There are a number of vitamins and nutritional supplements that are beneficial when you follow try to lose some weight. The right supplements make it easier to follow a weight loss program, but it depends on the state of your body and your health if you really need them or not.

Electrolytes are mineral complexes of calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium, and there are studies which proved that they have a big role in the cellular replenishment after physical exercise. They keep your body hydrated after sweating.

Electrolytes can also give you a quick energy boost. You should avoid electrolyte drinks that contain sugar or artificial sweeteners if you really want them to help you in the process of losing weight. You can use electrolyte powders that you mix with plain water.

“Greens” drinks are powders made from all sort of vegetables. You just have to mix a tablespoon in a glass of water and drink it. They are great at killing of candida and yeast overgrowth conditions.

Greens are very healthy and provide you with many phytonutrients, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants.

You should also take a powerful vitamin and minerals supplement that contains all the basics: the B vitamins, vitamins C and E, calcium, magnesium, chromium, vanadium and selenium.

SUPPLEMENTS TO AVOID

Avoid those supplements that promise you an easy and quick way to lose weight. Simple weight loss does not exist. Here are some questionable products that are highly promoted but not indicated:

Bitter orange – also known as citrus aurantium, is extracted from Seville oranges and it sounds safe enough. But you should know that this extract is full of amphetamine-type stimulants that boost up your metabolism artificially.

It is now banned in the United States. Most commercially promoted weight loss pills contain this extract so you should avoid taking such pills.

Carb blockers – this sounds as if you could eat a dozen donuts and not digest the carbs. Too good to be true. They are basically a form of dietary fiber that absorbs some of the starch and sugar from the foods you eat, preventing them from being absorbed.

You could do just as well by eating instead foods high in fiber or by using a fiber supplement such as psyllium.

Fat blockers – they are actually prescription medication that block fat absorption and they have side effects such as bowel leakage. There is no proof that they are effective in losing weight.