Bitter taste cactus like plant, Hoodia is grown extensively in the semi desert region farms of Namibia, Angola, Botswana and South Africa. Kalahari Desert is the only place, where you would find wild hoodia; means they grow themselves over there. Altogether there are thirteen varieties of Hoodia available and you can select the one that suits your needs and requirements.

Most of the people believe that Hoodia is either an herb or a cactus but actually it is not; it is like a leafless succulent used mainly as an appetite suppressor. It is supposed to be amongst the best natural solution of obesity and having said that it becomes quite clear why this particular leafless succulent is getting popular with each passing day. Though a real treasure, hoodia is very to hard-to-harvest plant as it takes almost 5 years of hot environment to grow.

Why Hoodia Gordonii?

Unlike Ephedra and Phenfen, which are not used nay more or are banned because of hazardous side-effects, hoodia is totally harmless. In layman terms, it fools your brain and passes the message that you are full but actually you are not. This deceptive effect produced by hoodia is considered by most people as weight loss miracle.

The major role of appetite suppressor in hoodia is played by the P57 molecule. By mimicking the glucose effect on nerve cells, P57 molecule fools the brain that your stomach is full even if you have had nothing.

Benefits of Hoodia Gordinii

• Your food intake would get reduced by almost 35 percent from usual intake (approx. 1000 calories per day).
• Hoodia will start its work within an hour and you won’t feel like eating for the next 6 to 7 hours.
• Hoodia won’t affect your energy levels and rather would maintain them on high. High energy level improves your mood and at the same time keeps you easy and calm.
• Being a foodstuff in South Africa from prehistoric times, you can be rest assured that hoodia is safe and without any side-effects.
• Hoodia contains unique P57 molecule, which has weight control abilities.
• Hoodia can efficiently quench thirst.
• Hoodia lessens stress symptoms and fights fatigue.
• More so, in Namibia it is boiled and used for the treating ailments like indigestion, tuberculosis, hypertension, diabetes, flatulence-gas, headaches, acid reflux, haemorroids, yeast infections, constipation, abdominal cramps and bulging abdomen.

With such an array of benefits, hoodia is sure to benefit you a lot. Natural remedies to any problem have always been better and how can weight loss stay aloof form it. But whatever you take, make sure it does not cause any side-effects and for that you should consult a doctor.

Taking Hoodia everyday to lose weight is very popular among people who are randomly gaining weight due to their uncontrolled eating habits. There is little or no research done on the effectiveness of the Hoodia when used in combination with other supplements and thus to be on the safer side it is always best to go with a very mild usage.

This is what many people have started doing and mixing Green tea with Hoodia Gordonii is becoming very getting very popular. It is believed that this combination is very useful at the same time in increasing the effects on your weight.

Green tea helps in burning fat but this is also well known scientifically that it reduces the pace in which blood sugar level is formed. This is the basic reason why hypothalamus is not informed that we are full and we feel hungry again, even if we have had a balanced diet biologically.

It is very well know that we should not take chances when health is concerned and it is always best to be cautious as we all are aware of the fact that prevention is better than cure. Thus, using Hoodia with green tea might be very productive and useful in controlling hunger but it is better to be safe and not use it much until the scientific results are out after proper researches are done.

Formation of glucose is controlled and the process of formation of blood sugars as well is reduced by green tea. Its blood sugar level which is responsible for informing the brain that one has had enough food but if that is manipulated by the in take of green tea which reduces the pace of digestive system, we still feel hungry and end up over eating.

There are many combinations which might end up being deadly where health is concerned, though our way of thinking and logical point of view might direct us the other way. It is a clear example that one can not consume nerves stimulant along with the nerves relaxant.

Thus, Hoodia which in its real sense will help in informing the hypothalamus that one has had enough food, even if that might not be the actual case, is actually a hunger suppressant. It helps in controlling the hunger as well as makes you feel less inclined towards munching all the time.

Thus, we can say that the combination of green tea and Hoodia with both of them having exactly opposite functions individually as well as different reactions on the body must be taken together in a very moderate quantity and its better to be on safer side. However, it is also known that if the combination has not helped in gaining positive result, at least it does not have any negative side effects as well.