by baLooT on May 5, 2008
With the advent of hoodia (hoodia gordonii to be precise) into the diet pill arena many people have complained that it just doesn’t work for them. However, what has been discovered is that there are many counterfeit pills on the market.
The powder, derived from cactus-like succulent plants grown in South Africa, is sold at more than $200 per kilo. This fact alone has opened the doors to unscrupulous dealers who may produce the real thing at the sampling stage but then replace the genuine with the counterfeit after the deal has been done.
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora - now issues resellers certificates to those manufacturers who sell the genuine article. These manufacturers display the certificate on their websites very often along with growers’ licenses to show that the product is genuine.
These licenses and permits display the names of the grower and company. Unfortunately, in the days of super computers, some companies merely copy a genuine certificate and paste it onto their website but with the name of the grower and company deleted. If you see this then you know that you should not buy from this company.
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by baLooT on April 24, 2008
In case you have never heard of Hoodia, it’s a rare plant that grows in the desert of Kalahi in South Africa that is being used to fight obesity. For over 1,000 years, African Bushmen in South Africa have used the active ingredients in this plant to suppress their appetite as they go on extended hunting trips.
Hoodia Gordonii looks very much like a cactus but it’s technically a plant. Its flowers give off a strong and unpleasant odor. There are other species of Hoodia but only the Gordonii contains the molecule that makes it an appetite suppressant. This molecule has been named P57 by a British pharmaceutical company that discovered the ingredient in the 1990s.
Thishas been getting a lot of news coverage as a potential cure for obesity. It has been discussed on shows like Oprah, 60 Minutes, The Today Show and many other media outlets as the wonder diet pill. Not surprisingly, companies are racing to capitalize on its effect as an appetite suppressant. Some drug companies are attempting to create a synthetic form of the P57 molecule. [click to continue…]
by baLooT on April 20, 2008
Although the FDA would have you believe that taking ephedra based diet pills are more harmful than lugging around excess fat around day after day, I beg to differ in that opinion.
The government, in all it’s infinite wisdom, has tried unsuccessfully to ban ephedra based diet pills. I would like to take the time to point out that those people who continue to try pill after pill searching for a fat burner that gives them the same effects can, for the time being, quit searching because they are still available for sale. [click to continue…]
by baLooT on April 17, 2008
(CBS) Each year, people spend more than $40 billion on products designed to help them slim down. None of them seem to be working very well.
Now along comes hoodia. Never heard of it? Soon it’ll be tripping off your tongue, because hoodia is a natural substance that literally takes your appetite away.
It’s very different from diet stimulants like Ephedra and Phenfen that are now banned because of dangerous side effects. Hoodia doesn’t stimulate at all. Scientists say it fools the brain by making you think you’re full, even if you’ve eaten just a morsel. Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports. [click to continue…]
by baLooT on April 7, 2008
Americans are among the most chronically obese people in the world, with many people above their ideal weight by well over 30 pounds. Most people want to lose that extra weight to become healthier and look great.
But that doesn’t mean the extra weight is easy to take off! If you need to lose a significant amount of weight, and if diet and exercise have not been effective in helping you deal with the problem, you may want to look into some all-natural diet pills to help. [click to continue…]
