Hoodia News

We’ve all heard about hoodia mixed in food and drinks but… hoodia in lip gloss? Find out how hoodia’s appetite suppressing abilities are used in cosmetics.

In the 2+ years that I’ve been reviewing various types of hoodia diet pills, I have received numerous emails asking for brands suitable for UK residents. I’ve never been able to find one that I could confidently endorse to those based in the UK until I came across Unique Hoodia the other day.

You NEED to read this if you are considering those free hoodia trials! Find out what the company did wrong and what you can do to avoid being scammed.

Unilever announced that they are no longer going to try to develop a hoodia weight loss product and are ending their partnership with Phytopharm. In this post I explain why this is major news and how it will affect you.

Mixing hoodia with yogurt can be a powerful natural appetite suppressant. Find out how much is needed and what brand of hoodia you should buy to do this.

Is your green tea hoodia supplement authentic, and can it really produce rapid weight loss results? If it’s made by this company the answer is no!

Three defendants who were allegedly involved in selling fake hoodia weight loss pills through illegal spam emails settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This is further proof that the FTC is not taking all these marketing claims lightly, especially when hoodia is involved.

King Hoodia, made by Desert Burn, has just hit the market and is the most potent hoodia diet pill ever made. This new hoodia pill contains a whopping 1,000mg (1 gram) of 100% authentic hoodia gordonii per tablet! No other hoodia diet pill comes close to the amount of pure hoodia gordonii found in the new King Hoodia.

The vast majority of the hoodia diet pills on the market today are fake. You may be quick to blame the supplement manufacturers for this, but not so fast. In many instances, the source of the problem stems from the supply of the raw material being used. Supplement manufacturers don’t always know what they’re getting from their supplier and in some cases they are simply scammed. Today’s story is a perfect example of this.

Phytopharm, and its partner, Unilever, are set to seek approval of their hoodia gordonii extract product in late 2009 with a weight loss product containing the extract within three years.

When you buy hoodia, the most important thing to consider is the authenticity of the supplement. If the supplement doesn’t contain pure hoodia gordonii, it won’t do a thing to suppress your appetite. An independent lab found the hoodia supplements sold by these two companies to be pure and authentic.

Phytopharm is in the final stages of preparing the launch of their weight loss supplement that contains P57 hoodia extract. The product is set to launch in the second half of 2009.
If this weight loss supplement is as effective as Phytopharm claims it will be, it could completely change the landscape of the hoodia and weight loss industry!

A California hoodia farmer talks about his success growing and selling the hoodia plant in the U.S. Today in 2008, he has over 200,000 hoodia gordonii plants in production and his operations continue to grow.

In late 2007 I reported how the FTC was coming down hard on hoodia spam. This latest case demonstrates that these crackdowns will likely continue in 2008.

Another company is stung by the FTC for exaggerating what Slim Coffee with Hoodia can do for weight loss. Hoodia can help with weight loss but it can’t do what this company claims!

Great news for dieters – the demand and prices for hoodia diet pills are down! The potent appetite suppressant may now be in reach for most consumers if these trends continue.

A brief article appeared in the Houston Chronicle that stated a few facts about hoodia and seemed to indicate that while hoodia may hold promise in the future, right now it’s probably not worth all the fuss. I discuss the points I agree and disagree with that were brought up in this article.

Considering hoodia diet pills but you’re not sure which brands to trust? Hoodoba and Desert Burn brands should put your mind at ease. Both brands recently tested positive for authenticity and purity by an independent lab. Find out why these two brands should be on the top of your list of hoodia supplements to consider.

Millennium Health announced that they have acquired the most potent supply of hoodia gordonii that will be used in their Hoodia Hoodia brand. The active levels of P57 found in this recent supply may be the highest ever to-date. The end result will be a potentially highly effective appetite suppressant!

Under a court order obtained by the FTC, an international enterprise must stop sending unsolicited email advertising weight loss products using the hoodia gordonii plant. The court also ordered the enterprise to stop making product claims that the FTC charged were false or unsubstantiated.

If you live in Australia and are considering buying hoodia diet pills online from another country, you might want to think again. The Australian Customs Service issued a warning that over 100 packages of hoodia products are being intercepted each month with over 2,500 packages having been seized already.

Britney Spears has been spotted sucking on Power Pops with hoodia to help with her weight loss, but do these hoodia pops really work?

Are you looking for hoodia plants for sale in the U.S.? You can buy authentic hoodia plants and hoodia seeds from this retired man’s Arizona-based company. He is the only hoodia grower in the U.S. with over 20,000 plants in production today.

After just a few months of launching the hoodia forum, Dr. Varallo and I have decided to close it. I explain why and I tell the visitors of this website another resource they can use to ask us questions about hoodia gordonii and hoodia supplements.

There was a rumor floating around that the price of raw hoodia had come down to around $200/kilo. To find out if there was any truth to this, I spoke with the good folks at Millennium Health, one of the largest raw hoodia importers in the world. They not only confirmed that the raw prices are down around $200-$250/kilo, but that the long term pricing trends will be downward as more cultivated hoodia continues to enter the market. This news might not mean anything to you now, but it might in the near future.