Losing Weight With Natural Remedies - Effective Or Dangerous?

In a billion dollar industry such as weight loss, all methods are tried and touted. One of the most popular is by using Natural Remedies. Evidence seems to suggest that some are effective, some are not effective and some are downright dangerous!

Let’s have a look at some:

Using Ephedra Sinica or Ma Huang

combined withnatural Caffeineproducts is a common method of trying to lose weight by natural means. They are advertised as working by increasing the calorie consumption.
However they do this by increasing the heart rate which can feel unpleasant and much much worse can lead to cardiac arrest! Not to be recommended for losing weight.

February 25, 2008 | Filed Under Health and Fitness | Leave a Comment 

Eating Disorders And The Most Common Antidepressant

Prozac is the most common prescribed medication for eating disorders. There are many opinions about the treatment of eating disorders with Prozac. Some people say that Prozac was useful for them to fight their eating disorders. But many people report it didn’t make any difference in how they felt and even created more health problems than they had before taking it.

Why is it that some people get benefits from this medication and some do not? And should Prozac really be a first line medication for eating disorders?

February 24, 2008 | Filed Under Health and Fitness | Leave a Comment 

An Introduction To Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are among those modern conditions which aren’t always taken seriously by the wider population, but which can have very serious effects for its victims. Indeed, far from being a minor problem which sufferers can solve simply by ‘pulling themselves together’, many of the eating disorders commonly seen are recognized psychological conditions which if left untreated can even turn out to be fatal. For this reason it’s very important to spot any early signs of eating disorders in yourself, your family, or friends and colleagues, so that treatment can be started while the problem remains relatively easily coped with.

February 20, 2008 | Filed Under Health and Fitness | Leave a Comment 

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