3) The "Bigger Capsule Is Better" Trick - Similar to the above, some vendors will try to trick you by offering what appears to be "a lot of hoodia" in the form of a bigger capsule. BEWARE - companies selling these large capsules (750 mg. or bigger) often do so to make up for the weakness of their product. They simpy stuff the capsules with additives. In reality you may be getting 100 mg. of hoodia per capsule, or less, loaded with silica, cellulose and other fillers. To be sure you're getting what you pay for check the label to see if it says, "OTHER INGREDIENTS: NONE". When in doubt get the best -- get the New and Powerful HOODOBA® PURE 750MG Capsule. With the original hoodia brand, you can't go wrong!

Hoodoba® is the Original Hoodia Brand that was shown on 60 minutes that is made from the fully mature hearts of the Hoodia gordonii succulent--the part of the plant eaten by the South African natives for centuries to treat ailments like (hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis...) and to stop unbearable hunger during long hunting trips.

4) The C.I.T.E.S, Permit, Bait and Switch Certificate Analysis Trick - It's also known that vendors are using real hoodia to acquire their certificates but later switching to useless or inferior hoodia in the manufacture of their products. Look for a hoodia company that voluntarily subjects itself to ongoing random testing by Alkemist Pharmaceutical - the only lab in the US capable of testing for real hoodia. Avoid vendors displaying C.I.T.E.S and certificates based on their own specimens. These certificates speak only to the specimens that were submitted for testing but not to the products they sell. If the products themselves are not subject to random periodic testing you're taking a big risk.

5) Use Your Common Sense - If the offer sounds too good to be true it most likely is! If a company offers 90 or more 400 mg capsules below $45 claiming it to be 100% pure South African hoodia - BEWARE. Likewise, companies offering 60 or more 700 mg capsule) for less than $50 should raise immediate red flags. You just can't have it both ways. On one hand they tell you the price of REAL hoodia has skyrocketed (this is true), but on the other they're offering what are obvious unrealistic prices. Clearly, these vendors cannot be trusted and are best avoided.

Nonetheless, despite the crushing demand for this precious commodity and despite the ever increasing cost, when it comes to losing weight, pound for pound, dollar for dollar, nothing beats the REAL hoodia you get with the Original Hoodia Brand - with it you just can't go wrong.