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The HCG diet is based on the work of Dr. ATW Simeons. There are several aspects of the diet with the most important being the ability to give oneself a single injection on a daily basis. Most patients are a little indifferent about doing a daily injection, but once the program is explained in detail, they are willing to proceed with the self training. Once on the program, the injections are performed daily, it is best to do the injections the same time everyday.
The diet consists of calorie restriction to 500 calories per day. In my office I allow patients to eat approximately 700-750 calories per day. One of the most important premises of the diet is the use of fat and oils. On the HCG diet, you are not allowed to eat and drink foods which contain fats/oil. The data on this information is reasoned that when a woman is pregnant she makes and stores fat to feed the fetus. So with HCG, you are tricking the body to think it is pregnant and if you dont eat fat, then you will break down fat.
Many skeptics are concerned about the limited calories on this diet. So, lets do the math. Each pound of fat is 3500 calories. Thus if you have to lose 20 pounds you will multiply 350020= 70,000 calories to burn. Think of fat as money and calories is the currency. Your fat deposits are your savings and if you have to lose 20 pounds (70,000 calories) you have lots of resources in your bank to spend and you need to stop making caloric deposits.
The fat restriction is not only limited to what you ingest but what you put on the skin. Shampoo, hair conditioner, body lotion and skin cream all contain some fat. Applying these products to the skin once on HCG may affect your results as some of the fat may get absorbed through the skin. Dr. Bissoon tell his patients that a small amount of skin lotion is not going to make you overweight; if this is correct we have 100 percent obesity.
There is no exercise requirement on the HCG diet; in fact it is advised not to exercise. Dr. Bissoon does advocate a healthy lifestyle change and recommends 20-25 minutes of cardiovascular exercise every other day.
All weight loss programs start with a consultation. During the consultation we review your medical history, family history and social history. At this time, Dr. Bissoon will determine if you need laboratory diagnostic testing. As part of your visit, we will either draw the blood in our office or give you a prescription and you can go to any laboratory of your choice.
After the blood is drawn, we will perform a medical examination to include your height, weight, percent body fat, percent muscle and the Body Mass Index. In addition we may also take measurements and photographs. These parameters will be monitored on subsequent visits to monitor your progress.
Once the physical examination is completed, Dr. Bissoon will review the HCG diet in detail with you. He will review what you can eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Although the HCG Diet does not require exercise, we encourage patients to get 20-25 minutes of cardiovascular exercise as this starts you on the road to life style change.
Dr. Bissoon will then teach you the technique of administering self injections. This training is easily learned by most all patients rather quickly.
We will make up a 30 day supply of pre-filled HCG syringes. This makes it easy for you to do you own daily injections without having to draw up the exact amount everyday. The syringes are placed in cold pack with an ice pack. Once you get home, you will remove the syringes from the bag and place it in the refrigerator.
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There are lots of food rules to be aware of on the HCG diet, but you also shouldnt neglect your water intake. Just like youll keep careful track of what you eat, you should pay attention to how much fluid you consume. One of the most common questions people on the HCG protocol have is how much water to drink.
The exact amount of fluid you should drink varies depending on your size and activity level. In his original protocol, Dr. Simeons recommends drinking at least 2 liters, or half a gallon, of fluids per day. Many experts recommend consuming between 0.5 and 1 ounce of water per pound of body weight. If you exercise regularly or live in a hot climate and lose fluids through sweat, you should consume closer to 1 ounce per pound.
Its better to drink slowly throughout the day than to consume all of your fluids at once. Your body processes fluids better when you supply them gradually, and youll feel better when you stay consistently hydrated all day. You should be careful not to chug down too much water at once, or you may put yourself at risk for hyponatremia. This is a dangerous medical condition caused by low blood sodium that can cause vomiting, confusion, fatigue, and even seizures or death in severe cases. Instead of having an entire gallon of water with dinner, drink a cup every hour or two.
You can tell if youre getting enough fluids by checking your urine in the morning. You should urinate a lot when you use the bathroom after waking up, and your urine should be pale or clear. If its a darker yellow, you need to be getting more fluids.
Your weight can tell you if youre getting enough fluids, too. If youre properly hydrated, your weight should remain stable or be on a downward trend. If it fluctuates every day, its a sign that youre not getting enough fluids. High sodium meals can cause your body to retain fluid, and your body wont be able to flush out the sodium and get rid of the water weight if you dont drink enough. Therefore, your weight will fluctuate every time you eat a high sodium meal.
Its important to get enough fluids on any diet. Water gives you energy, boosts your immune system, and keeps your body functioning properly. Most people dont consume enough fluids and are in a chronic state of dehydration. This can make it difficult to stay energized and make it through all the phases of the HCG plan.
If youre dehydrated, you may mistake your thirst for hunger, which will cause you to overeat. With the limited calories allowed on the plan, you cant afford to eat when youre not hungry. Being hydrated reduces your risk of overeating. Fluids also help you feel full between meals, which is especially important for the 500-calorie phase.
The diet doesnt restrict salt, so many dieters over-season their foods to add more satisfaction. Because the food options are limited, salt is one of the best ways to make your meals more enjoyable. However, sodium causes fluid retention, which will make you feel bloated and will increase the number on the scale. Water weight isnt the same as fat, but it can still be discouraging to see your weight increase. Staying hydrated will allow your body to flush out the sodium without retaining fluid.
If youre not used to drinking 2 liters of fluids per day, it may seem difficult to consume that much. Plain water might get boring after a few days, but beverages are a great way to add variety to the HCG diet. Drinks are still limited, and Dr. Simeons original protocol only allows the following:
Although this is a short list, you can get creative with your beverages. Black tea and green tea both contain plenty of water, so they can count for a few cups of your daily fluid intake. The protocol also allows the following sweeteners and flavorings:
You can add more flavor to tea with stevia and lemon juice, or you could add stevia and lemon juice to water to make an HCG-friendly lemonade. There are plenty of stevia extracts you can use to flavor your water, too. If youre a fan of sparkling water, you can add flavored stevia extracts to help curb a soda craving.
Most people only focus on their food during the HCG diet, but water is important, too. To stay healthy and energized, you should drink at least 2 liters of fluids throughout the day. Once you get used to feeling so hydrated, youll never want to drink less than that again.
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Minneapolis HCG Diet Doctors Lisa Ohman Erhard, M.D. and Mark Erhard, M.D. at Wayzata Cosmetic Surgery & Spa specialize in anti-aging medicine with a focus on the HCG Diet to help their clients lose drastic amounts of weight in Minneapolis. The HCG Diet has been around for over 60 years helping clients to shed unwanted pounds. This protocol has had dramatic success helping people lose dramatic amounts of weight for over the last several decades. Thousands of people that failed with other diets have been able to lose weight with the HCG Diet protocol.
Minneapolis HCG Doctors Lisa Ohman Erhard M.D. and Mark Erhard M.D. have helped hundreds of patients on the HCG diet for many years. They believe in a comprehensive approach to weight loss and look at all the factors that could be causing weight gain. Dr. Lisa Ohman Erhard and Dr. Mark Erhard have been practicing medicine for over 20 years. Their mission at Wayzata Cosmetic Surgery & Spa is to enhance your personal appearance and support your emotional and physical health.
Losing weight is more than just about looking good; being overweight is a significant health risk factor for diabetes, cancer, dementia, and heart disease among others. It is estimated that 2 in 3 adults are considered to be overweight or obese in the United States, which makes obesity a national epidemic. Therefore, an effective weight loss program is critical for the prevention of most chronic diseases, along with feeling and looking good.
Most low-calorie diets are neither healthy nor effective at losing and keeping weight off. Lisa Ohman Erhard M.D. and Mark Erhard M.D.s HCG program is a medically supervised diet resulting in safe, healthy, and rapid weight loss ranging between 20-25 lbs. in 40 days.
Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States. According to Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 39.8% of U.S. adults are considered obese, which can lead to a magnitude of serious health conditions.
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Our medically supervised HCG Weight Loss Program includes the use of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), which is a natural hormone our body produces, along with a low-calorie diet to assist in the reduction of excess body fat. Our patients typically lose 20-30 lbs in 6 weeks. Daily doses of HCG are given either with simple injections or easy to use sublingual tablets.
During your initial comprehensive consultation, you will be evaluated by a Physician or Certified Nurse Practitioner who will determine if you are a candidate for our HCG Weight Loss Program based on your health history and medical exam. In addition, you will meet with our trained support staff and be given a detailed description of our HCG Weight Loss Program. You will also be provided a complimentary InBody Assessment.
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Understanding KetosisAn excerpt from HCG 2.0 Dont Starve, Eat Smart and Lose
Its unclear how much was known about Ketosis when Dr. Simeons was practicing. There is no mention of it in his manuscript.
Ketosisis a state that exists when your body is deprived of carbohydratesand must resort to its fat stores for energy. Of the foods we eat,carbs are most easily converted into energy. Complexcarbohydrates, mostly starches, are broken down to simplercarbohydrates, ultimately glucose, and then converted to ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate) in the citric acid cycle. ATP is the energy exchange used in every cellular process in the human body. Its kind of like the gasoline we put in our cars. Gasoline is refined from more complex hydrocarbons as glucose is from more complex carbohydrates. If we eat excessive calories fromcarbs, our body stores them away in our fat cells. If we deprive ourselves ofcarbs, we tap into our fat stores for energy. Think of our fat stores as a bank account. If were depositing more money than were spending, or eating more calories than were burning off, our bank account gets bigger like our bellies. If we spend more than we deposit, as in the state oflow carb dieting and Ketosis, our bank account gets smaller resulting in weight loss.
AKetoneis an energy source derived from fat andKetosisis the physiological state in which this takes place. So why isKetosissuch a trendy word in dieting? The first and probably most popularKetosisDiet was theAtkins diet. In summary, Atkins only stipulation was that you were to consume a minimal amount of carbs. There were relatively few restrictions on fat and protein consumption and it was generally effective in promoting weight loss. It gained popularity in the mid 90s, but has since lost steam because of its in-sustainability, due the fact that it allowed way too much dairy, which is highly inflammatory and it didnt distinguish between healthy Omega 3 fats and Omega 6 fats. OtherKetosis Dietsyou may have heard of, or even tried, are theSouth Beach Diet, Dukan Diet, Paleo Diet, 5/1 protein shake diet and many others. All of thesedietsare variations of alow carb diet. When you eliminatecarbs, your body must tap into fat stores for energy, thus resulting inKetosisandweight loss.
Carbohydrates are a questionable part of the omnivorous diet of humans, especially highly processed carbs, which have no place whatsoever. There is an abundant amount of research on Inuit cultures and other indigenous tribes throughout the world that eat little to no carbs. These cultures, specifically Inuit, have a high-protein, high-fat diet and during long stretches of time throughout the year go completely without carbs. They experience no teeth decay or heart disease, diabetes is nearly non-existent and there is ZERO obesity. According to Dr. Eric Dewailly, MD, Ph.D, researcher, and Professor of Social and Preventative Medicine at Laval University, The traditional Inuit diet is fats and proteins, no sugar at all. It is probably one of the healthiest diets you can have. The human body is built for that. (2007).
If this high-protein, high-fat diet is so healthy, why dont we hear more about its positive effects? Probably for a lot of reasons, some relating to our for-profit health care system, others relating to the simple fact that the word fat carries such a negative connotation that doctors are reluctant to recommend it. But dont be fooled, a high-protein, high-fat diet, balanced with a 1:1 ratio of Omega 3s to Omega 6s is what were built for, as Dr. Dewailly says.
Thetraditional HCG diet, as practiced by Dr. Simeons,is a mildly Ketogenic Dietwith the addition of theHCG hormone. Thetraditional dietconsists of adequate protein, low fats and adequate carbs combined with theHCG hormone supplement. There is a slight discrepancy in the research regarding the amount of carbs one can consume and still maintain Ketosis. Keep in mind that Ketosis isnt all-or-nothing. There are depths and stages; less carbs equal greater Ketosis which in turn results in more rapid weight loss. Some research suggests that Ketosis can be achieved at .5 grams of carbs per pound. So for example, if you weigh 180 pounds, you can consume 90 grams of carbs and achieve Ketosis. Others research says you must consume less than 50 grams per day to achieve Ketosis. The Atkins diet, as we discussed earlier, allows for only 20 grams of carbs. The traditional HCG diet allowed between 60 and 80, which, by any standard, is at the high end of Ketosis. Limiting carbs is the absolute most important thing you can do to accelerate/maintain your weight loss. And, if youre like most, this will be the most difficult part. Not simply because we crave carbs, but because starches are such a staple in our diet that we almost cannot imagine a meal without them.
Starches, which are complex carbohydrates,make for cheap filler. I grew up in a family of five and while we were very middle class, we lived on a pretty strict budget. This probably wont be much of a surprise to many readers as you will relate, but my mother could make a single pound of hamburger last two meals. She did so with starches; potatoes, noodles, bread, etc. This is how many of us were raised and this habitual component of our diet, or how we ate as children, is a powerful motivator as to how we eat as adults. The starch habit is a perfect example of this. The problem with starches, and more so with simple carbohydrates like those in fruit, is that they are so rapidly digested that the rush of incoming fuel cannot be fully metabolized and these calories ultimately end up stored as fat. This is fine as children because were more active, but if we continue to consume the same percentage of carbs as adults well gain weight because our activity level and metabolic rate decrease significantly.
Additionally, Ketosis has a significant effect on the amount of hunger youll experience on the diet. When your body is comfortably in a state of Ketosis, as it is when limiting carbs to 30 grams per day, youll be supplied with ample amounts of ketone calories from stored fat; this will not only provide you with sufficient energy, but will mediate hunger. When youre fluctuating in and out of Ketosis, as you often will on the traditional diet, you wont be consistently supplied with ketone calories and youll experience both lethargy and intermittent hunger.
By eliminating the high-sugar fruits and bread sticks that were allowed on the traditional diet, and replacing those calories with lean protein, youve already brought your carb intake to below 30 grams per day, which will comfortably maintain Ketosis by any research standard. This is the key to HCG 2.0. TheHCGthen expedites and targetsKetosisby unlocking our abnormal fat stores. Its important to note that the HCG is NOT what causes your weight loss. The weight loss is derived from your low calorie, Ketosis diet. Then why add HCG? Look at it this way, if Ketosis is the door that houses our abnormal fat, HCG is the key. Before I elaborate, we need to discuss fat, its role in the human body, both good and bad, and why it accumulates in some of us more than others.
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hcg 800 calorie diet plan menu, foods and recipes
Every human being is an individual with different needs, preferences, abilities and inner resources. Whats good for ones can be awful for others. People come up with all kinds of variations to literally everything in the world in order to adjust it to their liking or comfort.
Although the original hCG weight loss protocol proposed by Dr Simeons was very strict in terms of calorie intake (just 500 calories per day allowed during phases 2 and 3) and foods allowed to eat, a couple of variations of this diet have been created throughout the years. Sample 800 calorie hcg diet menu mentioned aboveis one such option.
As the name of the diet implies, the difference between it and the original amounts to 300 calories. In fact, thats roughly the amount of one main meal (lunch or dinner) recommended during the hCG very low calorie diet. (Detailed article on HCG diet protocol)
Many wonder if theyll still lose weight on this diet, and the answer is a solid yes, you will. The minimum recommended calorie intake is 2500 calories for an adult man and around 2000 calories for an adult woman. Therefore, any amount of calories less than that will eventually cause weight loss, especially with the help of hCG.
The only difference, perhaps, is the speed at which youll see your extra pounds vanishing. During the original 500 calorie hCG diet, the rates of weight loss usually vary from 0.5 and 0.75 pounds (0.22 0.34 kg). Therefore, you should expect a rate slightly lower than that. Still, some people see this variant as preferable for them.
Remember that the general rules of the original hCG protocol for weight loss still applies to the 800 calorie hCG diet. Youll still be eating from a strictly limited amount of products and in specific combinations. In fact, the only difference between the 500 and the HCG 800 calorie diet plan is the amount of meals one more eating session for those dieters that stick to the increased calorie hCG diet. All the rest stays the same no sugar or starches allowed, no junk food or fatty ingredients, no eating all of your proteins /hcg 800 calorie diet recipes/vegetables/fruits at once.
Another important aspect of the 800 calorie hCG diet is that you must choose the amount of calories youll be sitting on and follow up to this choice. If you prefer taking 800 calories per day during your diet thats fine, just stay on this number. You shouldnt eat 800 calories today, 500 tomorrow and 900 the day after. During the hCG diet, your body is being softly tuned into having a fat-burning active metabolism, and that requires some time to adapt. Leading your body through an unstable calorie regimen equals to riding a car on a bumpy road not affective and absolutely not pleasant.
But youre the one to chose, ultimately. Both the traditional hCG diet and the 800 calorie hCG diet work in an effective and long-lasting manner if you follow the instructions and recommendations provided by the manufacturer of your hCG product and specialists in the field of nutrition and weight loss.
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THE DIET - Phase 2
Phase 2 of the Diet lasts for 23 days or 43 days depending on how much weight you want to lose and how long you prefer to diet.
20 days using injections, pellets or drops. The last three days of Diet is without any injections, pellets or drops.
40 days using injections, pellets or drops. The last three days of Diet is without any injections, pellets or drops.
For Day 21 thru 23 or 41 thur 43 you will stop taking the active ingredients and continue to eat the foods specified below. This gives the active ingredients time to leave your system before you move on to Phase 3.
A word about the foods that are allowed during your diet. As the diet has evolved and become popular, others have added other foods to this list or increased the caloric intake. Please keep in mind that Dr. Simeions' diet food list is very specific, very limited and very low in calories (500 per day). The allowed food list for the Diet is, NO fat, VERY low carb and HIGH protein which allows for optimal fat loss in the shortest amount of time. Eating only the foods listed below guarantees that your Diet will be successful. Introducing foods that are not on this list reduces the success and adds a level of frustration.
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People tend to fail at dieting for a number of reasons, including long-term deprivation of their favorite foods, not enough variety of items to eat, poor planning, not following dietary guidelines, and poor results. The HCG diet food list Phase 1 helps to conquer all of those concerns by laying the groundwork for a program that is easy to follow with a clear beginning, middle, and end. The HCG diet lets you start out by consuming all of your favorite foods especially the not so healthy ones before bringing rapid weight loss of up to 30 pounds in 30 days into your life.
The four distinct phases of the HCG diet will lead to success. Omit one and you probably wont see the desired results. Each phase has its purpose. Phase 1 of the HCG diet plan may be the shortest lasting only two days but it is by far the most important. You see, HCG targets the fat stored in the body. We want to make it easy to find, so we start by loading your bloodstream up with fat that can be readily accessed to get the process rolling.
The HCG Diet food list for Phase 1 will show you how to maximize this process by making the right choices for what to eat during these first two days.
Get ready to eat. That is the advice given to people embarking on the HCG Diet. Day one is when you begin HCG injections, but this is not the time to think about losing weight. That will start on day three. The first two days we get HCG and fat into your bloodstream. To accomplish that goal, you must set your target food consumption at a minimum of 2,000 calories. What you choose to eat makes a difference, so take a look at the HCG Diet Phase 1 approved food list for guidance.
These options on the HCG Diet plan food list Phase 1 will help you increase weight loss success:
Think about all of those times when you knew you were eating something bad for your diet, and go ahead and eat them again now. This is also an excellent time to go to a buffet.
What you eat during these first two days of HCG injections will make a big difference in your results. This is not the time to think about dieting. You must saturate your body with high-fat foods. If you do not, the HCG will not have ready to use fat on day three. That is why the HCG Diet menu Phase 1 is filled with your favorite food choices.
One key point to make is that these two days are about consuming foods with high-fat content. That does not mean lots of added sugar. We do not want you to waste your calories on jelly beans and sugary candies. This will not help the process. These items do not have fat only sugar. When your sweet tooth hits, reach for cheesecake, eclairs, donuts, full-fat ice cream, and other desserts that feature both sugar and fat.
When looking at the HCG Diet foods list Phase 1, you will also notice that this is not the time to skimp, so heap on those creamy salad dressings, load up the nachos, fries, and baked potatoes, and put lots of toppings on your ice cream sundae. Choose fattier cuts of meat that you would normally avoid. The more fat you consume, the quicker you will lose weight starting on day three.
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This guide is part 2 in a series I am writing about how to properly and effectively use weight loss medications (including dosing, duration of therapy and titration). Part 1 contains information and dosing on Victoza which you can read about here.
HCG is often misused and misunderstood by patients, especially when it comes to weight loss.
HCG can be used as part of a weight loss regimen to help you lose weight, but it's almost always coupled with a very low-calorie diet which can actually be harmful to your metabolism long-term.
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*Note: Information in this article should not be considered medical advice nor can I offer medical advice to you. This information is provided as an educational resource.
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It's important that we set the record straight on the difference between HCG the hormone and the HCG Diet.
HCG is actually just a hormone known as human chorionic gonadotropin.
It is naturally secreted in high amounts during pregnancy.
In fact, the amounts that pregnant women are subjected to is much higher than any dose that most people use for weight loss (including in the HCG diet).
HCG the hormone itself has some special properties (1) (which we will discuss below) that make it a valuable tool when and if you are trying to lose weight.
The problem that HCG gets a bad name because the name itself is often associated with the HCG diet.
Which is why we need to spend some time to separate these two ideas.
I'm sure you are familiar with the HCG diet, but if you aren't I would read this post which outlines in more detail why it is often harmful.
The HCG diet is a combination of a sustained very low-calorie diet which is coupled with HCG injections (or drops) throughout the weight loss phase.
The problem with the HCG diet is the duration of the calorie restriction, NOT the HCG hormone itself.
The prolonged calorie restriction in the HCG diet often causes metabolic damage and thyroid changes which almost always result in regaining any weight that was lost during the diet.
Despite this known side effect many people still decide to use the HCG diet, presumably for the temporary weight loss that results.
The problem is that each time you do the HCG diet you damage your metabolism more and more.
So the first time you use the HCG diet you may lose 20+ pounds, the second time you may only lose 5-10 and the third you may not lose any at all.
Each consecutive time you use it you will see your results diminish.
And this process occurs because of the calorie restriction.
This side effect is NOT from the HCG shots or injections!
You could couple a 500 calorie diet with any hormone (such as testosterone, progesterone or thyroid hormone) and you would end up in the same place.
But don't make the mistake of blaming HCG on the damage to your metabolism when it's the fault of the calorie restriction.
If this concept is new to you, or it doesn't make sense I would encourage you to read this article which outlines more information on how calories influence your weight and how to determine if you are eating enough.
It's important to realize that HCG is simply a hormone and because it is a hormone it has special benefits that we can utilize.
And if we combine HCG with proper dietary therapies, supplements, weight loss medications and so on we can actually gain all of the benefits from HCG without any of the downsides.
So let's talk about some of the benefits:
Like any hormone or medication, there are potential side effects and benefits you should consider when using it.
It's helpful to erase in your mind how you currently think about HCG and start over with a blank slate.
In this slate I want you to simply think about HCG as a potential weight loss hormone that, if used correctly, can be added to various different diets and therapies.
Once you've changed how you think about HCG a new world of opportunities and possibilities are available to you.
HCG can now be combined with other weight loss therapies such as Victoza, LDN and so on.
It can be combined with ANY diet including the ketogenic diet, the AIP diet and so on.
It can complement certain supplements that also augment weight loss such as fish oil, berberine, CLA, and alpha lipoic acid.
Suddenly HCG becomes a helpful tool that you can use on your journey to weight loss.
But how does HCG Work? How does it help with weight loss?
It can actually help in several ways...
Potential positive benefits of using HCG:
Because HCG is a hormone it also may have negative side effects that can pop up based on dosing or the sensitivity of the individual.
Potential side effects of using HCG:
HCG is usually very well tolerated and most people do not experience negative side effects.
But some people may experience these side effects and it may be an indication that they are using too much.
If you experience side effects they can usually be eliminated by simply reducing your dose.
The goal is to use the least amount of hormone possible for the largest amount of benefit.
Hormone therapies often suffer from a concept known as diminishing returns.
Diminishing returns is the idea that a given therapy will diminish in value with increasing dose.
So if 100 IU's works for you it doesn't mean that 200 IU's will work twice as well or that 400 IU's will work 4x as well.
HCG is often very helpful for certain women who are trying to lose weight.
Much of this benefit may stem from HCG and its ability to help regulate estrogen and progesterone levels.
The imbalance of estrogen to progesterone may be responsible, at least in part, for weight gain in certain areas of the body (think breasts, butt, thighs and so on).
This distribution of fat differs from other hormone imbalances such as insulin resistance which tends to promote weight gain in the abdominal cavity or surrounding the organs (so-called visceral fat) (5).
The problem with fat mediated by estrogen and progesterone is that it can be very difficult to treat and typically doesn't respond to conventional exercise and diet routines.
Even if these women tend to lose weight, if they don't improve their estrogen/progesterone balance they may end up with an abnormal fat distribution such as very little fat on the abdomen but excess fat on the arms/thighs and so on.
Women who fit this category may benefit from the episodic use of HCG as a complementary therapy to other weight loss therapies.
I've included a list of potential patients who may benefit more than others from the use of HCG based on my own personal experience and based on various clinical studies.
Which women should consider using HCG?
Whenever you can individualize weight loss therapies such as weight loss medication the results tend to be much better than a blanket or one-size-fits-all regimen.
But even when following these guidelines HCG may only promote weight loss in up to 70% of individuals who use it.
HCG also has many benefits for men and may be the reason that men do so well on the conventional HCG diet when compared to women.
HCG looks similar to another hormone known as LH or luteinizing hormone (7).
Because HCG looks similar to LH (at least to cellular receptors) it may sit on and activate LH receptors and lead to a normalization or natural boost to testosterone levels in men.
Because testosterone is so important (for both men and women, but especially in men) at promoting the male physique(8) the use of HCG may stimulate weight loss in men through this mechanism alone.
HCG should also be considered an integral part of normal testosterone replacement therapy which should include bio-identical testosterone, HCG to retard testicular atrophy and an estrogen blocker.
For this reason, men tend to benefit greatly from the periodic use of HCG especially during weight loss.
It should be noted, though, that HCG should not be used in place of testosterone or for extended periods of time.
Part of realizing the weight loss benefits of HCG is ensuring that you use it correctly.
The "standard" way of using HCG is to combine it with a calorie restricted diet and to use it daily.
It may be better to use smaller doses less frequently and combined with other therapies which also aid in weight loss.
Using it in this way promotes more sustained weight loss and limits any potential negative side effects associated with the hormone.
Below I've outlined some guidelines that can be considered when using HCG.
HCG Dosing instructions:
Whenever we talk about a weight loss medication or therapy we should always discuss how potent or how efficacious that therapy actually is.
It's one thing to say that a medication or hormone is effective at weight loss, but it's more important to understand just how effective it is.
For instance:
Would you be more interested in a weight loss therapy that worked 90% of the time but only helped you lose 1-2 pounds or would you be more interested in a weight loss therapy that worked 60% of the time but helped you lose 15-20 pounds?
The truth is that not all weight loss therapies will work for all people, and even if they do work in some people the efficacy will vary from person to person.
So 10 people could use the same therapy and experience various degrees of weight loss despite using it in the exact same way.
This doesn't mean that the therapy is flawed, but it does mean that you should do your best to personalize your regimen.
HCG is more useful as a side therapy for weight loss that should be combined with more powerful weight loss medications such as Victoza and Liothyronine.
In this way, it's not the most powerful weight loss medications but it can often help boost weight loss results by 5-15 pounds (depending on the person).
HCG is a hormone which may help to promote other hormone functions in both men and women.
It gets a bad name because of its association with the HCG diet, but after reading this hopefully, you can make a distinction between HCG the hormone and the HCG diet.
HCG the hormone is beneficial when used correctly, and the HCG is almost always harmful.
If you are considering using HCG make sure that you obtain a written prescription from a physician and make sure that you personalize dosing to your body.
It should be noted that proper use of HCG (as discussed here) should NOT result in any harm or long-term damage to your metabolism.
But now I want to hear from you:
Have you used HCG successfully in the past?
Did the HCG diet harm your metabolism?
Have you used HCG in the way that I've described here?
Leave your comments below!
If you have other questions or comments about using HCG in this way please leave them below and I will do my best to answer them.
References (Click to Expand)
#1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936313/
#2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4363154
#3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15713727
#4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1648698
#5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3473928/
#6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2585758/
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The Right Way to Use HCG For Weight Loss (Not the HCG Diet)
