Pharmaceutical companies are trying to synthesize Hoodia for marketing to the rest of the world, but there are still some questions about the best dosage and if it is a safe long term weight loss strategy, or if it is just a fad.
The cactus diet plan is still not perfected. The Cactus diet involves taking supplements that contain Hoodia.
The trouble is, there are many types of Hoodia and you may be buying a pill that claims to suppress the appetite but may not. The amount of Hoodia may not be enough to cause the same effects that the Bushmen experience from eating the actual plant.
Since this plant has not been found outside of this desert-like region of Africa, to follow the Cactus diet plan, people have to rely on commercial pills that make boastful claims about their product having the same effects as the original Hoodia plant.
The pills, drinks, and so on, can really add up in price.
According to the Hoodia tale, the substance is hard to reproduce with the same efficiency.
Those who buy products that contain Hoodia should beware.
We all know what they say about something that seems too good to be true.
Until further notice, watch what you eat and exercise regularly to lose weight. Stay away from gimmicks.
Having said that, there is such a thing as the placebo effect, in other words, up to one third of people who take a sugar pill thinking it is medicine, will start to feel better. So, in the case of Hoodia, provided it does not cost you an arm and a leg, you might be one of the lucky 33% of the people who start seeing results because you believe it works.
