Ingredients: Hoodia

hoodia extractHoodia gordonii is a cactus-like plant native to the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. The native San people (formerly known as “Bushmen”) have used the plant for centuries as a means of coping with hunger.

Hoodia is highly valued for its ability to elevate energy levels while reducing or eliminating hunger, something of more than passing interest to this hunter-gatherer society. Traditionally hunters avoided eating while hunting. Instead they would cut a stem of the hoodia plant and chew while ranging far from home over a period of a couple of days. This would satisfy their hunger and give them strength until they returned to their village.

It’s all in the Hypothalamus

Research on hoodia conducted by the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) isolated the molecule P57, which appears to be responsible for much of hoodia’s appetite suppressing effect. P57 seems to act by suppressing hunger signals from the brain’s hypothalamus region.

  • All Natural Appetite Suppressant
  • Decreases appetite so you eat less
  • Helps you maintain healthy blood sugar levels
  • Helps you maintain healthy cholesterol and lipid levels

To Read more about Hoodia Extract please feel free to download these excerpts from the University of Windsor journal database. Download 1 | 2