Why Hoodia, By Itself, Is Just Not Enough
There is another factor that needs to be taken into account. Hoodia and following good sense health rules may not be enough. This other factor is the subject of thermogenesis. Overweight people have already built up an excess of fat. To limit calories is a definite necessity, but what about the fat that is already there? Yes, with lower calorie intake, the body will gradually burn up this extra fat, but for many this will not be fast enough.
Clearwater, Fl (PRWEB) June 8, 2006 -- Deep inside the high deserts of the Kalahari region of South Africa, grows an ugly succulent plant called the Hoodia gordonii. It thrives in extremely high temperatures, and takes years to mature.
Succulents are plants that store water in their enlarged fleshy leaves, stems, or roots. Although all plants store water, these plants are especially adapted and use their hollow bodies to store water for long periods.
The San Bushmen of the Kalahari, a tribe of hunter-gatherers with a 25,000-year-old culture and history in using native plants for medicinal purposes, have been using hoodia for centuries to help ward off hunger and thirst when they made long trips in the desert.
While South African scientists were doing a routine test of the plant, they discovered that it contained a previously unknown molecule, which has since been christened P 57.
Dr Richard Dixey explains:
"There is a part of your brain, the hypothalamus. Within that mid-brain there are nerve cells that sense glucose sugar.
"When you eat, blood sugar goes up because of the food, these cells start firing and now you are full.”
Hoodia gordonii is not a stimulant, and has no known side effects. It makes you feel full.
In order to lose weight, you have to cut some calories, but eat enough good fats (limiting the saturated fats), eat enough protein and carbohydrates (avoiding high-glycemic simple carbohydrates like sugar), drink enough water, and ensure that you exercise. These are elementary good sense health rules.
But there is another factor that needs to be taken into account. Hoodia and following good sense health rules may not be enough.
This other factor is the subject of thermogenesis. Overweight people have already built up an excess of fat. To limit calories is a definite necessity, but what about the fat that is already there? Yes, with lower calorie intake, the body will gradually burn up this extra fat, but for many this will not be fast enough.
Thermogenesis means the creation of heat. A calorie is the amount of heat needed to heat one gram of water one degree Celsius. Calories are the energy stored in food. As we take it into the body, energy is either transformed or stored. We all know the common storage form is fat.
Shane Ellison, M.Sc., Organic Chemist and Therapeutic Nutritionist, in his talk about Hyper Burn, The Suddenly Slender Thermogenic Aid at a recent convention explained the benefits of using Hoodia and of also targeting Thermogenesis. Thermogenesis is the aid which kicks up the burning of calories into Hyper Burn.
His lecture can be seen on video by going to http://www.suddenlyslender.com/Hyperburn.htm
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