Hoodia Gordonii Plus Review

Many of us have heard a lot of the hype around the African plant Hoodia Gordonii.  Does this stuff work or is it really all hype.  If it isn’t just hype, then is Hoodia Gordonii Plus the best Hoodia product on the market?

Hoodia Gordonii Plus Ingredients:

Most of the hype around Hoodia gordonii is due to a 60 Minutes report in 2004, where it was alleged that Hoodia “literally takes your appetite away” as cited on the Hoodia Gordonii Plus website.  The truth is, there is no clinical evidence to prove these claims which is probably why Hoodia was dropped from Pfizer’s drug development program and why top researchers advise consumers to be very skeptical about its use.

The rest of this supplement includes a significant dose of magnesium and a slightly smaller dose of garcinia cambogia.  Magnesium is an essential mineral in humans but it can readily be found in common foods and has no relation to weight-loss.  Garcinia cambogia has some  evidence to suggest that it suppresses appetite, but it is included here in a small concentration.  It also includes a small dose of green tea.

Hoodia Gordonii Price

The best price I have found for this product is $40 a bottle, which is RIDICULOUS given the fact that Hoodia is unreliable scientifically and the rest of the ingredients are common and inexpensive.  It is known that Hoodia can be difficult to obtain, but if you are looking for an effective supplement, there is no sense in buying this as the price is due more to scarcity than actual potency.  The product does offer a money-back guarantee, but why even bother getting it in the first place?

Hoodia Gordonii Plus Pros

• Green Tea
• Money-back guarantee

Hoodia Gordonii Plus Cons

• No clinical research behind Hoodia
• Unjustified high price

Hoodia Gordonii Plus Conclusion

Given that this supplement contains little other than Hoodia and that Hoodia itself stands on pretty shaky ground, I do not recommend Hoodia Gordonii Plus.  It is not worth the risk.

Read on to find the most effective products available…

Hoodia Gordonii

Hoodia Gordonii, a stubby and foul-smelling cactus-like plant from southern Africa, had long been used by indigenous African tribesman as an herbal treatment for indigestion and infection before the mid 70’s.  The plant had also been believed to be an effective appetite suppressant and was purportedly used by the tribesman when going on long hunting trips.

So what has happened since the 70’s?

After a South African research council isolated an active ingredient in Hoodia, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and another british company tried developing it for its medicinal qualities and patented it in 1996.  After failing to show significant results and finding some damaging side-effects to the liver, Pfizer released the rights to the ingredients in 2002.  Despite the lack of scientific evidence behind hoodia’s supposed appetite suppressant qualities, it has since been featured on a BBC program and then on the popular American show “60 Minutes” where it was praised as an appetite suppressant.  Since then the market has exploded for Hoodia.

So is Hoodia still a good option for weight-control?

A lead researcher for Pfizer explained that Hoodia has “a long way to go” before being approved as safe by the FDA and that “dieters should be wary of using it.”  Not only has it failed to show significant results in studies, but it is considered by top scientists to have unhealthy side-effects.

Hoodia Conclusion

As the world’s top medical researchers have neglected to endorse and have even warned against the adverse side-effects of Hoodia, there is no way I could possibly recommend this ingredient as a reliable option for weight-loss supplements.  As well, it is reported that most Hoodia products actually use counterfeit Hoodia in order to take advantage of the hype behind it.  Steer clear of this stuff!

Slim Tea Review

The effectiveness of the so-called “slim tea” drinks has long been discussed.  I say long because the stuff has been around supposedly for hundreds of years, predating most of the diet products on the market.  As we know, older is not necessarily better and effectiveness of a product ultimately lies in its ingredients and not its history or tradition.

Most slimming tea products include a mix of mild herbs like licorice root or birch leaf.  The so-called “original” Slim Tea is basically green tea mixed with a few other flavorings or herbs.  Green tea is known to boost metabolism.   Some similar teas include caffeine while others do not.

Slim Tea in all its varieties is relatively inexpensive, usually around $10 for a pack of 60 bags.  This is really not much to pay, but it given the very mild concentration of herbs, it is unlikely to have a lot of marginal effect.

Pros

• Inexpensive
• Safe

Cons

• Generally weak in potency
• Same ingredients can be ingested more easily in other ways

Conclusion

If you are seriously looking to lose weight, I would recommend you look for a more potent product with a more comprehensive approach to weight loss and coupled with an exercise program.  If you are only looking for something good to drink and tea is your bag, then this isn’t a horrible idea, but when it comes down to it, the ingredients aren’t worth even as much as they usually charge.