An avid follower of the diet fads that are making their rounds in today's society is quite possibly familiar with the apple patch diet. Also known as the apple drop, the dry slap diet, or the apple Band-Aid, this fad is making claims and promises that are too good to be true, thus firmly establishing its residence in the diet hall of shame. The explanation of the apple patch diet is easy:

* A patch that has nothing to do with apples - other than its shape - is attached to the body in a discrete location.

* A proprietary formulation of herbs will react to the body heat and begins to enter the person's bloodstream via dermal access.

* Relying on thermal reactions, apple patch dieters are said to lose weight while they sleep and watch TV simply because the herbs are making the body shed the pounds.

If this is too good to be true, you would be right. The fact that guarana is one of the ingredients does not install a lot of confidence in those that have traced heart related ailments back to this supplement. Yet in addition to the foregoing, the fact that the manufacturers of the apple patch diet do not readily part with the list of other herbal ingredients is giving pause to some of the more gullible consumers; granted, the manufacturer offers you to provide the listing upon your request, but why should you have to go through this hassle to find out if this method is truly safe?

Interestingly, there are now those that worn of another danger associated with the apple patch diet: consumers who utilized it in conjunction with certain herbal colon cleansers have found themselves suffering from severe side effects. Colon cleansers themselves are little more than substances that will mimic a large dose of fiber in the colon, thus causing your body to eliminate fecal matter, including the kind that may have been left behind in your colon for a long period of time and has become attached to the inner walls of the intestinal tract. Some believe that toxins are released from the fecal matter, while others agree that an impacted colon will lead to painful constipation and abdominal pain.

Since some herbal colon cleansers operate on the same model of the apple patch diet in that a complete list of ingredient is not made available unless specifically requested, it is not uncommon for consumers to combine herbage that is counter indicated. While in the world of pharmacological substances such counter indications are spelled out and double checked by prescribers and dispensers alike, in the world of natural health supplements it is more of a free for all environment, and dangerous combinations are bought and ingested daily.

For those keeping an eye out for quackery, the least harm comes from the fact that either supplement may be useless or render one another harmless, while there is the very real possibility that a combination of certain herbs may lead to severe, life threatening allergic reactions that could have been avoided with the help of a doctor and a full disclosure on the part of the manufacturers. All things considered, if you are using the apple patch, stay away from colon cleansers!

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