Archive for September, 2009

by Ernesto Martinez

Slim Seduction — What You Need To Know

If you’re a woman and have been dieting for some time, it’s likely you’ve come across ads on the radio for Slim Seduction, the diet pill that “also” boosts libido. When Global Nutritional Sciences, which has been in business since 1999, first came out with Slim Seduction, the product was only meant to boost libido and nothing else. The manufacturer modified the product’s name when it received reports of weight loss from surprised users. Today, the diet pill also claims to liberate cellulite.

How It Works

Users are asked to take three pills twice a day, most preferably thirty minutes prior to a meal or workout. Global Nutritional Sciences claims that the unique combination of Slim Seduction’s ingredients alter the body’s mechanisms to encourage weight loss.

The Ingredient List

One of the primary ingredients in the pill is citrus aurantium, better known as bitter orange. Bitter orange is a stimulant that has many properties similar to ephedrine, the banned dietary supplement. Their similar properties are also likely to result in similar health risks. Bitter orange is associated with hypertension, arrhythmias and strokes. It can also affect how you metabolize prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Though bitter orange is legal to use, it has not been proven effective at weight loss or appetite suppression.

But the pill does have certain ingredients that have a better track record than bitter orange, such as green tea extract. Green tea is known for its antioxidant content, its caffeine content, and its tendency to boost the metabolism. These properties help the body burn fat, suppress the appetite, and increase energy levels. Sufficient intake of green tea may help you feel more full with less food, which equates to a drop in your daily intake of calories — very helpful for weight loss.

South African herbs yerba mate and guarana are two other ingredients in the long list of ingredients making up the Slim Seduction formula. Both yerba mate and guarana have caffeine and act as stimulants. Guarana has been studied for appetite suppression but the jury is still out on whether the herb lives up to this claim. Yerba mate however, has a history of being used to suppress appetite and is commonly used in weight loss formulas for this reason. However, Slim Seductions claim that yerba mate and guarana can liberate stored body fat is completely unfounded.

Despite these audacious claims, yerba mate and green tea are still widely-accepted ingredients in the dieting industry, and really do have pretty good track records in weight loss. Other ingredients may also pitch in, such as calcium (for burning fat) and Dandelion extract (to remove excess water from the body). The problem is that none of the above-mentioned ingredients have any proven effect on sex drive.

What Users Say

So far, there have been mixed reactions to Slim Seduction’s efficacy. Many people have reported certain measures of weight loss after use, but others insist that the weight loss mostly came from changes in diet and increases in exercise. Others claim that the product simply helped them resist between-meal snacking. Another problem is customer service — there have been stories of users being charged for trials that were meant to be free, and others have had difficulty canceling the orders they’ve placed.

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Mens Fitness And Weight Loss Tips

by Casy Wigwire

If your looking for men’s weight loss tips your essentially going to be seeking advice on reducing your calorie intake, but at the same time you should be looking for meals that will keep you fuller for longer.One of the common myths however is that the “Burn – Baby – Burn” style of dieting through aerobic exercise such as a 10 km run will shred weight quicker than strength training down the gym.

Whilst aerobic exercise is an excellent cardiovascular work out, once you’ve finished your run or swim – this is when your metabolism stops.Strength training however whilst it implies that your simply transferring body fat into body mass, your metabolism continues to run well on after your work out, thus you will continue to burn more fat therefore lose weight quicker.

This is why you can eat just about anything if you include strength training into your routine at least 3 times a week.This is why so many of men’s weight loss products are geared towards guys who work out as they have a higher muscle to body fat ratio than women therefore a larger metabolic rate so it would seem the obvious way to tackle your weight problem.

Hunger control: I’ve got this dizziness problem that prevents me from respecting any strict diet that supposes an individual could eat only three meals a day. I remember a book by Carlos Castaneda, in which Don Juan Matus, his Indian mentor explained Carlos that the best way to stay fit is to eat very small portions many times a day, rather than bigger quantities two-three times a day. I can’t agree more with him, I’ve always felt like having at least 5-6 meals a day.

So a fat burner is the way forward if you want to increase the rate at which you lose weight but choosing the right fat burner can be complicated.Some men opt for powerful, high caffeine concentrated supplements like Acai Force Max which does deliver results but come with the treatment effects such as the jitters and light headiness.

Alternatively, there are now a number of natural fat burners on the market that combine the power of extremely high anti-oxidant ORAC compounds providing a natural energy boost whilst increasing your metabolic rate.

Wake up in the morning and go through the meal plan, after you have fully awoken from you’re slumber. Choose what food you will be eating and when. Assuming you have activities planned be sure to figure out if today is a goody day where you can steal a treat here and there or a good day to maintain you’re nutritional value.

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by Dana Hawkes

The Acai Berry diet, which uses the Acai Berry from deep within the Amazonian rainforest, has been largely touted to be the next super food. Containing seemingly mythical properties like cancer prevention and weight loss, the Acai Berry diet is one of the most hyped products on the market since its presence within the Western media.

The Acai Berry, which has a acidic taste to it, is newly being exported and packaged by Western companies, even though it has been used for millennia by the native peoples of the Amazonian basin. A vast array of internet retailers are starting to sell Acai Berry diet supplements designed for losing weight, and as a consequence the Acai Berry diet has become an all night phenomenon.

The causes of the Acai Berry diets success are obviously visible. Firstly, it contains a vast amount of antioxidants – more so than any other foodstuff in realistically consumable amounts – which remove the harmful free radicals that are apparently one of the causes of diseases such as cancer. Not only that, the Acai Berry diet has a bucket load of glucose and fibre, , both helping enormously in a weight loss routine.

What’s beneficial about fibre is that it quashes ones appetite and hunger alongside dropping the fat from food that is taken in, whilst by fuelling the metabolism for longer weight loss and energy for exercise. Basically therefore, what choice about food you make is turned healthier, and you’re more prone to exercise to remove the excess energy you have.

There are some hitches, however. The internet is overwhelmed with scam sites that pilfer unaware customer’s money by signing them up to unadvertised monthly subscriptions. As a result, its best to have an in-depth look at what you’re about to buy, and the most efficient way to carry out this investigation is using Acai Berry blogs. Such sites offer Acai Berry data that’s unbiased, together with guidelines on steering clear of scam sites general info on Acai Berry diet supplements.

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Preparing Low Carb

by Marion Jones

Cooking is called an art form but cooking can become even more creative in thought and planning when you or someone in your family starts on a diet. The challenge arises when you have to match the needs of your whole family with that of a low carb dieter. However, even for this seldom awkward problem, low carb recipes are a God send, especially if inspiration is low.

Thanks to the many low carb recipes and other products on the market, it is now easily feasible to turn cooking low carb food into enjoyable part of your life. There are so many handy things to employ when you are cooking low carb recipes. Furthermore, the Internet provides access to many sites that feature low carb lifestyle changes.

Some of these changes are easy to implement like combining two different recipes to make one healthy meal that becomes a low carb recipe. There are even counters that can help you discover if your choice of food items is keeping you within the limits of your low carb recipe.

It is a good idea to have a list of food that you want to buy in order to prepare low carb recipes. Furthermore, to complete the change to preparing low carb recipes, you should have your kitchen reflect this lifestyle change. If you do this, you will have all of the kitchen implements and staples for cooking low carb recipes already stocked up in your kitchen.

This need not necessarily be anything fancy, you understand. Really, as long as you stay away from foods which are high in carbs, and keep cooking low carb meals you will be fine.

This doesn’t mean that you need stay away from carbs all together, only that you should limit the quantities when cooking low carb recipes to the absolute minimum. As I have said earlier, this can severely cramp your manner of cooking. Low carb recipes aren’t easy to adapt if you really like your pastas and breads.

However, with only a minimal change on your part, you can produce meal after meal of low carb recipes. If you’re not the one on the low carb diet, then this can make you reluctant to try cooking low carb meals, but you’ll be surprised at the amount of really great tasting food that you can prepare when you start looking to low carb recipes.

But, then again, if you’re not the one wanting low carb recipes, then you always have the option of adding a few high carb recipes to your menu along with the low carb recipes, and enjoy the meal the way you like it. This way everyone gets what they want and you will have no problems with preparing low carb recipes or pandering to the dieter in your household!

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by Rebekah Galafinakis

Acai berries are making the health food industry and consumers stand up and pay attention. Why? Because these little acai berries, which are deep purple in color and the size of a small grape, are rich in vitamins and minerals, including B vitamins, and Omega-3 fatty acids that are essential for good health. These little purple acai berries promise the consumer everything from extra energy to anti-aging benefits.

They also carry levels of Vitamin E in the fruit which helps the immune system to function more efficiently and some health food companies claim the acai berries helps with a steady natural weight loss. In part, that gives you the energy boost similar to caffeine like effect but without the jitters. The fruit is also a more natural form of caffeine that gives you an energy boost but unlike, say coffee for example, you dont get the jitters just more energy and for longer periods of time.

Some people use the acai berries as a facial astringent because the fruit has high anti-bacterial properties and leaves the skin feeling bright and soft. Because acai fruit is such a high source of antioxidants, health food stores are selling many versions of them. Health food stores across the country sell Acai extract that can be mixed in smoothies and drinks, and in pill form.

There is little doubt that this amazing fruit has a promising future in the medical world, health food industry and with consumers. Results are not conclusive as yet but an expert in health foods can tell you more about it.

With all these amazing health benefits, no wonder acai berries are sometimes called the “power berry.” And that, my friend, is what all the fuss is about.

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