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Scientists believe that the reason for Hoodia's appetite suppressing abilities is a molecule called P57. Normally, when you eat the glucose in your body rises and eventually signals to your brain (the hypothalamus) that you are full. It is believed that P57 molecule in hoodia mimics the effect that glucose has on your brain, telling part of your brain (Hypothalamus) that you feel full. Consequently, you have no desire to eat. Hoodia gordonii and other Hoodia species have been found to have medicinal effects. This belief is actually rooted in Southern African tribes' discovery of this particular species. They found hoodia gordonii to be effective in treating indigestion and other mild infections.
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Hoodia-Drug-Info is presented
Hoodia is fast becoming one of the most talked about weight loss supplements, and easily one of the hottest sellers on the market right now. The various diet remedies that contain Hoodia Gordonii have been featured on such prime-time shows as 60 Minutes, BBC reports and Oprah's O Magazine, but many people still don’t know exactly what Hoodia is.
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Hoodia Gordonii
Hoodia Gordonii is a cactus of the "succulent" cactus family, which has grown for thousands of years in the Kalahari Desert region. Hoodia gordonii has been used by the indigenous Bushmen as a natural appetite suppressant and thirst quencher during their long hunting trips for generations. Hoodia gordonii looks like a cactus, but it's actually a succulent from the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. Bushmen from the area have been using hoodia safety for centuries to help ward off hunger during long trips in the desert. Pharmaceutical companies find it so promising, however, that they are trying to isolate the appetite-suppressing molecule, P57, to create a patented diet drug in the future.
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 Hoodia is a succulent plant that closely resembles a cactus and grows exclusively in the South African deserts. Recently this purple-flowered plant has been getting a considerable amount of attention for its beneficial weight loss properties. Though just recently made available to the general public, this botanical has been used by the native people of the Kalahari Desert, the San Bushmen, for quite some time. During extended hunting trips, these men would eat part of the juicy stem of the plant in an effort to ward off thirst and hunger, as well as for other ailments such as abdominal cramps, indigestion, hypertension, and diabetes.
Since hoodia is a relatively new on the weight-loss scene, there is not a substantial amount of published research available on its efficacy, but what is available is extremely promising. Scientists have isolated a number of particular compounds in the hoodia plant that work to suppress thirst and hunger. In particular, they have identified a molecule that they have name P57. P57 is steroidal glycoside, which is a chemical that reacts much like glucose in the body, but is substantially more active. Essentially this means that hoodia is 100,000 times faster and more effective at signaling the body that food has been consumed in an adequate amount. Once the P57 molecule triggers the signal that the body has been satiated, the hypothalamus then sends out its own signal to let the body know that it?s time to turn off the appetite. Fundamentally taking hoodia tricks the brain into telling the body that it is no longer hungry. In addition to all of this there are no known adverse side effects to taking hoodia safety.
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If you think about this, you can see why sometimes buying a hoodia 500mg product can be better than buying a 1000mg hoodia product of another brand if the first is concentrated and the second is produced from the whole plant, and stuffed with fillers. The last thing to keep in mind when reading hoodia product reviews is that many of these products also use metabolic boosters in them that have stimulant properties. This is not necessarily a bad thing because hoodia itself does not speed up your metabolism. It works by causing you to not feel hunger, thus potentially reducing how much you eat. read more... Collecting hoodia cactus seeds from wild hoodia plants in Africa is illegal in most countries. Botswana, South Africa and Namibia requested that all species be protected by CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. These countries were concerned that the popularity of hoodia gordonii as an appetite suppressant could threaten the hoodia population. Growing hoodia, trading hoodia and selling hoodia seeds or plants requires special permits. But, if you really want to try to grow your own plant, consider these facts. read more...
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Hoodia grows in clumps of green upright stems and is actually a succulent, not a cactus. It takes about 5 years before hoodia's pale purple flowers appear and the cactus can be harvested. Although there are 20 types of hoodia, only the hoodia gordonii variety is believed to contain the natural appetite suppressant. Hoodia gordonii is entirely natural - it is not a drug.
The molecule that has been linked to the appetite suppressing abilities of Hoodia Gordonii, now called P.57, appears to affect both humans and animals. One study showed a decrease in appetite by 30-40%. There are documented personal experiences showing the immediate effects of eating Hoodia Gordonii.
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Hoodia is sold in capsule, liquid, or tea form in health food stores and on the Internet.
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