{"id":513,"date":"2010-03-13T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/03\/pills-may-not-be-the-solution.html"},"modified":"2010-03-13T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T01:00:00","slug":"pills-may-not-be-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/03\/pills-may-not-be-the-solution.html","title":{"rendered":"Pills May Not Be the Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nWhy do doctors push diet pills if they’re harmful?<\/i>
\nMany people are in such dire need of help they resort to pills. Perhaps
\nthey have a lot of weight to lose, have given up hope, or flatly just
\ndon’t want to face the reality that they have to learn to modify their
\neating and lifestyle habits. Everyone knows that pills are not the true
\nsolution. This is proven by the fact that no weight loss pill can be
\ntaken forever. <\/p>\n

What are you going to do when you stop taking them?
\nI’ve met many physicians, however, who are very responsible and
\nprescribe pills for short-term use–just to get the weight loss
\nstarted. They know–and generally tell their patients–that pills are
\nnot the ultimate answer to weight loss and maintenance. In that
\nfashion, I can understand someone trying a pill. But please understand,
\npills and medications always have side effects–some of them severe and
\nharmful.
\nWhat’s absolutely necessary if you do take weight loss pills is to educate yourself in healthful eating and activity habits…and DO IT! Then stay on medication for as short a time as possible.<\/p>\n

What’s YOUR experience with diet pills?  Please comment.<\/p>\n

And please tell your friends, family and co-workers about this daily blog.  The more the merrier!<\/p>\n

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