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Recently, among a few other suggestions, my physician suggested that I take a daily dose of 2000 IUs of vitamin D3.

According to Dr. Mark Hyman

The  verdict is still out on whether higher weight levels cause low vitamin D levels or the other way around.
But it seems like ther is a growing  consensus among doctors and researchers that vitamin D3 supplements may prove valuable to people on a restricted-calorie diet and that risks of taking it are reasonably low.

In his article “Vitamin D — Why You Are Probably NOT Getting Enough”, Dr. Mark Hyman claims that Vitamin D deficiency affects over half of the population, is almost never diagnosed – and has been linked to:

• Many cancers
• High blood pressure
• Heart disease
• Diabetes
• Depression
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic muscle pain
• Bone loss
• Autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis.

Sounds like a pretty good case to add it to the daily regimen. I did.

Needless Disclaimer: Always check with your doctor before adding any supplements to your diet.

But she apparently has no problems taking chances with yours. “Biggest Loser” trainer and resident piece of ass, Jillian Michaels is currently being sued for her weight loss supplement’s ineffectiveness. A woman in California claims she took two pills with each meal as directed. And….gasp…didn’t notice any appetite control or weight loss. Is any one really surprised?

My experience with recently available appetite control supplements leads me to believe that they are nothing more than expensive piss. However, there used to be a few that worked. They all contained a drug called ephedrine or its natural counterpart, “Ma Huang.”

These were essentially low-grade speed, and actually did control your appetite. They also made you jittery and irritable — a small price to pay for results.  Used in moderation and by a healthy person, ephedrine actually worked. It made you less hungry. It also dialated your capillaries so when you worked out, more blood went to your muscles.

But a few years ago, “The Man” cracked down and took them off the market. It seem methamphetamine dealers were using the active ingredient to help make their dope.

So for today’s celebrity sell-outs wanting to make a buck by preying on the desperate and overweight–the legal, over the counter options they can slap their name on are pretty limited — and pretty worthless.

That doesn’t seem to stop Michaels from trying to turn a quick buck.
When you stop to consider the rumors surrounding the questionable methodologies used by the trainers on “The Biggest Loser,” I’d play it safe and steer clear of this product. Unless, of course, you just like to look at the overly airbrushed photo of Michaels on the box. But I digress.

There is one OTC option out that is scientifically proven to help you lose weight. But the side effects are potential social suicide. And the weight loss is pretty minimal. More on “Alli” in a future post.