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                            HOODIA GORDONII

Of course you have heard of Hoodia Gordonii by now. It has been publicized by many
media sources, like the BBC, The Today Show, CBS and much more. Because of all
the publicity, Hoodia Gordonii has skyrocketed to become one of the fastest growing
segments of the diet supplement market.

Before choosing a Hoodia product you should know that there are 13 types of the
Hoodia plant, but only the Hoodia Gordonii variety has an  effect upon the appetite.  
This property of the plant has been known about for centuries by a primitive tribe
known as the Sans Bushmen. In the mid 1990s the Council for Scientific (C.S.I.R.)
studied Hoodia Gordonii as a staple diet of  these tribesmen. They found that it had
an effect  upon the appetite of these tribesmen and test animals that were fed it.

The C.S.I.R.  isolated the so-called active ingredient responsible for the 'appetite
suppressing' effects and named it 'P57'. This is the 'Hoodia cactus extract'. They then
sold the rights of 'P57' to a British pharmaceutical company called 'Phytopharm'. They
have spent $21 million trying to produce a synthetic copy of this extract. They have
not been successful to date.

The question of the Hoodia Gordonii plant patent is rather complicated. Phytopharm
cannot patent the plant, but can patent the P57 and the extraction process. Here is
an exact quote from Richard Dixey, CEO of Phytopharm when he appeared on 60
minutes?  "The patent is on the application of the plant as a weight-loss material. And,
of course, the active compounds within the plant. It's not on the plant itself," says
Dixey. So no one else can use hoodia for weight loss? "As a weight-management
product without infringing the patent, that's correct," says Dixey.

Therefore,  other companies' can very well produce supplements made from the plant
 and sell them legally, but CANNOT say it is for weight loss. Note, supplements have
very plain labels that just say "Hoodia Gordonii" but nothing about weight loss or
appetite suppressant supplement.

We believe that it is a no-brainer that the whole plant, as provided by nature is the
most effective way to take this phyonutrient as nature intended---as evidenced by the
Sans Bushmen usage history of the unadulterated form.  As opposed to a synthetic
incomplete copy touted as a wonder drug

The most important thing is to make sure you are buying a product that contains
genuine South African Hoodia Gordonii. Our Affiliate Hoodoba sells the highest rated
Hoodia Gordonii in potency and is the  number one selling brand. Click on the link
below to read more about this product and we believe you will agree this is the brand
of choice.
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