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Hoodia Diet Pill

2006-09-07T03:55:00.000-07:00

What Is Hoodia?

Hoodia has been recently discovered by North Americans, although it has been used by South African bushman as an appetite suppressant before taking long trips for hundreds of years. It was discovered during a study of indigenous foods by a lab in South Africa, and may represent a great opportunity for the South African economy as well as a diet miracle for many of those who have given up on other weight loss methods. Hoodia itself is a group of stem succulent cactus – like plants, with stalks that look like spiky pickles or sea cucumbers. These plants can grow up to 1m high and flower large strong smelling flowers. The indigenous people who live where these plants come from call the plants Xhoba.

The Hoodia plant is not related to cactus plants, although it does look like a cactus. Eating a cactus plant, however, will not cause you to lose weight or suppress your appetite. The Hoodia species which many people have become interested in is Hoodia Gordonii. There are other Hoodia species, some of which are grown in gardens, but the Gordonii is the one targeted as a weight loss method, and therefore of interest to drug companies and dieters everywhere.

Hoodia has begun to appear on the market as a nutritional supplement, sold as pills which contain small amounts of Hoodia. This is exciting for many people, as a large number of North American people struggle with their weight, and there have been a few studies done which have shown amazing results and Hoodia users in the study lost weight easily without feeling hungry at all. In a set of clinical trials, obese people were given Hoodia, and instructed not to do anything but eat, read, or watch TV. They still lowered their calorie intake and lost weight. This has caused a great deal of excitement and prompted a number of companies to produce nutritional supplements which they say contain Hoodia. It has also become more popular after rumors that TV actresses were eating Hoodia to stave off weight gain.

Pharmaceutical companies are trying to develop extracts of the Hoodia, forming pills which specifically contain the active ingredient in the plant, and plan to market them as diet pills. They are also trying to develop synthetic copies of the molecule within Hoodia which specifically suppresses the appetite. Unfortunately, the synthetic copy is very expensive and would be difficult to mass produce. So Hoodia in its natural plant form is needed.

The diet industry is a billion dollar industry, and Hoodia, as a natural appetite suppressant, may change the entire industry. As yet, there have been no observed side effects, because Hoodia is not a stimulant like Ephedra. However, further research in this area does need to be done.

Hoodia combined with a proper diet, exercise, and otherwise healthy lifestyle may help users see faster weight loss without feeling hungry. However, Hoodia itself is very expensive, because it is only found in one area of the world and, as a protected plant, it is difficult to import.

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2006-08-31T03:53:00.000-07:00

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Hoodia, 100% Real Hoodia Gordonii by Patsy Hamilton

Despite claims made by some supplement companies, products with hoodia, 100% real hoodia gordonii products or even the hoodia gordonii extract that Phytopharm is currently researching are not miracle cures for obesity.

The question that most people ask about hoodia (does it really work) is difficult to answer. Unlike laboratory animals, human beings do not eat only because they are hungry. An appetite suppressant whether a product with hoodia, 100% real hoodia gordonii or a product with any other ingredients will only do one thing; suppress physical hunger. The symptoms of physical hunger are growling stomach, moodiness and shakiness from low blood sugar levels, just to name a few. How many times have you eaten a meal or a snack when none of these symptoms were present?

"So, I heard about this stuff called hoodia, does it really work?" It may work to suppress the physical symptoms of hunger. Some diet "gurus" say that we should eat when we are not hungry. Some say that we should eat several small meals per day; some say every couple of hours. They say that this will keep our blood sugar levels stabilized. But, who really has time for that? Hoodia, 100% real hoodia gordonii, cause an increase of ATP in the hypothalamus of lab animals. No one knows exactly how the human brain works. It is relatively difficult to study. But if hoodia does really work as an appetite suppressant, it is probably because of this affect that it has on the hypothalamus.

Scientists do know that the hypothalamus is the section of the human brain which monitors hunger, thirst, blood sugar levels, body temperature and many other things. ATP is a neurotransmitter, probably responsible for transmitting signals from all over the body to the brain and back. ATP is also known to be an energy source for all the cells of the body, so it could be that extracts of hoodia, 100% real hoodia gordonii causes signals to be transmitted that mean "not hungry". Or it could be that the brain senses the increased energy provided by the ATP (which is normally produced mostly by fats or sugars) and assumes that food has been eaten.

If you asked the San peoples of southern Africa, "That hoodia, does it really work?" They would not tell you anything about the effects of ATP on the brain. They would probably tell you something like, "you will not feel hunger." They, the real discoverers of the benefits of hoodia, 100% real hoodia gordonii, did not eat it to lose weight. They did not eat it very often at all. It was not a preferred food source. But, if they were hungry, and other food sources were not available, they would peel of the outer skin and spikes and eat the fleshy part to ease feelings of hunger and thirst as they searched for more food.

To answer this question about hoodia; does it really work. According to customer comments, clinical trials that have been completed and observations made by interested physicians, hoodia, 100% real hoodia gordonii does work for many people. Particularly those people, who stay busy throughout the day, are motivated to lose weight, are willing to do a little moderate exercise and will try to resist the psychological food cravings that we all have at one time or another. It may be that hoodia, 100% real hoodia gordonii can help dieters through those difficult, but necessary lifestyle changes. No clinical research into long term effects has been completed. We do not know if weight initially lost will come right back, but if one can make those healthy lifestyle changes and then stick to them then maybe...

For more information about hoodia, does it really work and other questions, visit the Hoodia Info Blog.

About the Author

Patsy Hamilton is an editor of the Hoodia Info Blog. Visit us at http://hoodiainfo.blogspot.com.

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2006-08-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my new Pure Hoodia blog.

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