You've seen the name everywhere. Hoodia Gordonii has taken the weight loss world by storm. Being touted as the next miracle weight loss pill, it is now being put into everything from multivitamins to Trimspa.
But how does it work?
Considering the debacle that was Ephedra, consumers are right to be cautious about this new weight loss pill. Performs it actually work to aid you lose weight? Does it really do what the pill manufacturers say?
Well, Hoodia has been shown to have some specific effects in the area of weight loss. But there are certain things you should know before running out to buy the latest Gordonii pill from your drug store.
Here are 3 ways Hoodia helps you lose weight and 3 other things you should know to make it work best for you.
#1) It makes you physically less hungry
Pure Hoodia contains molecule scientists called "P57" which, they believe, is responsible for making you feel full.
Normally, when you eat food, this food turns to glucose. Whenever the glucose in your body rises it eventually signals to your brain (the hypothalamus) that you are full.
It is believed that "P57" molecule mimics the effect that glucose has on your brain, telling part of your brain (the Hypothalamus) that you feel full. Consequently, you are physically less hungry.
One of the first studies was done in the UK on obese patients. Half of the volunteers were given Hoodia Gordonii, the other half were given a placebo.
The subjects were allowed to do nothing but read, observe television and eat. After 15 days it was found that those taking Hoodia had reduced their calorie uptake through 1000 calories a day. Despite having unlimited access to food, these subjects lost weight without feeling hungry.
#2) It turns off the desire to overeat
Some individuals have reported that not only does Hoodia make them feel full, but it also shuts off their desire to eat.
As many of us know, we can feel physically gratified but still eat for a variety of reasons like emotions, timing and social influence. In fact emotional eating is actually responsible for more overeating than physical hunger.
Hoodia can aid some individuals lose weight through quenching this desire to eat and breaking the emotional attachment to food.
By quenching this emotional attachment to food, it can aid the individual to develop new emotional coping skills that don't include using food for comfort.
Note: This may not be true for everyone, however many individuals have reported having less of a hope to eat after taking Hoodia.
#3) By turning off your appetite it allows you to start making positive, healthy food choices
How many times have we designed to eat healthy and then that old, ugly hunger rears its ugly head and demands food NOW. We end up reaching for anything that's fast, easy and normally unhealthy.
By turning off your appetite, Hoodia allows you to start to make positive, healthy food choices. It takes the pain out of building new healthier eating choices. Since you likely don't desire to be on Hoodia forever, this is a great way to lose weight and transition you're eating to a healthier, lighter diet - with less pain and deprivation.
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Uchenna Ani-Okoye is an internet marketing advisor
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