Ten years ago, I participated in the sport of body-building over a period of 24 months and 5 shows. A coach encouraged me to use the Hydroxy-cut product to aid in fat loss. I did lose fat and did place in the top three at every show winning first and overall in my very first show.

Was the Hydroxy-cut product the reason for my success? How will I ever really know? The federation I competed in was drug free yet this product was allowed. The dose was up to 4 tablets 3 times per day. Based on my body weight (ranging from 114 -124 during my “in season” preparation) I started with 2 pills, three times daily increasing to 3 and then 4 as they became less effective. I was taking 12 Hydroxy-cut per day to manage my appetite so that I could eat all the foods prescribed by my coach without the cravings.

After the shows (when I needed to gain weight back) I continued the Hydroxy-cut product except, one day per week, I would “clean out my system” or so I thought over a 24 hour period. I didn’t think I was addicted because I would take this day off. A spiritual director I was seeing at the time suggested I was addicted to this product and to prove my point I gave the product to him and got rid of it. After the initial 24 hour cleansing, that my body had grown accustomed to, I developed a blinding headache during church the following morning. Headache turned in to nausea, vomiting, basically all the symptoms listed in the article link. I cannot remember ever being so sick and it scared me.

I will not and do not recommend this product or any other fat burners to any of my clients. If I find out they are taking them, I tell my story over and over again.

In a nutshell, our bodies are beautifully and wonderfully made. Water and feed your body in the most nutritious way you can. If you have to ask whether or not you should take a supplement of this nature then the answer is probably no!

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