Advice On Using Weight Loss Tea

By Caroline Bourke

Many people wish they had a weight loss secret they could use without doing the hard work to change their life for the better. If it were that easy then everyone would be the perfect size, and the perfect weight. A popular way to lose weight today is with a weight loss tea routine. Not only will adopting a weight loss tea routine aid in your battle against the bulge, but it can give you many other health benefits as well.

What is there To Worry About?

If all you hear are the benefits to using a weight loss tea to not only shed pounds, but help you stay in peak condition, then why is there a problem? It could be that many companies that are manufacturing weight loss tea are not the most scrupulous, and can add ingredients that you never expected to find in the product you purchased.

There have been a few deaths that have been attributed to drinking a weight loss tea, but these consequences are not common. People can be ignorant by not reading ingredients and checking out the claims of the weight loss tea they are thinking of utilizing as part of their weight loss routine.

Many companies that manufacture weight loss tea add a lot of laxatives as additives in their product. Because the herbal industry is not regulated and medical claims of products are not investigated as quickly as possible, you may be taking a product that is very dangerous instead of being beneficial to your health.

What You Can Do

There are many products that claim to be weight loss tea, and some may indeed be legitimate. It is up to you as the consumer to find out which product claims are false and which ones can help you aid your weight loss and be advantageous to your health. Keep in mind that education is not up to the companies making these products; it is ultimately up to the purchaser to educate themselves about products that can harm or help them. “Buyer beware” is still the phrase of choice in the marketplace today.

Check labels before you purchase any weight loss tea product. Be sure that any ingredients will not interfere with any other types of medications you are currently taking. Do your research and don’t be afraid to ask questions. Your doctor can be a great source of information if you are trying to lose weight and will be more than happy to schedule an appointment where you can talk about all the weight loss options that are available to you including weight loss tea.

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Follow This Golden Rule! Don't Over Fuel!

Follow This Golden Rule! Don't Over Fuel!
By Diana Chaloux

Imagine your body is a car. It is the vehicle that gets you where you want to go, it performs all of the functions necessary for you to live your life. If your body is a car it needs fuel to function and run on a daily basis. But what happens when you over fuel a car? The gasoline spills out. Your body works in much the same way. Instead of gasoline, we use food for fuel. If you over fuel your body by eating too much, that fuel also spills over, only in your body the “spill over” is fat!

Calories are units of energy that we receive from the foods that we eat. Every person needs a certain amount of calories each day in order for their body to perform. Your body uses calories whether you are working out in the gym or grocery shopping, whether you are standing in line at the bank or sitting perfectly still on your couch. Your body is burning calories even while you sleep at night. Of course, the amount of calories you burn up during an hour of exercise is significantly more than the amount you use during an hour sitting on the couch!

When you provide your body with more energy than you are using in a day, it has to spill over somewhere. The results of over fueling can be an excess of fat in your tummy, thighs, behind or arms! Each body is different so there is no telling where your body will decide to store this excess fuel!

In our fast paced society the tendency to over fuel has grown exponentially over the last several years, resulting in a severe increase in overweight and obesity among adults and children. A serious lack of physical activity and overeating are causing the American peoples’ waistlines to expand, and their health and fitness levels to decline. Basically, there are a lot of cars that just sit in the parking lot all day, yet they are still being filled up with fuel! That’s a lot of spill over!

The type of fuel you provide your body with is very important. The higher quality foods you eat, the better your performance is going to be. If you want your car to perform at its best you wouldn’t fill it with cheap and dirty gasoline or oil would you? Instead you would provide it with the highest quality fuel so that it would function at its optimal capacity and stay in the best condition possible for a long time. Why on earth would you treat your body any differently?

Filling your body with poor quality fuel such as sugary, fattening and calorie dense foods can affect the health of your “vehicle”. Your engine may start to break down in forms such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol!

Your body needs high quality foods in the proper amounts each and every day to stay fit and healthy, and to perform at its optimum. In order to avoid the fat “spill over” you need to eat nutritious foods. The highest quality fuel comes from foods such as vegetables and fruit, lean meats such as chicken, turkey or fish, healthy fats from nuts or avocadoes, energy boosting carbohydrates from sources such as sweet potatoes, brown rice, or oatmeal, and low fat or skim dairy products. With these foods as the staples of your healthy eating plan, you are sure to function at your max capacity.

Eating small meals frequently throughout the day will prevent you from over fueling and causing calorie “spill over” better known as weight gain. You also need to exercise and use your body for physical activity every day. A car that sits in the garage and is never driven will start to break down and deteriorate, the same thing will happen to your body if it isn’t used to move as it was intended!

Start caring for your body in the same way you would an expensive vehicle, with the right type and amount of fuel you too can be a fit and healthy high performance machine.

Diana Chaloux is the co-founder and owner of Destined 2 Be Fit ( http://www.destined2befit.com). Diana is also a certified personal trainer through ACE, AFAA and FPI, a certified Fitness Coach through Wellcoaches, Lifestyle Management Nutrition Specialist, NPC National Level Figure Competitor ( http://www.dianachaloux.com) and Fitness Model. To find out how you can work with Diana as your very own virtual personal trainer visit http://www.destined2befit.com or write to her at [mailto:contact@d2bfit.com]contact@d2bfit.com

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