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Hoodia & Health
By peace | January 3, 2007
Everyday we receive some mails from dietary supplement companies, marketing their products. One of the products being popularly marketed is Hoodia.
What is Hoodia?
Hoodia is a genus of 13 species in the flowering plant family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. They are stem succulents, described as “cactiform” because of their remarkable similarity to the unrelated cactus family. They can reach up to 1m high and have large flowers, often with flesh colour and strong smell.
Many Hoodia species are protected plants, typical of the Namib Desert, ranging from Central Namibia to southern Angola, especially in plains and rocky areas. Common names include “Bushman’s Hat” and “Queen of the Namib”. The indigenous Bushmen call this plant Xhoba.
Several species of Hoodia are grown as garden plants, and one species, Hoodia gordonii, is commonly marketed by dietary supplement companies for use as an appetite suppressant.
Uses Of Hoodia
In an email message which I received from one of the dietary supplement companies, Hoodia gordonii extracts can lower blood pressure and reduce the appetite. It is claimed that Hoodia extracts are effective for weight control purposes from these dietary supplement companies. It was found that people who take Hoodia consume lesser calories than those who had not.
Some of the Benefits of Hoodia are:
Benefits Of Hoodia
Attacks Your Obesity
Kills Your Appetite
Increases Your Physical Shape
Makes You Feel Better
Ups Your Mood
Increases Your Energy
Increases Your Metabolism
Burns Your Calories
Has No Side Effects
Doesn’t Require Prescription
Contains 100% Natural Ingredients
Hoodia Reviews & Products
Well-known as a natural appetite suppressant, Hoordia gordonii is available in the form of shakes, diet bars, pills and lollipops. Besides emails, there are many such companies which sell Hoodia online, and Hoodia reviews too.
Have you found that when you are feeling blue or sad, you tend to eat lesser? When you are sad, especially at times when you cried, do you feel like eating? You do not have appetite to eat when you are sad. Appetite is a great determining factor in weight control. For people who are overweight and obese, Hoodia Gordonii could be your solution. Everyday, people are worried about their appearance and weight problems. For slim people, they want to maintain their weight. They are scared to get fat. For fat people, the obese and overweight, they want to reduce weight. They want to eat less and exercise more. However, it takes a lot of will power and tolerance to achieve weight loss and to have a change in your lifestyle. It’s just too difficult for some people to control their appetite. It’s hard to say no to nice food. With Hoodia as an appetite suppressant, these people would definitely eat lesser.
Weight Answers
People go for liposuction, slimming centres, eat various kinds of slimming pills to reduce weight. Huge sum of money are being spent to help combat their weight problems. Sometimes after you have lost a few kilograms of weight in a few months time, the same weight is gained again after a few months when you lost control of your appetite — you overeat more than you expend your energy.
For people who have an ideal weight now, it is important that you eat healthily, exercise appropriately and have a balanced in your life. Do not overeat. We know that it is very hard to shed off the fats after we have gained them.
For people who are overweight and obese, it takes time to reduce your weight. Rome is not built in a day. It takes time and will-power and great determination to achieve your goals. Eating Weight-loss pills, visiting slimming centres may be your short term solution. Long term solution is your real solution. It is your lifestyle and eating habits which can solve your real problem. Drink lots of water. It helps.
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