Sea Buckthorn & African Mango

andtaratoo

My aunt has had great success using Sea Buckthorn & African Mango before meals and suggested I try them. Has anyone had any experiences with these supplements?

melg126

I was thinking of trying the Africa Mango but I'm not sure. Good question! Let's see what others say.

CaptainGordo

"Sea Buckthorn & African Mango"

Sounds like an action flick.

I can tell you that no specific food will help with weight loss. I wouldn't waste my money on them, when you can find everything you need to meet your nutritional needs in your local grocery store.

Also, I see that these were both recommended by Dr. Oz. Some examples of poor advice that Dr. Oz has provided in the past...

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/when-oz-met-novella/

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/dr-oz-youre-not-helping-diabetics/

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/dr-oz-and-john-edward-just-when-i-thought-dr-oz-couldnt-go-any-lower-he-proves-me-wrong/

http://www.randi.org/site/jref-news/1260-pigasus-2011

The Media Pigasus Award goes to Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has done such a disservice to his TV viewers by promoting quack medical practices that he is now the first person to win a Pigasus two years in a row. Dr. Oz is a Harvard-educated cardiac physician who, through his syndicated TV show, has promoted faith healing, "energy medicine," and other quack theories that have no scientific basis. Oz has appeared on ABC News to give legitimacy to the claims of Brazilian faith healer “John of God,” who uses old carnival tricks to take money from the seriously ill. He's hosted Ayurvedic guru Yogi Cameron on his show to promote nonsense "tongue examination" as a way of diagnosing health problems. This year, he really went off the deep end. In March 2011, Dr. Oz endorsed "psychic" huckster and past Pigasus winner John Edward, who pretends to talk to dead people. Oz even suggested that bereaved families should visit psychic mediums to receive (faked) messages from their dead relatives as a form of grief counseling.

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/02/dr_ozs_journey_to_the_dark_side_is_now_complete.php

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/dr-oz-promotes-homeopathy/

http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2005/02/11/Top-US-doc-respectful-of-John-of-God/UPI-29081108131069/

It's best to take any advice he has given with a grain of salt. Do your due diligence and investigate other sources for validation of anything that he has said.

andtaratoo

Thanks for the very thoughtful and well researched reply, EIExGordo!!

I am always wary of having "weight loss miracles" shoved down my throat. No pun intended.

But I've done as much research as I can on the internet. As always, there are pros and cons. I already have the stuff, so I think I'll try it out. I'll report back.

Was wondering if anyone had tried themselves?

trin8tyz

I haven't tried them but I just got mine today and was planning on trying it tomorrow

Redgal56

I have two friends using them and they have both lost weight! They said that the biggest difference is that their appetite has decreased significantly.