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What is HCG?
Human Chorionic Gonadatropin (HCG) is a hormone that is naturally produced in the body, in both women and men. It has been called the “pregnancy hormone”, but it actually performs many functions in the body and is used to treat a variety of medical conditions.
HCG is called the “pregnancy hormone” because it is produced in very high amounts when a woman is pregnant. It is produced in these high amounts during pregnancy in order to maintain progesterone production, help with immune tolerance, and help provide a constant amount of nutrition and energy production for both the mother and the growing fetus. During pregnancy, a woman will produce over 1,000,000 units/day. Using it for weight loss, we introduce 125-180 units/day. Using low-dose HCG in this way is very safe and does not mimic pregnancy.
HCG encourages weight loss by mobilizing stored fat, most commonly from the abdomen, thighs, and buttocks. The body then utilizes this stored fat for energy and nutrition, just as it does during pregnancy. It only does this, however, if HCG is used in combination with a specific calorie restricted diet. A “starvation” state must exist for HCG to work.
Using HCG alone will not provide the wanted weight loss results, just as using calorie restriction to create a “starvation” state alone will not provide healthy weight loss results. It is therefore very important to follow the BioDiets Program as it is designed, in order to achieve your weight loss goals and be healthy along the way.
Using HCG not only allows the body to get rid of the stored fat, but it also changes the fat-storage regulatory system in the brain in order to prevent rebound weight gain and to have a more efficient fat storage function for the future.