How does hoodia really work anyway?
Hoodia Gordonii only grows in the wild in the very hot temperatures of the Kalahari Desert. It can grow up to 6ft tall and is covered in thorns the size of large cucumbers, these also bear the flowers. For many centuries the local tribesmen known as San Bushmen peeled the thorns and ate the plant flesh inside, this gave them the ability to go on long hunting trips without becoming thirsty or actually eating their catch; therefore being able to take it home and sharing it among the tribe.
Since this time the African hoodia cactus has been scientifically tested, which has found it to contain a molecule that tells your brain you are not hungry and suppresses your appetite, this has now been named by scientists as P57. When we eat, the nerve cells in our hypothalamus (a part of our brain) sense the sugar glucose and send our blood sugar up; the hoodia molecule is roughly 10,000 times more active than our glucose.
In tests this plant extract has been confirmed to significantly reduce calorie intake in obese people by 40-50% and to date has no known side effects, and is now available on the market in many different forms as an effective weight loss supplement.