Some of us were talking about Hoodia as a way to loose weight. I e-mailed my FSIL who is a pharmasist to get more info... here's what she said....
did some research into hoodia. I also have heard a lot of good things about it. It comes from a cactus in Africa and is supposed to be a very good appetite suppressant. But Hoodia is an herbal product and one of the problems with herbal products is that they are not regulated by the FDA. This makes them risky b/c they are not held to any regulations or standards in purity, safety, efficacy, etc. Companies that produce herbal products do not have to do any clinical research to assure efficacy or side effects. So unfortunately there is not a lot of strong data available saying that hoodia is really effective. The company that produces hoodia claims to have done extensive studies in humans, but none of the data was ever published. Their only data is anectdotal. However, I too have heard just from tv and around that it does work well to suppress your appetite but my only hesitation with hoodia (and all herbal products) is that you really don't know with 100% certainty what you are getting when you purchase a bottle.
Hope this info is helpful.
GinaZ
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very interesting! Thanks!!
ant n tilde
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Thanks for sharing!
Mizzdimple
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<<> Herbal or NOT Im so against any diet pill! Some of my friends were on some... And they were shaking all of the time., were depressed, biotchy...They gained all of the weight back once they stopped taking the pills....PLUS.
Do it right., diet and excersize. IT WORKS!
IF anyone is dieting PLEASE PLEASE try Green Tea Extract.
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thanks for the info. I take an appetite suppresant. On and off for about 2 years now. WHen I am taking it, it REALLY helps. I just have to remind myself to take it
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<<> Herbal or NOT Im so against any diet pill! Some of my friends were on some... And they were shaking all of the time., were depressed, biotchy...They gained all of the weight back once they stopped taking the pills....PLUS.
Do it right., diet and excersize. IT WORKS!
IF anyone is dieting PLEASE PLEASE try Green Tea Extract.
My FH said a girl he works with was doing green tea extract the other day and that she was off the wall- I didn't think it would make one hyper like that! Have you ever tried it? Whats your opinion? I am a big green and white hot tea fan but have never tried extract.
Mizzdimple
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<<> Herbal or NOT Im so against any diet pill! Some of my friends were on some... And they were shaking all of the time., were depressed, biotchy...They gained all of the weight back once they stopped taking the pills....PLUS.
Do it right., diet and excersize. IT WORKS!
IF anyone is dieting PLEASE PLEASE try Green Tea Extract.
My FH said a girl he works with was doing green tea extract the other day and that she was off the wall- I didn't think it would make one hyper like that! Have you ever tried it? Whats your opinion? I am a big green and white hot tea fan but have never tried extract.
I drink a cup of green tea everyday. I believe it cleans me out. When i was dieting..about 3 years ago....my mom saw an infomerical about Green Tea Extract..its natural.....The same thing im drinking...but more Pure in liquad form..so she ordered it. I added it to every liquad I drank., coffee, diet soda, tea. For some reason it was so much easier for me to loose weight. (in addition to dieting) I never had any side effects, I dont think anyone would....because its a natural tea product.
It does taste nasty tho!
missigreg
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Posted by Mizzdimple
<<> Herbal or NOT Im so against any diet pill! Some of my friends were on some... And they were shaking all of the time., were depressed, biotchy...They gained all of the weight back once they stopped taking the pills....PLUS.
Do it right., diet and excersize. IT WORKS!
IF anyone is dieting PLEASE PLEASE try Green Tea Extract.
my 18 year old sister is taking them now.. and i am not very happy at all. i think yuo should jsut work hard. you never know what those things will do. sorry gals if you are taking them. just saying
GinaZ
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<<> Herbal or NOT Im so against any diet pill! Some of my friends were on some... And they were shaking all of the time., were depressed, biotchy...They gained all of the weight back once they stopped taking the pills....PLUS.
Do it right., diet and excersize. IT WORKS!
IF anyone is dieting PLEASE PLEASE try Green Tea Extract.
My FH said a girl he works with was doing green tea extract the other day and that she was off the wall- I didn't think it would make one hyper like that! Have you ever tried it? Whats your opinion? I am a big green and white hot tea fan but have never tried extract.
I drink a cup of green tea everyday. I believe it cleans me out. When i was dieting..about 3 years ago....my mom saw an infomerical about Green Tea Extract..its natural.....The same thing im drinking...but more Pure in liquad form..so she ordered it. I added it to every liquad I drank., coffee, diet soda, tea. For some reason it was so much easier for me to loose weight. (in addition to dieting) I never had any side effects, I dont think anyone would....because its a natural tea product.
It does taste nasty tho!
Cool- thanks for the info!
Mizzdimple
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<<> Herbal or NOT Im so against any diet pill! Some of my friends were on some... And they were shaking all of the time., were depressed, biotchy...They gained all of the weight back once they stopped taking the pills....PLUS.
Do it right., diet and excersize. IT WORKS!
IF anyone is dieting PLEASE PLEASE try Green Tea Extract.
my 18 year old sister is taking them now.. and i am not very happy at all. i think yuo should jsut work hard. you never know what those things will do. sorry gals if you are taking them. just saying
I AGREE- a close coworker at work takes them on a sneak..because I keep telling her not to! Its just not good for you. NOT HOODIA..some ohter diet pill
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ive taken them before and they work pretty alright..but i come and go because i dont ever want to become addicted
if you of course work out with them and eat better it will work better
i took them at the longest time was 4 weeks and i lost about 18 pounds..and when i stopped a litlle bit ( fr 3 weeks) i only gained back 4 of those punds..so its not too bad
Mrs. V 2008
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thats interesting kim! thanks!
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FYI - I work for an all natural vitamin company and I have a lot of information regarding production of my companies products as well as the effectiveness of these products. We are NOT regulated by the FDA but my company follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) which basically means that we follow safety standards.
We also sell a lot of products that are not designed for weight loss but aid in weight loss efforts like a Green Tea Plus. Our Green tea plus is a high-potency extract that is equivelent to 6 cups of store bought green tea. I know a lot about the ORAC values and antioxidant levels. If you have any questions, let me know...I may be able to even get you a discount
