Why is Hoodia such a sought after weight loss supplement?
Hoodia Gordonii is an unambitious little South African desert cactus type plant that has a big future ahead of it. A gift from the native San people who live in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa, this tiny plant the natives' call "Xhoba" has already began impacting the world of weight loss with its extraordinary hunger stopping traits. What the Aboriginal San Bushmen have known for a long time and the rest of us are merely beginning to realize is that Hoodia has appetite suppressant qualities distinguished by plant scientists and named P57. This P57 active element has been examined, tested and identified to have the power to reduce calorie intake by up to 1,000 calories a day.So will any South African cactus do when it comes to helping you to stay away from snacks? Indeed not, don't go to the local florist and buy yourself a desert cactus to eat. Of the succulent and asclepiad genus there are 2,000 species of ascleoiadaceae, divided into 300 genera, half from the succulent category.
Hoodia Pseudolithos and Trichocaulon are members of the Trichocaulon sub-section from the Kalahari Desert region of S. Africa that touches Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Hoodia Gordonii is the name of the cactus you will want to get but don't plan on taking a outing to the South Africa and getting some Hoodia cacti for yourself; the Hoodia desert cactus are under strict control by the S. African government. It is considered an endangered plant and only Hoodia cactus farmers with certification may produce and sell the Hoodia.Can Hoodia affect the world's obesity problem and help the planet be a slimmer place? Business organizations including, Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Phytopharm, Pfizer and most recently Slim Fast all believe so.
All of these companies have banked on Hoodia's success and together have invested millions of dollars, wanting to corner the marketplace on weight loss. Looking at Hoodia's journey from Xhoba, plant of The San Bushmen to being today's miracle plant for weight loss we need to first look at where Hoodia's been over the past thirty plus years. The greatest amount of time, CSIR analyzed Hoodia to isolate the molecule p57, once they eventually obtained it; they then sold the rights of p57 to Phytopharm. In 1998 The Phytopharm Company leased marketing rights to Pfizer, who invested thirty-two million only to subsequently drop out of the scene because p57 was too expensive to synthesize as a pill. Pfizer's situation has now been taken over by The Unilever Corporation, the parent company of Slim Fast.
Slim Fast at present plans on delivering a Hoodia weight loss supplement to nutritional stores in a couple years.Almost a year ago, on November of 2004, the Hoodia plant contracted big media coverage when CBS's Sixty Minutes did a show on Hoodia's appetite suppressant qualities. With the 60 minute TV exposure, Hoodia was now wanted plant by dieters all-round the globe. People having a hard time staying on their diets desired Hoodia now, not in a couple of years, the secret was out and Hoodia was becoming an indispensable plant. I'm sure after that 60 minutes program was aired, numbers of dieters looked into moving to the Kalahari Desert and making themselves a tiny Hoodia garden of their very own. Luckily, as it is today there isn't a reason to go to that extent, where there is a consumer need; there are many businesses happy to fill that request.
There were a few businesses that were informed of Hoodia before the news coverage broke and were in the right place at the right time. It didn't take long though for numerous other organizations to create associations with South African Hoodia Gordonii growers and get Hoodia supplements into stores. Nowadays there are numerous brands marketing both Hoodia powder form and extracts; how long will the Hoodia plant supply last is the question on dieter's minds right now. The Hoodia Gordonii succulent is a very hard plant to grow; the plants need very much care and management with irrigating, temperature and sunshine. Where it stands today there are only a couple of Hoodia harvesting centers in the South Africa and the Hoodia plant takes two to three years before it's ready to be exported.
Taking this into account, the multi-million dollar question is, for how many months can the Hoodia succulent plant export continue? Because of this situation buyers should be aware if the Hoodia they are getting has been independently tested and certified to be pure Hoodia Gordonii from South Africa. A few of the companies that have been certified authentic are Desert Burn, Hoodoba Hoodia and the Hoodia Max Brand. There are companies out there taking advantage of the great demand and interest in Hoodia and supplying a low quality product. For more information about Hoodia go to http://hoodiagordonii.totalink.com.
JCB Marketing Offers New Hoodia Diet Sense, a #1 Appetite Suppressant on Today's Market
Poplarville, MS (ContentDesk) May 13, 2006 -- JCB Marketing, after interviewing with several wholesalers, decided to sell HOODIA DIET SENSE as this product not only has all the recognized and necessary documentation, but also offers a product with sensible, adjustable dosages and the integrity to stand behind the product.Hoodia gordonii has gained a lot of attention recently, appearing on 60 Minutes and many other news reports and in countless newspaper and magazine articles for its potential as a diet aid, providing significant loss of appetite without the "jitters" associated with other diet supplements. Hoodia gordonii is a cactus grown for centuries by bushmen in Africa. As the anchor on 60 minutes reported after trying a small amount of Hoodia cactus, she had no appetite at all for 24 hours.As important as the brand, is the manufacturer of the product. One such manufacturer is Advanced Dietary Formulas. They use authentic South African Kalahari Hoodia Gordonii in their diet supplements....
JCB Marketing Offers New Hoodia Diet Sense, a #1 Appetite Suppressant on Today's Market
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How Hoodia Works
Copyright 2006 Alvin Toh
Hoodia has been used by the San people of Southern Africa as an appetite suppressant and cure for indigestion for ages. The San have used Hoodia for centuries to combat hunger on long trips in the desert.
Hoodia is a cactus, and the San would cut a piece of the plant and eat it fresh.
Hoodia is native to a narrow region of Namibia, on the edge of the Kalahari Desert.
Hoodia acts as an appetite suppressant. Appetite suppressants are drugs that reduce the desire to eat.
They can be used in the treatment of obesity.
Some appetite suppressants are only available with a prescription, while others are available over the counter.
They contain a variety of active ingredients, and work in different ways. The majority of appetite suppressants are stimulants.
However, unlike other appetite suppressants, Hoodia is not a stimulant. It seems to have no other effect than to suppress appetite...
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Top 10 Ways to Fail Miserably At Losing Weight
Americans are getting fatter.
I hate to be the one to put it so bluntly, but the scales don't lie.
65% of adult Americans are either overweight or obese.
25% of Americans are obese.
Now for the bad news - things are only getting worse.
In 1991, only four states had obesity rates of 15 to 19 percent and none had obesity rates greater than 20 percent.
By the year 2000, all of the 50 states had obesity rates of 15 percent or greater, with 35 of the 50 states having obesity rates as high as 20 percent or greater.
In 2005, obesity rates increased in 49 out of 50 States (congratulations to Oregon for bucking the trend).
The Trust for America's Health is projecting that by 2008 a staggering 73% of US adults could be overweight or obese. The trend is clear - we are all getting fatter by the day.
With the rise of the Internet and our new information on demand society you can hardly sneeze without hitting...
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All-Natural Hoodia Gordonii Directly From South Africa Is The Hottest Thing To Hit The Weight Loss Industry.
Millennium Health Supplements (Canada) Inc. a raw material and ingredient supplier for the nutra/pharmaceutical and veterinarian industries since 1995 has recently been awarded a Conservation Certificate for export of Pure Hoodia Gordonii directly from South Africa into the North American market. Hoodia Gordonii is an all-natural appetite suppressing succulent plant (part of the aloe family) from South Africa with no known side effects or stimulants.
Although hoodia gordonii is new to the U.S. and Canada, this great all-natural product is taking over the multi-billion dollar diet industry here.
Currently, Hoodia Gordonii for the consumer is mainly available through internet sales.
You can visit our website listed on this page for both retail and bulk Hoodia Gordonii products. Hoodia works by mimicking the effect glucose has on the nerve cells in the brain fooling the body into believing it is full, even when it is not.
Results of human clinical trials...
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Diet pills may suppress appetite, but low-carb nutrition and whole food supplements work far better
Copyright 2006 Truth Publishing
A Paris-based pharmaceutical company has unveiled an experimental new drug to combat obesity. The drug is, according to preliminary research data, a powerful appetite suppressant. Prescribe it to patients, the thinking goes, and they'll automatically eat less. Sounds good at first, but here's the real story on appetite suppressants and prescription drugs.
Appetite suppressants initially seem to be a promising strategy for weight loss. By taking a prescription drug or an herbal supplement, the body will theoretically shut down its hunger and automatically eat less.
As a result, the person will drop excess body fat and experience a steady decline in all the obesity-related risk factors: diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and so on. It all sounds great at first, but a closer look at the complex relationship between people and their foods reveals that this approach is only minimally successful, at best.
Here's why:...
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Celebrate National Lollipop Day on July 20th, By Entering to Win 30 Delicious, All Natural Herbal Lollipops That Give You Energy and Help You Lose Weight
Cincinnati, OH (ContentDesk) July 19, 2006 -- For Ultimate Nutrition (FUN) Unlimited has partnered with a master herbalist, with over 45 years of knowledge concerning herbs and their interactive properties, to create two new revolutionary lollipop products:
The Power-Pop, a delicious lollipop patented by the government for its unique weight loss properties that suppresses appetite, provides energy and burns fat naturally; and the KidsPop, a tasty lollipop vitamin whose advanced formulation (patent pending) contains a full array of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals in amounts designed for active, growing children.
To introduce the world to the benefits of these unique products, www.TastyTreatDiet.com will give away 30 Power-Pops on National Lollipop Day, July 20th.
Everyone with a desire to slim down or increase their energy is eligible to receive the free gift.Power-Pops contain Hoodia, the miracle...
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Hoodia Products
When we say Hoodia Products, the implied understanding is of Hoodia Gordonii as an aid in weight-loss programs as an appetite suppressant. But none of the Hoodia Products on the market today can be labeled as an appetite suppressant. If they do so, they will be liable for legal action for patent violation by the only company that can make that claim-Phytopharm. So they just print 100% Hoodia and trust that customers will understand.
CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) of South Africa did a 30-year study of Hoodia, after it found that the San tribe, living on the fringes of Kalahari Desert, used the plant as a hunger suppressant. They isolated the active molecule and named it P 57.
CSIR licensed British company Phytopharm to test, develop and market P 57 as a weight loss aid. Phytopharm failed in its attempt to produce P57 synthetically while working with American MNC Pfizer. Most of the new farms to grow Hoodia are tied up by Phytopharm. Phytopharm...
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Diet pills may suppress appetite, but low-carb nutrition and whole food supplements work far better
Copyright 2006 Truth Publishing
A Paris-based pharmaceutical company has unveiled an experimental new drug to combat obesity. The drug is, according to preliminary research data, a powerful appetite suppressant. Prescribe it to patients, the thinking goes, and they'll automatically eat less. Sounds good at first, but here's the real story on appetite suppressants and prescription drugs.
Appetite suppressants initially seem to be a promising strategy for weight loss. By taking a prescription drug or an herbal supplement, the body will theoretically shut down its hunger and automatically eat less.
As a result, the person will drop excess body fat and experience a steady decline in all the obesity-related risk factors: diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and so on. It all sounds great at first, but a closer look at the complex relationship between people and their foods reveals that this approach is only minimally successful, at best.
Here's why:...
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Exhibitor Opportunities to Meet 50,000 Consumers & Investors in One Weekend
(ContentDesk) February 2, 2006 -- The 2006 Learning Annex Real Estate Wealth Expo is a 2-day event held in 7 cities throughout the United States, including Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and Boston. Its purpose is to educate consumers, establish property visibility, and generate sales leads for exhibitors of all kinds, including Real Estate Companies, Financial Firms and any business that wants to market their products and services to over 50,000 affluent consumers...
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Fast and Exotic Cars: The Heat of Upgrading Builds Up
The hottest and fastest cars are invading the streets day in and day out. These cars radiate power, performance and stunning style. They are semaphore of status that any car aficionado would desire. Moreover, automobile engineers are upgrading car parts to achieve a different level of customer satisfaction in every ride.
Recently, Fast-Autos has revealed five stunning upgraded vehicles that are made available for the aficionados to enjoy and flaunt.
Jaguar...
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Creative Kid Birthday Cake Ideas
A Creative Dream Come TrueA hush falls over the room as you bring out your child's birthday cake.With its candles glowing, your cake masterpiece sits at its place of honor for all to admire as the room fills with the oohs and aahs of your envious party guests. Your creative birthday cake is wonderful and it fits your party theme perfectly.Your birthday child makes a wish and your guests join in singing the birthday song followed by cheers and applause. Then it's finally time to enjoy the taste...
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