One of the newest entries in the seemingly overcrowded weight loss
field is the hoodia gordonii plant. It has been used for generations by
bushmen in Africa to suppress hunger and appetite on long hunting
trips.
By turning off your appetite, hoodia allows you to curb the amounts of
food you are eating without making a great effort. You don't think
about eating, so you don't eat. And as a nice side benefit, you lose
weight.
Your late night cravings disappear. Your constant junk food snacking
decreases. It's almost as if someone magically gave you a will power
transplant to monitor your food intake.
Hoodia has become so popular that you can find many brands selling in
your neighborhood stores today. The theory is that Hoodia works by
fooling your brain into believing that you are full. Some have found
that using it decreased their caloric intake by as much as 1,000
calories a day.
But even though the Hoodia Gordonii plant has been proven to suppress
the appetite, there are some caveats that you should be aware of before
you try it yourself.
One is that it's the plant itself that has been proven to suppress the
appetite, not diet supplements developed from the plants. So although
many people swear that Hoodia Gordonii has helped them to lose weight,
there has yet to be an independent double blind study that will verify
it's weight loss prowess.
Two, scientists have been researching the Hoodia plant for almost a
decade and so far have found that it doesn't cause any harmful side
effects. This is much more than can be said of fat burners such as
ephedra which can be very dangerous, especially if you have any kind of
heart condition.
Three, hoodia in its pure form has no stimulants. It will not make your
heart race or cause other known side-effects. It will not give you the
shakes, make your heart race or raise your body temperature
Four, the only hoodia that has been shown to suppress the appetite has
been hoodia that is grown in the soils of Africa. If the company you
are considering purchasing hoodia from does not certify that its hoodia
originates from South Africa, you will not be getting what is
considered
