Hoodia is currently the absolutely most talked about natural weight loss supplement in Northern-America . Until 2004 no one had ever heard about Hoodia at all in the western world. Then one September evening in 2004 CBS 60 Minutes featured a reportage about Hoodia Gordonii and that was the day when people for the first time was introduced to this traditional botanical. Hoodia has later been featured in a lot of other shows and channels such as TBC, ABC, NBC Today, BBC, CNN, and in Oprah's “O” Magazine and in tons of other major media all around the western world.
Ok... But what is it?
The Hoodia is a cactus-like plant that grows in the semi-deserts of Botswana, South Africa, Angola and Namibia. Hoodia Gordonii is considered an endangered species in the wild and the true and authentic Hoodia is only available for export from South Africa. There are more than 13 types of Hoodia and the only active ingredient identified so far is a steroidal glycoside that has been called "p57".
Hoodia is not a "new creation"...
The San Bushmen of the Kalahari desert used Hoodia for hundreds, and maybe even thousands, of years to avoid hunger and thirst during long hunting trips. In 1937, when a Dutch anthropologist who were studying the San Bushmen he saw that their use of Hoodia gordonii seemed to suppress their appetite. In 1963, scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the national laboratory of South Africa, began studying Hoodia. They claimed that lab animals lost weight after they were given Hoodia gordonii. Nowadays; Phytopharm, the manufacturer, cites a clinical trial involving human volunteers that found Hoodia consumption to actually reduce food intake by approximately 1000 calories per day compared to a placebo group. The test results were never "officially" published, however, and therefore hard to verify.
80% Hoodia Scam...
The Hoodia is strictly controlled and since Hoodia has become so incredible popular the last few years, there is a lot of fake and diluted hoodia products on the marked. It is almost impossible to know if a Hoodia product contains pure Hoodia and the active ingredient, unless it has been tested by an independent laboratory. Unfortunately estimates shows that as much as 80% of the Hoodia products on the US market today are fake products without neither p75, which is the active ingredient, nor pure Hoodia itself.
Now, after the ban of the herb ephedra diet pill the market has been very hungry for "a new natural diet pill" and this is one of the main reasons why the Hoodia has been so popular. There are no known side effects and it is as "organic" as it can be.
We have tested the leading Hoodia Brands and out of approximately 47 products (pills, powder, liquids etc) we found 18 products that seemed to be of good quality. We then had the products tested in a laboratory and we came to a total of 3 products that we felt was worth the money.
When buying a Hoodia product, in a health store or online, make sure that it is pure Hoodia.
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