In theory, we can all lose weight, even without any diet pills. However, that requires an enormous amount of patience, discipline and will-power. Something that most people (myself included) simply don't have.

That's where natural weight-loss pills come into the picture. They kick-start the weight loss process and help you see results much faster. Just the motivation that losing weight quickly can give you is fantastic.

Natural dieting pills are different from the weight loss drugs sold in the pharmacy. They don't contains the dangerous synthetic chemicals that most of the "medical weight loss aids" contain. Most diet drugs have several side-effects like making you irritable, sleepless and jittery.

And, it just goes downhill from there. Some of them can cause problems to your heart, kidneys and liver. No thanks - I think I'll pass.

Natural weight loss pills, on the other hand, rarely have side-effects, especially if you use them responsibly (keep reading).

So, which are the best natural weight loss diet pills for *you*?

The answer is a clear and definitive... "it depends."

What exactly do you want the natural diet pills to help you with?

- Do you want them to suppress your appetite so you eat less?

- Do you want them to increase your metabolism so you burn more calories, even when you sleep?

- Do you want them to block some of the fat you digest from being absorbed, so you can eat your favorite foods and still not gain weight?

- All of the above?

Many popular appetite-suppressant pills contain Hoodia. It's a cactus from the Kalahari desert in Africa. It basically tell your brain that you have had enough food so you are not as hungry. If you really have an issue with over-eating, this can work extremely well.

Natural pills that increase your metabolism are known as thermogenics. Basically, they increase the heat of your body so you burn more calories, even at rest. If you burn more calories, then you lose more weight, as a result. Common ingredients found in thermogenic pills are cayenne, guarana and yerba mate.

Fat-blocking pills contain Neopuntia which binds with the fat you just ingested and doesn't allow it to be absorbed instantly as it happens usually. They can bind up to 25-30% of the fat you ingest and the fat is later eliminated naturally from the body.

All the above types of pills can be very, very effective - and the good part is that they don't even require a prescription. By the way, did you know that many doctors are actually *paid* by pharmaceutical companies to prescribe their drugs? That's right - it's a good way for many "good docs" to make "some extra change."

Just be careful to use the natural weight loss pills as recommended. Each bottle of natural pill you buy comes with instructions. For example, you may take an appetite suppressant 1 hour before a meal so you won't feel as hungry when the time to eat comes. Or, you may take a thermogenic in the early afternoon to help you burn more calories during the "afternoon slump" but not just before bed because you may have trouble slipping. Or, you may take a fat blocking natural pill whenever you eat something with a lot of fat (like a hamburger or ice-cream).

Most of the pharmaceutical drugs contain just one ingredient. However, many natural weight loss pills contain several natural ingredients to help you lose weight faster. They basically try to hit the enemy (fat) from many different angles...