, no miracle drugs, just current knowledge put to use. Become Your Own Personal Weight Loss Coach is an inexpensive, but effective, program for leading you to take control of your own personal weight loss program. It is an excellent way to try to coach yourself to reach your personal fitness goals. If you give it a good chance to work and still can’t seem to get where you want to be, then you can resort to spending a fortune on pharmaceuticals.