| You might disagree, but hear me out on this.... | | | | first discovered its properties, do not use the hoodia |
| The so called hoodia diet patch is one product to | | | | diet patch. This may sound like I'm trying to be cute |
| avoid if you want to try hoodia, the amazing weight | | | | or sarcastic, but I'm actually making a very important |
| loss plant that is garnering a great deal of media | | | | point. |
| attention for its ability to reduce the amount you eat | | | | If you think about it, they cut off a piece of the |
| and help you lose weight. | | | | plant, skin it, and eat the core to derive its appetite |
| Why do we not like the hoodia patch? | | | | suppressing benefits. |
| For three simple reasons: | | | | Now, ask yourself the simple question: what would |
| 1. Most of the hoodia diet patch products we've seen | | | | be more closer to what the Sans Bushmen do: stick |
| claim their product will work more effectively than | | | | a patch on the body allegedly transferring the hoodia |
| hoodia pills or capsules because it will enter your | | | | benefits or swallow a capsule that is made up of |
| bloodstream quicker, bypassing your stomach and, | | | | whole hoodia plant that has been ground up and put |
| therefore, give you faster and better results. | | | | into a pill? Exactly. |
| The hoodia patch is supposed to work by placing it | | | | 3. Phytopharm, the company that owns the patent |
| directly on your skin and then the hoodia will be | | | | rights to the active ingredient in hoodia gordonii, called |
| time-released from it, passing through your skin and | | | | P57 conducted a clinical double-blind, |
| into your bloodstream. | | | | placebo-controlled study using the active ingredient |
| The end result is that you'll supposedly be less hungry | | | | (P57) that is a hoodia gordonii extract -- NOT some |
| throughout the day and lose weight as you consume | | | | new fangled hoodia patch. |
| less calories. | | | | In fact, if you look at Phytopharm's website, you will |
| This is a great theory....but a speculative theory is all it | | | | see the statement: "Only Phytopharm's patented |
| is. | | | | Hoodia gordonii product is botanically verified to |
| There is no proof whatsoever that the hoodia diet | | | | contain pure Hoodia gordonii and has quantified levels |
| patch works, let alone works better than hoodia pills | | | | of the chemical constituents that produce the |
| and capsules despite what some of these patch | | | | anti-obesity effects." |
| sellers try to claim. | | | | Trust us, they would not be saying that if it weren't |
| We have yet to find one real, scientific, clinical study | | | | true since they would face serious legal |
| showing the hoodia patch works better than other | | | | consequences as an established pharmaceutical |
| hoodia products on the market. | | | | company. |
| It's rather unethical to suggest in an underlying way -- | | | | So, what does that fact tell you? It tells you no seller |
| as some of these sellers try to do -- that the hoodia | | | | of hoodia diet patch can even say their product |
| patch is going to be as effective as similar patches | | | | conclusively works for weight loss, much less claim it |
| on the market, such as the famous nicotine patch or | | | | works better than hoodia capsules or pills! |
| birth control patch. | | | | Now don't get me wrong...I'm not saying every |
| What's important to know is that these other | | | | hoodia pill or capsule product on the market is going |
| patches are prescription based (although nicotine | | | | to be good either. On the contrary, many of the |
| patches can now by purchased OTC, but they | | | | products floating around have been found to be |
| started off prescription). | | | | fraudulent -- that is, not even contain any real hoodia |
| What this means is that they had to undergo | | | | gordonii in it. |
| rigorous scientific, clinical studies before they could hit | | | | But, if given the choice to use a hoodia capsule made |
| the market and claim they are effective. | | | | with genuine South African hoodia gordonii or a |
| To the contrary, no hoodia patch on the market is | | | | hoodia patch, we'd much rather opt for the capsules. |
| prescription based, and none had to undergo efficacy | | | | Perhaps there will come a day in the future where |
| studies....so there is just no way they can claim that | | | | there will be a hoodia diet patch proven to work |
| they work better than hoodia pills and capsules. | | | | effectively in real, clinical studies...but until that day, |
| 2. The Sans Bushmen, the tribe in South Africa that | | | | we'll pass on the patch. |
| has been using hoodia for thousands of years and | | | | |