Saturday, September 17, 2011

Overweight herbs

Helpful supplements when you're struggling to lose weight

Amplify’d from www.altmeds.com

Overweight


 
Being overweight is usually caused by eating too much and not exercising enough, but it can also be caused by hormone deficiency and depression that results in "comfort eating." Obesity can contribute to conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, varicose veins, and infertility. Promoting long-term weight loss may involve a change in eating habits to a diet high in fiber, fresh fruit, and vegetables, as well as slow-releasing carbohydrates.

Recommended vitamins:


  • Vitamin B Complex -- helps to convert glucose (sugar) into energy

  • Vitamin C -- helps to metabolize glucose

  • Choline and inositol -- help burn fat


Recommended minerals:


  • Chromium -- enhances fat burning and suppresses hunger pangs (200 to 600 mg daily)

  • Iodine -- improves the action of a sluggish thyroid gland, which sometimes is the cause of weight problems
Read more at www.altmeds.com
 

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