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Hello Dr. I'm trying to lose weight the natural way but I don't have time for exercising. I thought of taking weight loss capsules and I want your opinion. Please check these brands, do they have side effects on the short and long terms? I only intend to lose 6 kilos and my husband about 10 to 15 kilos, so we are taking them temporarily. * Slimming Plus natural capsule - pure herbal medicine quality (Made in Germany). * AB Slim - Slim cellulite Capsule. If none is the best, can you please rec
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Hi Thanks for writing to me. I generally don’t prescribe such pills so I don’t have a lot of experience with them. However, based on what I read in the ingredients list it seems to contain basic vitamins and minerals and some fruit extracts. So prima facie it doesn’t seem like they can harm you too much. But please be very careful with any supplement you take. Most of the times these pills are not regulated by any agency such as the USFDA because they fall into the herbal category and therefore often go unchecked. I am actually a clinical research specialist and we have never in clinical evidence seen a herbal product which would cause very rapid weight loss. This might in fact cause stomach problems to you and your husband. Also cellulite is a deep rooted problem and usually only good fibre foods help in reducing cellulite. If this is not causing you any side effects and you are loosing weight please be careful about how fast you are loosing weight. Loosing more than 1 kg a week can actually be very harmful. I don’t have too many details about you guys, but I would recommend you have high fibre foods and balance your fats, proteins and carbohydrates. Drink a good amount of water in the day. Also start working out. I know it will be a slow process but this will avoid you getting into health problems in the future.
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If you could give me some more details about your weight, height and lifestyle maybe I can guide you a little better than the generic advice I have mentioned above. I could give you some more details once I know more.
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I have worked with several pharmaceutical and herbal companies. Their main agenda is to sell you the product. Personally most of the times these things backfire. I am not trying to scare you but please be very careful.
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