The HCG diet seems to be a true miracle, a possible cure for one of our nation’s primary ailments: obesity. But there has to be a catch, a drawback—there always is, right? So what are the HCG diet dangers?
You’re going to look very skeptical when I tell you that there really aren’t any. HCG has proven to have only positive side effects. Obviously, you want to consult with your doctor before starting any diet or making any change in habits. But the changes initiated by the HCG diet plan are always in favor of greater health.
HCG is a Natural Hormone
HCG is entirely natural, a hormone produced by pregnant women and found in all human tissue, male or female. When you take the oral HCG drops, you’re taking a homeopathic, diluted form of this hormone. The amount in a dose is enough to be effective for the purpose of the diet but not enough to have any other weird effects. For example, while it’s the pregnancy hormone, it isn’t going to simulate pregnancy in men or non-pregnant women.
Pregnant women, of course, shouldn’t go on the HCG diet, simply because they need more calories than 500 a day to sufficiently nourish themselves and their unborn children. Pregnant women sometimes experience high levels of the HCG produced by their bodies, however, with no adverse effects.
In fact, it has been found that women who go through full-term pregnancies at young ages are less likely to develop breast cancer at any point in their lives. The HCG they produce apparently has a long-term protective effect, which scientists are studying in the hope that it might hold the answer to curing breast cancer.
HCG Safe for Men
To attest for HCG’s positive effects on men, HCG has also been used in testosterone therapy for men whose testosterone production levels are low due to prior steroid use or hormone replacement therapy that didn’t include HCG.
No—I can’t seem to come up with any negative side effects of using HCG. Maybe miracles are possible!
