The HCG diet has been around for about 50 years and was created by Dr. Simeons as a cure for obesity. HCG has only become readily available to normal people at normal prices in the last year. And regardless of its original intent...the obese aren't the only individuals turning to it for help.

While Dr. Simeons definitely introduced his original program for the use of obese individuals (he called the HCG diet a cure for obesity), the diet has evolved into a phenomenon that many individuals are turning to for help for a variety of reasons. Some are looking to avoid negative health prevalent in their family history by keeping off any extra weight. Some are looking to lose weight gained during pregnancy. Some are looking to lose weight that has come slowly with age. Some are looking to lose weight in order to build self confidence. Some are looking to lose weight so they can be more active with their children. The reasons go on and on...and they are all valid.

Anyone who wants to lose weight for whatever reason can feel comfortable looking to homeopathic HCG dietary methods. The diet also has a limited time requirement. Programs run 40 days or less followed by a short maintenance period in which dieters slowly re-adjust to a regular day to day diet.

The most stringent part of the program is the limited amount of food allowed. Dieters should eat low calories per day. And the calories have to come from a very limited list of HCG approved foods.

The homeopathic HCG diet has been proven successful through a wide variety of successful dieters. Recent mothers who were struggling to get off the extra baby weight are able to get back to their pre-pregnancy weight without years of unsuccessful dieting or hours and hours in the gym each day. Middle aged dads who found slow weight gain through the years left them feeling uncomfortable and inadequate when it came time to coach their son's little league team are feeling active and strong again after they succeed in dropping weight with HCG. The diet works with anyone; male or female, old or young. It is not discriminatory.