Pure Hoodia
The South African Research Institute, CSIR, started a study on Hoodia Gordonii, a succulent growing wild in the Kalahari Desert. This plant has a reputation amongst the San tribe as a hunger suppressant. They chew this plant during their long hunting expeditions to prevent hunger. CSIR isolated the active molecule, named it P 57 and patented it in 1997. They sold the rights to a British company, Phytopharm, in 1998 to test and market the product.
In a double blind test, conducted by Phytopharm, 400 mg per day of Hoodia Gordonii powder, for 15 days, reduced the calorie intake by 1,000 compared to the control group.
Capsules, pills, tincture and diet gum all followed. This obviously includes genuine as well fly-by-night operators. The only thing that they could not do is to claim that their product is an aid for weight loss. That would be a patent violation. So they market it as a food supplement.
Phytopharm teamed with Pfizer of USA, a pharmaceutical MNC, to produce P 57 synthetically and market the same. But in 2004 Pfizer withdrew from the agreement, as it was not economically viable.
One of the companies marketing the Hoodia capsule is ?Pure Hoodia', with a registered trademark. They claim that each capsule contains 400 mg of Pure Hoodia Gordonii, imported legally from South Africa, grown in privately owned farms. The recommended dose is 1-2 capsules an hour before each meal.
They make no claim that it is a drug, but say that it is an all-natural dietary supplement.
Truth Publishing, a website for independent consumer guidance, came out with a strong accusation against Pure Hoodia.
They claim that tests done on Pure Hoodia by "Alkanist pharmaceuticals," could not confirm the identity of Hoodia Gordoni. Pure Hoodia capsules do not have 400mg of powder, as claimed by the company, but less. Truth Publishing alleges that the same company also sells products under the brand names ?Hoodini' and ?Slimtron'.
In view of the facts that Pfizer gave up the attempt for synthetic P 57 in 2004, it takes 5-7 years for the plant to mature, there is a limited amount of wild Hoodia in the Kalahari Desert and the trade in Hoodia is restricted by CITES, the guiding factor in Hoodia purchases should be "consumer beware.".
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Phentramine and Adaprex... The Diet Pills The World Has Been Waiting For!"Imagine this: an organic pill that kills the appetite and attacks obesity. It has no known side-effects, and contains a molecule that fools your brain into believing you are full."
Quote from BBC News Report, 30.05.2003. Phentramine and Adaprex Hoodia Diet Pills with Hoodia Gordonii cactus is the most exciting new nutritional supplement to come out in years. Hoodia Cactus is not really new, it has been used by the San indigenous tribal people in South Africa as a natural appetite suppressant and thirst quencher during long hunting trips for generations.
The simple fact when taking Phentramine and Adaprex with Hoodia is that you just won't want to eat.. have lots of energy and feel great all over! ? Suppresses appetite ? Increases energy levels? Gives you a feeling of being full and satisfied? Helps control blood sugar and cravings? Lose Excess Weight? Increase Your Metabolism? Burn Fat? Stimulate...
HealthLabs.com Launched New Hoodia Products
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Hoodia Diet Pills - Fact Or Fiction?
Hoodia Diet Pills - Fact Or Fiction?- by A lot has been written about hoodia diet pills lately. Can taking a hoodia based supplement realy help you loose weight? Actually, yes it looks like it can. First some background on the hoodia cactus.Deep inside the African Kalahari desert, grows an ugly cactus called the Hoodia. It thrives in extremely high temperatures, and takes years to mature. The San Bushmen of the Kalahari, one of the world's oldest and most primitive tribes, had been eating the Hoodia for thousands of years, to stave off hunger during long hunting trips.
When South African scientists were routinely testing it, they discovered the plant contained a previously unknown molecule, which has since been christened P 57. P 57 affects a part of your brain, the hypothalamus. Within that mid-brain there are nerve cells that sense glucose sugar. When you eat, blood sugar goes up because of the food, these cells start firing and now you are full. What the Hoodia seems to contain...
Hoodia Diet Pills - Fact Or Fiction?
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Hoodia ? the New Wonder Weight Controller
Copyright 2006 Geoff Morris
London Feb 2006
It may come as no surprise to you, but hundreds of millions of Westerners are now clinically over weight. If you spend any time in America, you only have to go to any of the hundreds of fast food chains to see why this is such a problem; both the portions and the customers are getting way too big!
And many parts of Europe and especially the UK are following fast on their heels.
Now, many visitors to weight lifting and body building sites are not particularly obese, but many of them are looking to reduce their body fat to its minimum while at the same time building up quite striking muscle tissue. They are well aware that to really rip and shred those muscles you have to be very lean already, since you can't sculpt fat!
But of course, the other side effect that haunts body-builders, is that the minute they stop their exercise routines ? for whatever reason ? they worry that they will...
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What Is Hoodia?
Hoodia has been used by South African Bushmen as an appetite suppressant and thirst quencher during long hunting trips for more than 100,000 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 who have given up on other weight loss products. Hoodia is a succulent cactus?like plant, with stalks that look like spiky pickles. However, it does not belong to the cactus family. Hoodia plants grow up to about 1m tall, with large strong smelling flowers in the wild of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
They are known to the indigenous people as Xhoba.
Hoodia Gordonii is the species that is being researched for its appetite suppressant properties. There are other Hoodia species, some of which are grown in gardens, but only Hoodia Gordonii is thought to contain the active ingredient, Hoodia P57.
The diet industry is a billion...
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Hoodia Diet Pills - Fact Or Fiction?
Hoodia Diet Pills - Fact Or Fiction?- by A lot has been written about hoodia diet pills lately. Can taking a hoodia based supplement realy help you loose weight? Actually, yes it looks like it can. First some background on the hoodia cactus.Deep inside the African Kalahari desert, grows an ugly cactus called the Hoodia. It thrives in extremely high temperatures, and takes years to mature. The San Bushmen of the Kalahari, one of the world's oldest and most primitive tribes, had been eating the Hoodia for thousands of years, to stave off hunger during long hunting trips.
When South African scientists were routinely testing it, they discovered the plant contained a previously unknown molecule, which has since been christened P 57. P 57 affects a part of your brain, the hypothalamus. Within that mid-brain there are nerve cells that sense glucose sugar. When you eat, blood sugar goes up because of the food, these cells start firing and now you are full. What the Hoodia seems to contain...
Hoodia Diet Pills - Fact Or Fiction?
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Two years after 60 Minutes Launched the Hoodia Industry - Is Authentic Hoodia Actually Available?
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In Nov 2004 Leslie Stahl of CBS News 60 Minutes went to South Africa, ate some Hoodia and proclaimed "no desire to eat or drink the entire day. I'd have to say it did work"
and unintentionally launched a
red hot Hoodia supplement industry.
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terrific spam filter ? here is the 411 on Hoodia.
Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent plant that grows in South Africa.
The SAN Bushmen have chewed on Hoodia for close to 1,000 years to reduce their appetite while on long hunting trips.
Hoodia is now a highly sought after plant for it ability to suppress appetite.
In fact, Hoodia Gordonii is in such high demand it is considered a protected plant and can only be exported with a special permit from the government of South Africa (a CITES permit).
It has now been almost two years since Hoodia as an appetite suppressant burst onto the diet scene so let's...
Hoodia > Two years after 60 Minutes Launched the Hoodia Industry - Is Authentic Hoodia Actually Available?