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HCG Diet and Exercise: the Facts

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

It is an odd fact that the HCG diet and exercise are not compatible. Furthermore, strenuous exercise while on the HCG program can actually sabotage your weight loss efforts. It is best to confine yourself to mild exercise such as walking until you are done taking HCG.

500 Calories a Day

At the heart of the Simeons’ weight loss method is a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) of a mere 500 calories a day. Under normal circumstances, this is barely enough to survive.  This is not what happens on the HCG diet, however. The reason is rooted in how the body responds to starvation in a state of nature and how this response is modified by the presence of HCG.

As Nature Made Us

Due largely to our evolution – descended from forest-dwelling apes who were driven out onto the savannas of central Africa between six and eight million years ago – our human physiology was adapted in such a way as to hold on to fat stores, which are in a form known as adipose. It was a survival mechanism that came into play. However, with the rise of civilization and the invention of agriculture, normal feeding patterns were forced to change and new foods were introduced into the human diet.

According to 20th-Century endocrinologist Dr. Albert T.W. Simeons, who first developed the HCG program in the late 1940s and early 1950s, this is among the root causes of modern obesity.

What Happens

When the body senses starvation, it first responds by slowing down all metabolic processes in order to conserve energy. Next, it reaches for the most easily available source of nutrition, which unfortunately consists of lean muscle mass. Next, it will feed off the visceral structural fat that cushions the internal organs. Needless to say, this is very dangerous to good health.

According to Dr. Simeons, the excess fat that we are all trying to lose is much like old motor fuel that has been stored too long. Still very volatile, it has nonetheless solidified into a form that cannot be used in the gas tank to run the car. HCG breaks this adipose down into a form that is more readily available, and forces the hypothalamus to use this source before any others.

The Dangers of Exercise

Because of the HCG, your system is burning up calories at the maximum rate. Strenuous exercise pushes your body beyond these safe limits, and can cause severe dehydration while pushing our heart rate to dangerous levels.

This said, it is actually a good idea to engage in mild exercise, such an a daily stroll around the block in order to get oxygen to the brain – which in turn, will help to maintain a positive outlook and assist you in completing the program successfully.

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Are There Advantages to Injectable HCG?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

You’re thinking about going on the highly acclaimed HCG diet, and what you want to know is are there advantages to injectable HCG, or is the oral HCG version just as effective?  Why are there two forms anyway, and is one safer than the other?

HCG: Starts with Science
Well, let’s start at the beginning and try to make a long story short, if we can.  Dr. Simeons worked with obese and overweight patients about half a century ago, and throughout the course of his research and extensive study of these patients developed the HCG diet.  When he developed it, it was in injection form.  This form was very expensive and only available through special, exclusive weight loss clinics like the one through which Dr. Simeons himself worked.

The expense and exclusivity of the product developed by Dr. Simeons is the reason that you’ve only started hearing about it pretty recently.  It wasn’t widely available, not to the average Joe or Jane.  The rich and famous had the monopoly, which is one reason why they seemed better able to stay looking so great.  It wasn’t all about the personal trainers, and it definitely wasn’t about superior genes.

Oral HCG through Homeopathy
As homeopathic medicines have started to enjoy wider use and acceptability as valid forms of treatment, a homeopathic version of HCG has been developed.  This is the oral HCG that you’ve heard about.  Because homeopathy dictates diluted versions of the active ingredients, the amount of HCG you receive in a dose is relatively small and thus very safe.  However, studies have shown that it’s still just as effective as the injectable version.

Basically, the reason that there are two versions of HCG, injectable and oral, is that one is old and one is new.  It’s my belief that injectable will soon become obsolete.  There are always those who question change and advancement and who will thus adhere to the injection form as the true and most effective version, but we can’t help that.  Oral HCG is safer, easier and less expensive to obtain, and easier to incorporate into the lives of most of us who don’t enjoy the luxury of the rich and famous.

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The HCG Obesity Cure

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Maybe you would say that you don’t want to hear about the HCG obesity cure.  You’re tired of all of these so-called miracles and cures, because none of them have helped you.  This is just how you are, and you’d appreciate it if everyone would accept that and leave you alone.  You’ve accepted it; you’re fine.  Other people can talk about the HCG diet until they’re blue in the face, but you’re not listening.

Cure for Weight Loss Related Diseases
You’ll keep taking your diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure medicines.  These, as far as you can tell, are irreversible conditions.  You don’t care that people with stable cases of diabetes who’ve gone on the HCG diet have been able to eventually stop taking their medication, because the HCG made their blood sugar levels steadily go down.  There’s no cure for diabetes. You’re not buying it.

It doesn’t matter to you that the HCG drops will help to prevent the usual low-calorie side effects like dizziness, headaches, irritability, and weakness, that they help to provide energy and focus.

Cure for Sedentary Lifestyle
You’re perfectly fine with your sedentary lifestyle. The fact that trying to do anything at all, sometimes even just going down the hall to the restroom, requires so much energy and exertion that you sometimes think you’ll collapse.  You break a sweat just making a sandwich and can hardly breathe, if you try to take a shower.

It’s getting harder and harder for you to leave the house. You’re losing the few friends you had left.  But whatever. That doesn’t matter, because obviously they weren’t true friends anyway. All they ever did was try to change you, when you’re happy how you are.  You’re happy, does everyone understand?  You don’t want to climb mountains or even walk around the block, okay?  You don’t care that your life will be shortened by your refusal to suffer through yet another attempt at change.

It doesn’t matter that…26 pounds in 26 days?  You can do 40 days at a time?  You can buy it online, you said?  Okay, okay, fine.  You’ll try it.


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The HCG Alternative to High Rates of Obesity

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

One of the most alarming things I’ve heard recently is a report of recent stats on obesity in the United States.   However, there are words of comfort to help assuage this alarm:  tales of the HCG alternative to these high rates of obesity, what some even call a cure to obesity in the form of the HCG diet.

32 of these 50 United States, as of 2008, had more than 25% of their citizens designated as obese.  In six of these 32, it was over 30%.  Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia had the highest percentages.

Help is Online
But help is here.  Whether you live in California or West Virginia, if you suffer from obesity and want to change your life, all you really need to get started is Internet access.  If you don’t have it at your house, chances are the local public library has it.  Since you’re reading this, you must have found the Internet somewhere.  This means that you can order HCG online.

HCG is a hormone that occurs naturally in the human body, and it actually works with the hypothalamus gland to control your eating and drinking urges.  It also spurs the burning of excess fat, which in obese people the body typically won’t do on its own hence the obesity.  Because of this combination, even though you’re only eating 500 calories a day, you shouldn’t feel unusually hungry.  That’s one of the keys to the diet’s success.

The other key is that this lack of unbearable hunger isn’t a trick. Your body really isn’t as hungry as it ought to be when only receiving 500 calories a day, because it’s using all of that stored-up fat for its energy.  With other diets that demand limited calorie intake, the body goes into starvation mode, which means that instead of burning fat, it’s storing it even more and burning muscle instead.

So if you’d rather not be a statistic, whether you live in Oklahoma, Florida, or Pennsylvania, get online and order HCG.  Cure your obesity, and change your life.

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The HCG Diet Direct – a Better Idea

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

When it comes to the HCG, you basically have two options.  You can get it from your family doctor by prescription, which is very expensive (and difficult to do outside of exclusive and pricey weigh loss clinics). The other way is to order the HCG diet direct from an Internet supplier. Which is much less expensive.

However, it pays to be cautious when ordering HCG online. There is no shortage of scams out there, and too many people have learned the hard way that not all sources of HCG are to be trusted.

Complete HCG Kits – Including Syringes

For several reasons, we do not recommend HCG injections.  Not the least because in the U.S., it is illegal to possess needle syringes without a doctor’s prescription demonstrating a genuine medical need.

Besides that, the quality of the product included in such “kits” is generally suspect.

Most of the HCG injections that you can buy online are manufactured in foreign countries such as Mexico and China where safety and product quality regulation is minimal, and almost anyone can open an HCG operation in their back rooms. You may get HCG that is past its expiration date, a tainted product, or nothing at all.

Assuming you are able to get one of these kits, you should know that the product is not ready to use. There will be a vial of dried, powdered HCG and a small bottle of what is hopefully sterilized water that has been treated with a bacteriostatic agent. Every day, it will be necessary for you to:

A.    mix these two elements in precise amounts in a sterile container
B.    measure the exact amount into your syringe
C.    stick a cold needle into your arm or leg, making sure you avoid the vein

There is a much better and more convenient way.

HCG Drops – Cheaper, Better Quality and Ready To Use

It is a fairly easy matter to obtain high quality HCG drops from a well-regulated, licensed U.S laboratory. These labs operate under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration. Only people who have some training and credentials in pharmaceutical science are allowed to work at these labs. In addition, their product is subject to HPUS standards (Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States).

Checking Your Source

Anyone with whom you do business online should have a physical, brick-and-mortar address as well as a telephone number in addition to an e-mail address. If not, that is a sign that they may be hiding something.

In addition, their e-mail address should match up with the business TLD (top level domain). Therefore, if you are considering XYZ-HCG Diets, Inc., the e-mail contact should be something line customerservice@xyz-hcgdiets.com. If it is a Hotmail or Gmail account, it’s a good bet that it is some fly-by-night operation being run out of someone’s garage.

Finally, you should look for both the BBBOnline (Better Business Bureau) and the TrustE seals on the website, and follow these links to make sure they are legitimate when you order the HCG diet direct.

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What’s Wrong With HCG Injections?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with HCG injections, provided they are prescribed and administered by a certified health care professional.  However, the only legal way to get these legally in the U.S. is through a licensed, professional weight loss clinic.

Unfortunately, such clinics are few and far between, not to mention extremely expensive.
Even assuming you can obtain it on your own, doing any injections three or four times a day is a great deal of bother, not to mention painful (just ask anyone suffering from Type-I diabetes).

Anyway, why go that route if you don’t have to?

One Medication, Multiple Uses

HCG is normally used by fertility clinics. It has been proven to stimulate the production of eggs in women as well as increase testosterone levels in men, leading to an increased sperm count. This is the primary use for HCG by the medical profession.

Weight loss is considered “off label” use of HCG. “Off label” is nothing bad, nor even unusual. It is simply a term used in the medical profession to describe the use of a particular medication for the treatment of a condition other than that for which it was developed.

There are many common examples of “off label” usage of medications. One of the most well known cases is simple aspirin. This is derived from willow bark, which Native American peoples have long used as a pain reliever. However, aspirin also has blood-thinning properties that make it valuable in the treatment of certain heart conditions as well.

Another example of off-label use is when the antibiotic tetracycline is prescribed for acne and other skin conditions. The point is that just because a medication is intended for one condition doesn’t mean it isn’t suitable for others.

What HCG Does

Not only does HCG stimulate the reproductive systems in both men and women, it has properties that actually break down the molecules in excess fat deposits around the hips and abdomen, which are called adipose. Adipose is a form of fat that is normally difficult for the body to utilize.  Although it is rich in nutrients and calories, it is virtually “locked up” in a form that is not accessible under normal circumstances.

When calories are reduced to a bare minimum, the body’s metabolism usually slows down in an attempt to conserve energy resources. This process is governed by a small gland in the brain called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus gland is responsible for how available energy resources are utilized and consumed.

In addition to breaking down adipose, HCG also has a regulating effect on the hypothalamus. If you can imagine the hypothalamus gland as the body’s fuel switch and accelerator, HCG is like the driver who keeps the “pedal to the metal” while controlling the fuel switch, making sure that energy is obtain from the correct fuel tank. In this case, the excess fat that you are trying to rid yourself of.

HCG Drops Are Better

Avoid HCG injections. These are more trouble than they are worth. Get HCG drops from a certified U.S. lab, and you’ll be on your way to a thinner, healthier you!

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The HCG Diet Program for Women

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

The HCG diet program for women is not actually different than the same oral HCG diet for men.  However, since diets tend to go better for men generally, I think that women tend to need some additional support.

I’ve been raving about this herbal hormone-balancing supplement I’ve found that I think helps with the HCG diet. Mainly because it helps control all of those emotional ups and downs to which we women just seem to be more subject to than men.  Let me tell you, it’s great to feel calmer and happier naturally, especially while I’m only eating 500 calories a day.

The Herbal Supplements
Otherwise, the stress of trying to stick to my diet while contending with all my other stresses, work, kids, pets, overflowing laundry, broken dishwashers, and flat tires may just be too much.  The supplement I’m talking about, which I get along with my HCG from HCG Diet Direct, contains maca, a root from Peru that’s a natural aphrodisiac.  It’s been a staple in Peru for years.

The blend contains a lot of good stuff—besides maca, it’s got cayenne fruit, cinnamon, damiana leaf, dong quai, ginger root, gingko leaf, muira puama bark, vitex (chaseberry), wild yam root, red raspberry leaf, and homeopathic cell salts.

To highlight the effects of a few of those, damiana increases sexual desire and pleasure—there’s a good stress reliever right there!  Licorice, raspberry, and wild yam root are all natural estrogen promoters.

Dong quai is known as the “Queen of Herbs” for its effectiveness in reproductive organ support, hormone balancing, and menstrual regulation.  Ginger helps with digestion, gingko improves circulation to the brain and is a powerful antioxidant, and cayenne and cinnamon have warming, calming effects.

Going back to maca, it’s rich in vitamins and minerals (B-1, B-2, B-6, B-12, C and E, and calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc), protein, amino acids, iodine, and complex carbohydrates.  Just think what all of that, in conjunction with HCG and a nutritional diet, is going to do for your body.

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3 Money Saving Ways to Order HCG

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

If you are ready to start the plan, you may be a little apprehensive about how to order HCG. It may seem pretty intimidating! If you do a price check on injections, you may be astonished at the cost. We believe in providing a quality product at a price all dieters can afford. That’s why we have created a special proprietary blend of oral HCG that is specifically designed to curb hunger and boost your appetite.

We also offer three major ways to save money on your order:

1.    Shop our sale for the best prices

If you are curious about the plan and want to give it a trial run, we suggest you begin by purchasing the minimum amount of our sublingual drops. In order for the plan to kick into gear, you need to be on Phase 2 for at least 15 days. So start by ordering our 15 day supply at a $20 savings! We are sure you will stick around for the full 40 days once you see the results, but this will get you started.

2.    Order our all-inclusive kits for maximum savings

If you are ready to start the program wholeheartedly, or if you’ve come back for more, the all-inclusive kits are a tremendous buy. They contain a supply of the sublingual drops in 15, 30 or 40 day dosages. They also include a copy of the Diet Direct Recipe Guide, an invaluable resource for eating healthy and tasty through your time on the plan. Finally, they also include the B-Total supplements, a B-vitamin compound that will help increase your energy while you are on the plan.

Buying all threed at once is like getting one item free, so buy it today!

3.    Choose a shipping method to cut costs

Finally, we don’t believe in charging a lot of money to ship your products. That’s why we offer several different shipping methods and allow you to make the choice. If you need overnight shipping, we’ve got that. But if you have extra time and want to save money, choose one of our other options. It’s a great way to save a few extra pennies!

If you are worried that the cost of the hormone will prohibit you from completing the diet program, we hear you. Injections are really expensive and we are committed to providing you with an inexpensive and effective alternative. Shop our online store today and get the products you need at a price you can afford.

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Beware of HCG Kits Online

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Go online, call up your favorite search engine and do a casual search for HCG Kits. Online, you are liable to find over two million websites that are willing, eager and even anxious to sell you a kit complete with a full supply of HCG and needle syringes.

Even if the FDA approved HCG for weight loss (it doesn’t,  but this is not a reason for concern. Read on in order to learn why the HCG diet is perfectly safe and effective), there is no way that an individual can legally possess needle syringes in the U.S. without having a prescription from a licensed physician.

Why Injectable HCG is Not a Good Idea

You’ll probably notice that most of the HCG kits you see offered on the World Wide Web are from retailers in foreign countries such as Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia or Brazil. These are countries in which the pharmaceutical industry is not well-regulated (and this is probably why the government-run health care agencies in these countries import drugs from the U.S. and the E.U.). Regulation for the homeopathic industry is virtually non-existent.

What this means is that you have no assurance that what you receive (assuming you receive anything at all) isn’t expired or tainted or even if it’s genuine HCG at all.

There is then the issue of the needle syringes. There is a reason that needles are tightly regulated in the U.S., and it has everything to do with the nation’s draconian drug policies. Because these policies presume guilt until innocence is proven, if you are caught possessing needle syringes without a prescription, you could find yourself in more trouble than you bargained for.

If on the other hand you do go to the trouble and expense of getting a prescription for injectable HCG and the required syringes, you’ll have to go to the trouble of mixing the substance in a sterile container, measuring it into the syringe and sticking yourself three times a day.

Would you really want to do that if a less painful, more convenient and less expensive alternative was available?

There is an Alternative to Injections

HCG drops are economical and easy to purchase and even easier to use. The solution is already mixed for you. All you need to do is place .4 milliliters (about 14 drops) under your tongue and hold them there for a few minutes before every meal. (The reason you don’t simply swallow is because homeopathic remedies like HCG drops are easily destroyed in the stomach before they can be absorbed into the bloodstream.)

In addition, most HCG drops are manufactured in the U.S. Not only will you not have the expense of having them shipped from outside the country and the risk of having the package seized by Customs, you have the peace of mind knowing that you are getting a quality product from a licensed laboratory that must operate according to FDA rules and regulation. Furthermore, the product must also meet HPUS (Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States) standards.

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Homeopathy Gains Even More Ground with Homeopathic HCG

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Homeopathy has been gaining ground for a while, gradually becoming a respected and accepted form of treatment even here in the United States, a nation of skeptics.  Now, the miracle weight loss treatment worshipped for half a century by the rich and famous has found its way into homeopathic form. That’s right, you can now obtain homeopathic HCG.

The Science behind Homeopathy
Studies and consultations were done with people who have tried both the HCG injections and the homeopathic oral HCG. They led to the conclusion that the homeopathic version works just as well as the injected version, despite initial dubiousness of patients and physicians alike.  How could such a small amount of a substance have such an amazing effect on the body?  In much the same way as other homeopathic remedies, I suppose.

I don’t think anybody, even homeopathic physicians, pretends to completely understand how and why homeopathy works.  It’s part of the mystery that is science, that is the human body.  But so much evidence in its favor can’t be denied. Small amount or not, it stimulates the body’s natural inclination to heal itself.

Using small doses ensures that the medicine only elicits a response from the body when hypersensitivity is already in existence, such as when the body is already sick—and sick with an illness that causes the same symptoms as the substance being introduced.  If a small dose of the incorrect homeopathic remedy is used, there won’t be any response. On the other hand, the correct homeopathic medicine will behave as an immune system catalyst.

What about the placebo effect?
Nay-sayers have cried out that the body’s apparent response to homeopathy is nothing more than the placebo effect. Multiple studies have been conducted with results that indicate that this is not at all the case.  Homeopathic remedies tend to double any positive effects brought about by a placebo.

I also think that the hundreds of people who have had success with homeopathic HCG, for whom no other diet plan had worked, would agree that it was a little more than just a placebo effect.

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