Zoft Hoodia Gum contains completely natural, 100% pure South African hoodia and green tea in an easy to use gum that gives YOU real weight loss POWER! There are no known side-effects from hoodia. Hoodia has been called “nature’s calcium channel blocker.” This idea refers to the ability of magnesium to block calcium from entering muscle and heart cells. A group of prescription heart medications works in a similar way, although much more powerfully. Also called xhooba, khoba, ghaap, hoodia cactus, and South African desert cactus, hoodia is found in the semi-desert regions of South Africa, Botswana, Nambia, and Angola. It grows in clumps of green upright stems and is actually a succulent, not a cactus. This strangely shaped little plant has many relatives throughout the desert, but only one variety, Hoodia gordonii, is known to have an effect on appetite and weight loss. It takes about 5 years before hoodia’s pale purple flowers appear and the cactus can be harvested. Although there are 20 types of hoodia, only the Hoodia gordonii variety is believed to contain the natural appetite suppressant. Hoodia gordonii is the botanical name for a leafless, spiky succulent plant that grows throughout the semi-arid areas of Southern Africa, primarily the Kalahari Desert. The local inhabitants, the San Bushmen, have used hoodia stems for thousands of years to stave off hunger and thirst during long journeys because it acts as an appetite suppressant. Although hoodia was “discovered” relatively recently, the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert have been eating it for a very long time. The Bushmen, who live off the land, would cut off part of the hoodia stem and eat it to ward off hunger and thirst during nomadic hunting trips. They would consume the raw plant over long desert journeys, allowing them to eat and drink almost nothing for hours and days at a time. They also used hoodia for severe abdominal cramps, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, indigestion, hypertension and diabetes. For generations, only the San Bushmen knew of hoodia’s remarkable properties. In 1937, a Dutch anthropologist studying the San Bushmen noted their use of hoodia to suppress appetite, but it wasn’t until 1963 that scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa’s national laboratory, began studying hoodia. Initial results were promising–lab animals lost weight after taking hoodia. After years of careful research, the South African scientists, working with the British company Phytopharm, isolated the active ingredient in hoodia: a steroidal glycoside, which they named P57. P57 is the compound in this all-natural food that is responsible for dramatic weight loss. Not only has it been proven completely safe, it contains no stimulants that can contribute to the jittery feeling associated with weight loss products from the last decade. Hoodia has been studied scientifically for over 30 years. After obtaining a patent in 1995, P57 was licensed to Phytopharm. Phytopharm has spent more than $20 million on hoodia research. Hoodia is registered as a protected species to prevent bio-piracy, but it is allowed to be grown on a handful of commercial farms in South Africa. Although hoodia takes 5-6 years to mature in the wild, it is now being cultivated commercially in sustainable quantities in as little as 2 years. Hoodia is the botanical that’s causing a stir for its ability to suppress appetite and promote weight loss. It has become widely known for its effects as an appetite suppressant. Hoodia is the world’s most effective weight loss supplement. Get your supply of Zoft Hoodia Gum today!
