Hoodia Gordonii Plus Appetite Suppressant contains 100% pure South African Hoodia plus other weight loss ingredients. On November 21, 2004 CBS correspondent, Lesley Stahl reported on 60 Minutes that a strange little plant, Hoodia Gordonii, ... is a natural substance that literally takes your appetite away. According to CBS, Scientists say that it fools the brain by making you think you are full, even if you have eaten just a morsel.
It's true that you eat for a lot of different reasons, but feeling hungry can drive you to distraction. You know you should stick to your diet (what ever the current one is), and you know when you're eating more than you need. But, what can you do about always feeling hungry? It's just not fair. Hoodia Gordonii Plus might just be the answer you're looking for.
Combined with a sensible food program, exercise routine, and drinking plenty of water, the ingredients in Hoodia Gordonii Plus will help you to regain your slim body easier and faster.
If you weren't hungry all the time, you wouldn't be tempted to snack between meals. You could easily say "No," to second helpings. You would find it easy to push away from the table feeling satisfied. A great deal of research is being conducted into the effects of satiety (the feeling of being full) on overeating. Hormones circulating through the body convey messages to the brain to indicate hunger of "fullness."
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More About the Product
If you missed the 60 Minutes program, the program described Hoodia as a small, succulent plant that grows only in the remote region of the South African Kalahari Desert. There, the indigenous San Bushmen have eaten the plan for centuries, to stave off hunger during their long and arduous hunting trips. This small plant looks like a dill pickle with spines on it. It grows slowly in its harsh environment, and takes four or five years, or more, before it is ready to harvest.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa, joined forces with the South African San Council. They agreed to work together on the usage of indigenous plants for the benefit of both parties. They also committed themselves to the conservation of natural resources. Because of tremendous worldwide demand for the Hoodia plant, it has become endangered by over harvesting. Now, certification is required to prove that the product is authentic Hoodia Gordonii.
With Hoodia Gordonii Plus you can be assured of getting the real, organic Hoodia ingredient. That is because our Hoodia is approved by the Western Cape Conservation Authority of South Africa, and is certified to be 100% authentic.
There are two certified documents required to prove the authenticity of pure South African Hoodia.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issues the first. It is called Convention in International Trade of Endangered Species (C.I.T.E.S.) Certificate. This covers the U.S. inspection to ensure the product is clean of weeds and pests, and to verify that the product is, in fact, Hoodia Gordonii.
The second is the Protected Plant Permit. This permit is only issued when the South African government agrees to allow the product to be shipped out of South Africa to a few selected buyers.
Because of the scarcity of the true Hoodia Gordonii supply, we urge you to order right away. We do have a sufficient supply at this time, but we cannot guarantee for how long. The South African government could change its mind at any time, the crop could fail, or it could become prohibitively expensive.
Medicinal Uses of Hoodia
The use of Hoodia has long been known by the indigenous populations of Southern Africa, who infrequently use these plants to treat indigestion and small infections. However, it is their centuries old use of the meat of the plant to suppress appetite when going on long hunting trips in the Kalahari Desert that has stimulated the interest.
In 1977, the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) isolated this ingredient in hoodia which is now known as P57 which is responsible for its appetite suppressant effect, and patented it. The CSIR then granted the United Kingdom based Phytopharm a license, and they collaborated with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer to isolate active ingredients from the extracts and look into synthesizing the plant for use as an appetite suppressant. Pfizer released all rights to the primary ingredient in 2002. Paul Hutson, associate professor in the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Pharmacy, said to the Wisconsin State Journal, For Pfizer to release something dealing with obesity suggests to me that they felt there was no merit to its oral use. Pfizer states that the development on P57, the active ingredient of hoodia, was stopped due to the extreme difficulty of synthesizing P57.
In 2002, CSIR officially recognized the San tribespeoples rights over hoodia, allowing them to take a percentage of all of the profits and any spin offs resulting from marketing of hoodia. Hoodia gordonii is a protected plant which may only be wild harvested by individuals and there are few companies who have been granted a license to do so.
More About Hoodia Gordonii
Here are some very key points about hoodia that you should know:
- Hoodia gordonii is an entirely natural product and it is not a drug. Pharmaceutical companies find it so promising that they are trying to isolate the appetite suppressing molecule, P57, to create a patented dieting drug.
- Hoodia gordonii looks like a small cactus, but it is actually a succulent from the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. Bushmen from the area have been using it for centuries to help ward off hunger during trips in the desert.
- Only the gordonii variation of hoodia has an appetite suppression ability.
- Hoodia tricks the brain into thinking you have eaten, and makes you feel full instead.
- Key results of hoodia reported include a delay in the time after eating before hunger sets in again a reduced interest in food, feeling full more quickly, and a general feeling of well being
- Hoodia gordonii is not known as a stimulant, and has no known side effects.
- Hoodia appears to be safe for most people to consume.
- Hoodia may work right away, or may take several weeks to show effects.
Hoodia Gordonii Articles
How Abundant and Readily Available is Hoodia Gordonii?
Author: Scott Meyers
When it comes to fast, reliable weight loss supplements, Hoodia Gordonii is the media darling. This ungainly succulent was originally used by the Sans Bushmen of the Kalahari to suppress appetite during times of food scarcity. Because it grows in one of the harshest regions of the world, Hoodia Gordonii comes with an air of mystery as well as weight loss benefits. Although extracts from this succulent can effectively suppress appetite, it has been a challenge to make Hoodia Gordonii readily available.
Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent that grows primarily in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. This plant looks just like a cactus, complete with spines and stem clusters. Because of its large flowers, it is designated as a succulent. Hoodia Gordonii and its related species tend to grow in gravel and shale. They also require the intense desert heat to grow and flourish.
The rights to grow and export this succulent are zealously guarded by the Sans Bushmen, their lawyers, and the African nations in which the plant originates. As an example, Hoodia Gordonii is a protected species in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. In many cases, wild harvesting is not allowed, and farming and export rights are severely limited. Currently, it is believed that all Hoodia Gordonii supplements are derived from wild plants.
Although there are no exact statistics on the amount of illegal trade, it is estimated to be very high. Because Hoodia Gordonii is a dietary supplement it is not regulated the way prescription and over the counter medication are. Therefore, there is very little that can be done to control purity issues.
Contrary to popular belief, this specific plant is not endangered. There are several other succulents and cactus plants that look just like it. These in turn, are on the verge of extinction. Unfortunately for these other species, the high demand for Hoodia Gordonii causes them to be collected by mistake. Thus, species that have Red List Endangered Species Protection are at more risk than ever before.
Because of the difficulties associated with obtaining licenses to collect and export Hoodia Gordonii, this succulent is a prime target for poachers and other unsavory characters. These criminals have been known to harvest the wrong plants and pass them off as Hoodia Gordonii. This affects endangered species as well as create the potential for plants entering the supplemental food chain that are useless for weight loss. In some cases, these plants may be poisonous to humans, and do much more harm than good.
All of these complexities make extracts from Hoodia Gordonii difficult to obtain. This problem is compounded by the length of time required to produce a mature plant. It takes about five years for Hoodia Gordonii to flower. Before that time, it is not suitable for harvesting. While there may be farms dedicated to commercial growth of Hoodia Gordonii, it may be a few years before they affect the market.
The entire plant is not required for appetite suppression. Rather, it is one single molecule, P57 that creates the desired effect. P57 is found in the flesh of the plant, but not within the roots, spines, or flowers. The rights to all products developed as a result of studying Hoodia Gordonii are also fully under the control of the Sans Bushmen. Unfortunately, P57 is very difficult to isolate from the plant extract. It is also purported to be difficult to synthesize this molecule. It is not likely a cheaper, synthetic product will be created in the near future.
In the area of commercial development, Phytopharm (royalties go to the Sans Bushmen and their lawyers) has held the patent on P57 since 1995. They, in turn, sub-licensed to Pfizer for further development. While Pfizer spent millions of dollars to obtain this sub-license, they soon aborted the efforts to refine Hoodia Gordonii extracts. They were able to reproduce the appetite suppressant qualities from Hoodia Gordonii extract. At the same time, they also found that isolation of P57 from other molecules that cause liver damage was extremely difficult.
There are several prescription drugs on the market (like anti cholesterol medications) that cause damage to the liver. It is not clear at this stage how the liver damage from the Hoodia Gordonii trials compares to that of trials run on animal subjects during the development phases of many other drugs. After Pfizer aborted the project, Unilever Pharmaceuticals took up the task of developing this dietary supplement, and they are still working on it.
While Hoodia Gordonii is only available on a limited basis, there is no question that it is an effective appetite suppressant. Obesity is a major issue in almost every nation. As manufacturers establish reputable supplies, it is only a matter of time before reliable products become readily available. Until then, care needs to be taken in choosing a Hoodia Gordonii vendor.
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