HCG, which stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, is a hormone produced by a portion of the placenta during pregnancy. It supports the normal development of eggs in the ovaries and stimulates ovulation. HCG has mainly been used to treat infertility in women and also to increase the sperm count in men. It is mainly given as an injection and selling it over the counter is prohibited or illegal.
More and more people have become aware of their health and weight loss has spurred a lot of craze in the medical world as well in the fashion world. In the medical world because it has been proven that carrying excessive weight is harmful to your health and in the fashion world since people of certain weight are considered beautiful or handsome. Due to pour modern day lifestyle, weight problems have really increased and hence the complications associated with it. HCG diet has been used to alleviate weight and weight-related health risks. It is a diet that limits your calories intake to 500 calories per day for about 8 weeks accompanied with daily HCG injections hence the name HCG diet.
Though the limited calorie intake for a given period of time directly contributes to weight loss, HCG hormone in the blood has been reported to reduce feelings of hunger. HCG injections have been found to be the most efficient way of ensuring that you receive enough HCG hormones in the blood for effective results. Other ways of HCG intake like sprays, oral drops or pills have been found to be ineffective as far as weight loss is concerned. It is paramount to note that HCG injections are only given with the prescription from a qualified doctor and doing contrary to this is illegal.
How does it work? The muscle-building capability of the HCG hormone ensures that no muscle breakdown takes place during this treatment. Fasting can lead to the much-desired weight loss, but the bad thing about it is that muscle loss takes place rather than the body fat that was intended. Muscles are heavy, and you might feel lighter if lots of muscles are lost during fasting. In due time after the fasting exercise is over, the body regains all the weight that was lost and adds even some more. While using HCG diet, the body loses body fat and retains the muscles thus making your weight loss more sustainable even after the treatment. While on HCG diet, there are some foods that you are advised to keep away from like salmon, herring and pickled or dried fish among others. Oranges, apples and other fruits like strawberries are allowed in this diet. You can take as much water, tea or coffee as you want, but milk is limited to only one teaspoon per day. Happy dieting!