"dieter's teas"--to help loose weight?
Hi all,
at my local health food store, they have a couple of herbal teas that are supposed to help you loose weight.... do they differ from regular tea and just banking on a gimic or do they actually have ingriedients that help? Has anyone tried them? I figured they might just help with cravings, but wasn't sure |
Oh, do be careful trustycat! I tried some a long time back - I think the name was something like Laci Le Beau (not sure of spelling), and it came in a variety of flavors. The taste wasn't bad, but if you drank too much of it, you just couldn't stay close enough to the bathroom! Maybe I overdid it, I don't know! But if I have to be away from home, it's not something I'd venture to try! (Just a bit skeptical, I suppose!)
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Look for Senna in the ingredient list... that's a powerful herbal laxative that can have some rather nasty side effects - cramping, diarrhea, bloating, etc. Lots of diet teas include it. Cascara Sagrada is another herbal laxative you might find in dieter's tea, but it's a bit milder than senna.
I've never found a diet tea that was an appetite suppressant... most are just laxative teas. I've seen some that are supposed to boost metabolism, although I doubt they really do. |
oh yuck...lol, though it'd be useful for constipations.... thanks for the advice, guys
yea, i don't know if i really believe in stuff that boosts your metabolism, esp with teas unless u drank it by the gallon full |
Well, my mom uses these teas regularly for constipation - that should tell you something!
Tam |
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