Hoodia's effect is that the repression of the thirst and hunger. This is the reason why this plant was used by local people on long trips. It seems like they were also feeding their hunting dogs with hoodia so that the animals would not feel the necessity to eat either. Hoodia was also useful during times of famine and it is used nowadays too.
But if you plan to use hoodia you have to be very cautious because on a long term it might be bad for your organism. Hoodia will reduce your appetite but that does not mean that you would not eat food anymore. If you take care not to make from hoodia your only food supply, it will not have any negative effects on you.
Hoodia is very similar to cactus without being related to it. It is definitely not a drug, it is a herb that contains a molecule called P57. This molecule is the cause for the appetite suppressant characteristics of hoodia. It has the effect of glucose, signalizing to your brain that you are full. Another thing that you should know is that P57 is found only in a specific variety of hoodia gordonii. This variety of hoodia is the only one that has spines and it is succulent. The hoodia's effects were not discovered until recently but there are already some researchers who try to isolate the molecule P57 to manufacture a pharmaceutical drug. The original taste of hoodia is acrid but the plant is sold as a supplement in capsule or as a liquid. The liquid form works sooner than the pills and has a good taste. It is usually combined with green tea extract because this way the results are accelerated more.
The gordonii variety of hoodia is protected by law in South Africa and Namibia because it is rare. The only way to harvest or grow it is with a permit. This situation makes hoodia gordonii to be quite expensive in its pure form. But the plant has the ability to decrease your appetite by approximately one thousand calories a day.
There were made many experiments, first on animals, then on humans. The general results show that hoodia really helps in loosing weight. Another result of the tests shows that even people that suffer from diabetes can use hoodia with no problem. Many people that used hoodia were very satisfied with the results this supplement had on them. The supplement is more effective when you combine it with a healthy diet and regular exercise.
(Thu May 17th, 2007, by Travis Van Slooten)
The best hoodia success stories are those that are covered by journalists who don't have an interest in selling you anything. With that in mind, I ran across an interesting story online by WAVE 3, a NBC television station in Louisville, KY. The television station recruited three regular people back in late February who were willing to try hoodia for a twelve week period. WAVE 3 monitored their progress and reported their results. The station recently revealed the final results of the twelve week trial.
The three participants lost an average of twelve pounds over the twelve week period. That's not all there is to tell in these hoodia success stories. In addition to losing an average of one pound per week, the participants didn't experience any negative side effects. They also noted that hoodia was much more than just a natural appetite suppressant. To them, it was a catalyst to a healthier state of mind.
This is great news to dieters who may be looPills for a little help, but my only question about these hoodia success stories is what specifically were these participants doing during this twelve week period? How much hoodia were they taPills each day? When were they taPills it? Did they make any changes to their diet? Finally, did they exercise and if so, how much and how often? Unfortunately, none of these details were given in the story.
We are lead to believe that all this successful weight loss was the result of hoodia alone. Normally I'm suspicious of successful weight loss results from hoodia users when they say hoodia alone was the answer. The reason is because hoodia's role as part of an overall weight loss program is somewhat limited given that it only suppresses appetite. Dieters still have to do the heavy lifting such as maintaining a healthy diet and ideally, maintaining a regular exercise program. However, if these three participants did in fact lose an average of one pound per week on hoodia alone, I'm willing to accept it because that amount of weight isn't so great as not to be believable.
There are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat. To lose one pound of fat per week, you'd need to consume just 500 calories less per day or burn an additional 500 calories per day. It's very likely that an appetite suppressant could prevent you from eating 500 calories per day. For some that would mean skipping just one candy bar! If hoodia gordonii works as well as many dieters say it does, it's very likely that it could help you skip one or two unhealthy snacks per day at the very least.
Even without having a lot of details in these hoodia success stories, it still adds to the mounting evidence of the effectiveness of hoodia diet pills. Based on these latest hoodia success stories, hoodia diet pills just might be worth considering if you have a few extra pounds to lose.
(Thu Dec 14th, 2006, by Emily Pills)
Herbal medications can treat almost all diseases. There are the instances in which a disease is comparatively new, but its herbal treatments were very old. Obesity is also such a disease whose treatment is available in the form of age old Hoodia. Hoodia is the name of a succulent herb, which is found in the Kalahari Desert of Africa. The tribal people of Kalahari Desert are using this herb as an appetite suppressant for centuries. They suppress their appetite because of scarcity of food, while for an obese appetite suppression is essential for weight loss.
TaPills this fact into consideration, Phytopharm developed Hoodia diet pills, capsules and health drinks from Hoodia Gordonii plant (a species of Hoodia plant). For manufacturing Hoodia appetite suppressant, P-57, an appetite suppressing constituent, is extracted from Hoodia plant. Only Phytopharm is licensed to grow Hoodia Gordonii and to make Hoodia anti-obesity medication from it. Presently, Phytopharm in collaboration with Unilever is manufacturing and marketing this medication.
The appetite suppressing effect of Hoodia is natural and benign. The level of sugar in blood remains normal when, there is sufficient food in the stomach. Whenever, the level of blood sugar falls down we feel urge for food. Hoodia maintains normal level of blood sugar even without any food in the stomach. Normalcy of blood sugar level is a natural process and a natural process cannot be harmful. This is why Hoodia is free from any side effect.
Hoodia can be taken without doctor's prescription. But it is advisable to consult a doctor before using this medication. People with body mass index below 30 should not use this medication. Pregnant ladies, breast-feeding mothers, ladies planning conceive a child soon and children too should abstain themselves from Hoodia. Patients of fat generated cardio-vascular diseases are also not entitled to use this medication.
Diet pill, capsule or health drink in whichever form you use Hoodia, it can suppress appetite for 24hours with a single time use in a day. A single pill of Hoodia daily before breakfast is the general dosage of this medication. Overdosing Hoodia is strictly forbidden.
Buy Hoodia through an online order and make your drug purchase cheap and hassle free. Online pharmacies generally deliver Hoodia at your doorstep.