Hoodia Gordonii Plus - Can It Help You Lose Weight
Ken Black
Hoodia Gordonii Plus is an appetite suppressant and metabolism
booster and may help you lose weight. It does not contain any
known harmful ingredients, as far as scientific research is
aware of to date.
The "plus" in the name means it is 100% pure South African
Hoodia from the Kalahari Desert and certified as such. It is
licensed by the Western Cape Conservation Authority of South
Africa and is certified to be authentic. There are two
certified documents required are the C.I.T.E.S Certificate and
the Analytical Report. If the seller cannot produce these
documents, best not to buy the product from them.
To give you some background on what hoodia is, on November 21,
2004, television's CBS - 60 Minutes aired a program about this
diet pill and for the first time many people were introduced to
this traditional botanical.
Drug companies tried to turn it into a drug, but were
unsuccessful. The Working Group of Indigenous Minorities in
Southern Africa (WIMSA) contested and recently won their case
against multinational pharmaceutical companies seeking to
develop a drug from South African Hoodia. So, the drug
companies are out of this market and the product is being sold
by a few big independent distributors instead. I guess that's a
good thing depending on how you look at it.
This unusual plant grows in clumps of green upright stems and
is actually a succulent, not a cactus. It is from the Kalahari
desert, home of the San People. These Bushmen, who live off the
land, would cut off part of the stem and eat it to ward off
hunger and thirst during nomadic hunting trips.
How does it work ? Basically, what happens is that the brain is
tricked into thinking there is enough energy (blood sugar) and
doesn't need to eat, so it shuts down the hunger mechanism.
Normally, it can take up 2 weeks to really kick in, however,
many people notice the appetite suppressing effects within one
day. Be sure to drink enough water, because hoodia will also
shut off your thirst mechanism to a certain extent.
This weight loss pill ontains pure hoodia, and a few other
ingredients :
- Magnesium - an essential nutrient, found in significant
quantities throughout the body and used for muscle relaxation,
blood clotting, and the manufacture of ATP (adenosine
triphosphate, the body's main energy molecule).
- Garcinia Cambogia Extract - research suggests that this
natural extract seems to inhibit the conversion of excess
calories to body fat. Also, appetite is suppressed by promoting
synthesis of glycogen. Glycogen is the stored form of glucose,
one of the body's primary sources of energy. Increased glycogen
production and storage is the body's normal way of signaling the
brain's satiety centre that enough food has been eaten. This has
made Garcinia a very effective herbal medicine for controlling
obesity and cholesterol. So, this helps boost your energy
levels.
- Green Tea - contains powerful anti-oxidants like
epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), has been shown to be effective
in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting the abnormal
formation of blood clots.
In summary, please note that hoodia gordonii plus is not a
wonder pill. It can assist those that have trouble losing
weight, but it is not the whole solution. If you need to lose
weight, you still need to exercise and eat food that is good
for you. If you have any questions on using this product, you
should consult with your doctor.
About The Author: Ken Black is owner of Weight Loss Discovery.
Visit our website at
http://www.weight-loss-discovery.com for
more information about Hoodia Gordonii.
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