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Hoodia Gordonii And What The Medicos Say

Sep 27

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“Is the hoodia gordonii that I am planning to buy the Real Thing?” With fake abounding, one has to ask this question. In fact, Alkemist Pharmaceuticals, a highly reputed company tested hundreds of products that were sent to them willingly and discovered that over 80% of them were fraud!

Hoodia gordonii only grows in Southern Africa and has been listed as an endangered species. Anyone wishing to import it has to have a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) certificate to prove that the hoodia gordonii is genuine and has been imported legally.

Now most hoodia companies rely solely on a CITES certificate and testing by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals to prove that the Hoodia Gordonii that they are selling is authentic.

But the problem here is, that many of these websites proudly displaying these two certificates are doing so under false pretexts. On some websites, the certificates are blurred and barely readable. On others, some of the text appears to have been blacked out possibly because it belongs to some other company or because it is out of date.

So now, what does one do? The answer lies in the fact that there are more ways than just the two mentioned above, of certifying that the hoodia gordonii in the product is genuine.

The Organics Annex Certificate – this proves that the hoodia gordonii in the product has been imported from the farmers in South Africa and sent directly to the USA – so, no agents in the middle and no lying around in storage sheds for who knows how long. Furthermore, it proves that the Hoodia Gordonii was grown organically. A Certificate of Analysis (COA) – this is issued before the Hoodia Gordonii enters the USA. Proving that the hoodia gordonii has been analyzed under HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography), and is not only genuine, but contains no contaminants as well.

Now, let us look at UniqueHoodia. UniqueHoodia has undertaken the responsibility to obtain the Organics Annex Certificate as well as the Certificate of Analysis.

Naturally, they have the CITES certificate and have had their Hoodia Gordonii tested by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals. In addition to all this, UniqueHoodia has had their pure hoodia gordonii tested by CNL (Certified Natural Laboratories) as well, another highly reputed laboratory and their product has passed these tests with flying colors. This goes to show you that they are selling pure, fresh and safe 100% real Hoodia Gordonii in their products.

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Genuine Hoodia vs. Fake Hoodia

Sep 27

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If you type the word “hoodia” in your search engine, in less than 0.13 seconds, you will find over 6 million entries! Thousands of these are websites selling hoodia products in some form or another, giving you very impressive information and making it easy to buy hoodia right away.

What you need to know is this. Alkemist Pharmaceuticals tested hundreds of these products (sent to them willingly) and discovered that 80% of them were selling fake Hoodia – and we are only talking about the samples sent to them…what about the hundreds of untested samples?

So how do you discern the fake hoodia from the pure hoodia?

1. There are many varieties of hoodia growing all over Africa, but only pure hoodia gordonii, which grows only in Southern Africa, will suppress your appetite. The inner flesh or core of hoodia gordonii contains an active ingredient (named P57, by the scientists who discovered it) that mimics glucose and fools your brain into thinking you are full, when you have not eaten anything. So any product that says it contains hoodia (without specifying further) is most likely selling one of the other hoodias – and those hoodias have no effect on appetite at all.

2. The active ingredient of hoodia gordonii, P57, is found only in the inner flesh of the plant. Some manufacturers are unfortunately using the entire plant in their product. That is, they are including the outer spiny skin, leaves, stems and roots. These other parts of hoodia gordonii contain no P57, and have no effect on the appetite. The product then may prove to be hoodia gordonii when analyzed, but it will only be 60% effective. When buying hoodia gordonii, make sure the pure hoodia capsule contains only the core of the plant – it should have a high P57 count.

3. Another thing that manufacturers are doing, is adding other ingredients to hoodia gordonii. These other ingredients do nothing to induce appetite suppression and on the contrary, like point 2 above, they lessen the amount of hoodia gordonii in the product, making it less effective. Also, no research has been done on hoodia gordonii being ingested with other substances, so possibly this may not be very safe to do. The only other substance that you should see on the ingredient list of your hoodia gordonii is gelatin – the gelatin that is used to make the capsule.

One company that has not only followed the above rules, but has the certificates to prove it is UniqueHoodia. UniqueHoodia uses pure hoodia gordonii imported from South Africa with a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) certificate to prove it. UniqueHoodia also has an Organics Annex Certificate, which proves their product is organic and sent to them directly from farmers in South Africa.
Their product has been tested, analyzed and passed by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals, again with certificates to prove it. If you want to try out pure and safe 100% real hoodia gordonii, UniqueHoodia is the product for you.

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Finding Genuine Hoodia Gordonii

Sep 26

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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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Authentic Hoodia

Sep 26

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To get authentic hoodia today is quite a problem as the plant comes under the endangered species. With the growing demand for hoodia gordonii thanks in no small measure to the hype that has been created by the media, obviously there are a number of unscrupulous manufacturers who sell fake goodie under the guise of the real thing. The problem is, in the USA it is classified as a natural supplement and so is outside the purview of the FDA. Had it been a prescription drug, there would have been strict measures to ensure that every tablet of hoodia gordonii that was sold was the genuine hoodia and anything that violated this would have come under heavy litigation. Unfortunately, that is not the case with natural supplements.

To get authentic hoodia gordonii, manufacturers have to source it from the African governments where the plant is grown and the product has to have a CITES certification because the plant is an endangered species. Thanks to this, in the US too, the import and export of this product is regulated. However, manufacturers get over this by importing a small quantity, marketing the tablets or capsules as genuine hoodia gordonii and adding a whole lot of other herbs to the product. So the amount of pure hoodia is so miniscule that it might have no effect as a hunger suppressant at all. That means consumers are paying for no real weight loss effect at all.

If you want to buy the real thing, you need to look for certification from CITES as well as find out from other users – people you know or in forums online – whether or not a particular brand works. Only after you gather a bit of advice in this direction should you go out and spend money on hoodia gordonii diet pills. Otherwise you will really be throwing your money to the winds for all the benefit that you will get from these fake pills,

Research on these tablets have shown that at least half of what are available are not authentic hoodia gordonii. So it pays to be a bit astute and shrewd when it comes to buying any hoodia for your use. Do take the trouble to research and find out which brands are better and which brands have a consistent record of working well with people. If you are on a weight loss trip, you need to take the right products to achieve the amount of weight loss you have targeted and taking fake pills and hoping for the best is not the way to go!

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Genuine Hoodia Gordonii

Aug 23

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There are so many varieties of hoodia and it is only the hoodia gordonii plant that has tested well for suppressing the appetite satisfactorily. So it is necessary to do a bit of spadework before you blindly go out and pick up some hoodia diet pills or hoodia capsules or hoodia powder. Just a bit of hoodia research and reading up on hoodia reviews will give you an insight on the hoodia that you should buy.

The problem with hoodia is that it is not FDA approved because it features as a supplement and not as a prescription drug. So it is up to you to be savvy and make sure that what you are buying is hopefully the real thing. For one thing, you have to ensure that it is hoodia gordonii and not any of the other varieties of hoodia because that might not be of any use to you at all. The real hoodia is certified and approved before it leaves South Africa but there are instances where there have been fake hoodia certificated that have surfaced so it is really hard to tell, Besides looking at and checking the label carefully, you need to also ask around and look at what is written in about hoodia online, Don’t get taken in by manufacturer’s claims – a hoodia forum will probably yield a lot more results when you are on the lookout for genuine hoodia gordonii.

If you were to go by the claims of the many hoodia manufacturers, all they talk about is how their hoodia is the right one and is infinitely better than everyone else’s. Unfortunately not one of them will have certified clinical trials to prove that theirs is a superior product. When Phytopharm does enter the market with its hoodia which it has been researching for the past few years, one hopes that there will be a leveling of the market with more testing and more hoodia trials to prove how effective and genuine it is. If it is a prescription drug, it will of course have to go through the FDA approval process while all the others will be listed as supplements. This might mean that the launch in the USA might be delayed or that they will have to come in as a supplement too, One has to wait and see what direction it will take, but what it will do to the market is make people aware that the others have to match up to the real and genuine hoodia gordionii concentrate that Phytopharm has access to and has patented.

When the amount of hoodia gordonii in hoodia tea or hoodia capsules is a very small quantity, there is not much chance of it working the way it should, Some brands have a mix of hoodia with other herbs, some do not contain any hoodia gordonii at all! You could as a consumer have it chemically analyzed at special laboratories but the tests are very expensive so most people do not go into the trouble and expense of doing so, What hoodia supplements need is the presence of the ingredient P57 which is the extract of the genuine hoodia gordonii plant.

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