| gingko biloba for weight loss |
| guarana for weight loss |
| Green tea for weight loss |
| Kelp for weight loss |
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| Herbs for Weight Loss |
| Herbs are extremely popular diet aids right now and rightfully so. They're often safer and easier to obtain than prescription diet pills, and generally they provide other health benefits than just aiding in bodyfat loss. Herbs can be a vital part of a good nutritional plan, and should be integrated into a healthful eating plan that's right for your metabolism, age, and body type. Herbs and Supplements are just one part of diet. Herbs and diet supplements can help you reach your weight goals through several actions - appetite suppression, increases in metabolism and the flushing out of excess water retention. Some provide micronutrients that your body is lacking to run efficiently. The following are brief descriptions and actions of several herbs commonly and traditionally used for the reduction of bodyfat and the treatment of obesity. |
| KELP is commonly known as seaweed and is a rich source of natural vitamins, and more specifically minerals - over 30 - including the essential trace minerals. Primary components of kelp are algin carrageenan, iodine, potassium, bromine, histamine and vitamins B-2 and C. Kelp promotes healthy glandular function, especially that of the thyroid, which controls metabolism. Kelp contains algin, a plant fiber than absorbs toxins, specifically heavy metals, and helps to pass them through the digestive system. The iodine in kelp is used by the body to manufacture thyroxine - the hormone that stimulates the burning of fat stores for energy, and for the replication of new healthy cells. This increased thyroxine lowers serum cholesterol by enabling the mitochondrial processing of cholesterol into hormones and cell structures. CAYENNE Cayenne has been used as medicine for centuries. It is considered helpful for conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, including stomach aches and gas and is also used as a circulatory tonic to improve blood flow and circulation to the extremities and to sore and overused muscles. Cayenne contains a resinous and pungent substance known as capsaicin. Modest reductions in appetite have been been indicated with the use of cayenne with meals in a double-blind trial.* A similar trial found that cayenne could increase metabolism of dietary fats in Japanese women.** 18 These trials suggest cayenne may help in the treatment of obesity. * Yoshioka M, St-Pierre S, Drapeau V, et al. Effects of red pepper on appetite and energy intake. Br J Nutr 1999;82:115?23. ** Yoshioka M, St-Pierre S, Suzuki M, Tremblay A. Effects of red pepper added to high-fat and high-carbohydrate meals on energy metabolism and substrate utilization in Japanese women. Br J Nutr 1998;80:503?10. FENNEL The active components of fennel, terpenoid anethole, are found in the volatile oil of the seeds. Anethole and other terpenoids inhibit spasms in smooth muscles, such as those in the intestinal tract, and this is thought to cause fennel's appetite suppressant effect. Fennel is also a safe and mild diuretic and increases the production of bile (and hence enhances the proper digestion of dietary fats). In addition to these diet-enhancing properties, it makes a very good-tasting tea that sweetens the breath. GINKGO BILOBA The medicinal use of ginkgo can be traced back almost 5,000 years in Chinese herbal medicine. The medical benefits of Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) are attributed primarily to two groups of active components - ginkgo flavone glycosides and terpene lactones. The terpene lactones are associated with increasing circulation. GBE regulates the tone and elasticity of blood vessels*,making circulation more efficient.** An increase in blood flow and circulation is important to women with heavy deposits of estrogenic fat - generally in the lower body, where circulation and cellular metabolism are poor. Clostre F. From the body to the cell membranes: the different levels of pharmacological action of Ginkgo biloba extract. In: Rokan (Ginkgo biloba): Recent Results in Pharmacology and Clinic.Fünfgeld EW, ed. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1988, 180?98. 7. Jung F, Mrowietz C, Kiesewetter H, Wenzel E. Effect of Ginkgo biloba on fluidity of blood and peripheral microcirculation in volunteers. Arzneimittelforschung 1990 GREEN TEA has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation. The green tea controls body composition (muscle vs. body fat) by activating the central nervous system. In an open study, the effects of green tea extract were evaluated in moderately obese patients. After 3 months, body weight and waist circumference were both decreased by around 4.5%. Green tea extract exerts its activity by several ways: inhibition of fat storing hormones (lipoprotein lipase) and stimulation of the release of free fatty acids from fat cell storage (thermogenesis).** ** Chantre P; Lairon D Recent findings of green tea extract AR25 (Exolise) and its activity for the treatment of obesity. Phytomedicine 2002 Jan;9(1):3-8 *Dulloo AG, Duret C; Rohrer D; Girardier L; Mensi N; Fathi M; Chantre P; Vandermander Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 1999 Dec;70(6):1040-5 GUARANA Caffeine and the closely related alkaloids theobromine and theophylline make up the primary active constituents in guaraná. Caffeine's effects are well known and include stimulating the central nervous system, increasing metabolic rate, and having a mild diuretic effect.* Guarana can be used both internally and topically as a diuretic. * Leung AY, Foster S. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, 2d ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, WHITE WILLOW Willow bark was used traditionally by herbalists for fever, headache, and pain, until the late 19th century, the constituent salicylic acid was isolated from willow bark was used for the development of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). Aspirin and/or white willow bark are generally used in diet aids synergistically with ephedra and caffeine (commonly known as an 'ECA Stack' . Aspirin is used in the standard ECA state to counter prostaglandins that slow metabolism, and is a more important component of the stack for those who are particularly overweight. "ECA Stacks" are generally well tolerated in healthy people and support modest, sustained weight loss even without drastic dietary restriction. * * Daly PA, Krieger DR, Dulloo AG, Young JB, Landsberg L. Ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin: safety and efficacy for treatment of human obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1993 Feb;17 Suppl 1:S73-8. |
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