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Independent investigation reveals trusted sources for buying hoodia gordonii pills for weight loss Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

In the next part of this investigative series on hoodia gordonii, we'll take a closer look at the clinical evidence supporting hoodia as a natural weight loss supplement. Continue with part six.

Hoodia gordonii is no miracle weight loss pill, health investigation reveals Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

During that time, I carefully noted my level of hunger three times a day (rating my appetite on a scale of 1 - 10), and noted my dosage of hoodia gordonii. Here's what I learned: Hoodia does help suppress your appetite, but there are many caveats, as you'll see below. The dosage of hoodia necessary to truly suppress my appetite was far, far larger than the dosages claimed by many websites selling hoodia. While some hoodia formulas contain only 100mg of hoodia per serving, I found that I needed 1000mg of hoodia three times a day to have any real effect.

Hoodia Gordonii holds promise as natural appetite suppressant Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: Continuing with the investigative report on hoodia gordonii, a natural appetite suppressant, let's now explore the issue of how appetite control impacts weight loss. (If you missed it, click here to view part 1.) For most people, the real weight loss challenge has relatively to do with dieting, exercise, supplements, or how many calories you burn in the gym. The real challenge is controlling their hunger drive. People who are trying to lose weight seem to share the exact same problem.

Consumer interest in hoodia gordonii skyrockets, but can it really help with weight loss? Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

And that's what we'll explore in part 2 of this investigative series about hoodia gordonii. Watch NewsTarget.com for the next article, or just use the Google search box below to search for hoodia (which will bring up all the articles on hoodia). Continue with part 2.

Hoodia gordonii is no miracle weight loss pill, health investigation reveals Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: This is part six of our investigative series on hoodia gordonii, the natural appetite suppressant herb now gaining widespread popularity as a potential weight loss pill. If you've read much about hoodia, it all sounds rather convincing: lose weight without feeling hungry. What could be easier? But is it really true? Let's take a hard look at the science and reality of using hoodia. First, there's the problem that there's only one decent study on hoodia, and it was conducted on a small number of people, all of whom were obese.

Independent investigation reveals trusted sources for buying hoodia gordonii pills for weight loss Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

With that in mind, here are my tips for getting the most out of hoodia gordonii: The #1 secret to using hoodia Each time you reach for food, ask yourself, "What is my level of hunger, if any?" Use those exact words. "What is my level of hunger, if any?" And if the answer to yourself is, "None or not very much," then just don't eat. You don't feel hungry, so why bother? If your answer is, "I feel really hungry" then by all means eat. Your body needs food, after all. You can't starve yourself to improved health.

Based on my investigation, there are only two sources of hoodia I currently recommend: (list recently updated) Hoodoba - hoodia gordonii Diet Pills is now my top recommended source for hoodia capsules. This company has completed a successful lab analysis certifying that their hoodia is genuine. The company offers a 3-bottle price of $39.95 per bottle (plus shipping) for 90 capsules, each containing 400mg. They also use vegetarian capsules, which are expensive to source, by the way.

Hoodia Gordonii emerges as natural appetite suppressant with weight loss potential Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Volunteers were either given a placebo or an extract of the hoodia gordonii plant, then were told to go about their business. None exercised at all. They watched TV, read books, ate and slept. After 15 days, the results showed that the group on the hoodia extract had reduced their caloric intake by 1,000 calories per day, automatically, with no effort whatsoever. They weren't even aware of the effect. But they were automatically eating less, and they weren't exercising at all. Now let's put this into perspective with two facts: The average American needs around 2,200 calories per day.

Consumer alert: con artists sell counterfeit hoodia gordonii as bogus weight loss pills Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

How to know who to trust Based on my investigation, there are only two sources of hoodia I currently recommend: Note - this list has been recently updated based on new interviews and lab analysis results using microscopy, HPLC and TLC analysis conducted by an independent, reputable lab Hoodoba - hoodia gordonii Diet Pills is now my top recommended source for hoodia capsules. This company has completed a successful lab analysis certifying that their hoodia is genuine. The company offers a 3-bottle price of $39.95 per bottle (plus shipping) for 90 capsules, each containing 400mg.

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Other Names: Bitterghaap, Ghaap, Kalahari cactus, P57 actions and pharmacology COMPOUNDS Ten new C(21)-steroidal derivatives, namely gordonosides A-L were isolated from a chloroform extract of the aerial parts of hoodia gordonii. Compounds are based on 3beta,14beta-dihydroxy-pregn-5-en-17-betaone aglycone. Hoodigosides A-K (1-11), 11 new oxypregnane glycosides and a previously reported oxypregnane glycoside P57AS3 were isolated from the aerial parts of hoodia gordonii. The structures of these 12-O-beta-tigloyl isoramanone glycosides were determined.

Steroidal glycosides from hoodia gordonii. Steroids. 2007 Jun;72(6-7):559-68. Epub 2007 Mar 27. MacLean DB, Luo LG. Increased ATP content/production in the hypothalamus may be a signal for energy-sensing of satiety: studies of the anorectic mechanism of a plant steroidal glycoside. Brain Res. 2004 Sep 10; 1020(1-2): 1-11. Pawar RS, Shukla YJ, Khan SI, Avula B, Khan IA. New oxypregnane glycosides from appetite suppressant herbal supplement hoodia gordonii. Steroids. 2007 Jun;72(6-7):524-34. Rader JI, Delmonte P, Trucksess MW.

Determination of the appetite suppressant P57 in hoodia gordonii plant extracts and dietary supplements by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-MSD-TOF) and LC-UV methods. J AOAC Int. 2006 May-Jun;89(3):606-ll. Dall'acqua S, Innocenti G. Steroidal glycosides from hoodia gordonii. Steroids. 2007 Jun;72(6-7):559-68. Epub 2007 Mar 27. MacLean DB, Luo LG. Increased ATP content/production in the hypothalamus may be a signal for energy-sensing of satiety: studies of the anorectic mechanism of a plant steroidal glycoside. Brain Res. 2004 Sep 10; 1020(1-2): 1-11.

Consumer alert: con artists sell counterfeit hoodia gordonii as bogus weight loss pills Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: This is part four of our investigative report into hoodia gordonii, a natural appetite suppressant herb. As part of our investigation, we interviewed hoodia growers and suppliers, learning that con artists are hard at work trying to ride the current wave of hoodia publicity. When there's money to be made fooling people, you can bet someone will step up to the plate and start selling counterfeit hoodia at a premium. One hoodia source, I've been told, is selling ground up tree bark as hoodia powder. Another is selling plants that aren't even the right species!

Diet Pill Supplement Scam: Two-Thirds of hoodia gordonii Pills Sold In the United States Are Counterfeit Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

At the same time, other supplement companies may, in fact, not really care what they're selling as long as customers keep buying it in the hopes of losing weight. In fact, there are really two camps of counterfeit hoodia sellers in the United States: 1) those who know they're selling fake hoodia but don't care, and 2) those who don't want to know whether their hoodia is fake or genuine, so they don't ask the tough questions of their suppliers.

Independent investigation reveals trusted sources for buying hoodia gordonii pills for weight loss Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: This is part five of our investigative series on hoodia gordonii, a natural appetite suppressant for weight loss. I spent $1,742 and over a hundred hours investigating the hoodia industry, ordering products, and interviewing hoodia product providers. What I've found is that many companies claiming to sell hoodia are actually selling counterfeit products. But there are also trusted sources.

Hoodia update: Counterfeit rate reaches 80 percent, but genuine hoodia is still available Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The supplements that are consistently verified as being genuine hoodia gordonii include the Desert Burn brand, the Hoodoba brand from Strictly Health Corp., and the Hoodia Hoodia brand from Millennium Health. Those three pass on a more consistent basis than the products being distributed in retail, in fact. This is the rare case where the internet is offering better quality and more honest products than you can buy at retail. Even some of the big retail chains selling hoodia weight loss products are selling counterfeit hoodia gordonii.

Trim Spa weight loss supplement is formulated with effective ingredients Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The next ingredient at 150 mg per serving is the hoodia gordonii cactus. We've talked about hoodia in some other articles; in fact, I've authored an eight-part feature investigation into hoodia, where I looked at how this plant works to suppress appetite, where it comes from, who's marketing it and where you can find it from trusted sources (because a lot of the hoodia out there on the market is counterfeit). Through the interviews I conducted, I happen to know that the hoodia gordonii in the Trim Spa formula is in fact, genuine. This is the real stuff.

Hoodia update: Counterfeit rate reaches 80 percent, but genuine hoodia is still available Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

As I've said, my estimate is that 80 percent of the hoodia being sold today contains no genuine hoodia gordonii. Not all the people selling hoodia are crooks: wholesalers have swindled some into thinking they're buying real hoodia when, in reality, they're being hoodwinked. Does genuine hoodia really work? It is sad that this mess overshadows the other part of the question, which is whether or not hoodia gordonii works as an appetite suppressant even if you have the real thing.

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A steroidal glycoside with anorectic activity in animals, termed P57AS3 (P57), was isolated from hoodia gordonii and found to have homologies to the steroidal core of cardiac glycosides. EFFECTS Hoodigosides A-K were tested for cytotoxicity and antioxidant activities in cell-based assays where they were found to be inactive. P57AS3 (P57), an oxypregnane steroidal glycoside, is the only reported active constituent from this plant as an appetite suppressant. Intracerebroventricular (i.e.v.

New oxypregnane glycosides from appetite suppressant herbal supplement hoodia gordonii. Steroids. 2007 Jun;72(6-7):524-34. Rader JI, Delmonte P, Trucksess MW. Recent studies on selected botanical dietary supplement ingredients. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2007 Mar 28. Van Wyk B-E, Gericke N (2000) People's Plants: a guide to useful plants of southern Africa. Briza Publications, Pretoria.

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One of the most popular ingredients to hit the supplement scene is the appetite suppressant hoodia gordonii, a cactus found in the Kalahari Desert. The story the manufacturers are pitching is that Hoodia is eaten by African Bushmen to control their hunger as they travel through the desert. Now this is the stuff of sales and marketing legend. Surely, if it comes from a far-off, mysterious land and works for the Bushmen, it will work in our toxic, overstuffed society. Some manufacturers even suggest that the nonexistent rate of obesity in indigenous populations is a result of eating Hoodia.

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Unproven Uses: hoodia gordonii is traditionally used in South Africa for its appetite suppressant properties. Paradoxically, it is also used as appetite stimulant. Hoodiais also used for indigestion, hypertension, diabetes, stomachache, abdominal pain, and peptic ulceration. contraindications None are known. precautions and adverse reactions No reliable information is available. Safety in pregnancy and nursing has not been established. drug interactions No human drug information is available. dosage No information is available.

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There are said to be as many as 20 species of the Hoodia plant, but only the hoodia gordonii variety grown in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa has evidence to support its appetite suppressing qualities. This makes it very difficult to come by, but there are many more Hoodia products on the market than can possibly be sustained by this rare plant using the exact species and portion of the plant said to provide benefits. Greedy manufacturers can use any of the Hoodia species and still lawfully claim that their product contains one hundred percent Hoodia.

Trim Spa weight loss supplement is formulated with effective ingredients Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

You have the appetite suppressing potential of hoodia gordonii (although I think this ingredient is present in too small of a ratio to be much help). And then finally you have the very beneficial effects of chromium and vanadium, trace minerals that are typically deficient in people who suffer from blood sugar imbalances or diabetes. Put it all together, and you actually have a very effective weight loss product -- surprisingly effective, in fact, given the amount of hype associated with this product.

Hoodia update: Counterfeit rate reaches 80 percent, but genuine hoodia is still available Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

According to my research, the vast majority of the hoodia gordonii sold in the United States and around the world is still counterfeit. I spoke with Elan Sudberg at Alkemists Pharmaceuticals, who confirmed that they're getting about a 60 percent failure rate for hoodia. That means that 60 percent of the hoodia samples submitted to them for verification are failing -- and these batches are coming from companies who believe they have genuine hoodia.

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What I do know, though, according to the lab results I got from the three different tests that Truth Publishing paid for, was that it was not hoodia gordonii. I know that for sure. We don't need new regulations, we need to prosecute crooks Some of the other emails I received said, "Hey Mike, why are you doing this? It's almost like you're calling for regulation of the nutritional supplements industry." That's definitely not my position. Even if there were additional regulation of the supplements industry, the FDA is the wrong body to do it.

Trim Spa weight loss supplement is formulated with effective ingredients Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I think the glucomannan is going to be a far better appetite suppressant than the hoodia gordonii found in this formula. So, let's move on to the next ingredient, and that is sodium carboxymethylcellulose. This is also present at 100 mg, and it's another form of fiber that takes up space in your stomach, makes you feel full, and helps lower the effective glycemic index of other foods you consume. The next ingredient we have is glucosamine HCL. This glucosamine works to lower the effective glycemic index of whatever carbohydrates you may have eaten.

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