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The African Hoodia Gordonni cactus grows around the Kalahari desert in countries such as Botswana, South Africa and Namibia. This plant takes a long time to grow and requires an extremely hot climate in order to flourish. The San Bushmen of southern Africa have been using the Hoodia cactus for thousands of years as an appetite suppressant. In particular they used it while hunting so that they would not have to stop stalking their prey in order to eat.

What It Does

South African scientific researchers discovered that Hoodia Gordonni cactus contains a molecule which they called P57. The P57 molecule stimulates nerve cells in the hypothalamus that tell the brain to stop eating because the stomach is full. In other words if you ingest the P57 molecule it will trick your brain into thinking that you have already eaten even though you haven’t. In fact people who have taken Hoodia Gordonni cactus do not even think about food and have no desire to eat for several hours.

Hoodia Gordonni cactus is also purported to act as an energizer so that people who take it do not become fatigued because of lack of food. Some even say it has mood-enhancing properties so that dieters will not become depressed either. Obviously all of this makes the Hoodia Gordonni cactus a very desirable product for any individual who is trying to lose excess weight.

Be Careful

Here in the United States everybody is talking about the Hoodia Gordonni cactus and its marvelous potential as a weight loss product. Capsules, liquids and teas that contain Hoodia Gordonni cactus extract are widely available for purchase on the web and at various health food stores.

Unfortunately not all Hoodia products are of the same quality. Some of these products are sold fraudulently because they do not contain any Hoodia Gordonni at all. Other products contain Hoodia cactus extract, but it isn’t the Gordonni variety and does not contain molecule P57. Then there are products that do contain Hoodia Gordonni, but only a very small amount.

If you want to buy a diet product that contains Hoodia cactus, be very careful. Avoid products that contain too many other ingredients or that have the wrong kind of Hoodia. Make sure the company that is selling the product has the required certification and read reviews to see what other consumers are saying. The scientific research to prove molecule P57 suppresses the appetite really does exist, but it is up to the consumer to make sure the Hoodia cactus products they use genuinely contain a high concentration of this ingredient.