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Is the HCG Diet better than any other diet on the market today? Yes it is, and let me tell you why. In the realm of health and wellness, countless dieting methods have emerged and gained popularity. Among them, the HCG Diet has received considerable attention due to its unique approach to weight loss. Here are just a few reasons why the HCG diet stands out from the crowd. 1. Accelerated Fat Burning: One of the key advantages of the HCG diet lies in its ability to enhance fat burning. By combining a low calorie intake with small doses of the HCG hormone, the body's metabolism is stimulated, resulting in a more efficient breakdown of stored fat. This helps individuals shed excess weight at a faster rate compared to many other traditional diets. 2. Preserving Lean Muscle Mass: Unlike some diets that lead to muscle loss along with fat reduction, the HCG diet focuses on preserving lean muscle mass. The HCG hormone helps prevent the body from breaking down muscle tissue for energy. Th...

Is The HCG Diet Coming To An End? Back in 2008 the HCG Diet experienced a huge spike in popularity, mainly thanks to Kevin Trudeau's book, " The Weight Loss Cure "THEY" Don't Want You To Know About ". And although Kevin's book was responsible for resurrecting the diet, he was not the creator of the original weight loss system. That title actually goes to Dr. ATW Simeons who came up with the idea for the HCG Diet back in the early 1960's. However, back then the idea for using HCG to lose weight, although it was genius, I think that it was simply ahead of its time. But with obesity being at an all time high in the United States and in other places around the world, this is definitely the right time for the diet. Even so, I think that a lot of people who hear about the HCG Diet, even these days, don't understand how the HCG Hormone is responsible for helping people to lose weight. The way it works is The HCG Hormone mobilizes the abnor...

Who Wouldn't Want Their Food Delivered Right To Their Front Door? These days most people who do the HCG Diet are working moms and dads with families. So in addition to caring for themselves, they also have children that need to be looked after. Unfortunately this usually means that they are cooking meals twice as often -- 1 meal for themselves, and another for everyone else who's not on the diet. Needless to say this can be very demanding and stressful; not to mention time consuming. Because with the HCG 500 Calorie Diet you need to sit and weigh out each piece of food individually to make sure you are not eating more than you are allowed. Otherwise this can compromise the entire diet. The good news is if you're in the Miami Florida area, there is an alternative to doing all of that extra work -- It's with the HCG Diet Food Delivery service from Nu Image Medical. That's right, among all of the other wonderful services, products and programs that they o...

How Would It Be To Have The Body Of An Olympic Athlete? I know that I have mentioned once or twice in the past that I work for BMW of Murray here in my home state of Utah. Sometimes, BMW puts together a big event where we have an important guest come out to meet the public - Well, it just so happens that the other day we had one such event take place. We called it the BMW Drive For Team USA Event, and our special guest was none other than Allison Baver , Speed Skating Bronze Medal Winner at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Now I had the opportunity to spend a little bit of time with Allison, and I have to say, she is sweet, friendly and very beatiful - And it goes without saying, she works very hard to look as good as she does. Clearly, she eats right, exercises, and trains hard. In this article written by Self.com , they talk to Allison about her diet, and this is what she was quoted as saying... " Breakfast be...

The List Below Will Help You Be Better Prepared For Starting The HCG Diet! There is a lot of things that you need to do to get ready for the HCG Weight Loss Diet. Unfortunately, there's not a specific list out there that tells you exactly how to get yourself prepared. So today I've put together my own little To-Do-List for starting the HCG Diet. Hopefully this will help some of you beginners to be a little bit more prepared for what's to come. Because the more ready you are for what lies ahead, the better your chances are of succeeding with this diet. Your To Do List For Starting The HCG Diet: Order Your HCG: It can sometimes take a while for things like this to arrive. So be sure to order your HCG before you do anything else. Set A Date: After you have an idea of when your HCG will be delivered, set your start date and stick to it. Read The Entire HCG Diet Protocol: Before you can start the diet you need to first read the entire HCG Protocol front to ...

If you don't know everything there is to know about Phase 2 of the HCG Diet, you need to keep reading... In my last post I gave you Phase 1 of the HCG Diet . And like I told you yesterday, the 1st phase of the diet is highly recommended. So if you haven't done it yet, make sure this is something that you at least consider before starting the 500 Calorie Diet. Now I am sure I don't have to tell you that Phase 2 is the most important part of the HCG Diet when it comes to losing weight. In fact, this is the phase that you will lose all of your weight in. So if you haven't read this part of the protocol, here is Phase 2 in its entirety... Phase 2 of the HCG Diet The entire manuscript that describes this protocol is entitled, Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity - by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons, M.D.   Day One: Take an injection of between 125-200 units of hCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin) first thing in the morning.   Drink one-half to one g...

This is a Phase 2 Recipe that can be changed up a little to make a delicious Phase 3 Recipe... On or off of the HCG 500 Calorie Diet , lettuce wraps are one of my favorite dishes to make. If you too are a big fan of lettuce wraps, then I have a delicious treat for you today - It's a easy to make  Phase 2 Recipe that can be easily converted to a Phase 3 Recipe, it's called... HCG Oriental Lettuce Wraps: Here is what you'll need... 100 grams - For Phase 2 - use Lean Ground Beef with 1 pinch of Chile Powder - ( For Phase 3 use Ground Turkey and no Chile Powder) 2 - Celery Stalks (Finely Diced) 1 Clove - Minced Garlic (Minced) 1 Tablespoon - Onion (Minced) 1 teaspoon - Ginger (Minced) 1 Pinch - Sea Salt Iceberg Lettuce Directions:   Mix all of the ingredients together in a medium sauce-pan and sauté. Then serve wrapped up in whole lettuce leafs. ( I use Iceberg Lettuce ) One more thing - Enjoy! Important Note: My wife and I tr...

Have you ever read an article or blog post that someone has written, but you can tell right away that the person has no idea what they are talking about? I came across one of these articles yesterday when I was visiting an HCG Blog that I follow. What happened was, I clicked on a link that looked interesting, but when I got there this guy was just " Bad-Mouthing " the HCG Diet. He was mad because some website had supposedly used his "Before and After" photos and said that he had lost weight using the HCG Diet. Well I guess that wasn't true and he was absolutely furious. Now don't get me wrong, I can understand that he was upset that some website used his photos without permission and then said something that wasn't true. I totally get that part, but don't bad mouth the HCG Diet, he should be bad mouthing the website or company that made the false statement.  However, some person claiming to be a doctor was commenting on the article and whether ...

If you are one of the many people that have tried all of the different diets out there, you may end up gaining weight before you can lose any on the HCG Diet. This is because a person must have their " Fat Reserves " nice and stocked before starting the 500 Calorie Diet . Of coarse this is usually what the Gorge Days are for. Confused? This really didn't make sense to me either, until I read this article... Gain Before Loss Patients whose general condition is low, owing to excessive previous dieting, must eat to capacity for about one week before starting treatment, regardless of how much weight they may gain in the process. One cannot keep a patient comfortably on 500 Calories unless his normal fat reserves are reasonably well stocked. It is for this reason also that every case, even those that are actually gaining must eat to capacity of the most fattening food they can get down until they have had the third injection. It is a fundamental mistake to put ...

Psoriasis, brittle fingernails, and hair loss is no doubt a sensitive topic for people to talk about. It is even harder to have to deal with if and when it happens. In the past I have written posts on the HCG Diet and hair loss , but today I decided to tell you what Dr. Simeons has to say about the matter...   Psoriasis, Fingernails, Hair, Varicose Ulcers As in pregnancy, psoriasis greatly improves during treatment but may relapse when the treatment is over. Most patients spontaneously report a marked improvement in the condition of brittle fingernails. The loss of hair not infrequently associated with obesity is temporarily arrested, though in very rare cases an increased loss of hair has been reported. I remember a case in which a patient developed a patchy baldness - so called alopecia areata - after a severe emotional shock, just before she was about to start an HCG treatment. Our dermatologist diagnosed the case as a particularly severe one, predicting that all the hair...

Here on the HCG Diet 411 Blog , we talk a lot about the HCG Diet . But the past couple of weeks I have decided to include more information that is relevant to the diet as well. I have written posts on " The Three Kinds Of Fat " - " Life Of The Obese " - " The History Of Obesity " and even " Obesity Statistics ". The last 2 blog posts were about the first and second causes of obesity , as described by Dr. Simeons in his book, Pounds and Inches - A New Approach To Obesity . Today, I am posting about the third cause, which is titled... Exhaustion of the Fat-bank "But there is still a third way in which obesity can become established, and that is when a presumably normal fat- center is suddenly (with emphasis on suddenly) called upon to deal with an enormous influx of food far in excess of momentary requirements. At first glance it does seem that here we have a straight-forward case of overeating being responsible for obesit...

In my post yesterday, The First Basic Cause Of Obesity , I mentioned how Dr. Simeons says that basically there are three causes for obesity. Today we will talk about the second. Here is what Dr. Simeons has to say about it... Other Diencephalic Disorders " The second way in which obesity can become established is the lowering of a previously normal fat-banking capacity owing to some other diencephalic disorder. It seems to be a general rule that when one of the many diencephalic centers is particularly overtaxed; it tries to increase its capacity at the expense of other centers. In the menopause and after castration the hormones previously produced in the sex-glands no longer circulate in the body. In the presence of normally functioning sex-glands their hormones act as a brake on the secretion of the sex-gland stimulating hormones of the anterior pituitary. When this brake is removed the anterior pituitary enormously increases its output of these sex-gland stimulating hormon...

While we are on the topic of obesity this week, I thought that I should give you the History of Obesity, as described by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons in his book Pounds and Inches - A New Approach To Obesity . The History Of Obesity Here is what Dr. Simeons says... " There was a time, not so long ago, when obesity was considered a sign of health and prosperity in man and of beauty, amorousness and fecundity in women. This attitude probably dates back to Neolithic times, about 8000 years ago; when for the first time in the history of culture, man began to own property, domestic animals, arable land, houses, pottery and metal tools.  Before that, with the possible exception of some races such as the Hottentots, obesity was almost non-existent, as it still is in all wild animals and most primitive races. Today obesity is extremely common among all civilized races, because a disposition to the disorder can be inherited. Wherever abnormal fat was regarded as an asset, sexual selec...

If you are looking for Dr. Simeons' book, Pounds and Inches, look no further!   Like I mentioned yesterday , I will be breaking up the next few blog posts into a 3 part series. Now keep in mind that this isn't the entire book - but rather 3 important parts of the book that I think most people will be interested in reading. So today you will be getting the second installment. In this post, Dr. Simeons talks about what to expect from the book and about all of the research that went into creating the HCG Weight Loss Program. Dr. Simeons Pounds And Inches part 2 Dr. A.T.W. Simeons writes... " To me this requirement seems basic, and it has always been the center of my interest. In dealing with obese patients it became a habit to register and order every clinical experience as if it were an odd looking piece of a jig-saw puzzle.  And then, as in a jig saw puzzle, little clusters of fragments began to form, though they seemed to fit in nowhere. As the years passed...

Check out this intro to the Pounds and Inches book by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons! Dr. Simeons wrote the book on the HCG Weight Loss Diet , literally. And basically what he was trying to do when he came up with this diet, is to find a cure for obesity. He developed the HCG Diet Protocol from his own theories and clinical trials. From those theories and trials came the book... "Pounds and Inches - A New Approach To Obesity" I wanted to share with you what Dr. Simeons says to introduce readers to his book and explain what the book is all about. Keep in mind that this is pretty long for 1 blog post, so I am breaking it up into 3 different parts. Today I will be giving you part 1. Pounds and Inches: A New Approach To Obesity Dr. A.T.W. Simeons writes... " This book discusses a new interpretation of the nature of obesity, and while it does not advocate yet another fancy slimming diet it does describe a method of treatment which has grown out of theoretical consideration...