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Why pure Hoodia Gordonii is Worth the Wait
As you search the web for information on Hoodia supplements you will find an amazing amount
of contradictions. The one thing almost every one agrees on is that Hoodia Gordonii from
South Africa is in very limited supply and demand has exceeded supply. Yet, somehow there
are websites which have an endless supply of this rare plant and never seem to run out. Then
other sites have backorder situations with Hoodia products - why is that?
The reason is simple and alarming - if a web site has an endless supply of Hoodia, you can be
confident they are not selling pure Hoodia Gordonii from South Africa. Every site that sells Hoodia
knows how high demand is and tries to buy as much Hoodia from South Africa as they can. When Hoodia
goes out of stock at a legitimate site the issue is not poor planning or lack of desire to stock a
large inventory. The problem
is Hoodia is a protected plant under CITES and thus you can only export a small amount of
Hoodia from South Africa.
The government of South Africa controls how much Hoodia is exported (thus protecting the almost endangered plant)
by limiting the amount any
company can export on their CITES permit. Look at any of the CITES permits online and you will see
the quantity is usually between 100 and 300kg of Hoodia Gordonii (you can
view our CITES permit here). We are not talking 5,000kg at a time -
the government of South Africa will not allow this. So, every company is only allowed a relatively
small amount of Hoodia exported each month.
All of the above leads to the following trends in the industry:
When it comes to Hoodia - patience is a virtue
We know that many people are anxious to try Hoodia and want to get it as soon as possible. The problem is
many unreputable people know this also - and prey on it! We have seen web sites that lie, confuse and distort
the truth so that the consumer is tricked into believing they are selling real Hoodia. Throughout this site
we discuss ways to distinguish good Hoodia products from fraudulent ones.
We firmly believe that buying Hoodia should not be based on who can you get the product first. Before you
consider a source for Hoodia you want to see:
The truth is producing and lab testing a Hoodia product is a timely and expensive process. The reputable Hoodia companies take
the time to make sure that the Hoodia they sell is authentic and pure.
Conclusions
Hoodia is a rare plant that can only be exported from Hoodia in small quantities. Any reputable Hoodia supplier has had to
deal with supply issues and not having as much stock as they would like. Honest companies like
Millennium Health
will NEVER sell inferior hoodia just because authentic Hoodia Gordonii from South Africa is not available.
Our advice - deal only with a company that sells pure Hoodia from South Africa with full Alkemists lab testing. This may mean occasionally
having to wait a few weeks for your order, but authentic Hoodia is worth the wait!
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