Looking for weight loss advice?
You are in good company. So many just like you are hoping for something that will really help. Carrying around extra pounds is exhausting and worrisome.
I mean vanity isn’t the only reason you want to drop weight, right?
You want to protect your health for sure, but what you really need is more energy right now!
Shoot, if you had more energy, you’d have more fun!
If you had more fun, you’d be in a better place to make better choices!
Bring on the weight loss tips! Let’s find one that will work!
You’ve got nothing to lose but pounds …. right?
Wrong!
I started this post asking if weight loss tips can be dangerous.
That is a really good question, one that you should be asking yourself.
How can weight loss tips be dangerous?
I have a good friend. I’ll call her Janie.
Janie’s daughter became involved with a nutrition company. She was so excited about the results she was getting. More energy, weight loss, improvement in her son’s ADD … she just couldn’t believe how wonderful this product was!
Soon Janie’s daughter was insisting that everyone in the family take a variety of products that the company had to offer.
Janie valued nutrition, so was agreeable to taking the supplements that her daughter bought for her.
When I came by for our usual monthly luncheon, Janie was all a buzz about the increased energy she felt and the weight loss that her daughter was already experiencing from using these new products.
Out of curiosity I asked to see the packaging so I could read up on the ingredients of the products Janie was taking. In doing so, I noticed that one of the bottles said “Do Not Take If You Have Hyper-tension”.
Since I knew that Janie was on high blood pressure medication, I cautioned her against using the product and went to my car to retrieve my bag containing my blood pressure cuff.
Though she protested while I measured her blood pressure … she was going to lose weight so her blood pressure wouldn’t be a problem anymore … she surrendered her position when her blood pressure was dangerously high.
Though Janie had a blood pressure cuff, she said she had been feeling so well, she just hadn’t thought to check it.
Many good nutritional supplements cause detox.
Detox isn’t bad, unless it is TOO much for YOU, and it stresses your liver causing your blood pressure to rise.
A spike in your blood pressure can damage your heart and might just be enough to bring on a heart failure crisis.
Recently a beautiful woman who was bubbly, positive and active in one of my networking groups dropped dead of heart failure.
She had been promoting the same products that my dear friend Janie had been taking.
Coincidence? Maybe.
However, this beautiful woman graduated from high school in 1983. (So did I, that makes her almost 46.)
One week before she died, she was feeling fine and unaware that she was facing any health issue.
My only point in sharing this information with you is to make you aware that good products meant to nurture you CAN be very dangerous if they cause your blood pressure to rise.
So … even if you don’t have high blood pressure …
Please, please, please be careful to monitor your blood pressure while taking any medication or supplement.
There are physical signs of high blood pressure, but you may not be aware that there is any problem what so ever!
Detox is only good for you if it is SAFE!!
You can trust the folks at Food Matters.
They know what safe detox requires.
Detox Safely!
Why do you need the food matters detox guide?
If you use safe gentle methods to detox before you start some new wonderful supplement, you may actually be able to tolerate it.
However, safety first!
Many blessings,
Carrie Tucker, RCP
The Life Breath Coach
Heart Failure Solutions
PS– Remember everyday:
- Relax and Release tension
- Exhale Slowly
- Be active in a way that adds Joy to your life
Plus pure water ~whole foods~sunshine~and laughter
I hope this problem in labeling will be addressed. First rule of writing, never use a fancy word when a simple word will do. Think how many lives could be saved by simplifying the labeling.
Aloha Lynn,
You have a great point. Simple confusion can be fatal. Along with the child-proof caps, you need childishly simple explanation as to the safe effective use of the product!
Many blessings,
Carrie
I also have hypertension and it is true that there are many health products we think will help that we have to be careful about taking. I suppose there are no shortcuts when trying to lose weight–diet and exercise!
Aloha Jean,
I frequently talk about the various things you can do to turn around weight issues.
Here at Heart Failure Solutions weight loss is just a part of the healing process. Taking care of yourself is the way to find the answers you need.
Issues with fluid retention can be related to food, environment or emotional toxicity. Gaining fluid is a much different situation than gaining fat, and is more likely to cause your blood pressure to climb.
Harnessing Your Healing can set you up to create change in your health.
Be well!
Many blessings
Carrie
Great post. As someone who has suffered from dangerously high blood pressure and weight issues, I know how important it is to really watch what it is you are putting into your body. So many of the supplements and diet pills, are not designed to be taken if you have hypertension.
Exercise and nutrition are the best way to go 🙂
Aloha Melissa,
Amen to nurturing yourself with nutrition and exercise!
Be well!
Many blessings,
Carrie
So many people do not read the small print- on anything! When will people learn to take care of themselves, ask guestions, or monitor their own signs and safety? We can only wonder.
Aloha Veronica,
When your health is slipping away, you may not notice until you reach a crisis. The problem is that you just don’t know what you don’t know. Signs of trouble are often ignored. I like to think that when the student is ready the teacher appears, and the same goes for healing. If you seek answers, they will be forth coming if you be still and listen.
Be well!
Many blessings,
Carrie
PS- Lots of learning here in the comment section! Thanks commenters!
I knew drastic diet techniques would be harmful but this is such a new piece of information for me…after reading your blog I always get motivated to take better care and to think and learn before starting something new! Thanks for such a great post! 🙂
Aloha Hajra,
Your comment makes me reflect on the reason I am so passionate about sharing my blog.
Real people need real help!
Many blessings,
Carrie
I have known serveral people who have had health problems because of weight-loss supplements. People are too trusting when it comes to taking many of these over-the-counter supplements and medications. Many of these medications have not been adequately tested for safety. Thank you for this post!
Aloha Janette,
Please make sure you hear me! I am talking about prescription medications here too! Prescription meds can be some of the most dangerous toxins you can use and they interact with each other as well. You need to be on top of your blood pressure if you have any reason to be OR if you are starting a new supplement OR medication!
Nutritional supplements can be a God send. However, as we say ’round Heart Failure Solutions … Safety first!
Be well!
Many blessings,
Carrie
Such an important reminder to be careful what we trust when it comes to supplements and health advice. Thank you, Carrie.
Aloha Michelle,
Safety first!
I like to talk about the things you just wouldn’t think of on my blog. This is the type of practical advice that can inspire you to be your own best advocate.
Blood pressure cuffs aren’t expensive, and it’s up to us to be responsible for our health.
Here on Heart Failure Solutions I frequently bring up anti-depressant medications as well. Who is going to think that their sleeping pill might cause them to feel suicidal? They are prescribed for sleep and there are many deaths from this very issue every single year.
Check out Holosync. Getting still with meditation is a great way to tap your intuition. Intuition is something you really want to cultivate. It’s your divine guide. Between that and muscle testing you have good reason to trust yourself!
Many blessings,
Carrie
I really appreciated this blog. I stopped looking at the “diet remedies” a few years ago. When I need more energy, I change what I eat and drink. while I still have some minor health problems, I take no drugs and my blood pressure is generally excellent. So I will stay away from the fast remedies that promise so much but for me have never been workable solutions
Aloha Roberta,
Please hear me here. I have seen nutritional supplements work wonders, even heal chronic conditions. I have had amazing success using nutritional supplements myself.
However, too much of a good thing is TOO MUCH. You don’t create disease processes and distress in your body over night and you can’t force your body to heal over night, just like you can’t lose weight over night.
My point with this heart felt post is be safe in what ever you do. Taking good for you stuff AND medication to drug symptoms can cause your blood pressure to rise. Blood pressure monitors aren’t expensive. Be safe! (Now and in the future!)
Many blessings,
Carrie
Thanks for sharing this with us, Carrie. There are so many products on the market for weight loss that are really scary. People should know about the high blood pressure issue.
Aloha Jeannette,
Got your comment out of my spam filter, sorry about that!
As you can see by the busy conversation here amongst the commenters, there is a lot to this beyond diet products. In fact the products my friend was on weren’t specifically diet products. Any supplement or medication might cause a reaction.
I remember when Janie’s daughter heard that the product cautioned against use with hyper-tension, she said that she didn’t realize that hyper-tension meant high blood pressure! You just don’t know what you don’t know!
Thanks for coming by, hope to see you again soon!
Many blessings,
Carrie