Informative Articles + Hoodia News = the Hoodia Info Blog

One of my responsibilities is to read hoodia reviews, hoodia articles and hoodia testimonials. I have come up with an equation: hoodia review articles + hoodia testimonials = customer satisfaction. But, when it comes to hoodia herb combinations, there are some very strange products out there. The ingredients included in some of these products make me wonder if they really work for anybody.

First, hoodia itself is not an herb. Many people are confused because it is sold by companies that sell herbs and other natural dietary supplements. Hoodia is a succulent plant native to the deserts of southern Africa. Many of the supplement companies sell a “hoodia herb combo” and depending on the ingredients, these may not be as effective at suppressing appetite as 100% hoodia products. Hoodia Gordonii Plus is one of the better hoodia herb combos we’ve found and there is a complete article devoted to the interesting herbs added to hoodia gordonii concentrate at our Hoodia Info Blog

One hoodia herb combo that we looked at recently contains something called Banaba leaf. You might think that this is a misspelling of banana, but Banaba is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is also a tree. Banaba leaf has been used to lower blood glucose levels and the hoodia herb combo which contains Banaba leaf just does not make sense to us. Hoodia gordonii is believed to affect nerve cells that monitor blood glucose levels, creating a false signal that blood glucose has increased. A hoodia herb combo which contains an ingredient that may lower blood glucose levels seems contradictory. Our conclusion; Banaba leaf + hoodia gordonii may not equal customer satisfaction.

It seems to take 100% genuine hoodia gordoni products at relatively high doses (750-1000mg) to effectively suppress most peoples appetites. This conclusion was arrived at by reading informal studies by doctors following patients using hoodia gordonii and by reading customer comments posted at sites dedicated to reviewing hoodia products. We have evaluated many hoodia herb combos and our best advice is as follows: First, consult your doctor before you buy any hoodia herb combo, certain ingredients can affect blood pressure and heart rate. Second, read the listed ingredients, if you don’t know what something is or what it can do, don’t buy it until you look it up. Third, there are many natural stimulants which have the same effect on the body as caffeine, refer back to the second suggestion. And fourth, only purchase products that display a CITES certificate, which helps separate products containing real hoodia from those that do not.

We came up with this playful equation for our conclusion: informational articles + hoodia gordonii + doctors advice + reasonable diet + appropriate exercise + water = happy hoodia customers.

Patsy Hamilton is an editor of the Hoodia Info Blog. For more informational articles + hoodia evaluations, visit the Hoodia Info Blog at http://hoodiainfo.blogspot.com.

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