Safety of Hoodia

The safety of hoodia is a big concern for many people who are wary of weight loss pills that can cause adverse side effects.

Most ingredients in weight loss pills stimulate the nervous system; they rev up the metabolism. These kinds of stimulants can make certain people feel jittery and nervous. More seriously, they can elevate one's blood pressure and heart rate and create a host of other bad side effects.

This is precisely why the weight loss herb ephedra was banned a couple of years ago....because some deaths were even linked to the usage of products containing it.

Now, this is not to say that all of these stimulants are equally dangerous. Some of them work, but naturally contain caffeine, such as green tea, which has been shown to help assist with weight loss by boosting the metabolism and to have many other health benefits as well. But, if you don't react well to even a cup of coffee, then you should avoid any weight loss stimulant that contains caffeine.

Bad Side Effects of Hoodia

Safety of hoodia explored...

Now, lets talk about the bad side effects of hoodia.

The good news is there are none we know of!

Here's what we know: the Sans Bushmen, a primitive tribe in South Africa, has been using hoodia gordonii for thousands of years without any known bad side effects.

We also know that in clinical studies conducted so far (as of this writing in early 2006) no known bad side effects of the active ingredient -- called P57 -- in hoodia gordonii have surfaced.

We also know that hoodia gordonii is not a stimulant like ephedra. It doesn't elevate heart rate or blood pressure, or cause the jitters.

It simply works by reducing one's appetite and thirst...and is said to have a "feel good" effect too when used.

Now, having said all of this, do not assume that there cannot be any negative hoodia side affects.

The problem is that we in the Western world take a lot of prescription medications and over-the-counter meds whereas the Sans Bushmen do not use any of this stuff.

It's possible that hoodia may interact negatively with some of these medications and we just don't know about it yet.

Also, based on how we know hoodia works, it may pose a danger to diabetics. For more info on this if you have diabetes, please see the latter half of our is hoodia safe page.

At this point, the safety of hoodia seems to be very good, but proceed with caution if you plan on using any products containing it.

Our parting advice would be to only buy a product that displays a hoodia c.i.t.e.s. certificate on its website so that you can maximize your chances of only getting the real stuff.

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