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Natural Health Remedy For Better Living

Depression /

When it comes to health problems, more and more people are growing interest in trying a natural health remedy instead of a drug-based treatment. Fear of suffering potential health risks and side-effects of drug medications and other intensive forms of treatment made people demand safer, more accessible and more affordable solutions to achieving better health. As people learn to do their own research for treatment options, they basically introduce themselves to the many options of natural remedies which are quite effective. In addition they deliver significant health benefits and improve the overall quality of life.

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How To Lose Weight Naturally?

Weight Loss /

More than half the people in urban areas above the age of 20 in the United States are overweight. Over $30 billion is reportedly spent annually trying various things to lose weight. At the same time, it is tragic that a sixth of the global population on the other hand is faced with chronic starvation and hunger. There are various weight loss programs that include dieting, specialized diet, weight loss diet, physical exercises, pills, capsules, drinks, shakes and even surgeries.

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The Bushmen’s Basket To The Weight Loss Market

Weight Loss /

Belonging to a flowering plant family, Apocynaceae, Hoodia is one of the 13 species in the family. Often it is mistaken for a cactus because it looks like a cactus but actually it is a stem succulent. It reaches to a meter in height and has large flowers. Its flower has a tan color and has strong smell. They are naturally found in the Namib Desert of Africa spread across the Central Namibia to the southern Angola. Hoodia gordonii, one of the 13 species of Hoodia has been investigated for its use by local inhabitants as an appetite suppressant. Since then Hoodia has been marketed extensively as a weight loss product across the world. The originators of this knowledge are the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert. The plant is harvested after it begins to flower which takes five years. The San Bushmen have been using the plant for centuries for various purposes such as indigestion and for the treatment of small infections besides being taken for long hunting trips as an appetite suppressant.

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