Savvy Diets

October, 2006

Lose Weight with Natural Supplements

Natural Supplements for Weight Loss

By: Alberta McKain

This article details a list of natural supplements for weight loss and for health.

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Serotonin helps you stop eating after consuming the recommended amount of food every day. Low serotonin levels stimulate appetite control centers in the brain, resulting in strong cravings for carbohydrates in particular.

In research studies, 5-hydroxytryptophan (also known as 5-HTP) is the immediate precursor to serotonin (5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine). Serotonin plays an important role in regulation of mood, appetite, body temperature, and the secretion of various hormones. This type of natural supplementation has been shown to promote weight loss by increasing satiety, leading to fewer calories being consumed at meals.

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Weight Loss Forever!

Weight Loss Forever Program

By: Alberta McKain

apple-tape-measure.jpgThis is not a weight loss forever program which you must respect strictly, because nobody can stick to those for long enough.

Instead, it is a simple way to make weight loss a easy and natural part of the life you already live. You don’t have to give up forever the foods you love or join a gym. It’s about balancing calories in tiny ways that add up to big benefits in a weight loss program.You just adopt some tricks naturally lean people do. Pick the ones you like and stick with them.

Make a Lifestyle Change

Permanent weight loss requires a lifestyle change, not just a diet. Too many people are focused on the immediate results rather than the long term maintenance. Weight loss which will not remain forever, if you don’t have a lifestyle change.

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Easy Weight Loss Plateau Solutions

Easy Weight Loss Plateau Solutions

By: Gary Gresham

scale.jpgIf you have ever tried to lose weight you have probably hit a weight loss plateau. It’s not only frustrating but one of the major reasons people fail at weight loss.

Even if you never cheat with food and exercise faithfully, that weight loss plateau still seems to happen. So what can you do about it?

First, you need to understand why it’s is happening before you can attack the problem. Most often, a weight loss plateau happens because your body has gotten used to your weight loss routine.

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