Hoodia Side Effects

Hoodia side effects...

Being such a hot supplement these days, many people are wondering if there are no side effects for hoodia gordonii.

Here's what we do know:

First, the Sans Bushmen, the South African tribe that first discovered the hoodia gordonii plant and have been using it for medicinal purposes for thousands of years do not experience any known negative side effects.

Second, current research states that hoodia gordonii does not stimulate the nervous system like many other herbs used in weight loss supplements (by the way, hoodia gordonii is neither an herb nor even a cactus. It is classified as a succulent).

For example, most people who take weight loss pills are probably aware that ephedra as just one example was banned a while back....because herbs that stimulate the nervous system can be very powerful and cause such things as: racing heart beats, palpitations, elevated blood pressure, and more.

In short, there is no known toxicity and no side effects for hoodia gordonii.

Now, having said all of this, this does not mean that there cannot be hoodia gordonii side effects.

Just one thing to keep in mind is that the Sans Bushmen are a primitive nomadic tribe of hunters and gatherers, and, as such, they do not use any medications like we do in the Western world. Only time will tell if hoodia gordonii interacts unfavorably with prescription medications.

So, if you take any medications of any kind -- prescription or OTC -- then tell your doctor you intend to use hoodia because the no side effects for hoodia gordonii rule may no longer apply.

Hoodia Side Effects

First of all, only the products produced by Phytopharm (Phytopharm's hoodia gordonii) can state that no side effects were exhibited because theirs are the only products going through extensive testing for safety and efficacy.

Other products using hoodia gordonii cannot claim their products are either safe or effective for weight loss.

This may seem a bit unclear, but it's really quite simple.

It goes like this: just because there may be no side effects for hoodia gordonii, a company that sells a hoodia gordonii product cannot claim that its product is safe. To be able to say that, their product itself must undergo testing for safety.

Here's another way to look at it that should clear up any lingering confusion:

Two nutrients called lutein and zeaxanthin have been shown in recent landmark studies to lessen the symptoms of a common eye condition called age-related macular degeneration.

A company that produces a product for this condition that contains these two ingredients still cannot claim their product will benefit those with macular degeneration or that it is proven to have no side effects. To make those claims, their product itself must undergo extensive testing.

What's important to take away from all of this with respect to hoodia side effects is that there seems to be no side effects of hoodia gordonii itself, which is really good news.

The other thing to consider, however, is not just hoodia side effects....but to read the labels for any products containing hoodia that you might want to buy because the product may contain other ingredients that do have side effects.

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