What is Hoodia?  No, it’s not some new fangled hood ornament for your car or a female crime-fighting action figure!  Hoodia is a succulent that grows in the Kalahari desert of South Africa.  Although it has a spiny appearance, it is not a cactus, but is classified as a succulent. For centuries this beneficial plant has [...]

Hoodia is a centuries old secret that was discovered by the San bushmen who populate the area known as the Kalahari desert in sub Saharan South Africa.  It is used by the indigenous people to control appetite and weight loss. Not to be confused with a cactus plant, this succulent desert dweller is extremely scarce and [...]