Diet Pill Review

by Lou Sabattini - Office Administrator
(Chicago, Illinois)

A want to give you some self experienced diet pill review tips. I was a certified overweight; obese in fact because my Body Mass Index (BMI) was 40. I have tried exercising to burn all those extra fats I had stored all throughout the years but it was taking me quite long a time before I could get any significant results. I could not run around much because I get tired easily, hence, I could not burn much fat in the process. It was then that I asked my doctor if it would be alright if I took some diet pills.

It was a good thing I asked, instead of buying just any of those I read from some old magazines lying around the house. My doctor gave me three options, or three types of diet pills: the fat blocker, the appetite suppressant and the fat burner. He had no particular brand of diet pill to recommend but gave me the following guidelines in choosing the type of diet pill:

Diet Pill Tip 1 - Fat Blockers

This type of diet pill reduces fat by its enzyme contents that prevent the body from absorbing fats from food intakes. This will result to loose bowel movements or even diarrhea for some people. However, if not taken properly, it will result to gastrointestinal problems.

The fat blocker will allow you not to decrease your food intake but you should only take the low calorie and low fat meals. Otherwise, you will overwork your digestive system with the amount of unabsorbed fat it has to move out as bowel. In fact, you will note that your fecal waste will contain mostly oily spotting. Constantly moving your bowel is also uncomfortable because it can disrupt your daily activities. In addition, you have to take care that you do not get dehydrated.

It would also be important for you to take multivitamins, since the fat blocker diet pill will also be blocking other nutrients.

One example of this is the Alli diet pill. Its maker, GlaxoSmithKline, is very open about its side-effects; they are giving advice to the first time users to wear something dark or bring a change of clothes if you have to leave the house while taking this diet pill. If you are familiar with the prescription diet pill Xenical, this is its newly approved over-the-counter version.

Based on this information, this is definitely not the diet pill for me.

Diet Pill Review 2- Appetite
Suppressants

These are the types of diet pills that will give you the feeling of fullness, hence, you tend to lack any feelings of hunger and thirst. This will cause you to lose weight of course. However, it works by way of chemicals released in your bloodstream which gives your brain the message that you are full. Due to this, it has been noted to cause side effects by increasing the speed of your heartbeat. Hence, you will need a medical prescription for this type of diet pill. There are those that contain natural ingredients, and the most common and popular are those that contain the Hoodia herb said to be effective in suppressing your appetite. Still, caution should be exercised as to where you will buy your supply because fake Hoodia herbs have been in proliferation.

This was one of the options I was seriously considering because it is in a way, a natural weight loss diet pill.

Diet Pills Review 3- Fat Burners

This type of diet pill works by increasing the metabolism or fat burning process of your body. According to fitness experts, the metabolism of the body speeds up when it burns fats even as you sleep, which is actually the effects of exercise in your body.

Although this seemed ideal, the doctor gave advice about some fat burners that contain the herb Ephedra. This is said to affect the nervous system and can be fatal if a person who takes this has some other form of health disorder, common to us obese or overweight people. I myself have bouts of high blood pressure, thus, my doctor cautioned me about this type of diet pill.

As a suggestion, my doctor said I could try out the fat burner diet pill containing caralluma fimbriata herb extract. Based on studies, the caralluma plant was used in India as vegetable as well as famine food. It is safe for me because it has properties that can reduce blood sugar.

Obviously, I followed the recommendation and today my BMI has lowered down to 30. I do not go into too much diet control or have to exert myself in too much exercise just to lose weight. Today, I exercise more for toning my skin and muscle because of the weight I lost.

However, my advice to you is to consult your doctor before taking any of these diet pills. You may have certain health conditions to be taken into consideration before any form of diet pill, whether chemically or naturally based is introduced to your system. This is especially true if you are taking other medications, wherein the intake of another substance may either cause it to be ineffective or result to harmful side effects.

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