Slimming Pills

The slimming pill and diet pill industry is hugely profitable. Obesity is at an all time high and there is an unrealistic image of beauty portrayed in the media. One thing I know for sure, when there is money involved there will be shady business going on. And there are billions of dollars involved in weight loss industry.

There are two types of slimming pills: prescription diet pills and weight loss supplements. Prescriptions are regulated by the government and must be proven to be safe and effective in order to sell. Supplements are not regulated. It is perfectly legal to say “this pill can make you lose 100 lbs in a month with no diet or exercise”.

Obviously, this claim is impossible to be true. Yet every day we buy (literally – buy$$) into the pipe dream that there is a magic pill out there that will make us lose weight without changing any other aspect of our lives. If you want to believe this, then you can keep on getting fatter and poorer.

However, if you are truly interested in losing weight and are interested in utilizing as many resources that are out there – then please keep reading!

The single most important thing you need to know is this: you will have to diet and you will have to exercise. There is no way to get around it! It is just scientifically impossible otherwise! Look, I love Cooler Ranch Doritos as much as anyone else but there are some difficult realities to face.

While slimming and weight loss pills cannot just “lose the weight for you”, they can help aid you in the process. For me, the two hardest parts of losing weight are fighting cravings and getting the will to exercise.

Truthfully, there are slimming pills that can help with these two things! From my experience, appetite suppressants and energy boosters are typical claims that are proven to me. I have found diet pills that give me energy and suppress my appetitive.

Here is a list of the most common ingredients found in slimming, diet, and weight loss pills.

Diet Supplement Ingredients Most Commonly Used
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Caffeine - Caffeine acts as a stimulant to the central nervous system and has been claimed to improve the mental alertness in individuals and increase the body's metabolism, which in turn aids in burning off calories. Also boosts energy levels

Yerba Mate - Users of diet pills with yerba mate as an ingredient ingest less food due to the suppressed appetite effect of yerba. Other claimed benefits of yerba mate are that it enhances energy levels, contains needed antioxidants, and works as a mild diuretic.

Kola Nut - The kola nut is a stimulant used often in diet pills to boost ones metabolism and energy, suppress hunger, and act as a mild diuretic.

Guarana - Guarana is a commonly found ingredient in energy drinks and diet pills that stimulate the nervous system, suppress appetite, boost metabolism and increase energy.

Bitter Orange - Studies have shown positive results with the use of bitter orange extract in the reduction of weight loss, increased metabolism, and increased lean muscle mass.

Chromium - claims to aid in the reduction of body fat and mass and boost lean mass

Tonalin CLA - A fatty acid known as Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is known for promoting good health, reduces fat, help the body to deposit less fat, increase muscle mass, and aid in the prevention of fat cells from refilling.

Garcinia Cambogia - Extracted from this tiny fruit is hydroxycitric acid or HCA that is claimed to suppress appetite and enhance fat burning.

Extracted from this tiny fruit is hydroxycitric acid or HCA that is claimed to suppress appetite and enhance fat burning.

There are many dangers to taking any slimming pill or diet pill. This is an interesting read about this issue.   The side effects of taking the pills themselves can be uncomfortable or dangerous. Many stimulants can increase your blood pressure and be dangerous to your heart health.

Diet pills can be addicting. Addiction is never a good thing. These pills can knock off the natural balance in your life. It may make it so that your metabolism and energy levels will not be normal once you stop taking the slimming pills.

I would never be self-righteous enough to say that you should never take a diet pill and you should get the will-power to diet and exercise the right way. It is hard, and I know it is hard.

However, I hope that you are able to address the bad habits in your life and make positive changes. If you look at slimming pills as a temporary supplement to your weight-loss plan, they can be a very good thing.