Why You Should Pour Weight Loss Drinks Down the Drain

Lately, I’ve seen an Instagram ad about a weight loss drink that claims to clean your colon.  From what I can gather, it’s a drink that is supposed to make you lose weight, speed up your metabolism, lose fat, and on and on and on.  

The marketing for this drink is good too.  There are slim, young women claiming that they drank this stuff and lost a bunch of weight quickly.  No workout, no diet, just this magic juice. 

It seemed crazy to me that this product exists or that anybody would ever buy it.  But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that this colon cleanser offers a fast solution to a real problem- weight loss.  Even though this product is complete nonsense, I get it.  We all want what we want as fast as possible.  

Did you know that the most common internet searches related to weight loss have to do with pills and surgery?  That’s right.   It’s another example of the human desire for quick fixes.  And this is  what this drink, and other products like it, are banking on.  They know you want a fast, easy solution.  This desire blinds people to the reality that these products are modern-day snake oil.

Because of the Diet and Supplements Act of 1994, the FDA cannot dispute anything a supplement company says or the ingredients they use unless they conduct their own long, expensive research.  So basically, a company that makes a product like this colon cleanser can say whatever they want about their product and not have to prove it.

So the door is wide open for companies to make crazy, untrue claims about thier weight loss products.  And since you’re wired to want the quick fix, you drink that colon cleanser that does nothing and leaves you with the same problem you started with.

Look, the vast majority of dietary supplements are garbage.  You don’t need them.  Eat a healthy diet filled with fruits, vegetables, and high-quality proteins.  Exercise daily.  Get out in the sun.  Drink lots of water.  Get enough sleep.  Do these things and you will lose weight, be healthy, and be happy.  It may take longer than you want, but it will work, unlike the colon cleanser crap sold on Instagram.

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