Exactlly What is Hoodia

Gordonii?

Hoodia (pronounced HOO dee ah) is a natural herb that tells your brain that you are full. This means you will lose weight without craving food. Unlike traditional diet pills, your metabolism is not put into high gear. There is none of the nervousness associated with other weight loss products. You will not experience diarrhea or other intestinal problems because hoodia is not a fat blocker. It does not act on the digestive system. It simply tells the brain you are full. You can go about your business without worry and easily lose several pounds a month.

In use for centuries

Hoodia has been used for centuries by the San tribesmen of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa. They chewed on pieces of this bitter cactus like plant when on long desert treks where food was scarce.

Modern scientists in the Republic of South Africa were intrigued. They set up several experiments to find out if the plant extract was safe and to see how it worked. To their amazement they found a new molecule. Known as P57, it acts on the hunger center of the brain. The brains signals the body that sugar levels in the blood are high and that the stomach is ingesting food. The chemicals in hoodia are similar to glucose, but 100,000 times more powerful. They tell the hypothalamus that enough food has been consumed with the end result that your appetite is subdued. Their studies did not find any side effects. Only weight loss.

Available in many forms

Hoodia is available in capsules, liquids, patches and more. It even comes in candy, gum, coffee and teas. You will not have to experience the bitter taste of the raw plant; only easy loss of weight.

There are many types of hoodia. They grow in clumps of dark green, upright stems with pinkish flowers that have a foul smell. The stems themselves resemble a cross between a cucumber and a cactus. (Hoodia is actually a succulent plant rather than a cactus.) You may hear it called: xhooba, Ghaap, hoodia cactus, South African desert cactus or similar names but keep in mind that it is only the species called Hoodia Gordonii that causes weight loss.

Even this species when grown in other parts of the world does not seem to have as much of the P57 molecule. It is only when grown in the semiarid deserts of the countries of Southern Africa that tests show the desired weight loss properties. That means that unless the hoodia comes from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, or Angola the product will not be as effective. All these countries are in the Southern part of the continent of Africa. It may be that there is something in the soil there that helps them produce more steroidal glycoside (The P57 molecule). So far no tests have been run.

A rare herb

Having to import hoodia from just one part of the world has made it difficult to obtain. It is also quite rare because it takes 5 years before the plant matures and is ready to harvest. The fact that it is considered an endangered species and is under international government control has made it even harder to obtain. All this adds up to it being more expensive than most herbal supplements on the market.

There are some suppliers who sell Hoodia Gordonii raised in other parts of the world. A few have even gotten into trouble for using black market hoodia that was exported illegally. That is why all the hoodia sold at Lose Easy Diet Products is tested and certified to be a legal export and made from the Gordonii species that has the most weight loss ingredients. The certification also guarantees that it is coming from the right part of the world: Southern Africa.