Archive for September, 2009

The 400 mg Hoodia Capsule Myth

Much has been said about how much hoodia gordonii you get when you take a single dose of this supplement. The debate about hoodia is partly about its dose.

Many companies resort to packing a single capsule with things other than hoodia gordonii. Then there is the question of the best kind of hoodia also. There are thirteen known varieties of hoodia of which only hoodia gordonii works to suppress appetite.

Latest studies indicate that daily consumption of hoodia should be 2250-3000 mg to achieve total appetite control. Many companies advise you to take 3-4 of the supplements per day. But many of the supplements tested were found to have just a paltry 25 mg of hoodia. According to Alkemist Pharmaceuticals, 80% of all the hoodia tested was found to be fake. The amount of pure hoodia they have is well below requirement and the kind of hoodia used is not best one. Yet these companies advertise on the web that their hoodia offers 400 mg of hoodia. There is no possibility that Alkemist Pharmaceuticals have gone wrong with their results. It is just one more proof at how low companies can and will stoop to sell their products.

Pure Hoodia Gordonii Extract contains 500 mg of hoodia per capsule. But the catch here is that it is only an extract and not the real stuff.  Extract can be any part of the plant. The active ingredient called P57 is fond only in the core.  

Hoodia Gordonii claims to contain 400 mg per capsule, but look at its price. At £18.49, it is clear it cannot contain the said amount of hoodia gordonii. Genuine hoodia gordonii is a rare plant and it cannot sell so cheap and be genuine.           

What about the 700 mg tablets of 100%  Hoodia Gordonii?  If it did indeed contain pure hoodia that would be excellent. But the sure giveaway is its price. 100 tablets come at £24.99. They go to the extent of giving another 100 tablets free. Anyone who knows the facts about hoodia would not be tempted by this offer.

With so many claims and counter claims it becomes confusing whom to believe and whom to reject. The first thing to do is to compare prices keeping in mind the fact that hoodia gordonii is a rare plant and hence expensive. Going beyond that you can look at the kind of backing the products have. Who is backing their claims? Have they been tested? Who has certified their products?

Consider UniqueHoodia.  They have been put to rigorous testing by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals and CNL. The results of these tests are on their websites.

Each capsule of UniqueHoodia contains 460 mg of hoodia gordonii. It can reduce your intake by 2000 calories. It packs 10,000 times the power of glucose in controlling appetite. It costs £37.92, a price that realistically reflects its value. 

Shouldn’t you order UniqueHoodia today?

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All About Authentic Hoodia

It is for a good reason that the 400 mg Hoodia gordonii has been termed a myth. It is clear that in these capsules there is much more than hoodia gordonii. Now when you don’t get the full dose of hoodia gordonii, you cannot expect the entire result either. When you aren’t getting 400 mg of hoodia gordonii, you cannot achieve total appetite suppression.

According to the latest studies, a daily dosage of 2250-3000 mg of hoodia gordonii will deliver total appetite suppression. Each tablet is said to contain 400 mg of hoodia gordonii. But do they all?  Some of them contain as little as 25 mg of hoodia gordonii and make up the remaining using other stuff.

Alkemist Pharmaceuticals which does most of the testing has often times found the contents of hoodia gordonii falling far short of target. This is despite claims made by manufacturers that they pack 400 mg of hoodia gordonii into each capsule. Has Alkemist Pharmaceuticals erred in their findings? Far from it. The producers of hoodia gordonii capsules are the ones who have been misleading buyers with their false claims.
 
All that needs to be done is look at the products in the market and compare their packaging and prices.   

Pure Hoodia Gordonii Extract packs 500mg into a capsule. This is possible only because they are using extracts from all parts of the plant, whereas only the core of the plant in powder form is of use. Spending money on this product will serve no purpose.
   
Hoodia Gordonii has 400 mg in each capsule. But at £18.49, it is just too cheap to be real. Here also you are being fobbed off with a fake product

100% Pure Hoodia Gordonii stuffs 700mg into each capsule. That sounds great until you look at its price which is a mere £24.99 for a 100 tablets. Even more astonishing is the fact that when you pick up one bottle, you get another one free. Is that possible? Not while hoodia gordonii is so expensive a stuff.   

You cannot go by the claims of manufacturers. What you need is proof in the form of certificates by capable laboratories. You need to make sure the product you buy has 400 mg of pure hoodia gordonii. 

That is what you get with UniqueHoodia. The dosage is right, and it has the backing of capable and reliable laboratories. Alkemist Pharmaceuticals and CNL have put the product through various tests and given their stamp of approval. For the sake of transparency, their certificates are on their websites.

UniqueHoodia contains 460 mg of pure hoodia gordonii in powder form. When you have this you get many benefits. Your calorie consumption falls by 2000 calories. You can feel safe in the knowledge that hoodia gordonii packs 10,000 times the power of glucose in suppressing appetite. With weight control your energy levels soar along with your self esteem. Its price of £37.92 is proof that this is a genuine product.

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Cheap Hoodia

An accurate way of judging the quality of hoodia gordonii is by looking at its price. Hoodia gordonii is by no means cheap. This is a plant that is seen sparsely in the deserts of South Africa and is considered an endangered species. Very limited quantities are allowed to be exported. This causes its price to go up.    

Nevertheless on Google, you will see hoodia gordonii advertised for low prices for 100 capsules. This should make you wary as something so cheap simply cannot be good authentic hoodia gordonii. 

If you look at the prices of the various brands available in the market, some cost as much as half as much as others and this great swing in prices cannot be possible unless it isn’t expensive hoodia gordonii but other hoodia or worse, no hoodia at all. It not just a matter of cheaper products being available. The cheaper products are simply not genuine hoodia gordonii. Hoodia gordonii is an expensive item and it is not possible to sell it at low prices. When you see that the price is dramatically low you must approach it with caution. Ask around and do a bit of research online to check out other users’ experience with various brands.

Probably these cheaper products use just any hoodia and not hoodia gordonii. Only this variety has P 57 which is an appetite suppressant. The cheaper preparations may contain not the core of the plant which contains the core ingredient. It may have leaves and flowers also. This reduces the effectiveness by 40%.

The worst products are those that are on a buy one get one free offer. There you get double the capsules for the quoted price. You must keep well away from these.

 
While looking at the prices is important, you must do more. See whether the product has been tested by an authorized laboratory. Since the plant is an endangered one in South America, the land of its origin, it needs a CITES certification.  Check what it contains. If it has any extract you should leave it alone. 

What you need is a product that offers you easy stress free weight loss. UniqueHoodia is tested by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals. It has the CITES certificate, Annexe Certificate and Analysis certificate too.

With UniqueHoodia you can achieve a reduction of 2000 calories. It is 10,000 times as effective as glucose in limiting appetite. This product has no unpleasant side effects and you can be assured that your body will suffer no harm. When you lose weight you gain self esteem and energy.  

Don’t you think you must order UniqueHoodia today?

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Certified Hoodia

Alkemist Pharmaceuticals have struck a warning note be claiming that of the many hoodia gordonii supplements that they had tested in the market, 80% came out to be fakes. In such background finding a product that is ready to provide a long guarantee is almost impossible. A long guarantee on the other hand is absolutely essential your body has to have the time to adjust to the supplement and show changes. Before that if the guarantee lapses, you stand to lose money. For a guarantee to be fair, it should cover a reasonable period. 

While other companies fall short of a fair guarantee, here comes a company that offers an unbelievable 180 days of full money back guarantee if not satisfied with its performance.  

The other products in the market do not come remotely close to this. In the case of Hoodia gordonii diet pills, the guarantee is only 14 days – a period too short to cover its working. The guarantee offered by Hoodia 90 is 30 days which is inadequate for effects to show. Hoodia Gordonii Plus extends a guarantee of 90 days which sounds impressive compared to the other guarantees. But a guarantee of 90 days will still not suffice in this case.

The case is similar with other weight loss products in the market. The vast majority fall short of 180 days. There are some herbal supplements which provide 180 days guarantee. ProShape RX and Proactol both extend 180 days guarantee. The bulk of weight loss products are not so generous with weight loss guarantees.

Without a long enough guarantee you are opening yourself to unnecessary health risks and expenditure. Would you not prefer a substantial guarantee? Where can you find one?

UniqueHoodia provides full 180 days money-back guarantee. This period allows you to go on the supplement without hurrying your body. Your body can adjust to the preparation and start registering weight loss safe in the knowledge that you have a guarantee that covers 180 days. With a 30 day guarantee you are selling yourself short. 

With UniqueHoodia you get more than just a guarantee. UniqueHoodia is tested by Alkemists Pharmaceuticals. It is free from side effects and you can give your body full 180 days. UniqueHoodia is 100% pure hoodia gordonii. It is not an extract but the actual core of the plant.
  
UniqueHoodia comes with a CITES certification about the origin of the hoodia. You can achieve a 2000 calorie a day reduction. UniqueHoodia is 10,000 times more powerful in appetite suppression than glucose.

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Hoodia Safety

When hoodia gordonii burst in on the scene not many knew anything much about it. Now that the wonder element in it called P57 has been tested in clinical trials and its ability to suppress appetite having been documented, there is a mad scramble to market it. Hoodia gordonii is now available as patches, teas, lollipops, candy, tablets and capsules. 

There is no evidence to suggest that these most of these products do achieve their ends of suppressing appetite. In fact products like lollipops and candy may be counter productive since high in calories. The daily dose of hoodia gordonii is 2250-3000 mg. Is it possible to get this in candy form? These are questions that have not been addressed. When hoodia is mixed with other products does it retain its effectiveness? The manufacturers of these products have not given convincing answers to any of these questions.

All these apart, there is the larger question of the purity of the hoodia used. Alkemist Laboratories which does most of the hoodia testing claims that 80% of all hoodia supplements are fakes. They use one of the 13 types of hoodia that is available, whereas only hoodia gordonii is effective as an appetite suppressant. Even when hoodia gordonii is used they use all parts of the plant which supplies only 60% effect. To be fully effective, only the core of the plant should be utilized.   

Those who know enough about hoodia advise that tablet and extract forms of hoodia do not achieve the desired results. Then how can candies and lollipops and patches do that? Only hoodia gordonii has P57 which has the property of suppressing appetite. So it is essential that only hoodia gordonii be consumed in the proper form and in the correct dose to achieve suppression of appetite. The supplement you choose should have only the core of the plant. Leaves and flowers are often used but they provide only 60% effect.  

So how is it possible to find a supplement that fulfills all these conditions and is safe?

There is indeed pure hoodia gordonii available in capsule form that contains only the core of the hoodia plant. This is by UniqueHoodia. This product has been approved by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals. It also has the CITES certification that proves that it originated in South Africa. Each capsule delivers 400 mg of hoodia gordonii in its purest form. There are no additives added to this hoodia. Being a capsule, it is easy to consume it and you can be sure you are getting the right dosage.     

Instead of spending money on products which may fall far short of the target or actually supply more calories as in the case of candies and lollipops it is better to depend on a supplement that has been tested and approved by concerned authorities.

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Fox News And Hoodia Gordonii

Fox News 59 has done a report on the growing number of Hoodia supplements that are flooding the weight-loss market. They report that many of these companies offer no proof of authenticity and they express a valid fear that the market is being flooded with fake Hoodia products. They are absolutely correct in their conjecture that if the company that holds the patent for hoodia gordonii has not even begun to release their own products, then how are we to know whether the Hoodia products being advertised everywhere are genuine hoodia gordonii or not? As they reported, many of these companies are supplying no kind of proof at all, and herbal supplement companies do not even have to.

Fox News 59 gives us 3 pieces of advice when buying hoodia gordonii.
1. They ask that we check the country of origin of hoodia gordonii – it should be South Africa. If it is not, then the product is not genuine.
2. We should check if it is 100% real hoodia gordonii.
3. We should check the price. Pure hoodia gordonii is imported from South Africa and that makes it expensive. If the Hoodia you buy is cheap and a bargain, then chances are that it is fake.

Now the above information is good, but it is not complete. The full story is that:
1. Puer Hoodia Gordonii is imported from South Africa and is a rare and endangered species. So the label should carry a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) certificate proving that not only has it been imported legally from South Africa but that it is authentic hoodia gordonii.
2. There are over 13 varieties of Hoodia growing all over Africa, but only hoodia gordonii contains P57, the active ingredient that is the appetite suppressant.
So, be aware that the product should state that it is hoodia gordonii, not just “Hoodia”.
Also, it is the inner flesh of the hoodia gordonii that contains the P57. Unscrupulous manufactures include the entire plant – leaves, woody stems, flowers and roots in their product – so, naturally the effectiveness of the product is reduced by 60%. The product you buy should also display a high P57 count.
3. Any hoodia gordonii that you buy should come with the CITES certificate, as well as a certificate from a reputed laboratory (like Alkemist Pharmaceuticals) stating that the product has been analyzed and that it is genuine hoodia gordonii.
All these certificates make the price go up – if the Hoodia you buy is cheap, then either it is not hoodia gordonii or somewhere along the way, a vital safety precaution has been skipped.

Out of the many Hoodia products available, UniqueHoodia is one product that has all its certificates. The hoodia gordonii they use is fresh, imported directly from the farmers in South Africa and analyzed by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals – check out their website and you will find pure, unadulterated fresh and safe hoodia gordonii.

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Hoodia – How Safe?

For the last few decades, fashion and health have dictated that a slim body is not only desirable, but also essential. For the last few years, the emergence of hoodia gordonii as a natural appetite suppressant has been the centre of a hotly contested debate. It has brought great hope to the obese and merely overweight on the one hand and has proved a treasure trove to unscrupulous manufacturers on the other.

There are all kinds of “Hoodia” products available on the market – pills, capsules, tablets, meals plans, patches, tea, coffee, chocolates, lollipops and even “Hoodia” chewing gum!

No doubt, as you read this, enterprising manufacturers are coming out with even newer ideas.

Alkemist Pharmaceuticals, a highly reputed company tested a great many Hoodia products that had been voluntarily handed in to them. They discovered that over 80% of these products were fraud. There are many Hoodia plants growing all over Africa, but only the hoodia gordonii plant growing in the deserts of Southern Africa is an appetite suppressant. The core of the hoodia gordonii plant contains an active ingredient named P57, which has the effect of suppressing hunger.

Alkemist Pharmaceuticals discovered that most of these products were made from one of the other Hoodias. And products made from hoodia gordonii had used the outer woody stalk, stems, leaves and roots as well, thus making it only 60% effective as only the inner core of the plant contains P57.

Many manufacturers are combining hoodia gordonii with other ingredients as well. Naturally, this reduces the effectiveness of its appetite suppressing qualities. The other problem is that hoodia gordonii has not been tested with other substances – what the effects of taking hoodia gordonii with green tea would be, for example, has not yet been researched, so this may possibly be a health hazard as well.

If you want to be sure of the hoodia gordonii that you are taking, look out for the following:
The labels on your hoodia gordonii product should have a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) certificate, proving that it has been imported from South Africa.

The product should have been tested and analyzed by a reputable laboratory, like Alkemist Pharmaceuticals.

It should be pure 100% hoodia gordonii. Gelatin capsules containing the core of the plant have the highest P57 count and are the most effective form of hoodia gordonii.

One product following all the above guidelines is UniqueHoodia. They have the CITES certificate, showing they have legally imported hoodia gordonii. An Organics Annex Certificate, proving their product is organic and delivered to them directly from the farmers.  A Certificate of Analysis proving their hoodia gordonii is 100% pure. And they sell their hoodia gordonii in gelatin capsules. If you do want to experience the effects of 100% pure and safe hoodia gordonii, then UniqueHoodia is the product for you.

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Hoodia Exports

Many sellers of hoodia gordonii products have CITES certificates on their labels.
But have you ever checked the dates on these certificates? Chances are that they are probably 6 months to a year old. Granted that hoodia gordonii comes from South Africa, and is a difficult plant to export, but the date of the certificate shows you how long the hoodia gordonii has been sitting in some storage shed somewhere – 6 months to a year – and that’s not exactly fresh hoodia gordonii, is it ? How effective would it be, compared to fresh hoodia gordonii?

How many companies are offering raw and fresh hoodia gordonii, barely a month old?
Also, how many companies are offering pure hoodia gordonii along with a chemical analysis from a reputable laboratory (which they are willing to name) proving the authenticity of hoodia gordonii in their product? Would you be interested in finding out if there were any such companies?

Let’s look at this Hoodia company – UniqueHoodia. UniqueHoodia order such a large amount of hoodia gordonii from South Africa that they are able to purchase it directly from their South African exporter, without having to deal with any agents in the middle.
The hoodia gordonii plants do not sit around in storage anywhere, but are exported directly to UniqueHoodia manufacturing units straight after being harvested. So the hoodia gordonii that you are getting in your supplements is a month old after harvesting.

What else makes UniqueHoodia unique? UniqueHoodia products are certified:
…A certificate from CITES, proving that it has been legally exported from South
    Africa.
…An Organics Annex Certificate issued by the USDA, proving that the Hoodia
    Gordonii in the product is organically grown and purchased directly from the
    farmers.
…A certificate of analysis confirming that UniqueHoodia products have been
    tested under HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) and contain
    real hoodia gordonii.

And what’s more, UniqueHoodia have had their products further tested by two reputable laboratories – Alkemist Pharmaceuticals and CNL – both confirming that UniqueHoodia products are 100% real hoodia gordonii.

100% real hoodia gordonii – a plant that suppresses appetite naturally and reduces calorie intake by nearly 2000 calories a day. The active ingredient in hoodia gordonii, P57, is 10,000 times more active than glucose, so not only do you have no hunger pangs, but also your level of energy remains normal. So here, we have a company selling you real hoodia gordonii that is fresh, organic, properly certified and thoroughly tested – UniqueHoodia – why don’t you check it out for yourself?

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Finding Genuine Hoodia Gordonii

Hoodia gordonii is a succulent plant from Southern Africa that has captivated our interest. It is a natural appetite suppressant and so holds the undivided attention of us all – whether we are obese, need to just lose the last few pounds or are anywhere on the scale in between. Unfortunately, a product so much in demand always attracts the attention of quick-buck artists and hoodia gordonii has been no exception. Hundreds of websites have sprung up, all selling “Hoodia” in some form or another and claiming all kinds of facts to prove their product superior to the rest.

However, over 80% of these products have been proved by laboratory analysis to be fraud in various ways. Either the “Hoodia” in the product is the wrong type of Hoodia, or it is not the effective part of the plant or else, it is mixed in with so many other ingredients that the hoodia gordonii in it is miniscule.

So, how is one supposed to tell the difference between the real and the fake hoodia gordonii? After all, when a reputable laboratory like Alkemist Pharmaceuticals was voluntarily given a large number of products to analyze, they declared that only 20% were real hoodia gordonii. There are ways to be certain of what you are buying, and it requires that you must have done the homework on this plant that that you are thinking of trying out. A little information will go a long way to keep your body and your wallet healthy.

This is what you need to know :

1. There are many varieties of Hoodia growing all over Africa, but only hoodia gordonii contains the molecule, P57. P57, the active ingredient that suppresses appetite in found only in hoodia gordonii. The product you buy must clearly state that it is 100% real hoodia gordonii.

2. It is the inner flesh, the heart of the hoodia gordonii plant that contains P57. Some manufacturers use the entire plant: leaves, stems, flowers and roots when preparing their product. Naturally, now when the plant is tested, it will certainly state positively that it is hoodia gordonii – but, how effective will it be ? Over 60% of what you are ingesting is the perfectly useless outer parts of the plant, which makes it very cost effective for the manufacturer, but not a very effective appetite suppressant for you. Check that the hoodia gordonii that you are buying is the core of the plant.

3. There should be no other ingredients. The only other ingredient should be the gelatin of the capsule. Only pure hoodia gordonii is going to suppress your appetite – any other added ingredients are only fillers, allowing the manufacturer to line his pockets by selling you a wee bit of hoodia gordonii, but charging you the full amount.

One company that has cleared all the tests above is UniqueHoodia. UniqueHoodia sell 100% real hoodia gordonii, thoroughly tested by reputable laboratories and they also carry all the correct certificates for import on their labels. Check out their website….it will show you how to recognize the Real Thing.

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Hoodia Vs. The BBC, Their Take On The Miracle Supplement 6 Years On

Obesity has become an epidemic – one could even say pandemic – with statistics from countries all around the globe stating that the greatest health hazard their citizens face is obesity. In 2003, BBC sent its news correspondent Tom Mangold to document information on hoodia gordonii, a succulent plant growing in the Kalahari Desert and reputed to be an appetite suppressant. This BBC report caught the attention of the world and it is still referred to today. It made the world aware of hoodia gordonii and provided information about this rare and unknown plant.

We learnt that hoodia gordonii grows only in Southern Africa. That the local San tribes have used it for centuries to suppress their appetites when food resources were low. That the South African scientists working with British company, Phytopharm studied it and isolated its active ingredient, P57, which causes appetite suppression. That P57 fools the brain into thinking you are full when you haven’t eaten at all. That they had begun clinical trials on pure hoodia gordonii. That hoodia gordonii was able to cut down one’s appetite by around 1,000 calories a day. That it showed no discernible side effects.

Tom Mangold went so far as to try the plant himself and reported that it was almost 24 hours before he really felt like eating again – and no side effects either, just a general feeling of well being, 6 years ago, the clinical trials were still going on, and BBC ended with the warning that Hoodia was already being sold in the US, even though the plant was rare and illegal to export, and testing of a few Hoodia brands had revealed that a number were selling fake Hoodia. There are several species of Hoodia growing all over Africa, but it is only hoodia gordonii growing in Southern Africa that contains the molecule P57 – only hoodia gordonii suppresses appetite.

Today, the situation is far worse – the clinical trials are nearly over, manufacturers happily quote Phytopharm’s results as if they were their own and Hoodia products have indeed flooded markets everywhere, in every conceivable form – pills, capsules, meals plans, shakes and even sweets and lollipops.

How do you distinguish the real from the counterfeit? Here are a few pointers.
Hoodia gordonii is a rare plant and an endangered species – any manufacturer selling it should have a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) certificate proving that it has been imported legally from South Africa and is authentic.

The hoodia gordonii in the product should have been tested thoroughly by a reputable laboratory (e.g. Alkemist Pharmaceuticals), using chemical analysis to prove the presence of 100% real hoodia gordonii.

Check the price – having been imported from South Africa and then going through tests for certification is expensive. If the Hoodia product is cheap, there is reason to be suspicious of its authenticity.

The capsules (apart from their gelatin bodies) should contain only hoodia gordonii. Check that no other ingredients have been added. Check out UniqueHoodia – a company that displays all of the above.

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