In today’s society we are all looking for the quick “magic pill” to make us thin and give us energy — not because we are all lazy, but because we are so pressed for time that we are not able to eat right, exercise regularly, or get adequate sleep.

This is why the food supplement industry is skyrocketing.  A pill that promises weight loss is a gold mine.  Sadly, most do not deliver and the ones that do have unknown side effects since they are not strictly regulated.  They almost all fall into two general categories: they either raise our metabolism or curb our appetite.

The diet explained earlier will keep us eating less.  The exercise plan will supercharge our metabolism.  The body does these things on it own without drugs or herbs.  Many herbs are marketed as “natural,” but natural is really letting your own body do its thing without introducing foreign chemicals into it.

I am not saying these herb or food supplement products do not work, because many of them do.  Consider these questions though:
* What happens when you stop taking them? 
* Are you going to take them for the rest of your life? 
* How about the ones that raise your metabolism so you burn more calories?  When you stop taking them, do you expect your body to continue burning calories at the same rate? 

You usually put the weight right back after you stop taking supplements.  Yo-yo dieting is harmful to your body, so you could be possibly hurting your body with these pills and then damaging it further because of your fluctuating weight.  I would also certainly not recommend taking any of these food supplements for the long term.  No one knows what will happen if you take it everyday for 10 or 20 years, for example.

If you had a lot of extra time, it would be so much easier and safer to be healthy naturally.  You could work out every day, eat good meals, and get all the sleep you need.  In fact, the better shape you are in, the less sleep you will need. The time it takes to work out during the week is nothing compared to how much time is wasted during any give week.