Hello All.......It's been forever since I have been to this site or even tried a diet. Of course, like 75 million others, I'd like to lose weight as a new year resolution. Anyway, I've just ordered and received Hoodia H57 pills. I was wondering what your thoughts were about this product. I have not tried them out yet, since I'd actually like to visit my Dr and make sure it's ok for me to take em. Here's the link to the site I bought them from. http://www.vitamaker.com/h57-hoodia-60.html

I've looked at other sites about Hoodia but never did I read anything negative about this one....Please advise! :help:

Ivy

:) Hi I tried the hoodia epf it was working until I got lazy going back on it now. I would still check with your DR. Audrey

What is Hoodia?
Hoodia is a succulent native to South Africa that resembles a flowering cactus, though it is actually of the genus Apocynaceae. The plant grows about three feet (1 meter) in height and has large colorful flowers that emit a pungent odor. In the hoodia family, the species hoodia gordinii has purportedly been used by African bushmen for nearly 20,000 years as an appetite suppressant while on long hunts. Chewing on hoodia meat (cucumber) and rind is said to quench the thirst, create feelings of satiation, and provide energy. The tribemens will live for days on just a singe cucumber sucking on it several times a day.

Ok so sucking on the cucumber warded off hunger and thirst, but here's the thing. Many products out there are not acutally made from the meat (cucumber) , but from others parts of the hoodia plant so therefore they can say there is hoodia in their product. In otherwords you may not always be getting what you are paying for.
In order to get the ingredient in Hoodia that is suppose to help you, they need to be putting the meat (cumcumber) in the product, not part of the stem or a leave. It all comes down to knowing how to read a label to ensure that you are getting the Hoodia meat.

Here is a web site that will help you pick out a product that has the Hoodia meat in it.
http://www.bestratedhoodia.com/ (http://www.bestratedhoodia.com/What_is_Hoodia_Gordonii.php)