Weight Loss Supplements and Article

What do herbs have to offer the person struggling with weight? Some basic nutritional concepts are:

Toxins are found in our environment, water, air and food. Since many of these toxins are fat soluble, the body creates cholesterol and fat to isolate these toxins to keep them from damaging the tissues. So, when we try to burn fat through reducing caloric intake and exercise, these toxins are dumped into the bloodstream, which leaves us feeling terrible and not exactly the best way to reinforce the desire to lose weight!

The best way to proceeed then is that it's not about losing weight, but about gaining health.

The first step is to make certain you are getting the nutrients you need, which means improving your food choices and taking some basic nutritional supplements so your body isn't urging you to overeat in order to find missing nutrients.

Take digestive enzymes (e.g., Food Enzymes or Proactzyme by Nature Sunshine) to make certain you are digesting and assimilating these nutrients.

As your body starts to function better, it will automatically start to detoxify. You can support this detoxification process by going on a cleanse. The Dieter's Cleanse by Nature Sunshine is a good choice since it was formulated to help with the detoxification of weight loss.

If the liver is congested, you won't be able to process fats correctly. SF and Chickweed are beneficial in helping the liver break down fats properly.

Also, make certain your thyroid gland is working properly. A principle function of the thyroid hormone is to cause fats to be burned for fuel. Thyroid Support or Thyroid Activator can be taken to help boost the thyroid function. Target TSII was specifically formulated to boost thyroid function for weight loss.

Stress contributes to weight gain by causing the adrenals to release cortisol, which creates abdominal fat. Cortisol also breaks down muscle mass and decreases total body energy, which reduces metabolism. Nature's Cortiosol can reduce stress hormone output and help with weight loss.

Research indicates that 7-Keto lowers body weight and fat, too. It does this two ways. One, it reduces levels of cortisol and secondly, it converts the inactive form of the thyroid hormone to the active form, which increases fat metabolism. In fact, one study found 7-Keto to be three times more effective than diet and exercise alone for reducing both body weight and body fat.

Nutrients to balance blood sugar can help also. Chromium for instance, has been proven to increase lean muscle mass. Since muscle burns more calories than fatty tissue, this can result in an additional loss of fat.

There are many other herbs and supplements which can be used as part of a program to reduce and burn fat. Sound Concepts (www.naturestools.com) has a booklet called "Transform Your Health: Transform Your Shape", using Nature Sunshine products. You may find this useful too.

Metabomax-EF is also another healthy way to manage your appetite and also support your body with a synergistic herbal combination.

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