Monday, May 19, 2008

The Best Natural Appetite Suppressants for Weight Loss

By Reagan Miers

Natural appetite suppressants can help you overcome one of the biggest challenges when trying to lose weight: controlling your appetite. If you can control your appetite, you can prevent overeating and you can lose weight easier.

Many people are opting for natural appetite suppressants. There are three major options available to you: supplements, whole foods or a combination of both. Natural appetite suppressants are very quick and convenient. Yet, they can be a bit expensive. Whole foods are cheaper and you will reap the added nutritional benefits from them that you won't obtain from a supplement. Many people find that opting to use both supplements and whole foods in combination is a powerful natural appetite suppressant. Here is a run down of the top natural appetite suppressants that you can choose from.

Supplements as Natural Appetite Suppressants

Hoodia Gordonii

The cactus looking plant is found in South Africa's Kalahari Desert. It has been used for centuries by the natives of this region to control their appetites. It was especially used by the Bushmen to help them control their appetites when they would take long hunting trips. Eating a small piece of the hoodia gordonii plant controlled their appetites for hours.

You can't find hoodia gordonii in its raw form, but you can find hoodia diet pills that contain it. You need to be careful when you buy hoodia supplements as most of them contain very little hoodia gordonii. Those that do contain authentic hoodia gordonii can be effective appetite suppressants. While they are convenient, they are very expensive. At the time of this writing, they cost around $50 for a one-month supply.

Whey Protein

People have used whey protein powder as a natural appetite suppressant for years. Another benefit of whey protein powder is it helps muscle growth. This is important because fat is burned by muscle. Whey Protein is convenient, cheap and it comes in a wide range of flavors. Many people add it to smoothies and shakes or to their food recipes.

Whole Foods as Natural Appetite Suppressants

Water

This is probably the least expensive option of all the natural appetite suppressants you can choose from. Drinking plenty of water throughout the day will do wonders to curb your appetite. Often times hunger is mistaken as thirst so simply drinking water at the first sign of hunger can quickly keep your appetite in check. Another technique is to drink an eight ounce glass of water before each meal. You'll be surprised at how much less you eat.

Green Leafy Vegetables

Spinach, lettuce, cabbage, and bok choy are some of the top natural appetite suppressants. These leafy vegetables are very, very low in calories and they are a wonderful source of fiber. Another added bonus to eating these veggies is they are "negative calorie" vegetables. This means that it takes more calories to burn these vegetables after you eat them than they actually contain! They are virtually free foods!

Pickles

Pickles are a wonderful natural appetite suppressant. I'm not referring to the pickles you will find on the grocery store shelves that are packed full of sugar-and calories-but naturally organic pickles. These pickles are delicious and an entire jar of them may contain less than 100 calories! Pickles are a great low calorie snack that you can indulge in without feeling the guilt.

Apples

You know the saying, but now there's another reason why you should eat apples - they're great natural appetite suppressants. Apples contain only about 100 calories each, are a good source of fiber, and have very little carbs. Apples are perfect for a snack and make a great substitute for more calorie dense foods like candy bars and potato chips.

Now that you have seen the top natural appetite suppressants available, decide which ones will work for you. Once you start controlling your appetite you'll see your weight loss program take off and the inches start falling off!

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1 comments:

ephedran said...

Hoodia is a great supplement/ smack that fat it is about the strongest product on the market.