During my teen years, I tried controlling my obesity using the very popular method, at least to us teenagers back then, known as liquid therapy. It’s a diet merely composed lots and lots of water and some fruits. No not the liquid diet therapy for Crohn’s disease patients.
I know that it’s actually for people who has recently undergone surgery but my reliance on my research ability and my understanding of the human body – I have a BS Biology degree, made me resort to this drastic dieting technique allowing myself to be my own guinea pig. 
How did I fare with this water diet?
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This is the last part of the weight loss herbs series. Here are the other installments: Dandelions and Malabar Tamarind and Licorice and St. John’s Wort.
- Oat straw has long been used to curb addictions, and in the past, it was used for alcoholics, drug addicts, and heroin smokers. If you treat overeating as an addiction, then oat straw could probably help. Oat straw, however, should be taken in low doses, as it has not yet been studied extensively.
-Bodybuilders often use Cordyceps, a Chinese herb, to help them gain energy. Dieters use Cordyceps to increase energy for exercise, which can then lead to more lost weight. However, this property of Cordyceps can also make it dangerous to people with heart conditions.
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This is the second installment of the Real Deal on Weight Loss Herbs. The first one is about dandelions and tamarind.
Although licorice root will satisfy sweet cravings, it can interfere with heart medications, cause cardiac arrhythmia (or irregular heartbeat), and even result in a heart attack. Licorice root can also force the body to use up its stored potassium, which can lead to muscle pain or weakness.
Another popular medication is St. John’s Wort, which purportedly raises one’s mood and keeps one from getting depressed. Depression often drives people to eat; so by controlling depression (or stress, which St. John’s Wort can also ease) this herb can allow you to lose weight, right?
Despite this promise, however, St. John’s Wort is not often produced in good enough quality in over the counter medication. You also cannot take St. John’s Wort with red wine, yeast-based foods, or cheese, and you need to take it along with your meals to keep from getting an upset stomach.
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Weight loss herbs are taking over the market, and you might be bombarded with message after message of promises. Some weight loss herb marketing messages will even say that they are from all-natural products – which can sometimes trick people into believing that such herbs are harmless, and that these people no longer need to consult a doctor before taking these herbs. But how reliable are weight loss herbs, and can they really work?
There are many purported weight loss herbs on the market, and they each have to be examined for reliability and safety. Here are only a few examples that you might want to look at before taking that container from the shelf and bringing it to the cash register.
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