HCG Diet For Vegetarians

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The need for protein is overrated for the HCG diet. Besides, veggies of all kinds offer plenty of it. The idea behind the meat choices is to limit dietary fat. Research is very clear on what the best diet would be, before, during, and after the HCG diet.

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Just in case you are looking for a way to survive on the meat-centered HCG diet protocol without meat, here is an idea that will work perfectly: go vegan. Specifically, go vegan without grains. Here is an extreme version of how to do so at this link:

HCG Vegan Diet Protocol

My Comment

Sandy and Steve make some good points, although some of their explanations sound like voodoo science. Here is what I have found in the scientific literature: A grain-free vegan diet, raw or not, will be better for fat loss and lifelong weight management regardless of whether you go through the HCG diet protocol. Any advice that you see, including that from Sandy and Steve, about cleansing and detox is without scientific merit, even though it may sound reasonable. It may even be correct. It just has no scientific merit.

The three biggest flaws of almost all diets are: 1) too much protein; 2) too many grain-based foods, 2) too much animal-based food. I guarantee that you would not even be considering the HCG diet if you reduced those flaws. This will be a subject that I dig into with more depth later.

All the best in natural health,
Dr. D

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Phase 3 Details for the HCG Diet

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The [tag-tec]HCG Weight Loss Diet[/tag-tec] entails a ‘[tag-tec]Phase 3[/tag-tec]’ after you stop taking the hormone. It is every bit as important as the initial weight loss for long term metabolic stability. Although Dr. Simeons’ book explained this phase, his book was not especially thorough on this topic. The following article fills in the gaps very nicely.

Phase 3 of the HCG Diet The HCG diet is a weight loss program that combines a strict low-calorie diet and the use of the hormone HCG. The diet is supervised by a medical doctor and boasts weight loss in the difficult areas of the body such as the hips, stomach and thighs. The third phase of the HCG diet is the maintenance portion of the diet, when dieters are happy to add back in some of the foods that were restricted in phases 1 and 2. Read More.

All the best in natural health,

Dr. D

HCG Diet for Man Problems?

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HCG and Testosterone

HCG Weight Loss Diet and TestosteroneDr. Simeons was very specific about how HCG benefited young men whose obesity led to feminine features. Bodybuilders have known for quite some time that HCG treatment restores testosterone levels after an anabolic steroid series. (Testosterone levels drop in response to synthetic steroids.)

It is very informative to know that medical treatment for ‘man problems’ caused by low testosterone includes treatment with HCG. The following explanation from the National Medical Clinic Inc. tells you what to expect from a 6-month HCG treatment (at $1,995!).

Purpose of HCG Therapy to Stimulate Male Testes

The hormone HCG is prescribed for men in this therapy to increase natural testosterone production during the course of therapy as a result of the stimulation of the testes by the HCG. No testosterone medication is administered in this treatment. The treatment objective is to cause the male testes to naturally produce a higher volume of testosterone by HCG stimulation of his testes with the result that the patient experiences a continuing higher blood level of testosterone while on treatment. Another treatment objective is to avoid the use of any anabolic steroid and its adverse side effects upon the patient.

HCG Therapy normally increases natural testosterone production by the male testes while HCG is administered to the patient during the treatment period However, HCG Therapy can also result in a continuation of increased testosterone production and a resulting higher level of testosterone in the bloodstream after treatment is completed when the cause of the patient’s low natural LH secretion by the pituitary is not due to the patient’s natural genetics, aging process, injury to or loss of one or both testes; a medical disorder or disease affecting the testes, or castration.

HCG Therapy can result in a continuing higher level of natural testosterone production by the testes after HCG Therapy is completed when the underlying cause of the low LH secretion and resulting low testosterone production (1) is due to the prior use of one or more anabolic steroids by the patient or (2) due to the administration of testosterone in a prior hormone replacement therapy without the required concurrent HCG Therapy to prevent the patient’s endocrine system (hypothalamus pituitary-testes axis) from shutting down the natural production of testosterone by the testes and causing testicular atrophy.

Summary Benefits of HCG Therapy to Increase Natural Testosterone Production

• Increases physical energy and elimination of chronic fatigue
• Improves sex drive
• Improves sexual performance
• Improves mood
• Reduces depression
• Increases lean muscle mass
• Increases strength and endurance as a result of exercise
• Reduces body fat due to increased exercise
• Increases sperm count and therefore male fertility
• HCG Therapy can also result in a higher level of natural testosterone production after HCG Therapy is completed when the cause of a man’s current low testosterone production is the prior use of anabolic steroids that shut down or reduced the pituitary gland’s production of LH and decreased testosterone production.

The Miracle of Hormones

The human body makes more than 150 steroid hormones. It is no surprise that balancing them all becomes more of a challenge when we age, suffer poor health, or gain way too much body fat. Fortunately, HCG is one of the better strategies for helping us do exactly that!

All the best in natural health,

Dr. D

The HCG Diet Plans Explained

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The HCG diet has been around for over 30 years, but yet there are plenty of people who don’t know what the exact HCG diet plans are and how they can help a person lose weight and cure the obesity epidemic. The HCG diet plans are laid out in Dr. Simeon’s HCG diet protocol. They were developed by the doctor after extensive research done on HCG and the hormone’s effect on weight loss. Here are some key aspects of the HCG diet plans.

Regular doses of the hormone HCG must be taken during the second phase of the diet. The HCG will trigger the body into taking stored fat cells and using those fat cells as energy for the body. The body only uses those stored fate cells and will not take away muscle cells from the body. This is why it is possible for people to lose one to two pounds a day on the HCG diet when they properly follow the HCG diet plans.

Only organic food should be eaten on the HCG diet. This works in conjunction with the HCG doses to set the body’s metabolism back to normal. Normal food, especially processed and food from fast food restaurants, is loaded with toxins and chemicals that knock a person’s body out of balance. This is why people are overweight and obese–the toxins altered the person’s body to not burn fat like it should and to actually crave the bad food. When you only eat organic food, you are ridding your body of those toxins and your body and use these nutrients since it recognizes them as actually food and not poisons.

Lastly, when on the second phase of the diet, which is when HCG doses are taken, a person is to only consume 500 calories. This is by no means a starvation diet, but only 500 calories is needed a day since the body is using 2,000 to 2,500 calories from fat as energy. If more than 500 calories are consumed, then the body gets overloaded again and you may not lose as much or you may actually gain weight if you eat too many calories. Once you are on to phase three of the diet, or the maintenance phase, you will be able to eat as many calories as you want, as long as the food abides by the HCG diet plans guidelines.

The HCG diet plans have been shown to aid curing obesity in people. It is not simply a diet, as it works to restore the balance in the body and keep the weight off for good while making the person much healthier than ever before.

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Watch Out for Oral HCG for Weight Loss

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HCG Injections Are the Foundation for Weight Loss

Dr. A.T.W. Simeons outlined his protocol more than 50 years ago, using injections of the hormone HCG as the key for burning fat. Thousands of patients succeeded in losing weight when the hormone was accompanied by a specific, calorie-restricted diet. It is now a reputable weight loss program that has helped people lose weight permanently and more easily than any other program.

Caution on Oral HCG

The popularity of the HCG weight loss diet has fostered variations that are hard to keep up with. One of the variations is the use of an oral form of HCG instead of the original injectable form. This is a major shift in concept for introducing a complex protein hormone into the body. Proteins of all kinds taken orally only end up being digested in the mix of acids and protein-digesting enzymes of the stomach.

The take home lesson is that oral HCG, when swallowed, has very little chance of being effective before it is digested.

Sublingual HCG to the Rescue

An alternative oral form is also widely available for sublingual use. This just means that the HCG is placed under the tongue for a few minutes. The mucous membrane of the mouth is very efficient at absorbing all kinds of substances, including proteins.

The key for a sublingual HCG product to be effective is that the amount absorbed must mimic the effects of the injectable form exactly. Reputable companies have figured this out and provide directions that give you the expected results.

Comparing Injectable vs. Sublingual HCG

Both forms have to be mixed with sterile water. The similarity ends in the way they are used. The injectable form must be mixed in a vial whose lid can be penetrated by a needle. Administration requires drawing the appropriate volume into a syringe, then injecting it into your body once per day.

The sublingual form is administered from a dropper bottle, usually 5 drops twice per day. Variations depend on different products with different concentrations of HCG and different volumes of liquid per drop. It is common to mix 15 milliliters of sterile water into 12,000 I.U. of HCG, which will yield 5 drops twice per day for 27-plus days.

Injectable and sublingual forms of HCG are equivalent in their effects when used appropriately. The main reason for choosing one over another is simply a matter of personal preference or convenience. I have found that many more people are now willing to consider the HCG weight loss diet because they don’t have to self-administer the injections or go see a doctor daily to get injections administered to them. People who have objected to the need for injections now have an alternative.

What to Watch for When Buying Oral HCG

Most of the online HCG that is easy to buy is homeopathic HCG, which contains no HCG at all. Please make sure that you are getting legitimate HCG that has a clearly labeled concentration of several thousand I.U. If you see a label with 30x or some such indication of strength, this means that it is homeopathic.

The reason that I caution you on homeopathic HCG is because there is no scientific research behind this form of the hormone yet. The jury is still out.

All the best in natural health,

Dr. D