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Hoodia Gordonii
- One Reason To Take It.
By: Paul Callis
When
Hoodia was discovered the
very first animal trials to test it was with Rats. The rats that
were fed with
Hoodia stopped eating
completely. Rats are well know as animals that will eat anything and
everything. Can you believe that an animal who loves to eat anything
simply switched off its desire to eat, even when foods that rats
love were placed in front of them.
When the first clinical human trial was conducted with
Hoodia, several morbidly obese people were placed in a
unit which was a closed off area were all that they could do was to
read, watch television, interact with each other, and of course eat.
Half the people were given
Hoodia Gordonii to take,
and half were given a placebo. After fifteen days, the group that
had been taking
Hoodia Gordonii had
reduced their calorie intake by 1000 calories a day - despite taking
no exercise and not being on a diet
This is due to the active ingredient in
Hoodia Gordonii, the
molecule known as P57, as it imitates the effects that glucose has
on your brain, signaling that you are full. Your brain has what is
called a Hypothalamus. This part of your brain controls your
appetite. When you eat, the glucose levels in your body rise. As
these levels go up, the hypothalamus sends off a signal to your
cells to stop eating. This is when you start to feel full.
Hoodia Gordonii's
molecule, P57, tells your brain the same exact thing, even if you
haven't eaten a bite. By mimicking the effects of glucose on your
brain, the hypothalamus starts to send messages to your cells which
in turn, make you feel full
Hoodia 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
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