Can a wild South African cactus take your hunger away and help you lose weight?
Host David Essel is joined by BBC reporter, Tom Mangold. Tom was the first reporter to investigate this unique plant. He traveled all the way to South Africa to uncover the truth about Hoodia. David Essel also speaks with Harvard-educated medical doctor and weight loss expert, Dr. Dave David. Plus, you'll meet several people who have tried Hoodia and hear what they have to say about their experiences using hoodia.
Here at The Health Report we like to set up extreme challenges to test whether a product is really a winner or a big loser. We set up 2 challenges to test Hoodia.
Challenge Two: Hoodia Holiday Challenge
Is it possible to lose weight over the holidays? It's the time of year when our willpower is the weakest, temptations are everywhere, and most of us gain weight. The Health Report assembled a group of fifteen men and women and asked them to put Hoodia to the test. We measured and weighed them just before Thanksgiving and tracked their results through New Year's. Their results? As a group, these 15 men and women lost 174 pounds! Click here to see and hear their stories.
Buyer Beware, Not all Hoodia is Alike!
If it says "Hoodia" on the bottle, there must be Hoodia inside right? Wrong. BBC Reporter, Tom Mangold, goes undercover to expose the "fake Hoodia" industry. Tom bought five brands of Hoodia from a national Health Certified Hoodia to an independent laboratory to test and verify them for Hoodia content. The results, five out of six brands contained no Hoodia in them! Click here to see actual footage from Tom's report.
