Vitamin D The Sunshine Vitamin

The Daily Express has picked up on a story that suggests that Vitamin D can cut the risk of bowel cancer bt 40%.

Vitamin D is vital for all round health and well being and during the summer our exposure to sunlight can keep our Vitamin D levels topped up.

But, of course, during the winter months when sunlight is at a premium our levels can drop .

Experts in 10 European countries have found that people with the highest levels of Vitamins are the least likely to develop cancer, especially bowel cancer.

Vitamin D The Sunshine Vitamin

Lack of vitamin D can also cause or trigger a number of other health conditions and aliments. In days gone by children were more likely to develop rickets through poor vitamin intake.

Vitamin D can also reduce the risk of heart disease, slow down the ageing process, protect against brittle bones and may help suffers of multiple sclerosis.

Scientists and health experts are warning against creating a hysterical response to the nes and rushing out to buy Vitamin D supplements – as there is a slight danger of overdose.

What Supplements Contain Vitamin D

One of the best supplements to buy that contains just the right amount of the vitamin is fish oil based product.

Krill oil is believed to be the most beneficial in its class.

More about Krill Oil

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Buying Alli Online Could Be Banned

Rarely a week goes by that does not feature some sort of controversy about Alli Orlistat – the GlaxoSmithKline produced and self processed miracle slimming tablet.

April 2009 was when Alli was released into the UK and across Europe.

6 months on an the hype, awe and wonderment has been replaced with revelations that Alli may not be quite so wonderful as first thought.

A recent BBC report highlights the lengths that people will stretch to obtain the pharmaceutically produced fat blocker.

How To Buy Alli

Although Alli is available over the counter and free to purchase without GP consultation and prescription – buying via the high street in authorised outlets such as Boots, Superdrug and other chemists is not entirely straight forward.

To qualify to buy in store, potential customers are initially consult with the in store pharmacist were he or she would calculate a BMI (Body Mass Index) and then the pharmacist would decide whether or not to allow a purchase.

A BMI result  of 28 or above would enable a customer to purchase.

Check Your BMI

These regulations were put in place to try to prevent people that were not overly in need of any weight loss medication or indeed not classified as overweight from obtaining and using the drug.

Now its seems customers have taken to buying Alli online and skirting around these rather loose and ambiguous regulations by completing the required online form using false and inaccurate details.

The main concern now is that suffers of anorexia and bulimia are getting hold of Alli by ordering from the internet.

The Royal College of Doctors and general practitioners  suggests it’s a serious concern and BEAT, Britain’s leading eating disorder organisation, says it is aware of  buyers with anorexia and bulimia are easily obtaining Alli

They’re avoiding face-to-face contact with a pharmacist by buying from authorised chemists online and getting the pills delivered by royal mail.

GlaxoSmithKlines rebuttal appears to be understated.

A spokesman for Glaxo says “Dozens upon dozens of clinical trials on thirty thousand candidates in many countries have proved Alli is safe.” Although this doesn’t really address the problem as to why a slimming drug is being sold to people with eating disorders!

Glaxosmithkline say it simply won’t have much effect on someone with an eating disorder such as bulimia and anorexia because there is so little fat in their diet.

While we wait patiently for the outcome it is inadvisable to hold your breathe because any possible future ruling and regulation change could take months if not years.

How Does Alli Work

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Big Brother Kinga And Alli Side Effects

Alli has been available to UK customers without prescription (over the counter) since early spring.

Real life comments, user experiences and testimonials are beginning to filter through.

Probably the first (semi) high profile story to surface is former Big Brother contestant Kinga Karolczak’s

Kinga was the larger than life star of Big Brother 2006.

In March of this year, Kinga was 10st 3lbs -  5ft tall and a size 14. She turned to Alli, the much publicized Miracle Slimming Tablet.

Previous diet attempts had not proven a success with the Cabbage Soup Diet and Slim-Fast failing miserably – she asked if she wanted to trial the new former prescription only diet drug Alli.

Two months on, Kinga has lost nearly a stone.

Miracle Slimming Tablets Made My Body Leak Fat

Alli has an awful lot positives surrounding it but one very embarrassing and rather unpleasant side effect may prove its undoing from a consumer perspective.

Alli (a fat blocker) works by preventing the fat in food from being absorbed. But this means the undigested fat must pass through the body, leading to the most unpleasant of side effects including flatulence and diarrhoea. More about Alli

Undigested fat is orange and gooey – Alli has the unfortunate habit of expelling this when and where it pleases.

“more oil would leak out every few days.”

Kinga’s overriding experience of Alli is not so much the weight loss but the side effect and the disruption it caused to her life.

Kinga explains how weight loss should not be at any cost “One morning, a week into taking the tablets, I woke up with a huge, dark yellow, oily stain all over my sheets. It was all over the seat of my pyjamas, too. Fat, which looked exactly like olive oil, had been leaking out of my bottom. It was disgusting…. more oil would leak out every few days”

The Big Brother star also explained how Alli put a dent in her lovelife  “I was constantly full of wind. My boyfriend Danny, 27, thought it was hilarious, as he’d never heard me break wind before, but it didn’t make me feel sexy. And the smell was unbearable”

Is Alli Worth The Risk

Alli has both sides of the coin covered it would seem – it does seem to do what is says on the tin, so long as you don’t mind the laundry bills.

Alternatives To Alli

Fat binders are very similar to fat blocking (Alli is a fat blocker) with the added advantage of binding with fat rather than blocking it completely.

Fat binders do not cause the runny leakage issue – undigested fat passes through the body in a solid state.

Proactol is possibly the most effective fat binder the UK has to offer. Proactol has been voted Best Fat Binder 2 years in succession by successful slimmers who participated in the Telegraph’s Best Ways To Lose Weight surveys. More about Proactol

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Hydroxycut Linked To Liver Damage

America No.1 selling fat burner, Hydroxycut is to be withdrawn from sale and customers already using the product are advised to contact the company they purchased from to recieve a refund.

Hydroxycut is to be withdrawn from the United States, the UK and across Europe.

Some third party stockists (mainly in Europe) will still have stock and it is anticipated still continue to fulfill order requests – it is strongly advised to resist the temptation even if incredibly cheap discounted prices are offered.

Hydroxycut Side Effects

Recent reports published from 5 years of study have linked Hydroxycut to serious liver damage. Although only 26 cases have been documented the link is strong enough for the manufacturer Iovate to pull the product and issue a health warning.

The move to stop selling Hydroxycut is voluntary but Iovate has been strongly advised by the FDA (the Food and Drugs Aministration) to do so.

What Hydroxycut Products Are To Be Recalled

The whole product range appears to be under scrutiny which would point to the fact that it is not yet known which individual ingredient is responsible for the health scare.

How To Claim A Hydroxycut Refund

The following products are no longer available:

• Hydroxycut Regular Rapid Release Caplets
• Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Rapid Release Caplets
• Hydroxycut Hardcore Liquid Capsules
• Hydroxycut Max Liquid Capsules
• Hydroxycut Regular Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Hardcore Drink Packets (Ignition Stix)
• Hydroxycut Max Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Liquid Shots
• Hydroxycut Hardcore RTDs (Ready-to-Drink)
• Hydroxycut Max Aqua Shed
• Hydroxycut 24
• Hydroxycut Carb Control
• Hydroxycut Natural

If you have any of the above contact the store or website from which you purchased for a refund – proof of purchase may be necessary.

Herbal Slimming Tablets

Hydroxycut is 2nd major brand to be hit with a health issue in the last 6 months. Autumn 2008 saw Acomplia Rimonabant removed from shelves and delisted as an approved prescription only slimming tablet.

The health scare should push consumers towards the more natural slimming products rather the chemically produced.

More about Natural Slimming Products

Beginning a Low-Fat Lifestyle…

There are huge advantages to starting a low-fat lifestyle as soon as you can.

Many people trying to lose weight get confused with all the different information about how to lose weight, which diet to follow, which is the latest slimming pill on the high street, or which celebrity has had success with a particular weight loss programme…

You’re probably here because you’ve tried a number of different approaches, and you’re looking for a  more permanent way to help towards your weight loss goals.

We believe a low-fat lifestyle really is the best way towards permanent weight loss – a slimmer, trimmer you and the start of a healthier lifestyle. And we don’t mean that glibly. A healthier lifestyle literally means you live longer.

Obesity and its triple side-effects of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and increased risk of diabetes is not a happy future. So take the time to gather as much information as you can about the best way for you to prepare for and begin a low-fat life.

This site has been put together to make it easier for you to find the information you need about which are the best diets to follow; which supplements can help initial weight loss; which pills really can burn fat, or block fat intake; and then which types of diets and foods to avoid, and which foods to eat for maximum weight loss and to maintain a healthy and low fat lifestyle for the long-term.