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Hoodia The Magic Cactus
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Hoodia is a plant that is indigenous to the desert region of Southern Africa. It is grown in the Kalahari Desert region of South Africa, Hoodia Gordonii is an all-natural appetite suppressant, derived from a cactus-like plant with prickly spikes. Scientists have been researching the Hoodia plant for almost a decade, and have found it to be completely free of harmful side effects.
Credit for giving the plant a Latin name goes originally to a botanist name Francis Masson, who sailed with James Cook. In recent years with the popularity of this plant it has become almost extinct.
Cactus
Hoodia Gordonii is a cactus of the "succulent" cactus family, which has grown for thousands of years in the Kalahari Desert region. The San bushmen of the Kalahari desert, one of the oldest and most primitive tribes, have been eating the Hoodia cactus for thousands of years, to suppress appetite during their long hunting trips. Current speculation is that the P57 molecule is the chief reason for the appetite suppression, but that this also most likely works in unison with the Hoodia cactus' other chemical compounds, not just one specific compound, since this is usually the way natural herbs typically work in the human body.
Kalahari
Only available in the United States since 2004, the only authentic hoodia gordonii on the market comes from the Western Cape of South Africa in the Kalahari desert. The "plus" in the name means it is 100% pure South African Hoodia from the Kalahari Desert and certified as such. There has been a quite a hype about the Hoodia gordonii succulent from the Kalahari in South Africa ever since it appeared on CBS in a 60-minutes expose.
The San people of the Kalahari have used Hoodia to keep hunger and thirst at bay for many centuries to aid them in long hunting trips through the harsh Kalahari Desert. Hoodia Gordonii is one of the twenty types of Hoodia plants that grow in Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa.
Hunger
It's been used for hundreds of years by the local people to help stave off hunger during long hunting trips. It has been used for thousands of years by the Sans Bushmen tribe who first discovered it in South Africa to quell hunger and thirst pangs before going on long hunting trips. Hoodia, in sufficient doses, may give you the tool to do that, freeing you from the prison of hunger pains.
One thing you do not want to do is take a huge dose of Hoodia and turn off your hunger completely, and not eat for days until the fat disappears. 57 is apparently what's responsible for a reduction in hunger when taking some fat burners that contain hoodia gordonii.
Glucose
It is believed that "P57" molecule mimics the effect that glucose has on your brain, telling part of your brain (the Hypothalamus) that you feel full. This is due to Hoodia Gordonii having a molecule which is 10,000 times more powerful than glucose sugar. It is believed that "P57" molecule in Hoodia mimics the effect that glucose has on your brain, telling part of your brain (the Hypothalamus) that you feel full.
One may wonder about the effectiveness of combining a product which may lower blood glucose levels, with a product that suppresses hunger by mimicking an increase in blood glucose levels. In any case, diabetes should also take caution when using any hoodia products, because the suppression of hunger may cause a prolonged drop in blood glucose without the diabetic being aware, presenting a potentially dangerous situation.
Sugar
Additionally, attention should be paid to your diet and care should be taken to avoid foods that are high in sugars such as potatoes, baked goods, candy and other types of sugar containing foods. They say that this will keep our blood sugar levels stabilized. This is a significant finding in the way Hoodia suppresses your appetite, as your sugar level drops you naturally begin to feel hungry.
This study concluded that Hoodia acts on nerve cells that monitor the level of sugar in your bloodstream.
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