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100% Pure Hoodia Gordonii from South Africa

by: brighttrends( 318Feedback score is 100 to 499) Top 5000 Reviewer
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Discover the secret that the South African Bushmen have known for generations. 
Get ready to lose the weight and look
great this summer!!

Introducing – Perfect Hoodia
Pure Hoodia in its most perfect form.

100% Pure Hoodia Gordonii
100% Lab Tested
100% Sourced from South Africa
100% Natural

Absolutely NO FILLERS like other cheap supplements
on the market today.


WHAT IS HOODIA?

Hoodia is a succulent plant which is often mistaken for a member of the cactus family.  Yes, the Hoodia plant resembles a cactus, often growing up to 6 feet tall, but that is as far as that relationship goes.  It is actually a member of the Asclepiadaceae family of plants with its technical name being “Trichocaulon.”  There are many different varieties of Hoodia plants, with Hoodia Gordonii being the one which has been identified as having the molecule which acts as an appetite suppressant.

WHERE EXACTLY DOES HOODIA COME FROM?

The particular Hoodia Gordonii plants which have the appetite suppressant qualities come from the Kalahari region of Southern Africa.  Used by the indigenous San Bushmen for many years they were the first to discover the appetite suppressing qualities of this plant.  Because the Bushmen would frequently go out on long hunting trips and chew on a local plant to reduce hunger and increase energy.  The plant of course was Hoodia.

It wasn’t until the mid 60’s that the first research was done on Hoodia Gordonii as an appetite suppressant.  Even then it took another 30 years for the South African laboratories to isolate the specific appetite suppressing ingredient.  This ingredient was called P57 or (P-57).  It was one thought that the major pharmaceutical companies could make a synthetic version of P57.  This turned out to be very cost prohibitive so that idea was canned. 

The Hoodia Gordonii plant is very fickle.  It needs just the right climate and soil to grow and have its appetite suppressant effect.  Attempts to grow Hoodia in places other than the Kalahari in South Africa have proved fruitless.  Beware of companies that state they are getting their Hoodia from farms in the U.S., Mexico, or China.  It’s not happening.   True Perfect Hoodia ONLY comes from the Kalahari.

WHAT OTHER EVIDENCE IS THERE THAT HOODIA TRULY WORKS AS AN APPETITE SUPPRESSANT?

While the Bushmen didn’t do formal clinical studies, there are thousands of years of real world evidence that eating Hoodia works as an appetite suppressant.  There is also a growing body of journalists who can attest to the powers of Hoodia.  Here is a piece of the transcript from 60 Minutes that aired in Nov. 2004

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,” says Stahl.

-Leslie Stahl reporting on CBS News 60 Minutes

Tom Mangold, a correspondent from the BBC News reporting the following after eating Hoodia from the Kalahari Desert…

At about 1800hrs I ate about half a banana size (piece of hoodia gordonii)-and later so did my cameraman.  Soon after, we began the four hour drive back to Capetown.

The plant is said to have a feel-good almost aphrodisiac quality, and I have to say, we felt good.  But more significantly, we did not even think about food.  Our brains really were telling us we were full.  It was a magnificent deception.
 
Dinner time came and went.  We reached our hotel at about midnight and went to bed without food.  And the next day, neither of us wanted nor ate breakfast. 

I ate lunch but without appetite and very little pleasure.  Partial then full appetite returned slowly after 24 hours.

-Tom Mangold, BBC News reporting on 5/30/03

 

SO HOW EXACTLY DOES HOODIA WORK IN MY BODY?

The molecule P57 in the Hoodia imitates the effect that glucose has on nerve cells in the brain.  Basically, hoodia fools the brain into thinking it’s full when it’s not.  This cuts your urge to snack and eat unhealthy food.  Here’s another piece that BBC News correspondent did in 2003 on P57’s effect on the brain.

“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’re full.  What the 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.”

-As reported by BBC News correspondent – Tom Mangold – 2003

ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS FROM TAKING HOODIA OR P57?

There have not been any side effects reported from eating hoodia or from taking the P-57 molecule.  Remember, for thousands of years the Bushmen have eating Hoodia Gordonii plants with no ill side effects. 

SO I’ll NEVER BE HUNGRY RIGHT?

No, not exactly.  We all need to eat to survive.  You can’t completely starve your body no matter how much Hoodia you eat.  Your brain will figure out that you do need food to function.  Feeling hungry because your insulin levels are bouncing all over the place is called hormonal hunger.  It is this hormonal hunger which does in most people’s diets.  When our blood sugar levels spike we crave more sweets and carbohydrates.  This is why you might crave ice cream at 3:00 a.m.

The idea of Hoodia Gordonii is to use it to stop snacking because of the hormonal hunger.  You want to continue to eat meals when you have real hunger, but eliminate the snacking due to hormonal hunger.  Eliminate those cravings when you really don’t need any food.

HOW DO I KNOW THE HOODIA GORDONII I’M GETTING IS
THE REAL DEAL?

Truth be told, there are a lot of hoodia supplements on the market today that are CHEAP and NOT EFFECTIVE.  Here’s what to look for when purchasing a top quality 100% Hoodia Gordonii product.

• There are over 20 species of Hoodia plant.  Only the Hoodia Gordonii has shown to suppress appetite.
• It is well know that only Hoodia grown in the Kalahari Desert has this strong appetite suppressant effect.  Growing Hoodia Gordonii is a long difficult process.  There is a limited supply in the Kalahari, with the demand much higher than the supply, driving prices up.  Cheap hoodia supplements often use hoodia grown elsewhere.  Those DO NOT suppress appetite, yet they can still claim they are 100% Hoodia.
• It is the heart of the Hoodia Gordonii plant that contains the P57 molecule to suppress appetite.  The skin, roots, seeds are all useless when it comes to suppressing appetite.  Many of the cheaper supplements use all of the plant which means you’d really be getting only 30% to 40% of the effective Hoodia Gordonii in each supplement.
• The South African Government regulates the farms that grow Hoodia Gordonii so, any company that is legally harvesting Hoodia HAS to pay royalties.  Additionally Hoodia is a protected plant so it is illegal to harvest wild hoodia from the Kalahari.
• REAL HOODIA is EXPENSIVE TO GROW, process and bottle.  Cheap Hoodia supplements are probably fake.


 

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET WHEN YOU PURCHASE OUR
PERFECT HOODIA

• 100% Hoodia Gordonii that contains only the heart of the plant.  The part that the Bushmen have been eating for thousands of years.  Since Hoodia is a protected plant, you have to have a permit to export it.  CITES (the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) issues permits to few companies that are legally allowed to export Hoodia.  Perfect Hoodia has CITES permits.
• We pay royalties to the San Bushmen.  It’s only right that they get compensated for their discovery.  And since it’s illegal to harvest Hoodia Gordonii in the wild – the only way to legally get Hoodia from the Kalahari is from the government run farms.  This makes is easy for the govt. to track which companies need to pay the royalties since the govt. sells it. 
• The Perfect Hoodia supplement that we recommend is purchased under valid CITES permits, which means the San Bushmen can collect their royalties from every gram of Hoodia that is exported.
• Rest assured that OUR HOODIA IS PURE HOODIA GORDONII.  No mixes or proprietary blends.  Feel confident that when the label says 400mg Hoodia Gordonii that’s exactly what you’re getting.  When the Hoodia is pure, that’s more than enough per serving.  If you come across a company whose label says “proprietary blend” – beware.  You have no way of knowing how much hoodia is in that blend.  Odds are it would be a small amount of hoodia and a large amount of fillers.

CONCLUSION

I researched quite a few companies before deciding on one whose product I felt confident representing.  Some companies even had auction templates all made up ready to go with “blowout” pricing on their products.  They sounded good – but after further investigation I wasn’t convinced they had genuine hoodia

The studies on Perfect Hoodia indicate that it is the real deal.  With obesity reaching epidemic proportions across the world, hoodia may be the answer to millions of peoples needs.  Just think – the hardest part about dieting is always the hunger and cravings.  Perfect Hoodia does away with all this.

You know the saying – “buyer beware” – it could not be more appropriate when it comes to Hoodia supplements.  My goal has been to educate you a bit on Hoodia Gordonii so you can make an informed buying decision.

Take a look at our product pictures, look at the label and take special care to notice that there are no other unnecessary fillers.  Just 100% Hoodia Gordonii   

I started taking Perfect Hoodia about 4 weeks ago.  I thought I better try it out if I’m going to represent it.  So far I’ve lost 8 pounds without any effort.  I simply don’t eat as much.  I have no urge to overeat during meals or to snack between meals.  I have more energy since I’m losing the extra lbs. and it’s great to have clothes fitting better!  I have another 10 pounds or so to go and I know I’ll be at my ideal weight in no time. 

P.S.  Here's a few more Facts on our Perfect Hoodia:

400mg Pure Kalahari Hoodia Gordonii in capsules.
60 Capsules per Bottle.
Serving size: 1 capsule.
One bottle of Perfect Hoodia is sufficient for one month's supply for most users.

Non-active ingredients required for manufacture: Cellulose; Magnesium Stearate; Silica and Gelatin Capsule.

Suggested Usage: For adults only, take 1 - 2 capsules about one hour before meal times with a large glass of water.

Important: Our Hoodia diet capsules are NOT detoxifying, amphetamine, diuretic, or ephedra weight loss pills. Hoodia diet capsules are organic with no synthetic or artificial appetite control agents, and have no known side effects. Contains NO yeast, wheat, corn, soy, milk, salt, sugar, starch, artificial colors or artificial flavors.

Quality Assurance: All of our formulations are prepared under the strictest Quality Controls and procedures to guarantee you the finest dietary supplements available in the market today. Our products are manufactured in the United States exceeding GMP and FDA guidelines.

Note: Before taking this product, please check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any prescribed medication. Do Not Exceed Suggested Intake.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask – I’d be happy to tell you whatever I can about this wonderful dietary supplement.

Here’s to your health,

Lisa

 


Guide ID: 10000000003397284Guide created: 04/11/07 (updated 10/12/07)

 
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