The Hoodia Gordonii Weight-loss Wonder’s History

Hoodia Gordonii – The Ancient Appetite Suppressant. Is Hoodia Gordonii really a recent discovery? It is, yet it isn’t. Actually, Hoodia Gordonii is a new discovery to our modern world-however, ancient tribes in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa have been using it for thousands of years.

So here we are, what’s supposed to be a scientifically educated society, taking harmful drugs to lose weight. Not too smart. Then we find out that primitive tribes in the Kalahari Desert of Africa have been using a natural and safe appetite suppressant since they can remember.

*Where Does Hoodia Gordonii Come From?*
Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent plant that inhabits Southern Africa. Like a cactus, it retains water in the dry desert conditions it must grow in.
The natives would use hoodia to suppress their appetites when food was scarce. They also would take it on long trips when they suspected they may run out of food. When they got hungry, a little nibble on the hoodia plant would suppress their appetite and on they would go. Not bad, eh? No bad side affects, no damage to the body or system, hunger satisfied, completely safeand completely free!

*Hoodia Comes To The Modern World*
In 1937 a Dutch anthropologist was studying the habits of nomadic hunters in Africa and noted that they would eat this plant when food and water were scarce. He reported that the Hoodia Gordonii plant was not particularly tasty and would not be suitable for our snobby little taste buds. Thus, what you buy today has been processed into a form that offers you the same benefits of suppressing your appetite safely, yet without the bad taste.

At last, in 1963 a study of hoodia gordonii was started. Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa found that laboratory animals that were fed Hoodia lost weight. They found that hoodia really worked! It should have been no surprise.

However, progress has been slow. It wasn’t until the 1990’s that South African scientists convinced Phytopharm, a British pharmaceutical company, to work on the development of hoodia. After much work, they were able to isolate and identify ‘P57′, the active molecule in hoodia gordonii that functions as an appetite suppressant.

The Gordonii plant requires extremely high temperatures to flourish and it takes four to five years to mature. Thus the establishment of Hoodia Gordonii plantations in South Africa has become a priority.

*It Actually Does What It Is Supposed To*
Hoodia gordonii really works well to suppress the appetite, however, there are some things you should know about it. It does not work the same for everyone. There are those who will notice their appetites diminishing right away and there are others who will not notice a difference for a week or two.

The important thing is that this amazing product does work and has no adverse side affects. Hoodia gordonii is worth a try for anyone who is serious about losing weight. Claude Anthony’s FREE Health Secrets Weekly Newsletter shares the secrets of healthy people. Join now and get 3 FREE GIFTS at his Hoodia Gordonii Info Site. Click here for more on Hoodia Gordonii History.