Since April 31st 2011, the natural diet pill market has undergone a major shake-up, with the MHRA (Medicines and Health products Regulatory Authority) overseeing the sale of all herbal supplements in the EU and UK.
This has been seen as a hugely positive and long overdue attempt to clean up the diet pill industry, helping to eliminate hundreds of supplements which either do not work or cause potential side effects. Read the rest of this entry
What is DEcarb?DEcarb is a relatively new breed of diet pill which claims to lower calorie intake by limiting the absorption of carbohydrates.
DEcarb is part of the Shape Smart range made by Goldshield, who are also responsible for the natural fat binder - Lipobind and the seaweed based appetite suppressant - Appesat.
Carbohydrates are the body's preferred source of energy and cover a wide range of foods such as pasta, rice, bread and potatoes. Read the rest of this entry
Since the media recently picked up on the story of Capsiplex and its red hot chili based formula, there has been countless enquiries regarding Capsiplex's other best selling product, the Capsiplex Appetite Suppressor.
The interest has mainly been driven by the current offer displayed on the order page of the Capsiplex Website which gives a generous 50% discount on a combo package.
Unfortunately, unlike the clinically proven fat burning formula, details of the Capsiplex appetite suppressor appear to be limited with little mention on the official website as to how it may work. Read the rest of this entry
Optislim is a meal replacement program which includes a range of low calorie bars, shakes and soups. Originally marketed in Australia, Optislim has now drawn its attention to the UK market where it is currently available to buy online from Lloyds Pharmacy.
Optislim and other meal replacement programs like it, claim to help you lose weight by restricting both your food choices and daily calorie intake by using their own line up of nutritionally balanced products.
In the initial stages of the Optislim meal replacement plan, 2 meals are replaced with their shakes or soups with a third, well balanced meal recommended along with snacks. Read the rest of this entry
One of the more popular fat burners available is the Nutrex Lipo 6 slimming pill. It is made from 6 key active ingredients; Citrus Aurantium, Yohimbine HCL, Coleus Forskohlii, Caffeine Anhydrous, Carnitrex (L-Carnitine L-Tartrate), and Bioperine. Is it as effective as it claims?
We need to look more closely at the main ingredients used by Nutrex Lipo 6 to see if there is any proof that this diet pill works -
Citrus Aurantium - Sometime known as a bitter orange. It has been shown to help stimulate beta-3 cell receptors increasing the metabolism. The increased metabolic rate causes a process called thermogenesis to break down fat. Read the rest of this entry