Community-Sourced Weight Loss Reviews from the Health Hound
Don’t Buy a Weight Loss or Diet Product Until You Read This…
It just really bristles my fur to see the bad guys messing with people who just want to lose weight and feel better! They know that people like us (who have weight issues) are vulnerable, and they use that against us.
Because I have simply had enough, the “Pack” and I do some investigating so you don’t get ripped off.
Now some products do make it through the Hound filter, but most of them attain the dubious distinction of landing in the Health Hound’s Dog House!
Health Hound Weight Loss Product Reviews
Diet Pills / Related
| When one of my pack members recommended I take a look at this new weight loss supplement called Formula No. 1 from RealDose Nutrition… I wasn’t very enthusiastic about it… | |
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| If you want to lose weight, one thing you should eat a lot of is green vegetables. BUT getting enough greens is a hard thing to do. Not to mention the fact that green vegetables aren’t the tastiest food on the planet. | |
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| Healthe Trim is an herbal supplement for weight loss that despite making many (often outrageous) claims, no data or research has been released to support these claims. Healthe Trim also contains potentially dangerous ingredients including HCA. | |
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| Boy oh Boy! LeanSpa has it all: acai berry, chromium, green tea, garcinia cambogia! All the latest and greatest in weight loss supplements. Finally, the miracle you’ve been seeking…or is it? | |
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| Lipozene is a diet pill that claims it’s "clinically proven to reduce body fat" and claims to have done numerous clinical studies to back this up. To date, no clinical studies have been published by Lipozene’s maker, Obesity Research Institute LLC (who was also fined 1.5 million dollars by the FTC for making misleading claims about weight loss.) | |
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| Zylotrim is manufactured & sold by Obesity Research Institute LLC, the same company who makes Lipozene and the story behind Zylotrim plays out much like Lipozene does. They make many claims about this product but they don’t publish any data to back it all up. | |
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| Slim Form Patch is a weight loss aid used as you would use a nicotine patch to deliver the weight loss ingredients throughout the day. | |
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| Some dogs like to chase the Mailman, but the government representative that raises this hound dog’s hackles is the FDA! Being a major advocate of healthy and natural weight loss, hearing about the recent endorsement by the FDA of the prescription obesity drug Qnexa, was enough to warrant a closer investigation. | |
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| Sensa are packets of "tastant crystals" that you supposedly sprinkle on your food to help you eat less. Sensa marketing relies heavily on their "studies" however ABC’s 20/20 debunked these. Sensa is fraudulent in nature and also has a bad customer service reputation. | |
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| If you have been anywhere near a TV during the last decade, you have seen commercials for Hydroxycut. Hydroxycut is one of the most famous fat burners advertised. They claim that if you take two caplets twice a day you will burn fat, have increased energy, and lose weight. | |
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Exercise Videos & Programs
| When I heard that a former part-time musician was selling a fat loss course that was actually GOOD… I was skeptical. A lot of courses I’ve reviewed are written by doctors or certified trainers. But this guy was a former part-time musician… and HE has the information to help people lose weight? | |
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| I was recently sniffing through a weight loss forum when I came across a post by someone giving praise to a course by the name of Fat Loss Time.
So as usual, I had to check it out. Here’s what I found… |
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| Most of the courses I review are somehow related to weight loss. And this one is no different. But the way it IS different is that it’s presented as a six pack abs course (or flat abs if you’re a woman). | |
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| I was recently sniffing through a certain weight-loss forum when I came across a post by someone giving praise to a certain course by the name of “Ab Strength Guide.” | |
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| By now, you have all seen the infomercials for the P90x. They are famous for making the claim that you can attain a complete body transformation in just 90 workouts. | |
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| You’ve probably seen the infomercials… maybe late at night after you’ve just eaten a bag of chips and had a few beers.
Click Here To Read The Investigation on the Insanity Workout |
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| Zumba is a Latin-based dance exercise program… Think Hip Hop Abs, south of the border. It’s a lot of fun and people seem to be loving it (to the point of DVD shortages and slow shipping), but does it work? | |
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| Shaun T has all the moves to present a great looking ab program. I mean, who doesn’t want a fun way to work off the bulge and end up with a ripped sexy core. BUT, will you be able to bust a move and find the same results as the sexy peeps on the infomercial? | |
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| Jillian Michaels claims she is America’s toughest trainer and can help you lose weight. She says she will provide you with nutrition guidelines, exercises to do at home—no gym required, and motivation to keep you moving. | |
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Meal Replacement
| Medifast has been recommended by more than 20,000 doctors since its inception nearly 25 years ago. This meal replacement program has helped thousands lose weight and even maintain weight loss. | |
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| Who doesn’t want an easy way to start your day with a healthy breakfast?
Click Here To Read The Investigation on Right Size Smoothies |
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| Nutrisystem is a weight loss program that delivers food right to your door. Eat the low-glycemic index meals and snacks six times a day and weight loss is sure to ensue. | |
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| Valerie lost it and kept it off. Kirstie lost it and gained it back. Jenny Craig’s weight loss program has helped many folks lose weight, while others had a hard time with long-term results. | |
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| Weight Watchers has certainly stood the test of time. Founded back in the late 1960’s, thousands of people have lost weight using this popular weight loss plan. | |
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| Nothing complicated here folks. The Hollywood Cookie Diet is simply a meal replacement plan in which you eat 4 cookies for breakfast and lunch and then a sensible meal at dinner. The diet suggests you exercise as well.
Click Here To Read The Investigation on the Hollywood Cookie Diet |
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| Well, these aren’t exactly a scrumptious box of Girl Scout Cookies, they are special diet cookies created by Dr. Sanford Siegal during the 1970′s. Eat 6 cookies per day and a sensible meal in the evening and presto… weight loss to the tune of 15 pounds per month.
Click Here To Read The Investigation on Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet |
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| Human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) is the “pregnancy” hormone that home pregnancy tests detect in early pregnancy. It rises during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy and then goes back to normal levels. | |
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| The infomercials for the Skinny Switch Diet look convincing. The ‘guru’ behind the diet is Rob Nevins. He says you can eat a planned diet for two days, and on the third day have a treat, then repeat this cycle…and lose weight. His infomercial says no exercise is necessary. | |
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| Seems The Zone is a little bit like cilantro… you either love it or hate it! So, what’s the deal with this extremely popular low carb, high protein plan? Does it work? Can you lose weight, keep it off and find better health? | |
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| Michael Thurmond’s 6 Week Body Makeover claims you will lose up to 30 pounds and makeover your entire body in six weeks…
Click Here To Read The Investigation on 6 Week Body Makeover |
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| It was just a matter of time before Nopalea (pronounced “NO-pay-lee-uh” fancy name for prickly pear cactus), would be unveiled as the world’s next super ingredient in the world of Multi-Level-Marketing… | |
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| Being a bit of a “Chow Hound,” I had to admit that a diet that said you could lose weight without giving up the foods you loved, really got my tail wagging! But that is exactly the claim made by the Food Lovers Diet. Of course I was a bit skeptical… turns out, my animal instincts were right on the nose! | |
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Weight Loss Books
| What does blood type have to do with your ability to lose weight? Well, Dr. D’Adamo (naturopathic doctor) seems to think it has everything to do with it.
Click Here To Read The Investigation on Eat Right For Your Type |
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| Kevin Trudeau is the creator of Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About as well as a weight loss book and other information products. | |
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| The Dukan Diet is a high protein diet system (much like the first Atkins diet) created by Pierre Dukan in France that’s starting to make it’s waves across the world. Let’s see how it stacks up… | |
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| As your trusted Health Hound, I had to sink my teeth into Kevin Trudeau’s Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About. There’s a reason this guy has sold over 6 million copies of his book… and it isn’t because it’s good!
Click Here To Read The Investigation on Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You To Know About |
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| What does blood type have to do with your ability to lose weight? Well, Dr. D’Adamo (naturopathic doctor) seems to think it has everything to do with it. His diet plan, Eat Right for Your Blood Type, tells you what foods you should or shouldn’t be eating based on your blood type.
Click Here To Read The Investigation on Eat Right For Your Type |
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| Well, I must admit. I did lose a little weight when I read about “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About”…. From laughing my tail off! And not because Kevin Trudeau is a comical writer…
Click Here To Read The Investigation on The Weight Loss Cure |
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| Over 22 million have purchased the South Beach Diet. It would be impossible to tell you how many of those who bought the book have lost weight. | |
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Misc
| What’s the deal? Does it work? Is this purple fruit THE weight loss miracle of this century? With all the scams associated with this miracle in a bottle, I had to sniff it out… | |
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| We have reason to believe Aspartame, another artificial, chemical sweetener is potentially harmful. Not only that, but does this zero calorie sweetener used in diet products make you GAIN weight? | |
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| Have you seen the Slim Shots commercials? The cartoon woman discusses how easy it is for her husband to lose weight while she struggles with weight no matter what she does. Enter Slim Shots. This little liquid drink (looks like a coffee creamer) will supposedly solve all your weight loss problems as a woman. But does it? I had to sniff this out… sounds too good to be true! | |
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| Well, here we are with yet another acai product. This time, in the form of a cleanse. Naturally, my hair bristled and my ears perked when I heard about Acai Max Cleanse. | |
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My Investigation of “Belly Fat Free” By Josh Bezoni (A Critical Review) 
My Investigation of “The Diet Solution Program” by Isabel De Los Rios
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ANY INFO ON CURVES?
The gym? Seems like a straightforward gym for women…
Have you reviewed Bill Phillips Body for Life book/program?
Haven’t yet, but have added it to my ever-growing list! Thanks for the suggestion!
This is about an exercise video series called Brazil Butt Lift. I didn’t follow the extremely low-calorie diet that came with it (although it does include super healthy foods…just too little calories for me), but I definitely got MAJOR results. It REALLY works.
LOVE LOVE LOVE my new Bum Bum.
Just a question. I love tea. I drink “black” teas daily 2-4 cups unsweetend, no lemon and unsweetend iced tea as well. I know Green Tea is the current rage. So I tried it but I really don’t think it is a flavorful as black tea. I have been using 1 bag of each when steeping my tea. Am I reaping the benefits or am I canceling them out?
Am also interested in Essiac tea. Any information would be appreciated.
Black tea does not have the same benefits of green tea, sorry! I have not looked into Essiac Tea, but will add it to my ever-growing list!
Hey Henry,
Can you do a review on the Brazil buttlift workout by Leandro please. Thank you!!!
Please check out low testosterone supplements and effectiveness
These are something that should be issued by a medical professional, as you must have blood tests done beforehand to actually check your testosterone levels. You should not self-diagnose those.
Hello, on your blue print food plan how many hours should be between meals?
You should be eating every two to three hours to keep the metabolism up.
Henry have you checked out Omega XL??? Apparently Terry Bradshaw endorses it, which he says is because he truly believes it works (since he obviously doesn’t need the money). I’ve seen a lot of scam blogs on it though so I’m wondering if it’s worth the high price. Thanks!
I will have to add it to my list! I think it’s important to note that it doesn’t matter who is the celebrity endorsing the product…people are paid a lot of money to say a lot of things they do not believe in…and most people don’t believe they ever have enough money.
Henry I have really enjoyed reading your report and just found it very similar to Jorge Cruise’s program “The Belly Fat Cure.” Do you think his program is good?
You pay $4 per week for online menus, tips, recipes and motivation. I am not sure of the extent of what you actually get but it sounds very similar.
Henry, what do you think of the Glycemic Load Diet of Dr. Rob Thompson? Just got a flyer in the mail from Rodale Press about a new updated version of the book. It sounds scientifically correct as I know a little of the digestive processes in the body being a medical lab tech. Just wanted your thoughts before ordering the book. Thanks for your time.
is the food lovers weight loss plan legit or is there a plan out there that can help me loose the weight i need.
Henry..I weigh 275lbs, deal high levels of stress from work & home. My blood pressure is very high and I’m miserable because the weight slows me down . there are so many weight loss programs,I’m CONFUSED! I have already made an appointment with Jazzercise..what good is that if i keep going on eating binges. My chest and legs are hurting and I’m afraid to have any weight loss surgeries. I believe i can do it but its hard without a support and someone talk too about this. Can you recommend a simple diet to assist me …..i don’t want to die!
I would suggest seeking the council of a medical professional. Good luck!
i want to order the Gastric Bypass No Surgery formula for me & my 16 year old boy. does it have anyside effects? please reply to my email a.s.a.p
To fatma: I saw you asking about the gastric bypass no surgery formula and I wanted to tell you that my mother and I tried that for just 2 days and we both developed serious stomach problems from it. I wouldn’t recommend it.
What’s the scoop on this Roca Lab Weight Loss Program?
What about Ally? I don’t know if I spelled it right but this is supposed to allow you to absorb only about half the fat of what you eat. FDA approved weight loss supplement.
Thank you
I love reading your results from the hound pack on various weight loss magic tricks, so here are a couple more that I have recently read about and promoted by Dr. Oz, who I would like to believe is telling the truth. The first is African Mango seed extract, taking 150mg twice a day and the second is the sea buckthorn in liquid supplement or a pill. Thank you for your time.
Henry, what is your review of the “Food Lovers Diet”?
Hello, My question is not abour a diet, but about a product I saw in an infomercial. It is called “tummy tuck belt”. It is an undergarment and it also promises to get rid of tummy fat. It costs $59.98. It sounds good, but it might be one of those wishful thinking products. Do you have any information on it? I was going to order it, but I’ll wait to hear your opinion. Thank you.
Exercise is a lot cheaper and will give you actual results.
Has anyone tried those tiny seeds called “chia seeds” that the Mayan runners used? They are recommended by Dr. Oz & others in alternative medicine. I started using them about 5 months ago & doing nothing different. I have a whole lot more energy & when I went to the primary doctor for my check-up, I had lost 5 lbs. in three months. Just sprinkle a teaspoon of the seeds on whatever you are eating three times a day. You could work up to a tablespoon 3 times a day – if it doesn’t make your bowels too loose. I had to go back down to a teaspoon a day but still feel great & loosing weight. I’m 77 & can now work circles around a 40 year old. Don’t take my word for it. Check it out on the Internet.
Hello Henry,
Per your suggestion, my husband and I began the Diet Solution and I have currently lost 30 and my husband has lost 25. I wanted to say thank you for re-establishing again that a well balanced diet and moderate exercise wil do wonders for a person.
I’m writing to you today, because I have a friend that asked if I’d heard of or anything about Calorad. I have been doing some research and I’m not finding anything really bad about Calorad, except expense and/or no weight loss. I’m not finding any bad side effects. I do not want my friend to be taken advantaged of. If you have any info that I would be able to share with her, I’d appreciate it.
Thank you
Kathy Jacobson
That is so great to hear! And thank you for writing! Congrats, keep it up! I haven’t looked into, or heard of Calorad, but will add them to my list!! Thanks!
Hi have you done any research on hypnosis gastric band? or hypnosis in general related to weight loss please. In my area gastric band hypnosis is offered for 400 pound and states that you feel like you have had a gastric band fitted.
Henry, What are you thoughts on Hypnosis for changing eating habits etc?
whats the scoop on Benvia gold?
This is for Robert regarding Beniva Gold. Those are just chia seeds which you can by at any whole foods store. I got a bag for about 8 dollars. It has lasted a while. It is a healthy food but not really a weight loss “fix”. I sprinkle some on my toast everyday because it is healthy and I like it. Pretty much similar to flax seed but tastes better.
Hi Henry,
Do you have any information on the food lovers diet?
I could not find anything about Quick Weight Loss Centers and their claim to “lose 30 pounds in 30 days”. Have you anything to say about them? Thank you.