Safe And Effective Natural Weight Loss Products - Part 2

Part 1 of this article contains background and additional information. I'll now continue with my overview of natural weight loss products.

Hoodia gordonii is one of the most popular weight-loss aids currently on the market. Real hoodia is a relatively rare plant, and is therefore a rather expensive supplement. Unfortunately, because of this, many products are being marketed using the hoodia name that contain little or no real hoodia. The real stuff does very effectively suppress appetite and can be a valuable weight loss aid. There are numerous products on the market, some in liquid extract form and others in pill form. I recommend the liquid extracts, but the pill forms seem to work just fine, provided it is a legitimate hoodia supplement. For liquids, I suggest using 30 drops or so 1 to 2 times per day before your afternoon and/or evening meal (this would be for a 20 to 1 extract). For pills, I suggest a dosage of 500 to 1000 mg per day, taken in one or two doses before meals.

HCA, or hydroxycitric acid can help with weight loss by sitmulating the production and storage of glycogen, and this process controls appetite. I suggest taking it in an amount of 500 to 1000 mg per day split into equal doses to be taken about 30 - 60 minutes before a meal.

L-Leucine or BCAA (Branched Chain Amino Acids) can be used in dosages of 1200 to 3000 mg per day for the purpose of fat burning and muscle building. It is recommended to split the total intake into 2 or more doses per day taken between meals.

Pyruvic acid, also called pyruvate does seem to promote weight loss, but only at high dosages. Not everyone's stomach can handle the high intake, but for those who can tolerate it, you can use 8,000 to 10,000 mg per day for up to one week at a time to trigger fat buring initially. When using pyruvate long-term, you would do better to lower the dosage to 2,000 to 6,000 mg per day.

Wu-long tea, is an Asian black tea that also appears to assist in natural weight loss, both through its effects on suppressing insulin release (which enhances fat burning) as well as by suppressing appetite. This is taken as an actual brewed tea, as opposed to a pill form.

5-HTP (5-hydroxy tryptophan) can be used at dosages of 50 to 100 mg per day, preferably divided into two or more doses taken with meals. As a precaution, 5-HTP should not be taken by pregnant or lactating women. It is also a good idea to be sure that the product has been tested and certified to be free of the "Peak X" contaminant. Discontinue use of 5-HTP immediately and seek medical assistance if you experience joint or muscle pain or swelling, and/or difficulty breathing. For the most part, 5-HTP is quite safe, but these warnings are provided as an extra precaution to guard against harm from extremely rare instances of contamination.

7-Keto DHEA (note that this is not the same as regular DHEA) has demonstrated the effects of increased metabolic rate and increased lean muscle building and fat burning. It is best taken in two or more doses with meals for a total daily intake of 100 to 200 mg.

This concludes the review of the most popular safe and effective natural weight loss products. I hope that this information has been useful and that you are now better able to select the products best suited to your individual needs.

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Dr. George Best is a holistic healthcare practitioner in San Antonio, Texas. To access additional resources, please check out his website on on natural weight loss.

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