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HOW TO BUY HOODIA GORDONII & HOODIA DIET CHEWING GUM

by: hoodiatrust( 4339Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Top 5000 Reviewer
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Your Invited.....PhytoSense Premium Herbals to by Quality Hoodia Gordonii based supplements and Hoodia Gordonii diet chewing gum from an established wholesale distributor and the product developer.

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Since first posting this guide by one of the leading authorities on Hoodia Gordonii marketing, Vic Carrara, I have developed a new Hoodia Gordonii based Diet Chewing Gum!!! Not like the other Hoodia chewing gums on the market that have only small amounts of Hoodia Gordonii in them. This one, NuTrimU Brand Hoodia Chewing Gum, has a whopping 500mg of a high potency concentrate in each and every piece. It is available now in my ebay store, online and soon, in retail outlets accross the nation and worldwide.

You can search for it online and if interested in reselling, wholesale or distribution of this newest "Hoodia Craze" contact the people at NuTrimU.com or go to Wholesale Hoodia California.com for more details.

A word of Caution:

There are a few brands of Hoodia Chewing Gum out now. All are not "Created Equal" . For example, some only have small amounts of Hoodia in low potency extracts or "concentrates" in them. Some don't even bother to tell you this information on the label. Only a few brands offer gum with CITES Certified Alkemists tested Hoodia Gordonii proved to be South African in it. Use the same basic criteria when buying these new Hoodia gum products as you would when buying the supplements...look out for ineffective immitations. The real deal is going to cost a bit more but be worth the money. The pointers below are as good for the gum products as they are for the supplements. I hope this helps...as buying real Hoodia is a daunting task now days.

How to spot and buy Real South African Hoodia Gordonii Products

What is promised to be a great treatment for one of the western world’s fastest growing diseases, obesity, is also turning in to a marketing catfight.

For the uninitiated, Hoodia Gordonii was identified by the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in the 1960’s as a potential appetite suppressant.

Used for generations by Kalahari Bushmen for generations as a way of defeating hunger on long and arduous hunting trips, the CSIR worked with a UK company Phytopharm to identify the active ingredient in Hoodia. This they did, and Phytopharm named this ‘miracle molecule’ P57 (it was their 57th ‘discovery).

With Unilever now in partnership with Phytopharm to commercialise Hoodia, it promises to be a great support in the battle to stick to a healthy eating plan. It is now available in tablets, candy, lollipops, and diet chewing gum from various manufacturers.

Now although P57 is patented, the plant itself can not be, which has led to a deluge of manufacturers of natural herbal supplements all producing Hoodia products, and causing a mass market confusion in it’s wake.

One of the worst examples of this is the growing number of so called ‘Hoodia consumer websites’. The emphasis should be on ‘con’ in consumer, as these are mostly run by Hoodia manufacturers themselves, hidden under different identities.

They claim to compare different brands under carefully selected criteria, with their brand of course at the number one position.

With new comparison sites coming out every few weeks, the best advice is simply to discount them, and then make your own mind up about whether you can trust the brand.

Another tactic that is confusing the consumer is the supposed differences in the quality of other brands. The most common is to do with the term ‘extract’. Some companies claim that they sell an extract which is more powerful than non-extract products. (What is an extract? An extract is a concentrated from of a herb, that is derived after the crude herb has been mixed with water, alcohol, or another solvent and distilled or evaporated.).

No one is selling Hoodia Gordonii extract, as it would be violating the patent held by CSIR (which has been leased to Phytopharm, who in turn have leased it to Unilever). Any company claiming to sell a Hoodia extract had better watch their step – apart from misleading consumers, Phytopharm and Unilever are unlikely to ignore such blatant patent theft.

Another common deceit is to claim to be 100% Hoodia while selling at what seems a really great low price. How can they do it? Simple – they’re telling the truth. They’re using the whole of the plant, rather than the ‘heart’ of the plant which contains the active ingredient. As the ‘skin’ of the Hoodia can account for as much as 40% of the weight, your 100% pure may only be 60% pure and not quite the bargain that you imagined.

All the ‘Hoodia wars’ seem to be doing is confusing potential customers, who become less able to take an informed decision about which product is best for them.
Here are 4 questions that anyone wanting to buy Hoodia should ask, before parting with any money:

1. Is this genuine Hoodia Gordonii from the Kalahari region of Southern Africa? (Hoodia is now being grown in China, Texas and elsewhere, and there is evidence that the Kalahari soil contributes to the effectiveness of the plant)
2. What part of the plant is used? (Remember, it’s only the core of the plant that has been identified as having the active ingredient).
3. Is it an extract or powder? (The right answer is powder).
4. Is it Hoodia GORDONII? (There are many different types of plants in the Hoodia family – it is the Hoodia Gordonii that has been shown to be the appetite suppressant).

And remember:

• If the price is low, likely the quality of the product will be.
• If it’s number one on some consumer comparison chart, what else are they ‘fixing’?
• If they’re vague about their product and simply bombard you with hype – it’s likely the product can’t stand up on it’s own merit.

Referrences:

Vic Carrara

WHOLESALE HOODIA UK

PhytoSense Premium Herbals

NuTrimu

The only Hoodia Gum that Really Works!

The only Hoodia Gum with 500mg "documented and published"

C.I.T.E.S Certified

Alkemists Pharmaceuticals Tested

South African Hoodia Gordonii

Hoodia Gordonii Diet Chewing Gum


Guide ID: 10000000001323579Guide created: 07/06/06 (updated 04/12/08)

 
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