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Two years after 60 Minutes - Is Authentic Hoodia Available?

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In November of 2004, 60 Minutes praised Hoodia Gordonii for its
ability to suppress appetite. Within days of the segement,
everyone and their mother were claiming to have "real" hoodia
for sale. The question remains - is any authenic Hoodia
available?


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Two years after 60 Minutes - Is Authentic Hoodia Available?
Copyright (c) 2006 Dan Nessel
Hoodia Advice
http://www.hoodia-advice.org



In Nov 2004 Leslie Stahl of CBS News 60 Minutes went to South
Africa, ate some Hoodia and proclaimed "no desire to eat or
drink the entire day. I'd have to say it did work" and
unintentionally launched a red hot Hoodia supplement industry.

In case you have a terrific spam filter - here is the 411 on
Hoodia. Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent plant that grows in South
Africa. The SAN Bushmen have chewed on Hoodia for close to 1,000
years to reduce their appetite while on long hunting trips.
Hoodia is now a highly sought after plant for it ability to
suppress appetite. In fact, Hoodia Gordonii is in such high
demand it is considered a protected plant and can only be
exported with a special permit from the government of South
Africa (a CITES permit).

It has now been almost two years since Hoodia as an appetite
suppressant burst onto the diet scene so let's recap what has
happened in the past 2 years.

* A cure for lonely email boxes - Hoodia Spam!

A plant from South Africa that could suppress appetite and had
the endorsement of Leslie Stahl - this was just too much for the
spammers to resist. The spammers of the world somehow found time
in their busy schedule of spamming about Viagra and casinos to
send a few million spams about Hoodia supplements. If you had
been concerned that you just didn't get enough emails - you can
thank the Hoodia spammers for solving your problems.

* Turns out everyone in world really wants to help the SAN
Bushmen

The SAN Bushmen discovered Hoodia and are supposed to get a
percentage of any legitimate Hoodia sales. If you believe all the
websites - everyone is a friend of the Bushmen and paying them
handsome royalties. Strange how with all this love and promise of
money the SAN Bushmen have seen almost no royalties at all.

* In a breakthrough of science - more Hoodia has been sold than
grown.

Amazingly, more Hoodia has been sold in supplement form than has
ever been grown and exported from South Africa. Every company
claims to have authentic pure Hoodia from South Africa, so the
only possible answer is a scientific breakthrough that allows you
to have more Hoodia than actually exist in the world. If they
just apply this to food, I guess we could end world hunger.

* Hoodia is free* (*as long as you are willing to pay $99 a
month for the rest of your life).

New Hoodia sites appear everyday offering a free supply of
Hoodia. Of course "free" is a relative term. It turns out it is
only free for 5 days, then you are billed $99 every month until
you cancel. Don't worry - canceling is easy - you just need to
call their non-existent phone number and speak to a friendly non-
existent customer service rep.

* Over 200 Hoodia Products have been featured on Oprah, 60
Minutes and The Today Show.

If you believe all the Hoodia web sites that say "As Seen on
Oprah, 60 Minutes and The Today Show" there would be over 200
Hoodia products featured on those shows. It must make for a long
segment when you need to endorse all of those products. Of
course, none of those shows have ever recommended any Hoodia
supplement by name, but that is just a minor point.

* Authentic Lab Tested Hoodia is available

Given the terrible state of the Hoodia supplement industry it may
be most surprising to learn that authentic lab tested Hoodia
Gordonii from South Africa is available and effective. Companies
such as Alkemists Labs have developed independent lab tests that
can determine if a Hoodia supplement is authentic or not.
Unfortunately, the majority of companies selling Hoodia do not
perform Alkemists lab tests.

So, was Leslie Stahl crazy? Is the whole Hoodia business a scam?
No, not at all you just need to do your research to make sure the
Hoodia you buy is actually lab tested Hoodia Gordonii from South
Africa. Try searching Google for "Alkemists Hoodia Lab Test"
and you will find the few reputable companies that are selling
authentic, lab tested, Hoodia from South Africa. Of course, if
you prefer to throw money away and buy bogus products, check your
inbox - you probably have at least 10 new spams promising the
"only Hoodia seen on 60 Minutes."




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Dan Nessel is a writer and researcher for Hoodia-Advice.Org.
Mr. Nessel has spent the last 10 years writing and researching
dietary supplements for various online publications.
Hoodia-Advice.Org specializes in presenting unbiased research
and information on Hoodia Gordonii.

Read more articles at - http://www.hoodia-advice.org


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