Best Appetite Suppressant

Best Appetite Suppressants

A healthy diet and lots of physical activity are obviously paramount in the struggle against fat loss. Yet there are times when dieting and working-out are simply not enough, calling for other measures to boost weight loss and keep the fat off.

One of the most common problems when we try to diet is that we still crave our favourite and sometimes fat laden meals. This is where appetite suppressants can help you stay on a low calorie diet, without the hunger pangs that can cause the diet to fail.

How do appetite suppressants work?

Most appetite suppressants work by tricking the hypothalamus gland (the part in the brain that regulates hunger) into thinking you have already eaten. This greatly reduces your calorie requirements for the day, therefore helping you to lose weight without nagging food cravings or wanting to snack between meals.

What's the best appetite suppressant?

First lets take a look at the most common prescription only appetite suppressant - Reductil, which is the brand name given to its active compound, Sibutramine.

Sibutramine interacts with sensors in the brain and raises levels of Serotonin and Noradrenaline. Both chemicals are normally naturally produced when we consume food, and when they both reach a certain level, we feel full and our appetite is subdued.

After a few hours these two chemicals drop back to their normal level and normal appetite returns. While Reductil is active in the body, you will feel you do not need to eat as much, while some people report they lose their appetite altogether.

However, Reductil is only available on prescription from your doctor, and there are some unwanted side effects. Headaches, nausea, fast heart beat, and even depression are a few commonly reported, read more about Reductil side effects.

Is there a natural alternative?

There are a few natural choices which are side effect free, however it is only Hoodia Gordonii - the South African cactus which is worth any mention.

Hoodia extract is one of the most potent appetite suppressants available. It was originally discovered after the hunting tribes of the Kalahari Desert were found to use the root of the plant to starve off hunger. The extract was chewed while on long hunting trips, and when food was scarce.

Hoodia which is 100% natural, works as well as, if not better than any drug based appetite suppressant. It works so well, that Pfizer has been reported to pay over £20 million pounds in funding to isolate the active molecule found in Hoodia – known as P57. The reason why? Hoodia is completely side effect free.

However, it wasn’t long before the supplement industry caught wind of what Pfizer was intending to do, and soon diet pills containing 100% pure Hoodia began to surface. These 100% pure capsules contain the all important P57 in abundance. Hoodia extract is now one of the most effective and best selling diet pills available.

Best Appetite Suppressant