When Dr. Simeons first developed the HCG diet half a century ago, patients received their HCG via HCG shots, which they came to the clinic to have administered daily. Dr. Simeons, while studying these patients, had to pay extra attention to those who had possibly complicating conditions in addition to obesity and how these conditions might be affected, whether adversely or positively, by injections of HCG.
These conditions included arthritis, cerebral hemorrhage, coronary disease, diabetes, gout, high blood pressure and the hardening of the arteries, and rheumatism. All of these conditions are typically aggravated by the condition of being obese. Some might even develop as a result of obesity. They all also have two other things in common. First, diencephalic regulations—or lack thereof—seem to play a role in their development.
The Effects of Diencephalic Regulations
The diencephalic part of the brain is the posterior part of the forebrain, which connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and houses the thalamus and hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is the gland that works with HCG to help regulate fat storage and usage and control emotional eating and drinking urges.
Hormone HCG Effect
The second thing that all of these obesity-related conditions have in common is that they either don’t occur at all or improve during pregnancy, which is when the hormone HCG is produced. Other conditions not related to obesity also improve during pregnancy. These conditions include some types of allergies, brittle fingernails, colitis, duodenal or gastric ulcers, hair loss, migraines, and psoriasis.
Dr. Simeons’ question was whether these conditions would cease or improve with the injection of HCG similarly to how they are affected during pregnancy. Since pregnancy, specifically, HCG brings about alterations in diencephalic functioning and the roots of all of these disorders appear to be traceable to the diencephalic part of the brain, does HCG make a difference.
The answer: indeed, HCG injections brought about improvements to all of these conditions. The even better news today is that you can reap all the benefits of HCG without daily visits to a doctor for injections. HCG is now available in an oral form.
Tags: HCG Shots, the HCG Diet
