I was doing a little blogging earlier this week and came across a question posted by a health conscious blogger who was looking to lose some weight. Her question was basic enough, “if I cut back on my food will I lose weight”? Well you\’d simply be amazed at the answers she received from other folks. All but one basically told her that cutting back on food would have negative consequences and that she would not lose weight. Comments included (paraphrasing) “No, you won\’t lose weight, your body will shut down and when you start eating again everything will become fat”.

Of course you\’ll lose weight. The body is simple, don\’t let people over-complicate it. You take in energy in from calories and you expend energy when you exercise. Exercise doesn\’t necessarily mean going to the Gym, you\’re expending energy even when you\’re sitting on the couch eating chips. When the energy coming in equals the energy expended, you won\’t gain any weight. When the energy coming in is greater than the energy expended, the body stores the excess as fat. When it\’s less, the body calls on its fat reserves and metabolizes the fat into usable energy.

The calories you need is based on your height, gender, age and physical condition. If your weight increases, walk a bit more, eat a bit less or do both.

Of course you can take things to boost metabolism and decrease your appetite. Your metabolism is important because it impacts how much energy your body is consuming when at rest. So a higher metabolic rate will keep you burning calories at a higher rate even when you\’re doing nothing. The best way to increase metabolism is through exercise. For supplementation try bee pollen and royal jelly. A good source can be found at www.thenaturalshopper.com

If you haven\’t heard it before, bee pollen is widely associated with natural weight loss and royal jelly associated with regulating and balancing the various body systems. Bee pollen also contains \’rutin\’, a substance with natural weight loss properties. But certainly, cutting back on food and stepping up the exercise is a great way to start losing some unwanted fat. Like all things it\’s better to approach it cautiously and involve a health practitioner if you\’re uncertain of the best approach for you.

Natural health products should really be treated as long-term additions to your diet and not just some monthly fad, where we pick something off the shelf that\’s the latest flavor of the month. We\’ve all seen the trends change, and products get left behind quickly in favor of the next fad. HGH was a product that everyone was touting the virtues of just a couple years ago (some still are). Human growth hormone is something that\’s released naturally by the body but some folks figured there\’s wasn\’t being released properly, or quickly enough, so up sprung a plethora of HGH supplements to fill the market. Coral Calcium was another that stuck around for a short while, before getting sidetracked by a few negative reports which essentially killed the product overnight. But if you\’re serious about natural weight loss and using supplements, then try to find something that\’s been around for a long time and survived all of the ups and downs, and fads/trends. Of course bee pollen does fall into the longevity category, having been used for many centuries, as far back as Roman times, for its potent health bearing properties.

Look after your health, use common sense, try not to jump on the fad bandwagon, if nothing else you\’ll save yourself a small fortune in pill costs and maybe even medical expenses.

Hruzaman is published researcher and author of popular health books featuring bee pollen products from the hive. Researching and writing the health benefits of bee pollen and its impact on natural weight loss, the author has distributed his natural health books and products into over 120 countries around the world. You can learn more about the author here Royal Jelly and the immune system

Hruzaman is published researcher and author of popular health books featuring bee pollen and weight loss, including the health benefits of royal jelly and propolis. Learn more here http://thenaturalshopper.com

Author Bio: Hruzaman is published researcher and author of popular health books featuring bee pollen products from the hive. Researching and writing the health benefits of bee pollen and its impact on natural weight loss, the author has distributed his natural health books and products into over 120 countries around the world. You can learn more about the author here Royal Jelly and the immune system

Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
Keywords: natural weight loss, bee pollen