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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Hoodia Gordonii Herbal Diet: What IS It All About

By Kaye Fretz

The Hoodia Gordonii herbal diet is a diet that actually works. This diet has everything that a dieting person could look for: it effectively sheds off the pounds without any side effects!

Hoodia Gordonii

Hoodia Gordonii is actually an herb that looks just like a cactus. There is no other place where it is known to grow except in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. It takes many years before the Hoodia Gordonii matures for harvesting.

Hoodia Gordonii and Weight Loss

Using Hoodia Gordonii to fight away hunger pangs has been practiced by the San Bushmen, one of the oldest tribe's in the world, for thousands of years. They would eat the herb during long hunting trips to do away with hunger.

Originally, Hoodia Gordonii was part of a study about indigenous foods in Africa by South African Scientists. During this study, they found out that the herb has very potent properties that are able to promote weight loss in the animals that were experimentally being fed the herb. The scientists then decided to do more research on the herb. After about 30 years, they were able to find out what exactly in Hoodia Gordonii causes weight loss. The molecule which is credited for it is now known as P57.

The license to this was sold to a bio-pharmaceutical company in Cambridgeshire named Phytopharm. This company allotted millions of dollars to conduct further research and experiments on Hoodia Gordonii. Phytopharm then sold the development and marketing of Hoodia Gordonii to Pfizer, one of the biggest drug companies in the world.

How Does Hoodia Gordonii Work?

Our brain is responsible for our feeling hungry or full. In the part of the brain called the hypothalamus, there are nerve cells that detect glucose sugar levels. Their reading is the basis of our feeling hungry and full. Whenever we eat, these levels increase and when a satisfactory level is reached, the nerve cells will signal t he brain to tell our body that it is already full.

The P57 molecule in Hoodia Gordonii, works by making the nerve cells detect very high sugar levels. Research has shown that this molecule is about 10,000 times more active than glucose. This means that even small amount of it will immediately make the nerve cells send messages to the brain that the body is already full. This will cause a person to eat very minimal amounts of food.

Side-Effects of Hoodia Gordonii

There are no known negative side-effects of taking Hoodia Gordonii. Unlike any other diet pill, appetite suppressant or anti-obesity drug, you will not get any of these common side effects:

Blurred vision Changes in libido Changes in menstrual cycle Confusion Constipation Diarrhea Dizziness Dry mouth Excessive perspiration Fatigue Hair loss Headaches High blood pressure Hyperactivity Insomnia Insomnia Intestinal disturbances Nervousness Palpitations Restlessness Tightness in the chest Tingling in extremities Vomiting

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Hoodia Gordonii Herbal Diet?

The biggest advantage of the Hoodia Gordonii herbal diet is that it actually works. This weight loss can bring about many other advantages depending on why a person is determined to lose the extra weight. An elevation in mood has also been recorded after eating Hoodia Gordonii.

The disadvantage of Hoodia Gordonii is that it is expensive. This is because it is more effective than any other herbal weight loss pill or diet and because it takes many years before a Hoodia Gordonii will mature and be ready for harvesting. A minor disadvantage is that it tastes not so pleasant.

The Hoodia Gordonii herbal diet will be able to help in our war against obesity. We can now tip the scale to our side.

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