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The Hoodia Gordonii plant has been used by the SAN tribesmen in the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa for over 25,000 years and they have had no side effects reported from the use of it. In fact it is just the opposite. The bushmen have used it for food and medicine so if it had side effects, one wouldn't think they would use for so many years. The fact is we have learned something very important from these people that they have known for a long time. The Hoodia plant is a way of survival for them. The stem of the Hoodia plant is chewed or eaten when on their long hunting trips into the hot desert. This allows them to go for several days without food and water because the secret ingredient (P57) in the Hoodia Gordonii plant suppresses their appetites and quenches their thirst.
The P57 is the secret molecules found in the stem of the Hoodia Gordonii plant by scientists after about 30 years of research. It can not be synthetically copied so the Hoodia Gordonii plant is now being grown on plantation farms in Southern Africa in order for supply to keep up with the demand. The Hoodia Gordonii diet products have only been on the market for a few years and already there are millions using them. The ones using the real pure 100% Hoodia Gordonii are reporting astonishing weight loss results and no serious side effects have been reported. A few have reported headaches or a little dizziness the first few days. Since the brand of the product they used was not mentioned, it leaves the subject open for debate because there are many fake products on the market and some of the Hoodia Gordonii products have additives in them so it leaves one to wonder if the product they purchased was the pure all natural Hoodia Gordonii. If it was, there would have been no fillers, stimulants, or other additives. If they consumed a Hoodia product with something added in it, it is possible that the added ingredient was the cause for the symptoms.

In all of the scientific studies with both humans and rats had results of NO side effects. The only effect they all shared was substantial weight loss. Some even reported having more energy. In all of the independent studies from private companies, there were no side effects reported and again all lost a good deal of weight in a short period of time.

One could assume that since everyone has come to the conclusion that there are no side effects in pure 100% all natural Hoodia Gordonii, it is a safe and much needed diet supplement. With overweight and obesity becoming such a big health problem for so many, the Hoodia Gordonii may be just what the doctor ordered!
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Hoodia Gordonii
The hoodia plant in the Kalahari Desert could become the newest weapon in the war against obesity.
- CBS News, 60 minutes
Hoodia
"We did not even think about food. Our brains really were telling us we were full. It was a magnificent deception."
- Tom Mangold, BBC News
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