What is Sassy Water and why is this “flat belly diet” in the news again? Sassy water captured the interest of thousands at the start of the year with its promise of getting rid of that bloated feeling. Along with the “Flat Belly diet”, many women tried it and I assume it may have worked for them for it to find resurgence on the we after four months.

When it first gained popularity many thought it was a brand of bottled water which promises therapeutic and miraculous results after continued use. It turns out that assumption was quite correct. It was
no miracle potion but it produces good results according to some readers who have tried it. Sassy water was invented by a person named Sassy but it’s not a brand, and it’s not bottled either. It’s not for sale either. In fact, it can be made right in your own kitchens following a recipe that promises a flat belly upon continued use. The concoction is quite simple, made up of plain tap water, ginger, cucumber, lemon and mint leaves, and designed not to make one lose weight but to relax one’s gastrointestinal tract and thus avoid bloating.

The question now is, “Does it work?” Everybody wants something fast and easy. The Flat Belly Diet and the Sassy Water Diet look easy enough, but do they work as promised? The following review by New York’s Examiner.com aims to shed some light on that.

Flat Belly Diet Review

The only part of the Flat Belly Diet that gives me pause is its assertion that eating monounsaturated fatty acids specifically targets belly fat; unfortunately, many people may purchase this book under the false impression that the exercises and meals in it are designed especially for decreasing their tummy girth. A good deal of research has gone into stomach-shrinking methods, and they universally find that, while eating less and exercising decreases the fat in your body OVERALL, you can’t just target one area alone. You’ll lose weight and inches from your stomach, in other words, but you’ll lose it from everywhere else too, and possibly not quite in the proportions you had wished. And no amount of stomach crunches will burn fat only in your stomach. You’ll develop some kicking stomach muscles and burn fat all over your body, but not just in your stomach.

According to the Daily Mail, together with sassy water and the Flat Belly Diet, one must follow these steps to have a flat tummy, losing “seven pounds and five inches all over in just FOUR days!”

Eat four meals a day (including one smoothie). Little and often helps your body to digest food more easily – avoiding bloating. The foods recommended on this program have been specifically chosen for their anti-bloat qualities.

Take a quick five-minute after-meal walk. Moving your body helps release air trapped in your gastrointestinal tract.

Drink two liters of Sassy Water daily. Devised by nutrition director Cynthia Sassy, the ingredients in her water aren’t just for flavor: the ginger will help to calm and soothe your GI tract. You can also drink 100 per cent pure herbal teas such as chamomile.

Sassy Water Recipe/Sassy Water Ingredients

2 liters (3 1/2 pints) water
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1 medium lemon, thinly sliced
12 mint leaves

Combine all ingredients in a large jug, chill in the refrigerator and let the flavours blend overnight.

Eat slowly. Often, when you eat quickly, you take in large gulps of air which gets trapped in your digestive system and causes bloating.

In addition to this, the Daily Mail also published an article that tackles the specifics of achieving a flat tummy in four days. The Flat Belly Diet is a groundbreaking eating plan devised by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sassy of Prevention, America’s most popular health magazine. It promises a thinner, lighter you by abolishing the foods, drinks and habits that cause bloating. There is also a quiz you can take to find out if you are prone to bloating and what can be done about it. All these can be found here: Flat Belly Diet.

The Flat Belly Diet / Sassy Water

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Hydroxycut weight loss pills has been recalled. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the recall of the popular weight loss supplements after findings that use of Hydroxycut pose risk of liver injury.

Hydroxycut is advertised as made from natural ingredients. It is a very popular dietary supplement and accounts for about 90 percent of the market for weight loss supplements. Now, the Food and Drug Administration says there have been reports of liver damage and other health problems. The FDA is warning customers to stop using the product immediately.

The following announcement can be found in the US FDA website regarding the recall of Hydroxycut:

FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
Dietary Supplements Linked to One Death; Pose Risk of Liver Injury

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., of Oakville, Ontario and distributed by Iovate Health Sciences USA Inc. of Blasdell, N.Y. Some Hydroxycut products are associated with a number of serious liver injuries. Iovate has agreed to recall Hydroxycut products from the market.

The FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. Other health problems reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious health problems such as kidney failure.

Liver injury, although rare, was reported by patients at the doses of Hydroxycut recommended on the bottle. Symptoms of liver injury include jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes) and brown urine. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, light-colored stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, itching, and loss of appetite.

“The FDA urges consumers to discontinue use of Hydroxycut products in order to avoid any undue risk. Adverse events are rare, but exist. Consumers should consult a physician or other health care professional if they are experiencing symptoms possibly associated with these products,” said Linda Katz, M.D., interim chief medical officer of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

Hydroxycut products are dietary supplements that are marketed for weight-loss, as fat burners, as energy-enhancers, as low carb diet aids, and for water loss under the Iovate and MuscleTech brand names. The list of products being recalled by Iovate currently includes:

Hydroxycut Regular Rapid Release Caplets
Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Rapid Release Caplets
Hydroxycut Hardcore Liquid Caplets
Hydroxycut Max Liquid Caplets
Hydroxycut Regular Drink Packets
Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Drink Packets
Hydroxycut Hardcore Drink Packets (Ignition Stix)
Hydroxycut Max Drink Packets
Hydroxycut Liquid Shots
Hydroxycut Hardcore RTDs (Ready-to-Drink)
Hydroxycut Max Aqua Shed
Hydroxycut 24
Hydroxycut Carb Control
Hydroxycut Natural

Although the FDA has not received reports of serious liver-related adverse reactions for all Hydroxycut products, Iovate has agreed to recall all the products listed above. Hydroxycut Cleanse and Hoodia products are not affected by the recall. Consumers who have any of the products involved in the recall are advised to stop using them and to return them to the place of purchase. The agency has not yet determined which ingredients, dosages, or other health-related factors may be associated with risks related to these Hydroxycut products. The products contain a variety of ingredients and herbal extracts.

Health care professionals and consumers are encouraged to report serious adverse events (side effects) or product quality problems with the use of these products to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online, by regular mail, fax or phone.

FDA recalls Hydroxycut weight loss pills

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