How To Lose Weight

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Obesity is a problem that doctors are seeing more in more in people of all ages and all walks of life. Doctors are constantly prescribing weight loss as the best solution to prevent such potentially deadly problems like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Losing extra weight can also help alleviate some conditions such as snoring or arthritis. And weight loss definitely helps boost self-esteem. More and more people in the Western world are turning to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), particularly Chinese herbs, in order to help them reach their weight loss goals.

The Problem With Diet Pills

Many dieters go off diets complaining that they are far too tired to exercise or cook their own food rather than eating high-fat prepared meals or fast food. This is why over the counter diet pills at first seem appealing. They are loaded with caffeine, which can give a dieter a temporary energy boost. But too much caffeine can leave a dieter jittery and with sleeping problems.

Chinese herbs for weight loss avoid this problem, partially because it doesn’t use caffeine. Also, TCM knows that different people encounter different problems when they diet. There’s never a “one-size-fits-all” quick fix solution. In TCM, the entire person is looked at and not just a collection of symptoms that need curing. Herbs are selected to suit the particular needs of the patient.

Advantages To Herbal Blends

There are many Chinese herbal blends now available in a convenient capsule form or a tasty herbal tea. These are catered to broad categories of problems dieters face, such as eating disorders, chronic constipation, lessening the appetite or increase metabolism. Just substituting Chinese herbal weight-loss tea for calorie-laden soft drinks can help dieters loose weight, but learn to make healthy food choices to keep the weight off.

The goal of Chinese herbs is to get your body back into balance. TCM practitioners often refer to Qi – a name for the body’s basic energy force. It can also mean a person’s feeling of well being.

What Herbs Are There?

There are a wide variety of Chinese herbs used for weight loss in TCM. Each herb is often known by two names – the Chinese name and the English version. The most common herbs include Huang Qi or astragalus root, Ci Wu Ji or elutheroginseng, many types of citrus peels, seaweeds, spices, rhizomes (buds) roots, botanical extracts and sometimes added vitamins or starches to keep the capsule together.

Chinese herbal medicine for weight loss will not work all by themselves. Dieters still have to eat sensibly and maintain regular exercise. But Chinese herbs can help give a person more energy gently and help regulate digestion to get more energy from the food eaten.