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The Hoodia Gordonii Weight-loss Wonder's History
*The Hoodia Gordonii Of Old*
*The Hoodia Gordonii Of Old*
When I first heard of Hoodia Gordonii, I thought, “Wow, a weight-loss discovery. Well, I was wrong. The tribes who live in the South African Kalahari Desert have used hoodia for over two thousand years. It’s only relatively new to the modern world.
So here we are, what’s supposed to be a scientifically educated society, taking harmful drugs to lose weight. Not too smart. Then we find out that primitive tribes in the Kalahari Desert of Africa have been using a natural and safe appetite suppressant since they can remember.
*Where Do We Get Hoodia?*
The amazing Hoodia Gordonii plant grows wild in the deserts of southern Africa. It is a succulent (like cactus) that retains water in dry conditions.
The natives used hoodia gordonii to suppress their appetites at times when there was little or no food available. They would take the hoodia plant with them on long trips when it was likely that food would be in short supply. Then, when hunger hit, they would just eat a little of the plant and be on their way, their stomachs satisfied for hours to come.
Can it get any better? Well, a chicken dinner would be better, but that wasn’t an option. When they started getting hungry and no food was around, they would just eat a little off of a completely free and safe plant they had brought with them. No negative side affects, and it worked!
*The Modern World’s Discovery Of Hoodia*
In 1937 a Dutch anthropologist was studying the habits of nomadic hunters in Africa and noted that they would eat this plant when food and water were scarce. He reported that the Hoodia Gordonii plant was not particularly tasty and would not be suitable for our snobby little taste buds. Thus, what you buy today has been processed into a form that offers you the same benefits of suppressing your appetite safely, yet without the bad taste.
At last, in 1963 a study of hoodia gordonii was started. Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa found that laboratory animals that were fed Hoodia lost weight. They found that hoodia really worked! It should have been no surprise.
Since that time, progress has crawled forward. Sometime in the 1990’s, scientists in South Africa convinced Phytopharm, a British pharmaceutical company, to develop Hoodia. They were able to isolate and identify ‘P57’, which is the active molecule in Hoodia Gordonii that suppresses the appetite.
Hoodia gordonii is a plant that thrives in high temperatures, and it takes four to five years for the plant to mature sufficiently for harvesting. Therefore, creating and building Hoodia Gordonii plantations in South Africa, where the climate is perfect for this plant, has become the focus.
*It Really Works*
Hoodia gordonii really works well to suppress the appetite, however, there are some things you should know about it. It does not work the same for everyone. There are those who will notice their appetites diminishing right away and there are others who will not notice a difference for a week or two.
The important thing is that this amazing product does work and has no adverse side affects. Hoodia gordonii is worth a try for anyone who is serious about losing weight.