Diet Pills - Full Review of Leading Brands: Feature Articles
Introduction and warning
People are very concerned about their image and the way that they appear to other people. Many want to impress others and believe that being in good shape and attractive is necessary to do so. Diet pills are one of the ways that people try to make themselves look and feel better so that others will feel better about them too. Not only are diet pills popular because of their claims to help you to loose weight, but they are also popular because of the prospect of the ease of loosing weight. People want a quick fix and something that they can easily incorporate into their schedules. A pill in the morning to help you loose weight is certainly the answer that many are excited to find.
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With all of the wonderful things that diet pills claim to do and all of the hopes that diet pills raise in the minds of those struggling with their weight, not everything about diet pills is positive. In fact, there are some pretty serious side disadvantages to using diet pills that must be considered before any one pill is chosen for use. These warnings exist even for the leading brands and brands that come with physician approval. Those diet pills that have no medical backing should be avoided as the risks associated with them are often astronomical.
Before even considering taking diet pills, be warned that negative body image combined with accessibility to diet pills is often a recipe for an eating disorder, especially in teens. This is why most diet pills carry the warning that they only be used by those who are at least 18 year of age. It must also be understood that while diet pills can help you to loose weight, they are certainly not a cure all for any physical imperfection. You must couple healthy eating habits and exercise with your diet pill to have it yield its best effects possible. You should always consult your physician before starting to take any diet pill. When combined with other prescription and non-prescription drugs, diet pills have the potential of altering the effectiveness of these other drugs and these complications could be very serious. Of course pregnant and nursing women should consult their doctors before taking any type of diet pill.
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A full review of the leading brands of diet pills
Orovo was developed by a mother who was inspired by a segment of the Oprah Winfrey show. She went on a diet using several super foods that had been recommended by a highly respected and renowned dermatologist to help her get rid of wrinkles. She didn't notice any reduction of her wrinkles but did notice that her acne cleared up and she lost 10 pounds in 10 days. It was very difficult for her to eat these power foods each day so she worked with her husband to develop a supplement that provided 10 highly concentrated extracts and the results were similar to those of the super foods. Orovo is not only supposed to help you lose and maintain a healthier weight but has also become very popular with athletes and celebrities who are often in the public eye because it provides so many benefits for the skin as well. It is available in many different places and there are also incentives to get other people to use it once you have lost weigh and improved your skin as well.
Nuphedragen is a very controversial but also very effective diet pill for many people. It stimulates what is known as CART and inhibits NPY which results in amazing fat loss. These two chemical processes are what make this pill so amazing. It may have been rated better but for a lower safety score and that is where the controversy comes in. It is rumored that Nuphedragen contains narcotic pain relievers although the rumors have not been fully substantiated but it does contain Phenalethylamine, what some people call the love drug (which is an extract from chocolate). It also contains ingredients that burn fat, suppress appetite and increase energy levels. It is difficult to find this product in the US as it has been rumored that it was taken off the market like Ephedra and is also quite expensive.
Noxycut is a pill that was formulated especially for men over the age of 18 years. This is actually less common, because most men don't resort to using diet pills as readily as women may. It, of course, burns fat but also boosts testosterone levels and helps build muscle, all of which are highly desirable to most men. Although men are not losing net weight, it is because they are also gaining lean muscle weight when they are using Noxycut. One of the desirable side effects of Noxycut is the increased sex drive that accompanies its use because of heightened testosterone levels in the body. It is important not to exceed the recommended dosage because it is very powerful.
Hydroxycut is a diet pill that has actually been around for quite some time. This diet pill was originally used by bodybuilders who needed something that could give them a competitive edge. The now reduced formula is better suited for the average weight loss goals.
A night time fat burner, AmbiSlim is one of the few diet pills to be considered a leading brand. Because food eaten at night is more likely to be stored as fat, this diet pill was designed to counteract that fat buildup that happens as you sleep. AmbiSlim PM contains a combination of fat burners, appetite suppressants and a sleeping complex that allows you to relax and fall asleep quickly. There is also the theory that because of the increased feelings of relaxation, those who take AmbiSlim PM will also experience a reduction in the cortisol production which many have claimed is responsible for fat found in the belly area and around the heart.
TrimSpa X32 actually became the top selling diet pill in the US from 2004-2006 before being overtaken by Orovo and Nuphedragen. The X32 formula of TrimSpa, when combined with diet and exercise, has proven to cause an average weight loss of 7.03 pounds in an 8-week period. This is said to be more than twice as effective as diet and exercise alone.
Hoodiavex is said to be one of the healthiest diet pills in the world. Hoodia is known for its appetite suppression qualities as well as for its contents of what are considered to be the "ten super foods." Hoodia actually suppresses a specific craving for high carbohydrate foods. The way that this appetite suppression works is that the compound in Hoodia called P57 affects the part of the brain called the hypothalamus and tells the brain to have a feeling of being full.
Alli and Xenecal are among the more popular diet pill names on the market today. The common drug found in both of these diet pills is called orlistat. Orlistat actually has a long clinical history as it has been studied in more than 100 controlled clinical trials and has had 25 million patient treatments. Programs referred to as "Behavior Support Programs" have long been central to the effectiveness of this drug in terms of weight loss. With the advent of the internet, such support programs have had to be altered in order to accommodate a more demanding lifestyle. Thus the company created the alli support program, called "myalliplan". The myalliplan is an individually tailored support plan based on sound clinical practices and designed by nutrition and weight loss experts. It is free with the purchase of alli and is completely online. This type of counseling coupled with the effectiveness of a lower dosage of the before only prescription strength orlistat is designed to give the consumer a long term weight loss experience. Although alli and Xenical are often confused with each other, the main difference between the two is that alli offers informational materials with the product itself and 80% of the consumers who have purchased alli found these materials to be very helpful. The big assumption behind alli and the main reason why it is not coupled with the other leading diet pill brands is that personal responsibility, self-assessment, and self-management are all assumed as essential to the weight loss process. Alli has recently faced some issues of bad publicity due to the potential side effect of having GI manageability problems. Some potential customers see the approximately 5% probability of having this side effect as compelling enough to not consider taking the pill. Customers or "patients" as the company likes to call them are told up front (in the literature) that they must be committed to controlling portion sizes and managing caloric intake or the weight loss process will not be a success.
