Archive for November, 2008

November 15, 2008

According to their website-Each Hoodia Gordonii Super Slim 400 Capsule contains:
400mg Pure Hoodia Gordonii capsules with no active ingredients added.
(Unlike many other manufacturers, we do not use the skin/spines of the Hoodia Gordonii which contains no benefit at all to the end user. We only use the beneficial ‘heart’ of the Hoodia cactus)
Inactive Ingredients:
12 mg [...]

Hoodia Complex

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November 15, 2008

So, we have another product Hoodia Complex that is comparatively cheap. It is claimed that it  contains the potent, highly concentrated Hoodia Extract plus a carefully formulated blend of thermogenic herbs to boost energy levels and support sugar metabolism. For over a thousand years the hoodia plant has been a nutritional secret of the San [...]

November 15, 2008

A doctor named Richard M. Goldfarb in Morrisville, PA. initiated the studies on Hoodia. He had conducted a small study involving Hoodia Gordonii on people and found it effective. Hoodia Gordonii DEX L10, a 500mg Hoodia capsule sold by Delmar Labs was used in the study. In the study, the 7 subjects took 2 Hoodia [...]

Hoodia powder

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November 15, 2008

Several kinds of hoodia products like “hoodia powder” seem to have entered the market. Some companies claim that they are indeed “made from whole hoodia plant”. But unfortunately,  around 40% of the hoodia gordonii plant contains no active ingredient that will help in appetite suppression. Such parts of the plant include: the flowers, the skin, [...]

November 15, 2008

Hoodia P57 or Hoodia 57 is a great brand name to have! The reason being that scientists have named the active ingredient in hoodia gordonii responsible for weight loss as P57.  Most hoodia lovers should know that it is not the Hoodia plant that offers dieters appetite suppressing qualities but just substance found in the [...]

Hoodia Max

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November 15, 2008

Hoodia Max is claimed to be an all natural appetite suppressant manufactured by Supplement Spot, located in Spring, Texas. Hoodia Max contains  Hoodia Gordonii (or Xhoba, as it is referred to by the Kalahari Desert Bushmen). Since that time millions of people have tried Hoodia worldwide to suppress their food cravings and there have not [...]

November 15, 2008

Several weight loss products are advertised on internet and television with low costs and high promises. But, can they deliver? It takes a lot to get really informed of the truth and regarding any supplement and one has to have enough information about hoodia side effects? Hoodia as a weight loss aide has a long [...]

One may wonder what are the health risks of hoodia ? There is really not much that you have to worry about when it comes to Hoodia. It has already been taken as food by the tribesmen of Africa. What we know about it is that the Sans Bushmen, a tribe that lives in the [...]

There are several species of hoodia plant, but the only species that has been a consistent performer in curbing appetite is hoodia gordonii, a rare and endangered succulent grown only in the Kalahari Desert in and around South Africa.
The 13 reported species of Hoodia are -
H. alstonii
H. currorii
H. dregei
H. flava
H. gordonii
H. juttae
H. mossamedensis
H. officinalis
H. parviflora
H. [...]

Interested in growing hoodia ? Get your hoodia seeds.
The effects that cultivating Hoodia might have on Hoodia - not sure about them but will need to find authentic hoodia gordonii seeds, have full sun, well drainage and care a lot about watering. It is compulsary to grow hoodia gordonii from seeds, cuttings almost never take [...]

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