Every year, it seems like the media finds a new diet to tout -- along with the clinics that cater to the fad and customers who swear by the results. Fads in recent years include the South Beach Diet (choosing low-carbohydrate foods), the Atkins Diet (radically reducing carbohydrates), the baby food diet (replacing some meals with baby food) and the Master Cleanse (adopting a liquid diet comprised mainly of lemon or lime juice).
The hCG diet is another diet that has caught the American imagination, and it promises to help the dieter lose a pound a day, or even more. It was developed by a doctor who believed that a hormone found in a pregnant woman's body could help overweight men and women lose weight.
hCG diet shots cause the hypothalamus to mobilise the fat out of the fat storage locations so that it’s available for use. While you are only consuming 500 calories, (which is a very very low calorie intake) your hypothalamus is continually releasing the fat stored in your body. Because of this, your body is actually operating on thousands of calories a day. The result is your body using thousands of calories of fat from your body each day, the reason hCG dieters lose 1 to 2 lbs of fat or more, per day.
However it is worth knowing that many medical doctors may prefer not to use hCG for weight loss due to the FDA's lack of recommendation, however he is legally able to do so in the US. It is advised that you check your country's laws to be certain, however, for most countries, importing hCG diet shots or having pre-filled hCG syringes shipped via mail are considered safe and perfectly legal. If importing hCG from abroad, be sure to check your local laws and follow whatever restrictions are called for.
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