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Hoodia works as an appetite suppressant. However, it is not a stimulant like other appetite suppressants. It actually has no other effect than to suppress appetite. It suppresses appetite because it contains a particular molecule which has a surprising effect on the brain.
You have several distinct parts in your brain. Each part of your brain has a certain job. The part of the brain which sends signals telling you that whether you are hungry or not, and in which there are nerve cell receptors that sense your blood sugar level is hypothalamus. Your blood sugar level rises, during eating. Now signals are sent to the hypothalamus, the nerve cells fire, and your hypothalamus in the brain tells the body that you are full. If you eat too fast, your body does not send the signals in time, and you over eat. This is why it is best to eat slowly; slow eating is also a good way to ensure that you are only eating the amount of food you actually need to be full. The active molecule in hoodia sends other chemicals to your brain that is hypothalamus which sets off the nerve receptors, telling your brain and body that you are full when you may not have even eaten. This effect can last for some time, depending on the amount of Hoodia you have ingested. Hoodia seems to work best in its natural form, but drug companies are trying to make synthetic versions, and have not yet been successful. Pills are available which contain some natural Hoodia, but you should check where the Hoodia is coming from. It should be South African Hoodia. The pills contain a lower dosage of the natural ingredient which suppresses appetite than eating straight Hoodia contains, but will still work to suppress appetite, just for a shorter period of time. In some people, appetite is not suppressed as well because while the brain may think you are full, the body will still need calories. As a weight loss method, Hoodia works best when combined with a proper diet and some light exercise. The exercise will help your body use up even more calories, causing it to need to burn fat into sugars in order to give your body the necessary energy. Some people have had success when combining Hoodia with the Atkins diet. It seems that combining small portions of healthy food with an appetite suppressant may be the most effective use of Hoodia. Other people, however, have reported little or no effect from the Hoodia supplement they were taking, and that they did not lose any weight at all. |
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