If only losing weight were as easy as taking a pill. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way; while you could lose weight quickly using dubious diet pills, effective weight loss requires dietary modifications and a lifestyle change (more exercise). However, I discovered that there is a diet pill out there that can help you lose weight without killing you.
Alli Orlistat is a weight-loss aid that will help you lose weight more efficiently – for every 2 pounds you lose, Orlistat can help you lose one more. The capsule should be taken three times a day, once during or after each meal with fat. The product is safe to take because Orlistat, the active ingredient, only works on your digestive system. By binding with the enzymes in the gastro-intestinal tract, Orlistat blocks about 25% of the fat you eat from being absorbed by your body and eliminates these.
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Several months ago, my friends were hyping up this herbal drink product called Vita Plus and how it can help you lose weight without compromising your health. I’m normally very skeptical about these so-called health drinks and their scientifically unverified claims, especially when there’s a multi-level marketing plan involved. What eventually convinced me was a photo of my friend Jen, who really did lose crazy amounts of weight after weeks of taking Vita Plus regularly.
Aside from the weight loss, I found out that the other desirable effects of Vita Plus includes increased energy and higher resistance to diseases. According to the manufacturers, Vita Plus can provide all these health benefits and more because of the five power herbs it contains: malunggay, sili leaves, saluyot, Pinoy spinach, and talbos ng kamote. Pound for pound, these herbs are said to contain vitamins and important minerals like potassium, magnesium, zinc, and calcium (see Jen’s blog entry for the complete list). The final selling point was the fact that Vita Plus does not taste like herbs at all; in fact, the four flavors of melon, dalandan, mango, and pineapple are said to taste exactly like the real fruit. So I when I read all of this in Jen’s blog, I was like, “OMG, a healthy herbal drink that does not taste like vegetables, that will help me lose weight, and that will give me the energy boost I desperately need in the morning? Why the hell not?!”
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