Hoodia Gordonii

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Hoodia Gordini - Miracle Diet Pill?

Hoodia Gordonii has no known side-effects, and it contains a molecule that fools your brain into believing you are full.

The San Bushmen of the Kalahari, one of the world's oldest and most primitive tribes, had been eating Hoodia for thousands of years, to stave off hunger during long hunting trips.

When South African scientists were routinely testing Hoodia, they discovered the plant contained a previously unknown molecule, which has since been christened P 57. There is a part of your brain, the hypothalamus. Within that mid-brain there are nerve cells that sense glucose sugar. When you eat, blood sugar goes up because of the food, these cells start firing and now you are full. What Hoodia seems to contain is a molecule that is about 10,000 times as active as glucose. It goes to the mid-brain and actually makes those nerve cells fire as if you were full. But you have not eaten. Nor do you want to.

Hoodia Clinical trials

In the first animal trials for Hoodia, rats, a species that will eat literally anything, stopped eating completely.

When the first human clinical trial was conducted on Hoodia, a morbidly obese group of people were placed in a "phase 1 unit", a place as close to prison as it gets. All the volunteers could do all day was read papers, watch television, and eat. Half were given Hoodia, half placebo. Fifteen days later, the Hoodia group had reduced their calorie intake by 1000 a day, reducing calorific intake by as much as 40%. The Hoodia trial on humans was a stunning success.

Hoodia Active Ingredients

Hoodia is rich in trace elements, minerals and other active ingredients. The nutritional content of Hoodia plants based on atomic absorption analysis was found to be: C, N, and H content of the dehydrated preparations averaged 38, 0.9; and 4.9% (W/W) respectively, consistent with a high carbohydrate, low fat content with a mean protein content of 5.9%. Mineral analysis of the material was found to average 6.5% Ca, 5.1% K, 0.3% P, 1% Mg, 1.9% Na, and 0.7% S, and smaller amounts of micro- and trace minerals Fe, Bo, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Mo, Ni, As, and Se in addition to other trace minerals. The dehydrated material contained significant proportions of the recommended or safe daily intakes of several important micronutrients per serving. A typical 35g serving may be obtained from a 250g portion of the whole plant, and could provide > 100% of the RDA for Ca (2.3g), 95% of the RDA for Mg (335 mg), 115% of the RDA for Na (670 mg), 65% of the recommended intake for K (1.8g), 43% of the RDA for Fe (6.5mg), and 60% of the RDA for Cr, plus significant proportions of other ultratrace elements. Concentrations of Pb, Se, and As were below the measurable limits of the assay (<5ppm to <0.01 ppm), and Cd content averaged 1.4 ppm. Thus, Hoodia species may provide a safe and important source of numerous essential minerals and energy, and may make important contributions to the micronutrient intakes of users.

Suggested Amount

A typical serving of raw Hoodia is 35g obtained from a 250g portion of the whole plant. Dried extracts (20:1) are recommended with a dosage ranging from 400-800 mg daily.

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