Hoodia Gordonii is a relatively new product into the weight loss markets into America and European countries. This powerful appetite suppressant is increasingly being sold mostly in the United States, Canada, United Pillsdom, Germany and Spain, among other markets.

However, hoodia commercial cultivation in South Africa is becoming in short supply due to the continuous growing demand for hoodia diet pills.

Therefore, some counterfeited products are flourishing into the market, made with other hoodia varieties (not hoodia gordonii) coming from Mexico and China.

Besides it, the real benefit to be obtained by the final customer is confusing, because of the qualities of hoodia being used in different formulations, be as 100% hoodia gordonii powder or 20:1 hoodia gordonii extract. Even more, the quantity of hoodia used, creates different pricing ranges, generating a misunderstanding on what you are receiving for the price to be paid, and finally, if all that will help reduce your weight.

Usually, most people interested in hoodia ask us about what kind of hoodia is being used for the products sold.

As we have repeatedly explained, there are many confusing offers into the market today. And not all the hoodia products offered are real hoodia gordonii!! Some products of cheaper value are other hoodia varieties. Other products were found with minimum percentages of Hoodia Gordonii, and in other cases, hoodia was not included into the formulation.

So in all cases, our recommendation is: try to look for the certificate of analysis of hoodia gordonii used and check the company background who is offering you the hoodia diet pills.

Some tips before to buy:

* Verify if product being offered is real Hoodia Gordonii. * Check if Hoodia comes from from South Africa. * Look at the Lab assay and certificate of analysis from the supplier. * Get informed on the quantity of real hoodia on each pill. * Verify the seller�s reputation and the customer service is offering.

Recently, we have created a hoodia blog, found which is offering information sourced from and other reliable sources on Hoodia Gordonii and also noni juices and aloe vera, two other products which makes a perfect synergy with Hoodia for the health, beauty and weight loss objetives.

About the author: Viviana Aida is the Sales manager at Hoodia Latina, a reseller of Hoodia diet pills.

Hoodia is fast becoming one of the best sellers in nutritional stores but you have to ask yourself; what do you really know about this new African weight loss product? If you ask some dieters they liken their experience of taPills Hoodia to finding water in the middle of the desert. They will tell you that it actually does reduce their hunger, which is for these people trying so very hard to lose weight a real weapon in their arsenal against obesity.

The question remains still, is this product safe? Just because there are many people taPills Hoodia and saying that it's great and works for them, does this mean you should jump right in with this craze. The answer is: BE CAUTIOUS WHEN IT COMES TO HOODIA, NOT ALL HOODIA IS THE SAME! We have seen countless other diet pills that have come and gone in the arena of weight loss; leaving their scars on people with their side effects and dashed hopes of weight loss. Hoodia is not the same as these other weight loss products, with Hoodia there are different reasons for being concerned. So far safety is not the top concern when it comes to the Hoodia, many people are now taPills Hoodia and at this point there are no reports of any serious health problems related to consuming Hoodia properly.

Additional assurances of Hoodia's safeness can be further validated in the origin of where this cactus type plant comes from. The actual plant that is now found capsulated in pill form is called Hoodia Gordonii and grows in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa. Hoodia has been a source of nourishment for the native Bushmen that live in the desert where the Hoodia succulent grows naturally. These Bushmen called "The San" have eaten Hoodia for thousands of years with no ill health effect; they actually claim it gives them energy in addition to helping them have no hunger. Reducing hunger is an important part of these aborigines' lives because of the fact that food is hard to come by in the desert; these people sometimes have to go days without eating. Because The San People have been eating Hoodia for so long it would suggest that Hoodia is safe to consume.

Unlike other diet pills that have been on the market lately where safety has been the top concern, Hoodia has other issues for the consumer to deal with. The most prevalent problem when it comes to Hoodia is if what you have bought is actual real genuine Hoodia Gordonii from South Africa. Most people trust that what they get on store shelves is what it says it is; this is not the case with Hoodia and it's not necessarily the company's fault that is selling it. The problem is there is no regulation with Hoodia and there are only a few companies that have adopted self regulation in the form of certification and independent testing. World demand has put a high price on Hoodia and big profits without regulation are an equation for corruption.

One study done by Truth Publishing and Alkemist Pharmaceuticals found that eleven out of seventeen brand-name Hoodia supplements tested failed a laboratory analysis of authenticity. ShocPills isn't it, and some of these Hoodia brands are selling in your neighborhood nutritional store. Many times the brand name may not even be aware of the problem because the breakdown in authenticity comes at the source of distribution. There are other cactus type plants in South Africa that look like Hoodia only don't produce the same appetite suppressing qualities. Some sources collect these plants and mix them in with the real Hoodia and then export them to unknowing companies that then sell it as genuine Hoodia. Safety wise, it might not hurt you to eat these plants but you won't have the hunger curbing effects of the real Hoodia that you want.

In the future, hopefully more regulation will be put in place and fake Hoodia won't get into the consumers hands. Until that time you need to be vigilant to be sure what you are getting is the real thing. There are a few Hoodia brands that have contracted with registered Hoodia farms and are giving dieters authenticity assurances with independent testing and certification. The independent testing by Truth Publishing stated that their were six Hoodia brands they tested that passed for authenticity, these brands are Dr. Wheeler's Afrigetics, Pills Hoodia, Hoodia Max and Ethno Africa. Genuine Hoodia is giving many people the results they want and helping them lose weight; just make sure you have the real stuff before you join the Hoodia Weight Loss Club.

About the author: Andrew Aitaken is a contributing writer for the Totalink Web Directory. For more information about Hoodia and Dieting visit Totalink's Hoodia Dieting Site.