Hoodia is a genus of succulent plants in the family Apocynaceae that is widely used traditionally by the San
people of southern Africa as an appetite suppressant, thirst quencher and as a cure for severe abdominal cramps,
haemorrhoids, tuberculosis, indigestion, hypertension and diabetes.
Recent press reports from various large media outlets such as 60 minutes, BBC, and ABC News have shone a light on
Hoodia's long standing positive appetite suppressing effects.
“Imagine this: an organic pill that kills the appetite and attacks obesity.
It has no known side-effects, and contains a molecule that fools your brain into believing you are full. ”
“The plant is said to have a feel-good almost aphrodisiac quality, and I have to say, we felt good.”
- BBC News Report
The San Bushmen of the Kalahari, one of the world's oldest and most primitive tribes, has been eating the Hoodia
for thousands of years, to stave off hunger during long hunting trips. Hoodia is derived from Hoodia gordonii (Masson)
Sweet ex Decne. of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), a succulent plant that grows primarily in Namibia as well as in
northwestern parts of South Africa.
The Secret To Hoodia's Weight Loss Magic...
Short story is: You eat a little bit of Hoodia and it instantly shuts off your hunger for 6 hours.
During those six hours, you won't crave anything. You won't feel any side effects. The food still smells great, looks wonderful, and it tastes the same if you force yourself to eat it, but you don't want to eat it!
To understand how all this works, you have to understand what "hunger" really is in the first place.
Imagine this: an organic pill that kills the appetite and attacks obesity. It has no known side-effects, and contains a molecule that fools your brain into believing you are full.
Now along comes hoodia. Never heard of it? Soon it'll be tripping off your tongue, because hoodia is a natural substance that literally takes your appetite away.
Hunger Is Just An Illusion Tricking You To Overeat!
Hunger is simply a chemical message that causes you to feel, well... hungry. You see, your body can, and does, create the illusion of hunger even when you don't need calories. Problem is, this is an automatic process, and we can't turn it off.
Here's what happens:
Your hypothalamus -- part of your body's endocrine system -- decides when you should feel hungry or full by sensing the rise of sugar (glucose) in your blood. Eat enough carbohydrates, and your blood sugar rises, which convinces your hypothalamus to tell your brain that you're no longer hungry. Normally, to get your hypothalamus to turn off the hunger switch, you'd have to eat a good amount of food.
But your hypothalamus is slow: it takes around 20 minutes to figure out what you've eaten, and by that time, you've probably eaten another 800 calories. So by the time your hunger signal finally gets turned off, you've already overeaten again.
You just gained more weight
Hoodia Fools Your Brain To Switch Off Your Hunger.
The steroidal glycosides in hoodia affects nerve cells in the hypothalamus that monitor blood glucose.
In other words, Hoodia contains a chemical that your hypothalamus thinks is glucose. This special chemical is 10,000 times more potent than glucose as a brain signal. It only takes a tiny bit of this chemical to trigger the cancellation of your hunger signals - and it is very fast.
When you eat this chemical, your hypothalamus thinks you've just gorged yourself at an all-you-can-eat buffet. It sends a signal and your hunger is suddenly gone. Everything else is normal.
