What is Hoodia?

By Jenny Presler
© 2007 - 2008

Summary: Hoodia is a special plant that grows all around the world. But only the Gordonii strand which
grows only in the South African Desert suppresses appetite and aids in other health and vitality issues. Hoodia Gordonii is a highly regulated substance and a special license by the African govenrment must be obtained to grow and sell Hoodia Gordonii.

During the last 3 years their has been an enormous discovery that has sparked an international shift in the way we all look at hunger.  When you are driving home from work and you feel like stopping off at the local McDonalds or Burger King; the feeling alone is what is causing you or anyone else for that matter to over eat.

When you stop and eat fast food, you are only putting a small “band-aid” on your hunger.  Not to mention the fact that you are eating the absolute worst foods for you.  Then you get home, you want an hour or so, and eat again.  This is why we as Americans gain weight so easily… we are eating too much. 

Our bodies can only process and use about 2,000 calories on any given day.  Once you step over the 2,000 calorie mark, you body cannot burn the excess calories and you store the extra calories for future use.  But we never use those extra calories…

Now, a lot of “Miracle Weight Loss” products work differently than Hoodia.  They speed up your body and make you want to be more active.  This makes you want to move around and burn more calories.  That way, you will begin to burn more than 2,000 calories and you will begin to lose weight fast. 

But Hoodia is much safer than that.  Hoodia actually makes your mind think that you are not hungry or thirsty.  That way, you take in fewer calories.  That way you don’t have to pump your body with Caffeine and other harmful substances.

Hoodia or “Hoodia Gordonii” which can be pronounced any number of ways the most common being “Who--De-AH.”  Depending on where you are in the world the pronunciation will differ gradually, but the usefulness of the plant will not.  There are even new studies that show that the Hoodia plant can be used to reverse Multiple Sucrose’s.  This plant that has been used for thousands of years by the South African People might be the cure for much more than we are aware of.

When Hoodia, is growing, it resembles a small cacti bush growing in the South African Deserts (where it is indigenous). 

The local San people of the African Desert have been using the Hoodia plant to distract their minds from food while they focus on hunting.  This has been common practice for thousands of years.  Only within the last 5 years has western civilization found that Hoodia naturally works as an appetite suppressant.

Because Hoodia grows ONLY in the South African Desert, it has become South Africa’s “Cash Crop.”  And for the wealthiest part of Africa, this has only helped improve the torn nation and bring it to a continent of peace.

Because Hoodia is so sought after now with the entire world wanting to eat less, Hoodia has been named a protected species.  This will prevent money hungry farmers from growing genetically altered or Bio-Piracy.  Only a small group of South African Farmers are allowed to grow the Hoodia “Miracle Weight Loss” plant.

In order to export Hoodia from South Africa, each farmer must obtain a C.I.T.E.S. certificate which they must renew each shipment.  The keeps the Hoodia product top notch and very closely watched.