Quick answer : Yes, there is some evidence that Hoodia extract can help you eat less and thus lose weight if you are very careful about where you get it .

Happy New Year!! May you fulfill all your goals in 2007!

If you have determined that you will take up a more healthful lifestyle this year, there may be an intention to release a few pounds in the process. And you may be thinking weight loss = diet = deprivation = hunger = arghhh! Believe me, I know that chain of thought.

For sure, the intake of energy (food) has to go down and the outgo of energy (exercise) has to go up if we aim for a slimmer, healthier body. This doesn't have to be so painful if you follow Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat system  but still, the prospect can be a little daunting. What if you could just cut down on your hunger in the initial stages of your re shaping process, just to get the body used to the idea?

Hoodia gordonii is the botanical name for a leafless, spiky succulent plant that grows throughout the semi-arid areas of Southern Africa primarily the Kalahari desert. The local San people have intentionally used Hoodia stems to stave off hunger and thirst when on long journeys for many, many years, since it acts as an appetite suppressant.

Many news sources, including CBS's 60 Minutes show, ABC News, NBC's Today Show, Oprah's "O" magazine, and many others have talked about this plant as an appetite suppressant that really works. Is it true?

The Phytopharm company that bought the rights from the South African government to control the distribution of Hoodia first tested it on rats and found it made even a special strain that is morbidly obese stop eating so much. Then came trials in humans. Phytopharm discovered that the active ingredient that works in the brain as an appetite suppressant is a protein called P 57. They carried out classical double blind placebo-controlled studies in human subjects that showed that the people who took P 57 lost significantly more weight than people who took the placebo and consumed about 1000 fewer calories per day. This study is included in their application for a U.S. patent. So it works.

The problem, as pointed out in a BBC article, is that many products claim to have Hoodia in them that don't have any or very little. If you buy those, you are wasting your money. Hoodia is actually rare and expensive. You should look for two things from the manufacturer of any Hoodia product you buy. One is the C.I.T.E.S. certification that guarantees that the company bought the licensed South African Hoodia. The other is actual testing data on the product from an independent pharmaceutical testing laboratory. In the U.S., Alkemist Pharmaceuticals is the industry leader in herbal testing.

One company that meets these criteria is Prime Life (TM) Nutraceuticals. They have the CITES certification and the results of two types of tests from Alkemist verifying that they only use 100% pure South African Hoodia in their product prominently displayed on their website. Their product is called Hoodia Thin (R). It comes in liquid form so it is easy to take, rapidly and efficiently absorbed, and doesn't have the fillers needed to make pills or the bitter aftertaste. It is unconditionally guaranteed. So if you think Hoodia might be a useful tool in your quest for a slim and healthy body, this would seem to be a reliable place to get it .  –Di 

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