HCG Diet
Is it the next big weight loss miracle? A hormone found in pregnant women could help you drop the pounds.
It’s called HCG. And if you haven’t heard of it, it’s probably because it’s new. It’s not exactly FDA approved for use in weight loss programs either, but people using it swear by it.
DJ Fink is one of those patients. The Chicago-area man is on the move a lot of the time, shooting his TV show in venues across the country. But lately, he said his bulk was slowing him down.
“I was just continuing to grow and being on TV, TV already adds 10 pounds and it was continuing to add,” he described his slow but steady weight gain.
Fink and his wife decided to try something new– A weight loss program offered at Complete Clinics in Gurnee. The difference between this program and everything else he’d tried is a hormone called HCG. It’s the chemical that makes the stick turn pink when you’re pregnant.
Dr. Scott Morris is one of just a handful of physicians offering an HCG program.
“HCG elevated in pregnant women had an association with weight loss, or at least with fat loss,” he explained. “It basically seems to mobilize those fat stores. The metabolism is increased by some of the dietary changes we use, but then it’s able to get to those fat stores especially around the waist more readily than without the HCG,” he continued.
Dr. Morris couples the HCG injections with a diet low in carbs and refined sugar, and recommends exercise.
DJ Fink and his wife started the program six months ago and have already seen a big difference.
“I am down 12 pants sizes and almost 58 pounds,” he said. “She’s down about 50 pounds.”
Skip, another patient, is also having success with the HCG diet. Recurrent spine injuries left him lethargic and overweight. Then he started the HCG injections.
“I’ve tried like every kind of diet in the world,” he told us.
But nine months into the new regime, he’s feeling great. “I lost 30 pounds in the first four months and six inches off my waist.”
So if it works this well, why haven’t you heard of it yet? HCG is approved for use as a fertility drug. But it’s not FDA-recommended specifically for weight loss. But Dr. Morris thinks that may change.
“In terms of really studying, researching for weight loss and other benefits, i think it’s just not become that popular and that common yet,” he said.
That could soon change. DJ Fink is so happy with his progress, he’s telling everyone he knows.
“My pants are still going down, I’m wearing t-shirts, big guys don’t wear t-shirts, if they do they wear a shirt over it.”
HCG could have other uses. It’s being tested right now as a way to prevent some types of breast cancer.
For more information, contact Complete Clinics.
By Courtny Gerrish for www.todaystmj4.com
