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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 © 2006 Dan Nessel

Hoodia Advice

http://www.hoodia-advice.org

In Nov 2004 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 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 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