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Natural Diet
Whether you are looking for the perfect diet for weight loss, or want to improve your health and vitality there doesn't seem to be a one size fits all solution. There are many factors that will affect your ability to stick to and do well on any one eating plan,such as your state of health, metabolism and what foods you like and dislike. The only rule that seems to apply across the board is the ELMORE diet. That is Eat Less and MOve around moRE. No matter what path you choose, if it doesn't include a strategy for taking in less calories and burning more, odds are you will not succeed.
Guide to Weight Loss supplements
There is a whole lot of smoke and mirrors in the realm of weight loss supplements, which is why I generally stick to my weight loss teas. When purchasing a weight loss supplement it is best to
skip the promotional claims, remain unimpressed with the pseudo scientific name and go straight to the ingredient list. After researching the herbs, minerals and vitamins contained in the formulas, I ask myself the following:
- 1. Is there at least a plausible basis for the benefits claimed, and is there multiple sources that back it up?
- 2. Is the amount of the active ingredient sufficient to have the desired effect? Many formulas do not contain anywhere close to the amounts used in the studies they quote as proof of their products effectiveness. Some have a long laundry list of ingredients in a "proprietory blend" that leaves me to wonder what amounts are used. These type of formulas are usually the most expensive, and make the most exaggerated claims. Be sceptical
- 3. Is the manufacturer well known? If it is someone new, I always look up their website and make a judgement call from the information I find there.
- 4. Price. If I cant afford to buy it, it's not going to do much good now is it.
- 5. Stimulants. People have very different reactions and tolerances to stimulants. Personally there are only a few I can tolerate, and those only in small amounts. (you make like them.)
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Kelp is commonly used in herbal medicine to stimulate the thyroid function, and can be effective in weight loss as part of a low calorie diet. The consumption of seaweeds has also been associated with lower cancer rates. |
Yerba mate is touted as the new healthy alternative to coffee. Additionally, it is believed to act on sensory organs to assist dieters in reducing food cravings. Yerba mate is glycogenolytic (breaking down stored glycogen in the liver, allowing it to store calories from the next meal), lipolytic (breaking down fats), and stimulating the central nervous system.
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Bladderwrack |
Fucus vesiculosis |
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As a source of iodine, it assists in the production of of thyroid hormones ...
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Cacao |
Theobroma cacao L. |
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Mexicans named the pounded seeds Chocolate, an Aztec word used to describe a number of raw and processed products that ...
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Coconut |
Cocos nucifera |
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Copra is the dried meat of the seed and is the main source of coconut oil, also known as coconut butter :
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There is no mistaking the wonderful benefits of coconut oil for the softening and healing dry and damaged skin. ...
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Coleus Forskohlii |
Plectranthus barbatus |
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Traditional Ayurevedic medicinal plant used to treat high blood pressure, help in losing weight, improving digestion and nutrient absorption, fighting ...
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Ephedra |
Ephedra sinica |
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Ma Huang has a 5,000 year history of use in Chinese medicine as an asthma treatment. The whole herb, which can still be purchased legally, is used to ...
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Fennel |
Foeniculum vulgare |
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Seeds, leaves, roots, oil - the whole plant :
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The uses for fennel go far beyond the kitchen however, fennel has been used as a medicinal herb by the early Romans and Greeks. ...
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Ginseng, Siberian |
Eleutherococcus senticosus |
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China :
Siberian ginseng has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years, to increase energy and vitality and to treat respiratory and other infections ...
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Grapefruit |
Citrus paradisi |
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Grapefruit is not only a great breakfast item, but the extracts from the seeds, pulp and inner rind can be helpful. ...
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Guarana |
Paulinia Cupana |
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Guarana is made from the seeds of the world famous Paulinia Cupana plant. ...
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Gurmar |
Gymnema sylvestre |
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Gymnema sylvestre has been used traditionally in India for diabetes for over 2,000 years. It has recently become popluar as a ...
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Hibiscus |
Hibiscus sabdariffa |
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Traditional cultures world wide, from China to the Caribbean and the Americas have used hibiscus for medicinal teas ...
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Hoodia |
Hoodia Gordonii |
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Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent, cactus-like plant that grows in the African Kalahari Desert. For centuries, the San Bushmen ...
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Mate |
Ilex paraguariensis |
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Containing 196 active compounds, nutrients, and amino acids, Yerba mate is touted as the new healthy alternative to coffee. ...
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Oolong Tea |
Camellia sinensis |
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It is true that Oolong/Wu Long tea not only boosts metabolism and suppresses sugar cravings, but it may also burn fat. ...
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Orange |
Citrus sinensis, C.Nobilus |
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Bitter orange and sweet orange both have a long history of use in traditional herbal medicine. ...
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Psyllium |
Plantago psyllium, Plantago ovata |
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Psyllium seeds contain a mucilage that, when combined with water, swells up to 14 times its volume ...
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Stevia |
Stevia rebaudiana |
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Stevia is a plant harvested in Peru, an all natural zero calories herbal sweetner that is good for you. ...
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Tea |
Camellia sinensis |
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Black tea, Oolong/Wu long tea and green and white teas are all from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. ...
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White Kidney Bean |
Phaseolus vulgaris |
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Phaseolus vulgaris, an inhibitor of alpha-amylase, an enzyme that promotes the breakdown of starch. ...
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White Willow |
Salix Alba |
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White willow has been used to combat fevers and pain for thousands of years, it may be the oldest herb known to treat pain an ...
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