Drinking Green Tea Benefits

As green tea seems to be very effective for weight loss with many people, more and more people are starting to mix it with another weight loss supplement: hoodia.  Hoodia doesn’t act as green tea (it doesn’t produce thermogenesis and makes you burn fat).  Instead it helps you control your appetite. Like green tea, it is a herbal alternative that has been made popular over the last few years.

Let’s take a look at how green tea with hoodia works to help you lose weight fast.

On one side we have green tea. As you may know, among the different green tea benefits, is weight loss. The ingredients in this herb help causing an effect known as thermogenesis, which in other words mean that will produce energy by burning fat.  This is a safe supplement that can be taken in the form of pills, extracts and even in other ways like desserts and beverages. It also blocks in some way the absorption of fat and carbs.

On the other side we have hoodia. Like I said earlier on, this supplement will suppress your desire to eat.  It acts on the brain, making feel as you are full.  It has been proven very effective for people who want to lose weight. Unlike green tea, hoodia may not be %100 effective, and I say this, because there aren’t still full researches to prove this – despite what hoodia sellers say.  Some problems that ave been linked to hoodia are liver problems and interactions with some drugs; if you are diabetic you should also try to avoid hoodia as it may trick your brain into believing the body has enough blood sugar.

If we combine green tea with hoodia, we will see that we have a strong combination of weight loss supplements. This combination has already been used by some people with success, but before trying it for yourself, I would recommend talking toa doctor or a qualified herbal specialist too see what is your current health condition.

Since this is a strong combination, I’d recommend only taking it 3 times a day at most. Don’t worry, weight will come off, steadily and naturally, so you don’t need to obsess over the amount of pills you take.  Hoodia, as green tea, comes in different presentations: pills, and liquid hoodia.  The choice is yours based what you prefer. There are also some hoodia pills that include green tea in its composition.  I’d personally recommend taking both as separate intakes, since mixed preparations don’t come as pure as extracts.

People who take the combo of green tea with hoodia say that the two act to produce of a great feeling: on one part you have the energy boost green tea gives you (thanks to the caffeine it contains) and on the other hand you have the feeling of fullness, without the anxiety of having to eat something out of hunger.