OOO - OOO! I'M MELTING! I'M MELTING! (Health Write - Off Review)
Written: Mar 01 '03 (Updated Mar 01 '03)
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Pros: Made by a reputable company, works very well.
Cons: none
The Bottom Line: Since you take a vitamin daily anyway, why not take one that helps you control your metabolism? I do and it works!
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| Donnie013's Full Review: One A Day One-A-Day Weight Smart Dietary Supplemen... |
Whether it’s because of those extra pounds we hate so much or just to tone a bit more, every one at one time or another, decides to diet. Most of those who attempt this sort of meal insufficiency, succeeds – all too often for just a short time. Once the diet is done, those lost pounds and inches seem to find ways of slipping back inside your body. YEWOUCH!
Then there are the people like me who for one reason or another, found it necessary to undergo a thyroidectomy. (When I woke up with that LARGE bandage around my neck, I was sure I was almost decapitated. LOL)
An accurate description of this glad is as follows: A gland located in the base of the neck on both sides of the lower part of the larynx and upper part of the trachea. It consists of two lateral lobes connected by an isthmus. The gland produces hormones that are vital in maintaining normal growth and metabolism (by which large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules to make energy available) and serves as a storehouse for iodine. The primary function of iodine in the body is to provide a substance that can be changed by an enzyme for the composition of the thyroid hormones which are crucial for normal growth and development.
What this means, in a nutshell, is that your thyroid gland controls your metabolism which helps control your weight.
What many of us who lost our thyroid glands encounter is a massive weight gain about which we can do nothing short of starving.
Yes, exercise is great but exercise alone won’t help eliminate the fat that hypo-thyroidism produces. (That’s the term for a slow or non-existent thyroid gland.) What exercise will do is help tone to a certain degree. The fact that there is a slow or non-existent thyroid will just combat any exercise you’re doing.
So how you fight this problem and increase your metabolism in order to lose a few ugly pounds?
In addition to maintaining a proper diet (no, I don’t starve) and a regular exercise regime (without killing myself), I take One A Day Weight Smart Vitamins.
Why One A Day instead of a diet aid? Because, One A Day has the Green Tea Extract needed to boost your metabolism with making you feel like you want to bang your head against the wall.
We've all heard about the wonders of Green Tea. For those who haven't, let me explain a bit about it.
Green tea extract helps the metabolism control fat by producing a powerful antioxidant that may also be helpful in shedding fat. The extract from green tea works without increasing the heart rate. Most diet aids have chemicals that will. The increased heart rate leaves dieters jittery and eventually, most dieters stop using the supplement and gain weight back. One A DAy Weight Smart uses the green tea extract to eliminate those jitters and thereby help dieters get the weight loss benefits they're seeking.
Many physicians will tell you that weight loss can only be achieved through reducing food and regular exercise. Yet, research shows that green tea extract seems to help increase the energy level dieters need in order to lose weight. However, they have yet to understand exactly how green tea extract works.
One a Day Weight Smart contains 27mg of this extract (also known as EGCG). Here is not just your metabolism booster but it boosts your energy level as well.
Each green, oval-shaped tablet contains enough vitamins and minerals to maintain a healthy body, mind AND heart.
When you look at one end of the box, you’ll see a color chart advising you which Vitamin and which mineral does which job. For instance, the blue section indicates what promotes metabolism (EGCG, Chromium, Niacin and Thiamin). The orange chart shows you what converts food to fuel (Riboflavin, Pantothenic acid, folic acid, Vitamin B6). There is a total of 5 color chards representing all the ingredients in One A Day Weight Smart.
While One A Day Weight Smart has all these great ingredients , what it DOESN’T have is EPHEDRA. This is a truly safe vitamin to take.
Keep in mind, I’m not saying that One A Day Weight Smart is a drug that will make you thin. What it will do, with a proper diet and exercise regime, is help you lose those few extra nagging pounds and help you keep them off!
Remember, like the name indicates, ONE A DAY is all you need unlike some diet pills that require you take one ½ hour before each meal.
So far, since I’ve been taking these vitamins (for one month) and exercising regularly (2 – 3 times weekly), I’ve lost 3 pounds. You’re saying that it doesn’t seem like much. To me, it’s a lot! First of all, with a bad back such as mine, my exercise routine must be mild or I end up in extreme pain. I have not eliminated anything from the foods I eat but I have noticed that I do eat less. I find myself getting full faster than ever before. That’s how I know One A Day Weight Smart works.
Naturally, there is a warning about giving these vitamins to children but then, I wouldn’t dream of putting any child on a diet unless it was completely controlled by a physician.
One A Day Weight Smart is made by the Bayer Corporation – and we all know how good and reliable their products are!
Would I recommend these vitamins to anyone interested in losing a few pounds? You bet, I would!
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