Natural Appetite Suppressants

An appetite suppressant, simply put, is something that reduces hunger and negates the need or want for sustenance or food.

The most likely reason why a person is overweight or  obese is most likely due to the amount of daily calories they consume or an inbalance between calories consumed and calories expelled.

The easiest and most obvious way to reduce calorie intake is to eat less. If the answer was that simple then the western world would not be facing the biggest obesity pandemic it has ever experienced.

The western world has food in abundance – fast food or convience food is exactly that, fast and convenient.

human beings have addictive tendencies by nature and so refraining from something is incredibly difficult.

The appetite suppressant has been used for decades to help fight and resist the temptation to eat more than prehaps we should. The most common and frequently prescribed are Phentermine and Sibutramine – these are chemically created drugs and far removed from naturality. More about Prescribed Appetite Suppressants

Natural Appetite Suppressants

Chemical based appetite suppressants can cause more problems than they solve – recently, a frequently prescribed product, Acomplia was removed from public usage amid safety concerns.

The natural world has several substances that have been created and formulated into commercial products that not only offer potency but also reduce any health concerns or issues.

The first and most common natural appetite suppressant is water. Drinking a glass of water before a meal can help make you feel fuller and sooner. Water does not however curb your appetite and help fight or resist the temptation to snack.

Hoodia Gordonii – The Most Used Natural Appetite Suppresant

Hoodia Gordonii is the natural appetite suppressing substance with the most history attached to it – Hoodia has been used for centuries if not milleniums. Hoodia is a cactus like plant that contains a powder that when consumed can greatly reduce the want or need for food.

Hoodia works by sending a signal to the hypothalamus the part of the brain that controls hunger and appetite. Within the hypothalamus there are nerve cells that sense glucose sugar. When you eat, blood sugar goes up these cells start firing and creates a feeling of satiety or fullness

Raw Hoodia powder contains a substance called the P57 Molecule that is about 10,000 times more active than glucose. It goes to the mid-brain (hypothalamus) and actually makes those nerve cells fire as if you were full – Hoodia is said to fool the brain into thinking the stomach is full.

Hoodia is generally regarded as the most effectice natural appetite suppressant on the planet. More about Hoodia

Yerba Mate, Damiana And Guarana

YDG (Yerba Mate, Damiana and Guarana) – a natural combination of plant extracts that can reduce your daily food intake considerably. This YDG combination has the added avantage of stimulating the metabolism to create additional energy needed for mobility.

A product called Zotrim is based around the YDG combination – it has been availble for nearly a decade.

Recently the BBC ran an exposé on the commercial high street slimming pill industry – there were not  many products that covered themselves in glory.

Zotrim has most probably the most clinical evidence and scientific study attached it compared to any other high street or over the counter product.

Zotrim offers a completely safe non addictive appetite suppression experience. More about Zotrim

Bioginate Complex (seaweed extract)

Appesat has been recently released into the  over the counter market and billed as “The New Diet Pill Made From Seaweed That Can Train Your Stomach Into Wanting Less Food.”

Unlike the above, Appesat does not transmit signals to the brain but acts the physically suppress appetite by expanding in the stomach.

Appesat is a new product and although there is plenty of clinical data – the long term health implications are not yet fully understood. More about Appesat

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