Herbal Magic® - Not So Magical
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My Initial Impression of Herbal Magic®
I find it interesting that many weight loss plans, books, and products throw the word magic into the title. If there was ever anything, so un-magical it would be weight loss—it is pure exercise and nutrition science! That’s just a pet peeve of mine that I had to get out of the way before talking about Herbal Magic®.
Herbal Magic® is a weight loss and nutrition center that maintains a network across Canada. The centers are advertised on the company’s website as a place to go for products designed to fit individual lifestyles to help you lose weight in a natural way. Actually, it looks as though there are only six different weight loss methods—so there really isn’t weight loss plans available for EVERY individual.
The Herbal Magic® plan uses a regimen of herbal and food supplements that are said to ensure success during the weight loss, stabilization, and maintenance phases. The staff are claimed to be experts at helping clients figure out which products are right for them. The supplements are purported to be made with the freshest, purest ingredients, and have been certified for potency and purity. Each of the “individual” Herbal Magic® weight loss programs combines real food, a personal coach, and natural products. The center emphasizes that the combination of the three program elements will work alongside a person’s motivation to deliver lasting results.
Herbal Magic Ingredients & What the Manufacturer Says They Will Do
I decided to take a closer look at one of the individual programs to ascertain the validity of the weight loss method Herbal Magic® promotes. The QLP I is for the individual who has less than 60 pounds to lose and are under 65 years old. QLP I is claimed to give the client easy-to-follow guidance on portion size and natural products. I presume the natural products are herbal supplements that use ingredients to promote appetite suppression, fat burning, and metabolism support. The daily meal plan includes appropriate-sized servings from the food groups. A weekly appointment with a personal coach monitors progress (weigh-in?), a food journal review, and lifestyle adjustment advice.
The plan is divided into three phases—weight loss, stabilization, and maintenance. There isn’t any information provided on the specifics of each phase, but I presume that after you have committed your dollars to the program, the “magic” begins.
The Main Drawbacks to Herbal Magic®
Herbal Magic® appears to only be located in Canada, so that will propose a challenge for United States citizens. There are several elements of the program that I feel need to be disclosed before determining whether it is a viable weight loss program. For instance, the weight loss supplements that are referred to on the site aren’t referred to in detail. I didn’t come across any initial recommendation on the weight loss program being combined with daily exercise, but I’m guessing the coach would go into detail about that pivotal element in weight loss.
Would I try Herbal Magic®?
I personally do not feel the need to have a coach for weight loss, there is enough information available on the internet to coach anyone on weight loss—the key is putting what you learn into shoe leather.
What Others Are Saying About Herbal Magic®
Even though Herbal Magic® is a Canadian based center, I imagine you could locate reviews about the program in some of the reputable weight loss information sites.
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The science of weight loss is simple? Not really. Our bodies are extremely complex organisms.
Eat right and be active? Good idea but difficult to do today. Foods don't have the nutritional value they once did. In 2002, CTV posted a story that compared nutritional values of foods of today with those from 1951.
1951 TODAY
1 orange/day = 10 oranges/day
2 peaches/day = 53 peaches/day
1 cup spinach/day = 65 cups of spinach/day
You simply have to eat more to get the nutrients you need to remain healthy.
So to simply cut back and exercise more isn't the simple answer it was 60 years ago. Our understanding of what the cells need to be healthy has grown substantially; and along with that the realization that our food supply is virtually sterile, and the addition of synthetic vitamins and powdered rock-based minerals isn't the answer, either.
This was the worst place i have ever worked.
To find more detail about the herbal supplements including the medicinal ingredients you can go to the Government of Canada Food and Drug website and type in the NDH Number listed on the Herbal Magic website.
Type Licensed Natural Health Products Database into Google and you will find the database.
herbal magic screwed me over!! it didn't work one little bit. i always feel hungry and the food never satisfys me! my bones feel brittle and weak due to less calcium! i am 30 and feel like an old little grandma! I am right peeved off! I wanted to lose weight, but ended up packing on the pounds! i am disgusted with this program! i get sick everytime i think of this program and the people who created it! Suprisingly always being sick doesnt make me lose weight!
MrKin 2 years ago
I'm appalled that people still buy into these weight-loss gimicks. There is no magic solution to weight-loss - never was, never will be.
The science of weight is simple:
calories in > calories out = stored triglycerides.
calories in = calories out = no change.
calories in < calories out = weight loss.
Obesity is a condition, NOT a disease. Eat smart and be active. Period.