Sue Smith
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Susan Smith writes health articles about fitness and nutrition. Some of her favorite passions include writing about energy drinks and natural sleep aids.
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The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) isolated the component P57 from the Hoodia plant to market it as an appetite suppressant with collaboration from international pharmaceutical companies. Since its patent in 1996, the appetite suppressant qualities of the Hoodia plant have sky rocketed it to popularity amongst those looking to lose weight. Few consumers know that South Africans have been using the Hoodia plant medicinally for centuries; they use it for indi
The body of your dreams may be closer than you think. Hormones in the body effect how you sleep and have been connected to inability to lose weight. The hormones Leptin and Ghrelin work together to control sensations of hunger and fullness. Leptin, produced in fat cells, sends a signal to the brain when you are full and Ghrelin, which is produced in the gastrointestinal tract, stimulates appetite. When you don't get enough sleep, your Leptin levels drop, and you don’t feel the sensation of bein
