HCG DIET
HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) has become a preferred treatment for obesity and weight loss by physicians around the world. What is the reasoning behind this? In combination with a low calorie diet, HCG is believed to help safely speed up weight loss by slightly raising hormone levels in the body, such as estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. This hormone boost not only increases the body’s metabolism and promotes weight loss; it also targets the stored fat and spares lean muscle mass. It is believed to protect your body’s good fat and muscle from depleting while dieting. Which means you could go on a low calorie food plan, lose weight, and may not experience the typical problems such as muscle loss, sagging skin, and hunger pains.
Benefits of HCG for Weight Loss:
• Fat burning and muscle sparing
• Rapid weight-loss compared to other diets
• Redistributes fat
• Increases metabolism by slightly raising estrogen and testosterone levels
• Decreased craving for sweets
• Decreased appetite
• Increased libido in men and women
• Maintains weight loss despite returning to regular calorie intake
• Putting an end to Yo-Yo dieting frustration for good
• Ideal for women in menopause with declining or imbalanced hormone levels
• Targets the flabby fatty areas on the stomach, buttocks, thighs, arms and chest
• Cost effective
What is HCG?
HCG is a hormone that is produced in women during pregnancy. It is utilized by the body to protect and nourish the fetus by delivering adequate caloric nutrition to the placenta by obtaining the mother’s stored fat reserves, thus sparing lean muscle. HCG by injection has been commonly used for decades to treat a variety of medical conditions in addition to weight loss, such as hypogonadism (very low testosterone levels in men) and infertility in women. HCG targets the stored nutrients and calories in fat cells by liquefying their content. These nutrients are then released into the bloodstream, in the same way that a pregnant mother passes nutrients to her unborn baby. It is believed that this source of natural energy is immediately available to the body. In some cases as much as 2,000 calories is delivered in a single day. Fat cells are drained of their contents and shrink to a fraction of their original size. This mechanism also may help in preventing stretch marks and sagging skin. Natural energy levels increase from nutrients supplied by the fat cells, while appetite decreases noticeably.
HCG and Weight Loss
Over 50 years ago, Doctor A.T.W. Simeons discovered HCG could be used for the treatment of obesity in men and non-pregnant women. He found the mechanism of HCG assists in removing stored fat while sparing lean muscle by forcing the body to rid fat through the body’s own natural elimination process. His patients received a daily injection of the HCG for 40 days in conjunction with following a very low 500 calorie diet. During his research Dr. Simeons noticed several important factors including the lack of symptoms one would expect from a patient on a very low calorie diet. For example, his patients had no headaches, hunger pains, weakness, or irritability as long as the low calorie diet was combined with HCG.
Since then, tens of thousands of people have used a version of this HCG diet to achieve fast, safe and sustainable weight loss.
Warning: The original HCG Diet with its extreme 500 calorie restriction did result in fast weight loss. Unfortunately, it also resulted in the loss of an unacceptable amount of lean body mass and most patients became protein deficient and could only be on the program for a maximum of six weeks or just 26 injections. According to FDA the original HCG Diet with its extreme calorie and protein restrictions can be dangerous to your health!
HCG Vitality™ is a modern weight loss program that integrates the positive benefits of the Original HCG Diet with safer, more effective methods to provide a unique system that can rapidly burn fat while maintaining lean muscle mass and protecting from protein deficiency.
HCG Delivery Systems
Pharmaceutical HCG is available only by prescription and can be administered three ways, subcutaneously, orally and trans-dermal.
Subcutaneous HCG (injection) is generally recommended. HCG is injected into the fatty abdominal tissue via a tiny insulin syringe (1/4 inch). A very small amount of HCG is injected daily for 20-40 days. The recommended dosage is between 125-200 IU’s per day and is determined by your physician.
HCG Clinical Study
Effect of human chorionic Gonadotropin on weight loss, hunger, and feeling of well-being
Authored by: W. L. Asher M.D. and Harold W. Harper M.D.
From the American Society of Bariatric Physicians Research Council, 333 West Hampden Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80110
Twenty female patients on 500- to 550- kcal diets receiving daily injections of 125 IU of human chorionic gonadotropin were compared with 20 female patients on 500- to 550-kcal diets receiving placebo injections. Patients in both groups were instructed to return for daily injections 6 days each week for a total of 36 injections (unless desired weight was achieved prior to this). The HCG group lost significantly more mean weight, had a significantly greater mean weight loss per injection, and lost a significantly greater mean percentage of their starting weight. The percentage of affirmative daily patient responses indicating "little or no hunger" and "feeling good to excellent" was significantly greater in the HCG group than in the placebo group. Additional investigation of the influence of HCG on weight loss, hunger, and well-being seems indicated.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 26, 211-218, Copyright © 1973 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc.
IMPORTANT: HCG alone will not cause weight loss; it is just one part of a total weight management program and if the entire program is followed properly, the chances for losing weight and keeping it off are extremely high. At HCG Vitality, we truly understand the complexity of weight loss and will customize a program to fit your specific needs.
