What is Hoodia? The Hoodia Gordonii Facts

Found in the Kalahari desert regions of Southern Africa, Hoodia Gordonii has been discovered to be a completely natural appetite suppressant.

Hoodia Gordonii is similar to a cactus, having sharp prickly spikes. South African scientists identified Hoodia Gordonii as having special appetite suppressing qualities back in the 1960's, and over the last decade UK research scientists pinpointed the actual molecule in Hoodia Gordonii causes these amazing effects.

The way Hoodia works is quite simple. This newly discovered molecule, dubbed P57 by one of the UK's leading pharmaceutical researchers 'Phytopharm', copies the effect glucose has on the nerve cells in the brain.

Basically, P57 tricks the brain into thinking that is already partly full, while it isn't. Results of British clinical studies indicate that an average person's appetite can be reduced by up to 1000 calories daily.

The brain has what is called the Hypothalamus. The Hypothalamus controls the appetite. When someone eats, the glucose levels in the body go up. With the increase of these levels, the hypothalamus sends off a message to stop eating. From this moment, the body starts to feel full, and messages increase in intensity to stop eating. The P57 molecule in Hoodia Gordonii mimics glucose, giving the Hypothalamus the same message, even if you haven't eaten a bite. By mimicking the effects of glucose to the Hypothalamus, it sends the same messages to your stomach telling you that you are 'full up'.

Recent scientific studies have discovered that study participants were able to cut between 1000 to 1500 calories from their daily food intake, without feeling the least bit hungry. Some people have even tested it on their overweight dogs and found that they refused to eat. All indications are that Hoodia Gordonii makes people feel full without the hunger pains that may accompany faddish diets. These same research studies also discovered that participants using Hoodia Gordonii had higher energy levels compared to the participants given the placebos.

All of these benefits are taking place without adding harmful stimulants to the body, like ephedrine or caffeine, which many diet pills may contain. Hoodia Gordonii has been found not to have any side effects in all the research studies currently conducted.