Sunday, December 28, 2008

weight loss and supplements

The FDA issued warnings covering over 20 Over-the-counter supplements that are being sold for weight loss. Some of these supplements (made out of the United States) actually contained the same chemical as the anti-seizure medication Dilantin.

You cannot turn on your computer without being inundated with ads for "magic pills" that purport to cause massive weight loss with little effort on your part. Buyer beware! Not only what you are buying with probably not help, but you are putting yourself in harm's way.

Anything that sounds "too good to be true" usually is, and certainly, as this relates to weight loss, it ALWAYS is. We developed and sell a supplement, but you will never hear us say: "take this pill....do nothing...and weight will come off". Long-term weight loss always has to include a dietary and exercise component, and supplements may be adjuncts to this effort. However, check out the supplement and its ingredients carefully and make sure there is some sort of safety track record associated with its usage.

Balmy weather...weird... this makes people get sick...we always see in my medical practice a spike of respiratory infections when the weather turns warm over the winter....time for a run at the park and then on to NFL Sunday....have a great one!

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