Weight loss magic pills. Are they real, or just marketing hype? Good question. The answer may shock you. But first a definition of “magic pills.” For the purposes of this article we will define “magic pills” as any supplement, herbal or otherwise that assists greatly in the effort to lose maximum weight. Got that? Assists greatly.

So then, are there really weight loss magic pills? In a word, yes. There are herbal supplements on the market that do produce an enhanced effect for your weight loss goals. However, they do not work alone.

They do not work, unless you work. They do not produce any marked change, unless and until, you begin a weight loss program of some kind. Be it something as simple as walking, plus a slightly restricted eating program, or a program of much greater involvement.

Such as four day a week gym trek and a full-blown personal eating revolution.

Whatever it is, it has to be something. There is something synergistic that happens when you engage in rigorous physical activity. You invite all types of chemical reactions, most of which are good. Moving your body stimulates your metabolism.

It boosts blood flow. It forces oxygen to circulate through you. It even alleviates many minor aches and pains. So it stands to reason, that these reactive occurrences would then help your diet supplement—your magic pill—do its job much better and easier, than if you took something and did…nothing.

Synergy defined, is several elements working together. Nothing in this world, good or bad, happens without something else, and in many cases several other things, happening all at once.

The so-called weight loss magic pills are then demystified, because they aren’t magic at all. They are chemical compounds that, when mixed with your own body’s working chemicals, produce a synergistic, accelerated weight loss effect.

Yes, they work. But you must agree to work right along with them.