How To Lose Weight With Herbs

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If you're like most dieters, you've probably spent hundreds of dollars on weight loss books and products, but here are three safe and low-cost herbs that have multiple benefits besides dropping pounds.

Many people are constantly struggling with weight loss no matter what they try. It’s easy to feel tire, bloated and unmotivated, but these three herbs can truly help. Losing weight isn’t only about dropping pounds; a few other issues need to be addressed as well.

Why It's Difficult to Lose Weight:

It's no surprise that weight loss products and books are the number one seller year in and year out. Many people spend hundreds of dollars every year on the latest fad diet books and bottles of over the counter pills promising to help melt away the pounds.

Feeling motivated and optimistic for the first day or two is common, but this quickly leads to feelings of hunger and irritability. It’s easy to get tired of bland, high priced diet foods, and even easier to run to the nearest burger place for a super-sized everything. Weight loss pills are worse, leading to jitters and nervousness, or having no affect at all

Many dieters lose weight in the beginning, but find it difficult to continually eat microscopic portions of food day in and day out. Real people want real food! Stress, lack of sleep, and a shortage of time are the main reasons dieters go back to their old eating patterns.

The dieter falls off another diet bandwagon, gains the weight back, and starts all over again a few months later with another diet. It’s a common scenario, and one that helps the diet food, book, and supplement industries rake in millions of dollars every year.

Three Common Herbs That Can Help With Weight Loss:

Dandelion—Both the leaf and root. The leaf helps with water weight gain. Women are especially prone to bloating due to water retention. Another benefit of dandelion is it doesn’t deplete the body of potassium like other diuretics do. The root is an excellent liver detoxifier. A clogged up liver is one of the main causes of weight gain, poor elimination, headaches, and a long list of other problems.

Licorice Root—This herb has been used for centuries to help curb the appetite, aid digestion, reduce inflammation, support the adrenal glands and proper liver function, and is said to help reduce body fat.

Psyllium—This is a fiber supplement. By mixing a tablespoon in a glass of juice or a sugar-free drink such as Crystal Light and drinking it three times a day half an hour before each meal, it helps to provide a feeling of satiety. It’s also reported to aid in elimination, flushing out built up toxins in the body, and possibly reducing the risk of colon cancer.

Easy to Find, Safe and Effective:

These three easily obtained herbs are also low cost. They can be purchased at local health food stores, CVS, Walgreen's, Walmart, etc.

Herbal weight loss supplements are usually safe and gentle, providing a healthier alternative to strict fad diets and harsh diet pills packed with caffeine. Stress reduction, detoxifying the body, proper elimination, getting rid of excess water, and curbing the appetite naturally all go a long way to aid in permanent weight loss. The weight may not fall off over night, but slow and gradual weight loss tends to be more permanent.