Question:
Has anyone heard of or tried this? I am very tempted... Here's a portion of a story from CBS News:
(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.
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Hoodia is a bitter-tasting cactus-like plant. 60 Minutes was told that if it wanted to try hoodia, it would have to go to Africa. Why? Because the only place in the world where hoodia grows wild is in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa.
Hi AW,
Thanks for sharing that with us. While I do try to keep an open mind about new things, I have to say my immediate thought was not really positive.In my experience, only a very small percentage of obesity/weight probles are due to physiological imbalance, most of it is a mental and emotional cause. Personally, I would not try hoodia (or any other product for weight loss etc) because I see my body as my responsibility and anything that's not healthy is part of my consciousness because I put it there! I'm not going to rely on a product when my own consciousness holds the key;)
Just my POV,
Az x
American Woman,
I've done quite a bit of research on this subject, and I thought I'd share what I've found.
Apparently, Hoodia Gordonii does work as a very effective appetite suppressant. It doesn't seem to have any readily evident health threats and it has minimal side effects. However, the biggest problem prospective consumers are facing is finding a brand that actually sells what it claims to sell. Quite a startling number of hoodia supplements on the market actually do not contain any of the plant--and many of them that do either do not contain enough of the plant, or don't contain the parts of the plant that provide the appetite suppressing chemical. Really, the only way to know (other than to buy several different brands and send them to a lab for testing) is through trial and error.
I ran across a forum during my research where a number of people have gathered to share their experiences using a hoodia supplement. The forum link is here:
Apparently, the favored brand of supplement is "Desert Burn" (incidentally, I am not affiliated in any way with any HG manafacturers or suppliers--this recommendation is purely based on my own observation of other peoples' reports, and I have no monetary interest in the sale of this product), which apparently does contain a therapeutic amount of Hoodia Gordonii, as many of the forum patrons have experienced some pretty radical results. I was pleased to note that most of the people on this board are using Hoodia Gordonii as a supplement to their diet and exercise routines. While it does seem possible (although expensive) to take enough of it to completely kill your appetite and not eat, obviously the more healthy approach would be to use it to simply manage cravings, exert portion control,and help you stay on a balanced diet.
In any case, I suggest you read carefully through the messages on the above forum, and do some more of your own research before making the choice to try it. If nothing else, Hoodia supplements have become incredibly expensive, so it pays to do your homework.
~ RH
Thanks Az and RH -- I have been to the Desert Burn site and read what they had to say, that was where I intended to buy it if I did; ) The homeopath/whole healing clinic I went to actually sells a different brand but it has a bunch of other herbs in it too.
I'm going to go onto your suggested site as well, thanks again!
(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.
[hr]
Hoodia is a bitter-tasting cactus-like plant. 60 Minutes was told that if it wanted to try hoodia, it would have to go to Africa. Why? Because the only place in the world where hoodia grows wild is in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa.
Answers:
Hi AW,
Thanks for sharing that with us. While I do try to keep an open mind about new things, I have to say my immediate thought was not really positive.In my experience, only a very small percentage of obesity/weight probles are due to physiological imbalance, most of it is a mental and emotional cause. Personally, I would not try hoodia (or any other product for weight loss etc) because I see my body as my responsibility and anything that's not healthy is part of my consciousness because I put it there! I'm not going to rely on a product when my own consciousness holds the key;)
Just my POV,
Az x
Answers:
American Woman,
I've done quite a bit of research on this subject, and I thought I'd share what I've found.
Apparently, Hoodia Gordonii does work as a very effective appetite suppressant. It doesn't seem to have any readily evident health threats and it has minimal side effects. However, the biggest problem prospective consumers are facing is finding a brand that actually sells what it claims to sell. Quite a startling number of hoodia supplements on the market actually do not contain any of the plant--and many of them that do either do not contain enough of the plant, or don't contain the parts of the plant that provide the appetite suppressing chemical. Really, the only way to know (other than to buy several different brands and send them to a lab for testing) is through trial and error.
I ran across a forum during my research where a number of people have gathered to share their experiences using a hoodia supplement. The forum link is here:
Apparently, the favored brand of supplement is "Desert Burn" (incidentally, I am not affiliated in any way with any HG manafacturers or suppliers--this recommendation is purely based on my own observation of other peoples' reports, and I have no monetary interest in the sale of this product), which apparently does contain a therapeutic amount of Hoodia Gordonii, as many of the forum patrons have experienced some pretty radical results. I was pleased to note that most of the people on this board are using Hoodia Gordonii as a supplement to their diet and exercise routines. While it does seem possible (although expensive) to take enough of it to completely kill your appetite and not eat, obviously the more healthy approach would be to use it to simply manage cravings, exert portion control,and help you stay on a balanced diet.
In any case, I suggest you read carefully through the messages on the above forum, and do some more of your own research before making the choice to try it. If nothing else, Hoodia supplements have become incredibly expensive, so it pays to do your homework.
~ RH
Answers:
Thanks Az and RH -- I have been to the Desert Burn site and read what they had to say, that was where I intended to buy it if I did; ) The homeopath/whole healing clinic I went to actually sells a different brand but it has a bunch of other herbs in it too.
I'm going to go onto your suggested site as well, thanks again!
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