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Homeopathic HCG Proof It’s A Scam – Look at the Keto Strips!
April 5, 2009
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Since I wrote the following post, someone has proven me wrong.
Read about Homeopathic HCG Spray!
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Homeopathic HCG has no HCG in it, but practitioners of homeopathy say the ‘energetic imprint’ of the HCG is in the solution, even though a 6X dilution is the equivalent of one dose of HCG in a bathtub of water. (24X would be like 1 dose of HCG in the Atlantic Ocean).
So why do people say Homeopathic HCG works ‘as well as real HCG’?
First off, it doesn’t. The results are inconsistent (but with real HCG they are consistent- virtually EVERYONE loses about 1 pound per day of body fat on real HCG).
Secondly, the claims that it works ‘as well as real HCG’ are made by people selling Homeopathic HCG. This isn’t what I’d call an independent, 3rd party testimonial.
But none of this matters – you can prove it to yourself (don’t expect the people selling the Homeopathic HCG to do this – it would make them look like quacks):
Purchase a pack of Ketostrips at your local drug store – they’re not expensive.
Each day you’re on the ‘Homeopathic HCG’ diet, test your urine with a Ketostrip. The darker the color, the more fat you are burning as your primary source of fuel. (I’ll leave it to another upcoming post to explain HOW this all works).
When on REAL HCG, the Ketostrips will be very dark, which PROVES the weight being lost is from fat being burned (and this is what we want, of course).
If muscle is being burned, like what normally happens on a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) WITHOUT hCG, then the Ketostrip will show a lighter color.
LOOK: If Homeopathic remedies worked for hormones like HCG, wouldn’t there be an effective Homeopathic Anabolic Steroid that worked? You would have bodybuilders all over the place gobbling it down like Tic-Tacs!
From Consumer Reports:
The most comprehensive analysis of homeopathy we know of – a 2005 review published in The Lancet of 110 placebo-controlled homeopathy trials matched with 110 conventional-medicine trials—found that any benefit from homeopathic remedies was “compatible with” the placebo effect. An accompanying editorial, “The End of Homeopathy,” said that the findings were less surprising than the fact that debate over homeopathy continues “despite 150 years of unfavorable findings.”
If one goes on a Very Low Calorie Diet and takes Homeopathic HCG or a placebo, the result would be the same – one would lose weight!
But the promise of REAL HCG is it is Muscle Preserving, which means the weight you lose on real hCG is FAT. You can prove this by testing your urine daily with Keto Strips.
And if you take Homeopathic HCG, you can test your urine with Keto Strips and see for yourself the weight you are losing is a great deal of muscle, which puts you on a yo-yo dieting rollercoaster, and probably messes up your metabolism even worse than before your started.
Poll: Do YOU think the only way to lose weight is by diet and exercise?
April 3, 2009
In my frequent visits to forums, social media sites and other blogs that discuss diet and weight loss, there are tons of people that hold fast to the belief that the ONLY way to lose weight is by traditional diet and exercise. For those of us that have TRIED FOR YEARS to get to our ideal weight this way, only to make very little progress and get frustrated, we know this is simply WRONG!
If your metabolism is out of whack, you can diet and exercise until the cows come home and you will NOT lose enough weight to make a hill of beans difference. Take this quick poll and let’s see where this shakes out:
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Acai Berries – Lies, Cheats, Fakes and Frauds
April 2, 2009
Wouldn’t it be great if you could eat a few Acai berries and lose 30 pounds of fat?
A ton of blogs have been popping up all over the internet (they all look the same, by the way – hint hint) which APPEAR to be some independent blogger sharing her story about her miraculous weight loss from Acai Berry products.
Well, our friend over at HCG Diet Info has blown the lid off this scam in vivid color and before and after photos that prove this is a total fraud.
Here’s the proof:
(Hat’s off to this bit of investigative journalism.)
So why do people fall for this? Shouldn’t it be OBVIOUS that eating some Acai berries aren’t going melt fat away like in the claims in these fake blogs?
Which brings me to why the HCG Diet is different:
- First of all, the blogs you find online by people blogging about their HCG experience and transformational weight loss are NOT fake – and the way you can tell is because they AREN’T SELLING ANYTHING!
- Also, the HCG Diet isn’t easy – all of the hurdles and hardships are known up front – this isn’t a ‘pop some berries and lose 30 pounds’ diet protocol – it takes serious commitment, rigid discipline to stick to the diet, and daily injections of HCG (or transdermal gel if you go that route).
- BUT, when all is said and done, you WILL lose 30 pounds in 30 days and NO ONE will be able to prove it was a scam. There are 100′s of thousands of people that have done it, and no slick marketing blitz either. Just word of mouth and results that speak for themselves.
And over 60 years of successes!
Another Uninformed Article Bashing hCG
March 30, 2009
If you’ve spent any time at all researching the hCG Diet, then you know there are plenty of stories by people that have done it saying how great it works and there are plenty of stories by uninformed people that have NOT tried saying it doesn’t work.
In the latest article I’ve come across bashing hCG for weight loss, the author (Thong M. Dao) has managed to misrepresent practically EVERY fact about HCG.
In his article ‘Don’t Try HCG Weight Loss Until You Read This’, the author states:
“Folks hope to lose weight quickly with the help of fad products, but if you ask me, I never believe in fads, and never will!”
Umm, excuse me, but since when is something tried and tested for over 60 years a fad??? Notice he hasn’t said he’s tried it and it didn’t work – he is saying he doesn’t believe in fads and never will. OK, me neither – so?
Next we have this gem:
“HCG had nothing to do with weight loss until a disreputable author named Kevin Trudeau turned up. He wrote a book announcing the possibility of weight loss with HCG.”
Now this is just COMPLETELY erroneous – as we know, Dr. Simeons was treating patients for obesity with hCG since 1954. It’s unfortunate that Kevin Trudeau is the one thought of as the founding-father of the hCG Diet, but all he did was write a book that brought it to the forefront recently.
Here’s another false claim by the author:
“Not even the manufacturers who produce a synthesized version of this hormone claim that it’s beneficial for obese people. It’s only a handful of doctors and experts who are claiming that they have proof of the relation between HCG and weight loss.”
First off, synthesized versions DON’T WORK!!! HCG only works when natural. Also, it is hardly ‘only a handful of doctors and experts’ – there are hundreds of doctors that are administering this diet protocol SUCCESSFULLY all over the world.
More false statements from the article:
“Lots of tests and studies have been done for nearly 40 years on HCG weight loss. But to this day, there’s still no clear evidence that HCG indeed boosts weight loss. Yet what the doctors claim is different.”
Um, NO – actually there are numerous studies done that DO PROVE hCG boosts weight loss (when accomanied by the very low calorie diet requied by Dr. Simeons’ protocol). And wouldn’t you say that hundreds of thousands of people that have lost weight PERMANENTLY with the hCG Diet provide the ‘clear evidence’ the other says is lacking? Yeah, I thought so too.
How about this one:
“One more thing, HCG hormone has been prohibited in the US for a long time. Therefore, if you want a synthesized product, be ready to pay out the nose. These products can be found in the black market or in other country.”
Nope – wrong again. HCG is FDA-approved in the US. OK, not for weight loss, but off-label use of FDA-approved drugs and hormones happens LEGALLY all of the time – this statement is just FLAT WRONG!
How come no one that writes negatively about hCG can provide FACTS???
Anyone else wondering why this is?
Real Scary Obesity Trends in America
March 27, 2009
This video dramatically shows the rate of change in obesity from 1990 until 2007. Despite the plethora of diet foods and pills, weight loss programs, fitness studios and workout programs, the trend STILL shows we are getting fatter as a nation.
Obesity Trends in America
Why should this be? Is there something in the water? In the food supply? Why are we getting fatter if we are dieting and exercising more and more?
Maybe, as some suspect, it is the ubiquitous presence of high fructose corn syrup in almost everything we eat. It is believed that the bond that normally exists between glucose and fructose molecules in natural sugar, being absent in HFCS spikes the body’s insulin levels and causes the body to store fat.
Or perhaps we are just eating too many calories?
Whatever the cause, it is obvious that 2 things are happening:
- Even though we are more health-conscious than ever before, we are STILL getting fatter
- Once our metabolism is thrown off kilter by these ‘unnatural’ factors (like those noted above), traditional diet and exercise doesn’t seem to work for many (if not the majority) of us.
Good thing the hCG Diet Protocol can solve this problem!
Don’t Try Gastric Bypass Surgery Before Reading This!
March 26, 2009
It is estimated there are over 200 million overweight Americans (roughly 2/3rds of the population) – an epidemic by any standard of measure. Obviously, something is wrong if all of the existing diet plans, fitness studios, low calorie foods and other solutions have led to a steady increase in obesity rates.
Out of desperation, some people turn to weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery or gastric bypass surgery, in an effort to solve their weight problem.
But most people are not good candidates for weight loss surgery, and there are significant risks (even if you can afford the cost, which is very high).
Even if you are at risk for obesity-related diseases (of which there are many), the negative side effects of gastric bypass surgery can be severe, including death.
Although a remote possibility (1% of people that have gastric bypass surgery die), other potential complications from obesity surgery include: vitamin and mineral deficiencies, ulcers, hernias, internal bleeding, and other general complications. People who have had gastric bypass often feel nauseated after eating, feel weak and generally lack energy, and feel as though they don’t get the same satisfaction from eating as before.
A Bariatric Surgeon should only accept you as a candidate if you’ve tried other forms of weight loss first. So, if you are thinking of going under the knife to lose weight – STOP!
You need to first find an HCG Provider that will administer Dr. Simeons HCG Diet Protocol where you can lose body fat quickly and safely (and much more cheaply!!!)
HCG Diet Before and After Video – Funny!
March 12, 2009
This funny hCG Diet Before and After Video by 2 sisters that completed the protocol is worth watching, if for no other reason than its entertainment value:
Silly Sisters are DONE sampling HCG
Check out this amazing Before and After HCG Story!
HCG Clinic Certification Through TrimYou is the Only Way To Go
February 22, 2009
If you are looking for a clinic or doctor that provides the hCG Diet and want to be sure you are getting real, natural hCG (not synthetic) from a U.S.-based pharmacy, and the clinic staff sticks to Dr. Simeons’ original protocol, be sure to ask if the clinic is TrimYou Certified.
This organization provides training and certification in Dr. Simeons’ original HCG Diet Protocol to doctors and clinic staff and makes sure you are getting the real deal.
Homeopathic hCG – Another Diet Scam
February 11, 2009
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Since I wrote the following post, someone has proven me wrong. Read about Homeotherapeutic HCG!
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Let’s get something straight right off the bat: There is no such thing as Homeopathic HCG – so if you are using it instead of REAL hCG on Dr. Simeons hCG Diet Protocol and are losing weight, it is because of the 500 calorie diet.
This means muscle is being lost, you are starving yourself, and will not enjoy permanent weight loss because your metabolic set point is not affected (you aren’t taking hCG!)
HCG is a HORMONE – so what the heck is homeopathic hCG? I’ll tell you – snake oil.
Anyone can lose weight on a 500 calorie per day diet, but without real hCG you are losing muscle and structural fat. You will end up in a yo yo diet cycle as your body makes adjustments for the reduced caloric intake by slowing its metabolism. Your weight loss will be short-lived, and you will put the weight back on with a vengeance.
Look: The hCG Diet works, but it works FOR A REASON, which is the effect that hCG has on your hypothalmus and other regulartory glands and systems (that, frankly, isn’t well understood).
Anyone selling Homeopathic hCG is a snake-oil salesman and if you are losing weight, or have lost weight with it congratulations, but don’t be surprised when you put all the weight back on.
Using real, natural hCG has the effect of burning ABNORMAL FAT while on the very low calorie diet and RESETTING YOUR METABOLISM when you finish Phase III of the diet protocol.
Do you think Homeopathic hCG works? Sound off below…
HCG Laws – Are Online HCG Clinics Legal?
February 5, 2009
The question of whether online medical weight loss clinics offering HCG are operating within the parameters of the law often comes up. Do HCG Laws permit or forbid this practice?
If you have an email account, you most likely have received SPAM emails offering prescription medications from various sources.
Since HCG is a prescription drug, is it legal to sell it online? What about an HCG weight loss clinic that will prescribe HCG sight-unseen? Is completing an online ‘medical history form’ enough to write a valid, legal prescription for hCG?
From the FDA.gov website:
“Some Websites offer to prescribe medication
based only on a questionnaire. Is this a safe practice? Is it legal?Unlike the traditional relationship between a patient and the patient’s
health care professional, some online practitioners issue prescriptions in
the absence of a physical examination or direct medical supervision. According
to the American Medical Association, a health care professional who offers
a prescription for a patient the practitioner has never seen before and based
solely on an online questionnaire generally has not met the appropriate medical
standard of care. As a result, patients may receive a drug that is inappropriate
for them to use and may sacrifice the opportunity for a correct diagnosis
or the identification of an underlying medical condition for which use of
the prescription drug may be dangerous.It is a violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to dispense
prescription drugs without a valid prescription. FDA will work with the states
to determine the validity of online prescriptions and to bring enforcement
actions under state law, federal law, or both, as appropriate. In addition,
several state boards of medicine have ruled that such practice is medical
misconduct and have fined and suspended the licenses of health care practitioners
who have prescribed drugs in this manner.”
So what does that mean?
The Government has a 3 part argument:
1) Under federal and state law, for a doctor to be acting in the usual
course of professional practice, there must be a bona fide
doctor/patient relationship
2) Completing a questionnaire that is then reviewed by a doctor hired
by the Internet Pharmacy could not be considered the basis for a
doctor/patient relationship
3) A prescription based on an online questionnaire is not valid.
Even though this seems cut-and-dry, the fact is the DEA doesn’t have the authority to determine medical standards.
This has left the practice of online prescribing difficult to enforce on the Federal level, and now State Laws are being used to make the case that online prescribing violates Federal Law (namely, the Controlled Substances Act).
Based on the theory that since numerous States prohibit online prescribing, and a violation of State Law violates the ‘Usual Course‘ provisions of the Controlled Substances Act, this means the online prescription isn’t valid.
HOWEVER, this theory has the problem that except for Nevada and Virginia (at the time of this writing), no State says an online prescription is invalid.
Instead, there are around 28 States that address the problem by the State Medical Board calling it ‘unprofessional conduct’, which could result in disciplinary action including stiff fines, penalties or loss of medical license.
Until the laws are clarified regarding whether an ‘online encounter’ is a “sufficient examination” and “establishment of a valid physician/patient relationship”, enforcing current laws are difficult.
There are currently around 20 States that do not have provisions for enforcing ‘unprofessional conduct’.
Things are tightening up from State to State, so any existing States that are lax will probably adopt the model of other States that DO have provisions to enforce these requirements of “sufficient examination” and “establishment of a valid physician/patient relationship”.
This much is clear: the government does not like online prescribing and is doing what it can to prosecute it.
Even the “careful” distributors of online prescriptions often have problems
in their business models, such as selling to minors or having a
single doctor review hundreds or thousands of ‘online questionnaires’ per
day.
It is easy for the government to argue that
the prescription fails the basic standards of medical care and
therefore the distribution violated the Controlled Substances Act in these cases.
If an online HCG clinic is offering to prescribe HCG without a physical examination (a face-to-face encounter), then either the doctor writing the prescription is in violation of the State’s Medical Board regulations, or is operating in a State that currently hasn’t addressed the issue or could be in violation of Federal Law.
Whether it’s HCG or another prescription drug, the Federal Government is making inroads to prohibit the practice any way it can.
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