RapidSlim Review

What You Should Know

RapidSlim SX is a new herbal supplement diet pill, and its makers have a bold claim: it is, so they say, the fastest-working weight-loss formula ever created. It is designed especially for busy women who are overweight and need to lose weight but feel they have little time for exercise or always eating sensibly. The RapidSlim SX manufacturers back up their claims with clinical study results, patent protection of their proprietary formula, and the use of all-natural ingredients. This pill is a gel cap which is quick and easy to take, and makes use of LiQuick Fix technology to maximize speed and completeness of the ingredients’ bodily absorption.

List of Ingredients

There are a lot of ingredients in RapidSlim SX. But the active ones are:

Hoodia. This is an African herb that has seen dramatic increases in popularity in the last decade. It is a weight-loss supplement which acts as an appetite suppressant. The effectiveness of it is attested to by its use among the San Bushmen, who for hundreds of years have chewed hoodia when they go on long hunting trips so that they don’t get distracted by hunger or end up eating the kill before they get it back to the settlement.
Cissus Quadrangularis. This has been used for centuries, too, in India, where it has long been used to treat bone fragmentation or deterioration. Women who are overweight are far more prone to get diseases like osteoporosis, so that seems to be the rationale for using it in a weight loss pill.
Caffeine. Caffeine can also act as an appetite suppressant, since it gives the brain a kick-start and elevates mood and energy all without food.

Product Features

Gel cap using advanced technology to ensure rapid, full absorption of the ingredients.
An exercise regimen is encouraged, but none is specified. There is a printable personal exercise journal at the company website.
Available at retail pharmacies. Average price: $25 for 40 pills.

Pro’s

Clinical studies are cited.
Very easy to acquire and use.
Exercise regimen is encouraged.

Con’s

Caffeine can have very negative side effects including bringing on hypertension and heart arrhythmia.
Uncertainty surrounds Cissus Quadrangularis.
No exercise regimen is spelled out, and the predominant targeted group is known to have poor exercise habits and lack of discipline.
Pill is designed with just one group (very busy women) in mind.
Appetite suppression is not effective for long-term weight loss and can lead to being malnutritioned.

Conclusion

RapidSlim SX seems designed around appetite suppression and ease of use. Appetite suppression does not stimulate the metabolism, which is the only way to realize permanent weight loss. In fact, appetite suppression can cause the metabolism to slow down in response to the body’s not having enough energy stores–which just leads to more weight gain or no weight loss. So besides playing into the falsehood of “eat less to weigh less”, it also plays up the “pop a pill” mentality that is causing so many problems in our culture. Yes, exercise is encouraged, but the target market for RapidSlim is a group that needs to have an exercise regimen spelled out for its members who, if they could be counted on to put together and follow their own exercise regimen, would already be doing so and probably not need the product.