Kelp suppliments

[hammerman]

Just popped into Holland and Barrett and got talking to the guy in there about weight loss suppliments.
he said that quite a few people use Kelp tablets as this increases your metabolism. Anyone heard of this before ?

I've put on 5 stone gince giving up smoking 3 years ago and i'm getting desperate for help.

Ta muchly

[hammerman]

Sorry....just seen the thread below mine which mentions kelp tablets and metabolism.....Doh !!!

[shaneystar2]

And too much of it will make you hyper !! And that is not good .
Don't mess about with things like that hammerman .
Go to your doctor who will advise you how best to lose weight.
Lots of practices do diet control thingys now.
You are assessed by a practice nurse and given a diet to follow and a weigh in every two weeks .
Doesn't cost you anything .It's one to one with the nurse ..nobody looking you up and down at one of these groups who only want your money and want to flog you their awful ready meals.
I gave up smoking and put on a bit of weight but I have since lost it again .
My weight problem before I gave up smoking was due to an underactive thyroid .Men can get thyroid problems too ....so go and see your doctor. Five stone is an awful lot to have put on just from giving up smoking.
Most people do put it on but it evens itself out after a while once your body has adjusted itself to lack of nicotine.A simple blood test will show if you have thyroid problems and hopefully you don't and your GP will advise you about weight loss.

[chazza]

I have heard this but am not sure if it works or not. I used to take kelp to encourage hair growth but it did say that it could be used as a slimming aid as it increases metabolism!

[alijangra]

Kelp does not directly affect your metabolism. The iodine contained in it will help your thyroid gland to be healthy and function at an optimum. Hypothyroidism runs in my family and my levels were found to be borderline recently. My symptoms seem to have disappeared since taking kelp supplements.