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The “Miracle” of HCG Fat Loss

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Despite the fact that tens of thousands of people lost hundreds of thousands of pounds with the HCG fat loss method and the fact that the HCG diet has been around since the 1950s, there is still a lot of skepticism and misconceptions.

Those who still have doubts should take a look at the video testimonials that are available on our site. Still, it may help to understand something about the science behind the “miracle” – which is not so “miraculous” once you understand how hormones operate in the body.

It’s really just simple biology.

What Hormones Are, What They Do

You’ve probably heard a great deal about hormones, but don’t really know what they’re about. A hormone is a biochemical substance, meaning that it consists of a chain of organic molecules that form amino acids. The primary function of a hormone is communication. It carries messages from one cell to another.

All multi-cellular life forms on earth produce hormones, including plants. Among animals, hormones are excreted either from endocrine glands or specialized cells, and are transported by the bloodstream. Once released, a hormone will seek out and bind with a cellular receptor that is specific to that particular hormone, causing the cell to carry out certain functions.

Some of the hormones that may be familiar include:

  • insulin: excreted by the pancreas, this regulates glucose levels
  • oxytocin: regulates circadian rhythms and body temperature
  • testosterone: the “male” hormone that stimulates the growth of muscle and secondary sex characteristics (body and facial hair, penis size, deepening voice)
  • estrogen: the “female” hormone, regulating fertility

HCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin, is a hormone that is excreted by the fetus during gestation. It has two primary functions:

•    provide a viable environment in which the fetus can develop
•    Suppress the mother’s immune system and prevent it from attacking (rejection might otherwise be a problem because of the father’s DNA).

In addition, HCG protects the fetus in the event that the mother is undernourished by preventing her system from leeching nutrients.

During his years in India, Dr. Simeons also discovered that HCG can affect the part of the brain responsible for metabolism as well as break down the fat content locked up in cells, making it available to the body as fuel.

This Is The Key

When combined with the Very Low Calorie Diet, HCG causes ongoing fat consumption, regardless of your level of activity. Even when at rest, your body requires a minimum number of calories in order to function. Since these calories won’t be coming from the food you eat, the deficit must be made up by burning excess fat. HCG is what makes this possible.

One of the big advantages of the HCG diet is that it leaves muscle tissue intact – so there are no loose folds of baggy skin to deal with afterwards.

It is important to follow the protocols established by Dr. Simeons closely and pay strict attention to the required diet and menus. This understood people have found it possible to lose as much as two pounds a day while on the HCG diet.

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Who Needs HCG Weight Loss Clinics?

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

When Dr. Simeons first came up with the HCG diet 50 years ago, it was only available in fancy HCG weight loss clinics.   Sure, who wouldn’t like the luxury of an exclusive weight loss clinic?  But let’s be honest:  how many of us can afford the money or the time for that?  So, it’s good news that it’s now possible to purchase HCG online and you don’t even need a prescription.

Drawbacks of a Clinic
Weight loss clinics are not the best way of effecting a real and true lifestyle change anyway. Truth be told, a lifestyle change is really what the HCG diet is all about.  Weight loss clinics take you out of your life, out of your usual environment.  If you’re trying to make new habits that you can incorporate into your life, you need to be in your life to figure out what’s going to work and what’s not.

A weight loss clinic may be all well and good if you’re a movie star.  They’re usually the ones who can afford them. This may be stereotyping a little here, but they don’t seem as tied to structures and schedules as the rest of us are.

Real Life Breaks In
Maybe that’s because money and fame come with a certain degree of power. Power to have a little more say in how your days are spent.  Most of the rest of us are more subject to our employers, our kids’ schedules, our communities in general.  We have to report to work at a certain time, eat lunch at a certain time, and pick the kids up from school or daycare or soccer practice at a certain time, and so on and so on.

Incorporating healthy habits can still be done, but it requires some degree of planning ahead.  The best way of figuring out what you can reasonably work into your day is trial and error, I think.  The HCG diet provides guidelines to help you, and it’s open-ended enough to fit into any schedule if it’s something you truly want to do.

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The HCG Fat Loss Method: Scientific Evidence

Friday, February 26th, 2010

It can magically cause pounds to disappear. However the HCG fat loss method magic is based on almost twenty years of medical research that was carried out in India between the years 1931 and 1949. The scientist to whom credit for this weight loss program is due was a brilliant endocrinologist by the name of A.T.W. Simeons.

The Research

Dr. A.T.W. was born in the U.K. and went on to complete his medical degree at the University of Heidelberg, which is still home to one of Europe’s premier medical schools. He graduated with honors and went on to study tropical diseases – an interest which eventually took him to Mumbai, India.

During his time in Mumbai, Dr. Simeons had the opportunity to study patients whose thyroid dysfunction had caused extreme obesity. In the course of his research on these patients, Simeons came to some startling, yet logical conclusions regarding the nature of obesity.

He eventually published his findings in 1954 in a paper entitled Pounds and Inches.

Dr Simeons’ Research Conclusions

Obesity, Dr. Simeons discovered, is actually an unnatural condition that is caused by a number of different factors. These factors fall into two categories:

  • genetics and heredity
  • diet and lifestyle

Paleontology and anthropology provides abundant evidence that among many cultures at various times, full-figured women were considered to be desirable mates. Large, voluptuous hips and breasts were considered signs of fecundity. Because of natural selection, these tendencies toward fat were passed down through the generations.

The other side of the equation has to do with the changes wrought by agriculture. As hunter-gatherers, humans were similar to chimpanzees and other primates. They tended to nibble small amounts of food throughout the day as natural hunger dictated. These foods consisted largely of roots, berries, leaves, insects and meat.

The labor demands of the farm made this impractical; suddenly, humans were confined to set, widely spaced mealtimes. It was necessary to ingest more calories in one sitting that were required right away. In addition, agriculture introduced new foods, such as grains, legumes and dairy foods, for which the primate digestive system had not evolved.

The result was that the excess calories wound up being stored around the waist and on the hips as adipose, an energy-rich but largely inaccessible form of fat.

To find out more about how the HCG diet makes this fat accessible on a low calorie diet, check out the large database of HCG-related articles on this site.


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How HCG Weight Loss Programs Can Help You

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Despite the fact that they work exceptionally well and get results where other diet programs fail, there is nothing magic about HCG weight loss programs. The use of the HCG hormone (which is usually a fertility treatment) for dieting success is based on nearly two decades of scientific research that was undertaken by Dr. Simeons over sixty years ago.

The Medical Science Behind the HCG Diet

Dr. A.T.W. Simeons was a specialist in the study of endocrinology. This branch of medicine is concerned with the body’s “ductless” glands, such as the thyroid and hypothalamus. The latter plays an important role in metabolism and how one’s body utilizes energy sources.

When Simeons was working in India on the staff of a Mumbai hospital in the 1930s and 1940s, he had an opportunity to observe the effects of HCG when administered to overweight patients suffering from a particular thyroid dysfunction that had caused them to become dangerously obese. Small doses of this hormone, derived from the urine of pregnant women, resulted in significant weight reduction in these patients.

Dr. Simeons on the Nature of Obesity

In 1954, Dr. Simeons published a paper entitled Pounds and Inches, in which he described obesity as a pathological condition due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors, not simply the result of overeating. According to Dr. Simeons, certain people are predisposed to weight gain, regardless of how much or little they eat, while others can “pack it away” and never gain a pound.

He concluded that part of the problem was the absence of the human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (HCG). It is in plentiful supple during childhood and adolescence, but largely gone by adulthood reintroducing HCG into the endocrine system helps to restore balance and eliminate excess pounds.

Why a Low Calorie Diet is Necessary

HCG does not work by itself. It is not a “magic bullet.” Rather, it causes physiological changes in body chemistry that allows weight loss to occur under certain conditions.

When calories are reduced under normal conditions, the body will resist these weight loss efforts in every way possible. Instead of excess fat disappearing, the first to go is lean muscle tissue, followed by structural fat. The excess fat, known as adipose, is consumed only when everything else has been used and by that time, most dieters are so weak and discouraged that they understandably give up on the program.

The problem lies in the biochemical nature of adipose. This is a form of fat that is not easily broken down. HCG helps to break down these deposits so that the energy stored in the fat molecules can be used first in making up the difference under a low calorie regimen.

HCG also helps to re-regulate the hypothalamus gland, which controls bodily metabolism. The hypothalamus is like the body’s “thermostat.” When fuel (calories) is in short supply, this gland reacts by slowing down metabolic processes.  HCG prevents this from happening and forces the hypothalamus to obtain energy from adipose first rather than last.

By combining Dr. Simeons’ Very Low Calorie Diet with HCG, HCG weight loss programs can work where other diets do not.


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How The HCG Treatment Resets Your Metabolism

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Late science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey) was a contemporary of Dr. A.T.W. Simeons, though it is doubtful that the two men ever met or even knew of each other. Nonetheless, Clarke might have been talking about the HCG treatment when he said, “Any technology, sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from magic.”

Although it may seem to be magic (dropping one to two pounds a day can certainly seem miraculous), Dr. Simeons’ weight loss method is based on solid science.

Origins of HCG

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG for short) is a natural by-product of gestation. It is secreted by the fetus during its development and protects the fetus in two ways:

  • should the mother be undernourished, it prevents her system from leeching nutrients
  • it prevents the mother’s immune system from mistaking the father’s DNA for a “foreign” pathogen (like a transplanted organ)

Dr. Simeons used the hormone on patients who were morbidly obese due to a dysfunctional thyroid. He discovered that small amounts of this hormone could actually cause weight loss.

How It Works

To one’s bodily systems, which are controlled by the brain but have no consciousness of their own, there is no difference between a deliberate reduction in calories through a low-calorie diet and a genuine famine caused by external factors (such as drought or pestilence). In either case, these systems will adjust themselves in such a way as to conserve fat reserves.

This is all very well and good in a state of nature, but it makes most forms of dieting exceptionally difficult. The mechanism by which bodily systems and their function are fueled is controlled by a small gland in our brains, called the hypothalamus. It is like a combination fuel switch and throttle. It determines which fuel sources are used and the rate at which these are utilized.

So, imagine you are driving a car with two reserve fuel tanks – one which holds lubricating oil and the other jellied gasoline. You are out in the desert and the primary tank is almost empty.  You can run the motor on lubricating oil for awhile, but it won’t run very well, and that oil is really needed to protect the engine components. The jellied gasoline is extremely volatile – but because it is in jelled form, the fuel injectors cannot use it. Therefore, the fuel switch automatically goes to the oil tank, then cuts way back on the accelerator so that the car is barely moving.

This is essentially what happens in your body on a low-calorie diet. The fat deposits (adipose) are like jellied gasoline – they are rich in energy, but in a form that the body cannot readily use.

What HCG does is: (A) breaks up these adipose deposits, turning them into a liquid that the body can burn, and (B) reprograms the hypothalamus to access the adipose first rather than turning to muscle tissue and viscera.

The result is that normal metabolism is maintained, even when calories are in short supply.

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HCG Diets: The History and Science

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

HCG Diets have been much in the news in recent years, but in fact, they have been around since the 1950s, when endocrinologist and HCG weight loss pioneer Dr. A.T.W. Simeons began publishing his startling research on the nature of obesity.

The Making of an Endocrinologist

Dr. Simeons was a graduate of the University of Heidelberg Medical School in the 1920s. He chose endocrinology as his specialty, which in turn led to a fascination with tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and leprosy.

Simeons spent several years working at a hospital in Hamburg where the diagnosis and treatment of such diseases were the focus. In 1928, Simeons went to central Africa in order to study these diseases in their own environment. Following this, he accepted a post in India, where he spent most of the next two decades.

During his time working in a Mumbai hospital, Dr. Simeons was able to do intensive research into the effects of undernourishment  on pregnant women as well as patients who because of a defective thyroid gland had gained a great deal of weight. While these might not seem to have any connection, Dr. Simeons came to two startling conclusions:

  • The primary function of HCG was to protect the fetus, preventing the starving mother’s system from leeching nutrients
  • Administering low doses of this hormone to morbidly obese patients caused them to actually lose their excess fat.

Dr. Simeons believed that this excess fat, known as adipose, was a kind of “fuel reserve” that was locked up in a usable form should the person experience a “nutritional emergency.” What happens instead, he wrote in 1954, “is that someone suffering from obesity who attempts weight loss through a low calorie diet will first lose lean muscle tissue, followed by protective visceral fat.”  That “…only as a last resort will the Body yield its abnormal reserves,” adding that “by that time the patient usually feels so weak and hungry that the diet is abandoned.”

This is the tragedy of those who repeatedly attempt low calorie diets that invariably fail

The Role of HCG

Dr. Simeons concluded that when HCG is reintroduced into the adult system, it recalibrates the hypothalamus gland – the part of the brain than regulates metabolic processes. It helps to unlock adipose deposits, making them available as a fuel source when calories are not otherwise available – as when eating a low calorie diet.

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Wondering: is HCG Safe?

Friday, January 29th, 2010

There is no question about it. Used properly according to Dr. Simeons’ protocols, the answer to the question “is HCG safe?” is yes for over 99% of the population. The main concerns fall under four categories:

  1. source and quality
  2. method of taking the substance
  3. dangers of the Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)
  4. Possible side-effects

Let’s look that these and address them one at a time.

Know What You’re Getting

While liquid HCG drops manufactured in the U.S. under FDA regulations is safe and effective, the same cannot be said for HCG injections obtained from overseas sources. It is important to do your due diligence and learn as much as possible about the source from which you are obtaining your supply.

The manufacture and sale of HCG in most foreign countries is not regulated. On the other hand, domestic suppliers must be licensed laboratories that follow all regulations issued by the federal Food and Drug Administration as well as the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia, which are strict quality control guidelines for the homeopathic remedy industry.

Injections vs. Drops

First of all, it is illegal in most states for individuals to obtain injectable HCG without a doctor’s prescription. Today, this form of HCG is used by fertility clinics, where men and women facing infertility receive injections under the supervision of a licensed fertility specialist.

Secondly, HCG injections must be prepared in a very specific manner. This form of HCG has two parts: a powdered form of the hormone, and sterile water treated with a bacteriostatic agent. These two elements must be mixed carefully in a sterile container prior to being placed in the syringe. This issue aside, injections are very uncomfortable for most individuals, and can even cause long-term pain at the injection site.

Liquid HCG is simply taken under the tongue and held for several minutes while it is absorbed into the bloodstream. It should not be swallowed, as its effectiveness can be destroyed by stomach acid before it can be properly absorbed.

The VLCD

It’s true: the 500-calorie-per-day diet called for under Dr. Simeons’ protocols constitutes as starvation diet. This is not something you want to try on your own. In fact, if not done properly it could be dangerous. That is why you should only attempt while following the strict protocol set for by Dr. Simeon.

HCG controls your body’s metabolism in such a way that it is forced to obtain those extra calories from your excess fat deposits, which are rich in energy and nutrients. This is why the HCG diet is so safe and effective.

Side Effects

It is true that a very small percentage of the population will experience some negative side effects while taking HCG. Although exceedingly rare, these side effects may include any or all of the following:

  • headaches
  • diarrhea or constipation
  • mood swings or depression
  • water retention

In addition, when used with young children, HCG may trigger early onset of puberty. It is not recommended for treating children except under a physician’s supervision.

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