How
many of us can claim a perfect weight? Yet it isn’t
only vanity that sends us on diet after
diet. Obesity now affects at least one in four
adults. Quite apart from the loss of self-esteem, excess
weight can trigger diabetes (type 2) and raise our risk
for high blood
pressure, heart disease and osteoarthritis. Some experts
even say it will soon be more dangerous to be overweight
than to
be a smoker!
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Natural
appetite control has never been easier The secret of the Bushmen
is now available to all. Hoodia Mints and Hoodia
Plus provide a concentrate of whole Hoodia
gordonii, as used by the Bushmen since time immemorial
to suppress hunger and boost energy. Hoodia Mints provide
Hoodia 50mg
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plus fructose, peppermint & menthol.
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So
what can we do to end crash dieting? A good level of exercise,
of course, is vital, as is a balanced diet. But now,
the discovery of an ancient African secret may offer the
solution we’ve
all been waiting for.
The story begins in the Kalahari Desert, where the
San Bushmen have lived for at least 27,000 years (based
on the oldest known
rock paintings
found there) and perhaps for much longer than that.
The Bushmen’s phenomenal skill in tracking prey,
and exploiting the scarcest of resources, has given
them the ability
to survive
where we would quickly perish. When the men go hunting,
naked except for a loincloth, a bow and poisoned arrows,
it can take
days of
walking before they capture prey. During that time
they eat almost nothing!
So how do they survive on minimal food, yet manage
to exert such huge amounts of energy?
Hoodia used by thousands of generations
This
is the Bushmen’s
secret - while out on the hunt, the San chew on Hoodia gordonii,
a succulent that grows widely
in
the desert, and this plant suppresses their appetite and
actually gives
them energy. In a recent New York Times article, a Bushman
tracker was quoted as saying that Hoodia, in addition to
staving off
their hunger, would give them enough energy to walk all
day and make
love all night! It also cured a hangover or settled an
upset stomach.
Hoodia
- a key to weight loss?
Here
at HealthRight we set our researchers to investigate. In the first
place,
the Bushmen’s long history of use gives assurance
of Hoodia’s safety. There has also been scientific research.
The South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) have patented Hoodia’s appetite-suppressing
properties. In 1997 South Africa’s CSIR signed a
licensing agreement with a British pharmaceutical company,
Phytopharm,
which subsequently sold the rights to Pfizer. Pfizer has
reputedly spent
about $400 million on the development of the active ingredient
in Hoodia, P57, as an anti-obesity drug, or as an ingredient
for weight-control snacks.
In one study of this drug, a group of 60 overweight individuals
took Hoodia’s P57 or dummy tablets. Taking P57 tablets twice
a day was reported to have a dramatic effect on their food intake.
After 15 days, the P57 group had achieved a 30% reduction in calorie
intake and a reduction in body fat of 1kg (2.2lb). Richard Dixey,
CEO of Phytopharm, believes that P57 acts on the brain’s
hypothalamus, tricking it into thinking that the person’s
stomach is full. The brain’s message to the body is: “You’re
not hungry—stop eating.”
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HOW
TO USE HOODIA
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Hoodia
can be used in combination with any diet (e.g. the Atkins
Diet), or simply taken as part of your normal eating pattern.
Simply suck one or two Hoodia Mints slowly, an hour before
a meal, or in place of a snack, and you will naturally
eat less. Over time, you will lose weight. Maintenance
Once you have achieved your perfect
weight you can use Hoodia to maintain that weight.
For example, take it before meeting friends when you
might be tempted to overeat, or before parties.
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DO
- Always
eat healthy balanced meals
- Eat
plenty of fresh vegetables
- Take
a complete multinutrient formula
- Drink
1-2 litres of water a day
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DO
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But
drugs take many years to come to market, and the principal
of using the whole herb, rather than a single ingredient,
such as P57, is more natural. Nature designed all
the molecules in Hoodia to work together and it’s
the whole plant that the Bushmen have always used.
That’s why, here at HealthRight, we’re
supplying a concentrated extract of the whole plant
- in two convenient forms that are ideal for absorption
and
for optimum
effect.
Hoodia Mints should be sucked slowly half an hour
to an hour before eating. It’s important to
suck not chew, because
there is some evidence that slow absorption has a greater
effect. You can
even take one or two instead of a snack; after a
few minutes you’ll
find the desire to snack just falls away. Then Hoodia
Plus tablets provide a Hoodia booster to be taken just
before a meal, plus
400mg of phaseolamin, a starch blocker that will
reduce your intake of
calories from starchy foods. Taken as a dual programme,
you will naturally reduce your calorie intake without hunger.
References
1. Thompson G. Bushmen squeeze money from a humble cactus. The New York Times,
April 1, 2003.
2. Van Heerden FR, Vleggaar R, Horak RM, Learmonth RA, Maharaj V, Whittal RD.
Pharmaceutical compositions having appetite suppression activity. United States
Patent 6,376,657, issued April 23, 2002.
3. Habeck M. A succulent cure to end obesity. Drug Discovery Today, March 2002,
pp 280-1.
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