All DietsWhat You Should Know
In the quest to drop excess pounds, some dieters will turn to medications and supplements to help keep the weight off. Many of these can be purchased over the counter at health food stores and pharmacies and are considered to be relatively safe. Others will require a doctor’s prescription and are usually reserved for those who are significantly overweight or have not been able to lighten the scale through traditional means like diet and exercise. The HCG Clinics provide such a medication in a prescription form.
HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin, and it is a hormone that is usually present during pregnancy. According to the HCG Clinic website, this hormone can also be used in a non-pregnant state as a weight loss tool, by reducing food cravings and “making fat available for metabolism.” This apparently means that the fat content is liquefied by the HCG, allowing it to be released into the blood stream. The HCG is given by injection until the weight loss goal is met, and then for a month or so afterward during the “maintenance cycle.” After the maintenance cycle is complete, patients are put on a strict menu program that is nutritionally balanced and includes the correct caloric count to keep the pounds off during the long term.
Ingredients
The only ingredient that is used in this weight loss program is HCG, which is given by injection.
Product Features
While the HCG Clinic website states that HCG is completely safe when used in a weight loss program, the jury is still out on whether this is a responsible program for weight loss. The injections are not available without prescription, and many dieters are sure to be turned off by the idea of numerous shots over a period of weeks to help them reach their weight loss goals. We are also disappointed that this program seems to stress that exercise is not required. We prefer a program that incorporates diet, exercise and a safe, effective supplement for best results.
We were unable to find a price for the HCG Clinic, and the company website did not appear to offer many customer testimonials or scientific research to back up its claims. We would caution consumers against companies that don’t appear to back up the claims of their products with information like this.
Advantages
- The HCG Clinic program must be completed under a doctor’s supervision.
Disadvantages
- The medication is generally given in injection form.
- There does not appear to be sufficient evidence to back up the claims of this product.
- Exercise is not endorsed by the HCG Clinic.
Conclusion
While the HCG Clinic makes some interesting claims, we believe that there are plenty of good weight loss supplements that can be purchased over the counter and taken orally. These choices make the idea of regular injections rather unattractive, especially in light of the fact that this treatment doesn’t seem to be proven as a weight loss tool at this point. We believe you can find more efficient treatments that will offer better results.
HCG can be had for a 40 day supply for about $540 clinic fee and a separate fee of around $180 for the RX. A Dr. oversees your med file and you have to go in for a blood test. otherwise, you give yourself the injections and you never see the actual Dr. yourself. all this plus a 500 a day only calorie intake makes it hard to stick to.
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Besides those issues, I would think that a 500 calorie diet would not be healthy at all. Are Dr’s promoting this kind of calorie intake?
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The 500-calorie diet is only during Phase II of the diet, which is 21-40 days while you are actually taking the Hcg, which can be taken via injection, sublingual drops or inhaled. (You can use actual HCG via prescription, or a homeopathic version, which is found all over the Internet. Both have worked for my friends.) You only eat 500 calories during this phase because the HCG pulls the additional calories from your stored excess fat – not from normal or structural fat. If you’re on the proper dose of HCG, you won’t feel hungry either. Phase III introduces more foods into the diet, which is working to reset the hypothalamus, I believe, (to lower your body’s set point) and then Phase IV is maintenance, when you eat healthy foods and have the strength to say goodbye to processed or fatty foods. The rapid weight loss tends to help people stay on the diet. Also, Phase I can be repeated but you must go to Phase II for at least six weeks before repeating it. Men lose about a pound a day and women, a half pound. I did ask my doctor about it and she felt it was okay – she said, “Oh, you’ll lose the weight easy enough but the hard part is keeping the healthy habits and keeping it off.” There are a lot of people on YouTube showing their results and explaining how it works if you need more info. I’ve spent less than $150 to get started on this diet, and I have 20 lbs to lose, but I’ve had it on for 16 years. Time for it to go!
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what internet site has HCG
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Also, we have several doctors in our area promoting it, but you’re more likely to find it at a chiropractic office since it’s a natural health method of losing weight. That’s where I’ve seen it offered the most.
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I just signed up for HCG treatments at a clinic in my city. The cost for 60 days of treatment is $1500.00. This includes nutitional counseling and exercise program. The exercises are minimal & are similar to yoga. The diet is 500 cal and can only be done with hcg that or you would be too hungry. The 500 cal is only for 30 days so it wont “kill” you. they promote fruits,veggies, and proteins.no oils and no sugar at all.
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are there any known side effects from drops or injection HCG
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Where does the fat go that you lose?
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