Hoodia Weight Loss Support Extract 16 fl oz: HH

This combinastion tincture provides support for the nervous system, nutrition, and energy for weight loss. Hoodia Gordonii looks like a cactus, but is actually a milkweed-like plant that grows in Botswana and the Kalahari Desert in Southwestern Africa. It was just introduced to the US market in early 2004. The story goes that the San people in the Kalahari used to munch on Hoodia to curb the hunger pangs that would strike during times of drought. The active ingredient, P57, was not discovered by accident. In 1996 the South African statutory council known as CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) was doing research on the food of the local "Bushmen" or San ate. The CSIR was amazed when they analysed Hoodia gordonii, the animals they where testing it on did not die or have any side effect except weightloss. It was concluded that the Hoodia gordonii succulent was non-toxic and a natural appetite suppresant. By 1997 the CSIR had isolated the bioactive compound in Hoodia that had the appetite suppressing properties. They obtained a patent and licensed P57, named P57 because it was the 57th product the CSIR had spent funds on, to Phytopharm. In one of Phytofarm's experiments, subjects given hoodia consumed 1, 000 calories a day less that those in the control group. Hoodia Gordoni was featured on 60 minutes. Leslie Stahl actually went to Africa to try it. So how did it work? Stahl says she had no after effects "“ no funny taste in her mouth, no queasy stomach, and no racing heart. She also wasn't hungry all day, even when she would normally have a pang around mealtime. And, she also had no desire to eat or drink the entire day. "I'd have to say it did work, " Stahl said. Hoodia Gordonii has been used by the South African San tribe for thousands of years. The San used this plant when they went hunting. Hoodia helped to prolong hunting trips by suppressing hunger, increasing energy levels and even improving libido! It is believed that Hoodia sends signals to the brain that make the brain believe that the body is full, even when it is not. These signals are believed to be thousands of times stronger than the signals that sugar sends to the brain for the same reason. This makes Hoodia a very powerful appetite suppressant, and a very effective weight loss product. For this reason it is included in many over-the-counter dietary weight loss supplements. Key results of hoodia reported include a reduced interest in food, delay in the time after eating before hunger sets in again, feeling full more quickly, and a general feeling of well-being Hoodia gordonii is not a stimulant, and has no known side effects. Hoodia appears to be safe for most people.