2006-11-29 10:31:34 · 6 answers · asked by Tweet 5 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Seriously? Have you checked the average intellengence level of people on here? Call Walgreens and ask to speak to a pharmicist, PLEASE!!!
2006-11-29 10:33:54 · answer #1 · answered by not4u2c_yet 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Excerpt from Altmedicine.about:
Hoodia gordonii is often touted as a herbal diet pill without side effects.
However, there have been no published studies on the safety of hoodia in humans.
Hoodia marketers often claim that hoodia has no side effects because the San Bushmen in the Kalahari desert of Africa have been using hoodia for thousands of years. But hoodia simply hasn't been around for long enough in North America or undergone safety testing to know the potential side effects, drug interactions, and safety concerns.
Jasjit S. Bindra, PhD, former researcher for hoodia at Pfizer (the pharmaceutical giant that licensed the rights to develop hoodia for $21 million but later returned the rights), stated in a letter to The New York Times that although hoodia did appear to suppress appetite, there were indications of unwanted effects on the liver caused by components other than the active ingredient p57 that could not easily be removed during processing.
Bindra added, "Clearly, hoodia has a long way to go before it can earn approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Until safer formulations are developed, dieters should be wary of using it".
If hoodia does affect liver function, it may also interact with other medications a person is taking. The San Bushmen are a tribe of hunter-gatherers, and probably did not take pills for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, depression, and other diseases, like we do, another reason why unconfirmed reports of safe use by the San should not be relied on.
People with diabetes should be cautious about using hoodia. One of the theories about how hoodia works is that it tricks the brain into thinking that it has enough blood sugar. Without proper feedback regulation, it's possible that a person's blood sugar could drop dangerously low while taking hoodia. And with the regular hunger mechanism turned off, the normal warning signs may be suppressed, until it's too late.
Hoodia is believed to suppress not only appetite but thirst. There have been unconfirmed reports of shepherds in Africa who took hoodia to take the edge off hunger pains, but died of dehydration because they didn't feel thirsty.
And as a general precaution, because the safety in pregnant or nursing women, children, or people with liver or kidney disease hasn’t been established, these people in particular should avoid hoodia.
If hoodia affects your internal feedback mechanism, I'd be leary of your body misinterpreting ACE inhibiting meds.
2006-11-29 10:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you did lose the weight on ephedra, the same ephedra that was outlawed because it's unrefined methamphetamine. No, there are no speeded out diet pills that you should be taking if you have high blood pressure. You do realize that's why it's an appetite suppressant, right?
2016-03-13 00:47:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With Hoodia I lost 4lbs the first week! After a month, I'm down 13Lbs!
Personally I think 100% Hoodia in tablets is best!
Check with your doctor before starting any weight loss program.
The problem w/Hoodia is 90%+ are scams. The real Hoodia is expensive and only the one imported from S.Africa has been show to work.
Many people go for the low cost scam Hoodia and have no results!
**** VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO GET RIPPED OFF ---
#1. Be sure you are buying pure Hoodia...look for the import certificate on the website. No matter the price, if they do not display this, you really do NOT know what you are getting!
#2. Be sure it is 100% Hoodia & not mixed w/other herbs, etc.!!
#3. Keep in mind it stops your hunger pangs…you MUST remember to break your habit to always eat at certain times.
#4. Drink a full 8oz. glass of water with it!
You can read a good article about how it works at:
http://www.hoodia-diets.info/hoodia-diet-capsules.htm
http://www.hoodia-diets.info/hoodia-gordonii-diet-use.htm
http://www.hoodia-diets.info
http://hoodia-research.blogspot.com
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2006-12-01 18:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by annbest711 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, i'm on 25mg of toprol xl/day and take hoodia, doc said it was ok
BELOW: I have a masters degree, thank you very much.
2006-11-29 10:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by EllisFan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many of these products contain caffeine. One product I know of states this on the package: "If you are under the care of a physician, please consult your physician before using this product especially of you have heart disease or high blood pressure." Always, always, always read the information on the package. If it gives a warning like this, then follow it.
2006-11-29 10:36:13 · answer #6 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋