Is Hoodia Safe

Is hoodia safe ...?

When something as promising for weight loss as hoodia gordonii comes around, people become naturally skeptical.

They start thinking: is this too good to be true? Something that can help me significantly reduce the amount of calories I eat without feeling hungry that's side effect free?

Well, we're here to tell you there's both good news and bad news.

Let's start with the good news because, in our opinion, it currently far outweighs the bad news.

The good news is that there are no known hoodia dangers.

In fact, what we do know is that the Sans Bushmen of South Africa have been using hoodia gordonii for literally thousands of years without any negative side effects.

Also, from the one real scientific clinical study so far on the active ingredient in hoodia gordonii (as of this writing early 2006) there was no bad side effects.This study was conducted by Phytopharm pharmaceuticals.

But does doesn't mean we can answer the question: is hoodia safe ? with a resounding yes. Here's why...

Hoodia Drug Interactions ?

First of all, the Sans Bushmen are a primitive tribe. They do not take any prescription medications like we do here in the Western world.

Because hoodia is something new to the Western world, we simply don't know yet if there are any hoodia drug interactions.

Therefore, if you are using OTC medications or prescription drugs of any kind, you should definitely talk to your doctor before using hoodia gordonii so he or she can monitor you for any possible hoodia drug interactions.

Long term studies need to be conducted on hoodia dangers to see if there are any or if there aren't.

Until such a time comes, do realize that you are taking some risk with the unknown if you choose to use hoodia gordonii.

Although there are no known hoodia dangers per se, diabetics should be very careful before choosing to use hoodia gordonii.

Here's the reason: hoodia gordonii is believed to work because it fools the brain into thinking it's "full" (which is why it makes people not feel hungry even if they haven't eaten recently). Normally when we eat, our blood sugar (glucose) rises, and nerve cells in the mid-brain region sense this and let's us know when we're "full." The active ingredient in hoodia gordonii appears to mimic the effect of glucose.

So, the potential danger here for diabetics is that if one is using hoodia gordonii their blood sugar level may drop precariously because the brain thinks they have enough blood sugar when in fact they may not.

However, overall, it's important to know that hoodia gordonii is not like other weight loss herbs or pills on the market -- such as ephedra, which was banned some time back -- because it is not a stimulant. It does not rev up your metabolism or lead to increased heart rate, or elevated blood pressure that we know of.

But, take caution, because many of the hoodia products on the market are combined with metabolic boosters for added effectiveness, so be careful when you read labels so you know what you're taking.

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