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CNN Warns against Hoodia products
CNN has published a report of several diet supplements to avoid, and have included hoodia on the list. Why? Because you don’t know what you are getting, and it will likely be YEARS before a genuine and safe hoodia gordonii … Continue reading
CBS 60 Minutes Report on Hoodia
60 Minutes recently aired a report on Hoodia. If you browse hoodia sales websites, they are all proudly quoting “As seen on 60 Minutes!” They are hoping you didn’t really SEE the program, but assume their product was recommended. To … Continue reading
Imported hoodia results in HUGE fines
As we’ve reported many times, genuine hoodia gordonii is a protected species and cannot be legally exported at this time. As a result, New Zealanders are seeing hefty fines by the government for illegally crossing the border with hoodia. We … Continue reading
If it ain’t hoodia…
What’s in it? We’ve recently been told by sources that many so-called “genuine hoodia gordonii” capsules actually contain sawdust, ground leaves, and other debris. We’ve received several email from readers that have become ill after taking hoodia pills they purchased … Continue reading
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Unilever/Phytopharm announce success
On April 10 2006, Unilever announced they were successfully able to extract the molecule from hoodia gordonii in an effective form to be used as a weight loss product. Human trials are underway, and the first stage has completed. The … Continue reading
Consumer Reports Casts Doubts on Hoodia for Weight Loss
The February 2006 issue of Consumer Reports On Health contains an article on hoodia gordonii, calling it long on the exotic and short on the evidence. While we can’t reprint the full article without permission, we will include a quote … Continue reading
PhytoPharm Strikes Deal with Unilever to Market Hoodia Gordonii
Phytopharm announced December 15 2004 that it has granted an exclusive global licence to its Hoodia gordonii extract to Unilever plc, the global consumer products company and owner of a number of the world’s leading brands. As part of the … Continue reading
The San People and Hoodia Gordonii
Over the centuries, the San, who were the original inhabitants of Southern Africa, were pushed off their lands and forced to live as hunter-gatherers in the arid and hostile Kalahari and Namib deserts. They were hunted and killed as vermin … Continue reading
Hoodia Gordonii
Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent plant that grows in the African Kalahari desert. It thrives in extremely hot weather, and it takes many years to mature. The plants, which are native to a narrow region of southern Africa’s republic of … Continue reading
New Studies Prove Hoodia Gordonii Dangerous
We’ve anxiously awaited the release of a Unilever produced hoodia gordonii product that has been proven safe and effective. Unilever has spent more than $20 Million dollars over the last four years developing hoodia gordonii into a product that they … Continue reading