| What is the HCG Diet? "This diet harnesses the power of HCG to change your metabolism from "conservation mode" to "burn the fat mode". HCG is a natural hormone that is safe and effective. Combined with a very low calorie diet and under a doctor's supervision, you can shed those pounds quickly, feel fine, maintain energy, and reduce your appetite all at once." -www.hcgtruediet.com HCG is the pregnancy hormone. When present within your blood, it “tricks” your body into thinking that you’re “pregnant”. This changes your metabolism. When combined with a very low calorie diet, it forces your body to utilize the stored nutrients within your body. The physiologic change that takes place is what works to mobilize the deposits of fat in your body for nutrition. Thus, when these fat stores are being utilized, the weight drops rapidly. It is not uncommon to lose one to two pounds a day on this diet. |
