Prescription Diet Pills - The Right Choice?

More and more experts are denouncing the safety and effectiveness of prescription diet pills. With the onslaught of over-the-counter herbal medications that are available, people are beginning to realize that man may not know as much as he thinks he does. Mother ("Nature" that is) may know best after all.

Before you fill your diet pill prescription, consider the risks that you may be taking. Sure, your appetite may be suppressed, for the time being, and you may feel more energetic then ever before, but for how long? By introducing the unnatural stimulants into your body that are in most diet pills, you may be setting yourself up for failure in the long run when you quit taking them.

Prescription diet drugs are usually prescribed to patients, along with a healthy diet and exercise program. But your metabolism and willpower may become dependent on the substances in your diet pill prescription, which can lead to some serious health concerns.

On the flip side, if you introduce natural ingredients that help your body rev up its metabolism on its own, as well as aiding in the emotional triggers behind food consumption, you have naturally less side effects and withdrawal to contend with. If you are seriously nutrient deficient, where you may have to keep taking some kind of supplement in order to stay healthy, it is still a better alternative to the lasting effects of prescription diet pills. Vitamins and minerals, that your body needs to be naturally healthy, are a better long-term prospect than chemicals.

Consider this; the standard diet pill prescription usually contains a strong appetite suppressant. Well, people do not always eat just because they are hungry. So, if you are having a very stressful day and there is a chocolate cake sitting on your countertop, you may eat it out of habit; even when taking your prescription diet pills. Other prescription diet drugs contain harsh stimulants that falsely boost your energy. This can cause jitteriness and an overall nervous feeling. So, you can not concentrate at work, do not get things done and become stressed out...which can also lead to more eating!

It's also important to consider the effects that prescription diet drugs have on your metabolism. While you are taking these pills, you are taking in less nutrients, and your body has to completely change the way it metabolizes food to maximize nutrient usage. This is very stressful on the body, and could impair other bodily functions. Worse yet, once you stop taking these prescription diet pills, your body is no longer able to use food efficiently, and this is why people tend to balloon up after each diet program they engage in...it's a vicious cycle.

For some people who are extremely overweight, a diet pill prescription may be the only option, as they are quite potent and can yield significant results. However, due to the potential side effects and future health risks, natural diet aides make more sense if you can find ones that work for you.

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