You have a choice when you decide to go through the HCG diet program: the HCG shot or a liquid form that is placed under the tongue.
When you consider that while on Dr. Simeons’ protocol, you will need to take HCG at least three times a day. When you consider all the issues with injectable HCG, HCG drops start to look very good indeed.
About HCG Injections
Despite what you may find on the World Wide Web, the only way to obtain HCG injections legally in the U.S. for weight loss purposes is through a licensed weight loss clinic. There are very few such clinics in the U.S. today that use HCG in this manner and they tend to be very high-priced.
If you attempt to order “complete HCG kits” containing syringes online, you are taking a great deal of risk. Not only is there risk from a legal standpoint (legal possession of needle syringes in the U.S. requires a doctor’s prescription), but in terms of your health as well. The injectable HCG offered for sale on the Internet to individuals is invariably manufactured in poorly-regulated, backstreet labs in Mexico, Indonesia, Russia or some other country. The product you get (if you get it at all) may very well be expired or tainted in some way.
There are sources of injectable HCG in the U.S. that are safe and reliable, but these cannot be sold to individuals, only through a doctor’s prescription.
Homeopathic HCG is Different
Homeopathic HCG drops are easy to buy, and in general, the product quality is much higher. The advantages that liquid HCG has over injection:
- they are available without a prescription
- they are manufactured in certified U.S. labs
- the product is subject to stringent quality standards
- it is pre-mixed and ready to use
- it is convenient and easy to take
You are likely to spend less on HCG drops as well.
How To Use Homeopathic HCG
Homeopathic remedies are easy to use, but must be taken in a certain way. The usual method is to use a dropper to place the medication under your tongue (with HCG, the dose is .4 ml three times a day – approximately 15 drops).
Homeopathic remedies must not be swallowed directly. Although no harm will come of doing so, the problem is that the active ingredient in such medications is easily destroyed by stomach acid, so it will be rendered virtually useless.
Simply hold the drops under your tongue for about three to seven minutes in order to give the medication a chance to be absorbed into your system, and you’re done! It’s that simple.
Finding the Right Source
Always purchase HCG from a licensed laboratory in the U.S. and make sure that the laboratory has a real, physical address (not simply a PO Box) and a telephone number as well as an e-mail address that is consistent with the company’s Internet domain. Don’t hesitate to call the company as well as do some online checking as well.