The hCG Diet is a very controversial weight loss method. hCG stands for the hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, which is the same hormone that is produced by women in their early stages of pregnancy. During pregnancy, the surge of this hormone signals the hypothalamus in the brain to start moving nutrients and fat into the placenta. When used as part of a weight loss program, it is the fat-mobilization aspects of the hormone that has garnered attention for its seeming ability to help facilitate weight loss. Although it is used in conjunction with a very low calorie diet, any weight loss that occurs is likely to be due to the reduced caloric intake rather than the hCG.
Those who use hCG to lose weight must also follow a very strict diet that amounts to no more than 500 calories a day. Sugars, very sweet fruits, processed foods and heavy starches are not allowed. The hCG Diet protocol outlined by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons' hCG Diet looks like this:
Breakfast: Coffee or tea with artificial sweetener and one tablespoon of fat free milk, or 1 cup cereal (Special K, Cherrios, Total) and 2/3 cup fat free milk.
Lunch: is 100 grams of lean meat, poultry or fish in addition to one low-glycemic vegetable like spinach, celery, cucumbers or cabbage. One Melba toast and one fruit like half of a grapefruit or an apple is also allowed.
Dinner: is the same as lunch.
In addition, shots of apple cider vinegar can be taken as a daily supplement. Products and make-up that contain any fatty substances like mineral oil or almond oil cannot be used.
When you're on a very low calorie diet like the one presented with the hCG diet making your foods count is vital. You will have a much higher success rate if you don't feel deprived so having something interesting and filling on your plate makes a huge difference.
Monday, December 20, 2010
hCG Common Uses on hCG in Athletes
When used on a cycle sparingly, hCG helps to maintain testicular size and condition but it is speculated that the intermittent administration of hCG will keep the testicles receptive to LH, when we eventually go off a cycle. This may be due to hCG’s ability to maintain of a higher level of Inter-Testicular-Testosterone (ITT), when used during a cycle. This could aid and quicken your recovery of the hypothalamic-testicular-pituitary-axis. This is certainly possible. When used after a cycle, it will still help in restoring your testicles back to their original size, and provide stimulation for the Leydig cells. Both methods have merit, and there’s no reason why you can’t use hCG every third week at a one time dose (perhaps) 500iu or so, and then use it at that same dose for a daily schedule at the outset of your Post Cycle Therapy.
The hCG hormone was recently added to the list of “banned substances” in Major League Baseball; it was becoming increasingly popular among steroid users. Athletes turned to this, among other “performance enhancing drugs”, because it “mitigates the side effects of ending a cycle of steroids.”
The hCG hormone was recently added to the list of “banned substances” in Major League Baseball; it was becoming increasingly popular among steroid users. Athletes turned to this, among other “performance enhancing drugs”, because it “mitigates the side effects of ending a cycle of steroids.”
Effects of hCG on Men
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is a suubstance that, in the human body, mimics Leutenizing Hormone (LH). LH is secreted by your body, and its secretion then signals the body to begin releasing testosterone.
hCG is typically employed by steroid-using athletes to bring back some naturally produced testosterone into their bodies. However, hCG is clinically used both to induce ovulation and treat certain ovarian disorders in women.
In men it utilized to stimulate the testes in hypogonadal men (men who are not producing testosterone). It has also shown promise in the treatment of undescended testicles in young males.
The action of hCG in males is very similar to that LH, because they are chemically similiar and since LH binds to receptors on human Leydig cells, we see a similar mechanism of action with hCG. Once it binds and begins to stimulate the receptors of the Leydig cells, it begins to trigger the synthesis and secretion of testestosterone. However, hCG will only sned an "artificial" signal to the testes through Leydig cell stimulation. Thus, it is possible that hCG use can cauuse Leydig cell desensitization. I don't know of anyone who has actually experienced this, nor who have claimed that it's happened to either them or a friend, or whatever-anecdotal evidence here is scarce.
There are two schools of thought regarding hCG use, and neither are very new. In fact, both have been around since the earliest books on underground steriod use, and were spoken about more than a decade ago by Dan Duchane (Underground Steriod Handbook) and also by W. Nathaniel Philips (Anabolic Reference Guide volume 1-6).
hCG is typically employed by steroid-using athletes to bring back some naturally produced testosterone into their bodies. However, hCG is clinically used both to induce ovulation and treat certain ovarian disorders in women.
In men it utilized to stimulate the testes in hypogonadal men (men who are not producing testosterone). It has also shown promise in the treatment of undescended testicles in young males.
The action of hCG in males is very similar to that LH, because they are chemically similiar and since LH binds to receptors on human Leydig cells, we see a similar mechanism of action with hCG. Once it binds and begins to stimulate the receptors of the Leydig cells, it begins to trigger the synthesis and secretion of testestosterone. However, hCG will only sned an "artificial" signal to the testes through Leydig cell stimulation. Thus, it is possible that hCG use can cauuse Leydig cell desensitization. I don't know of anyone who has actually experienced this, nor who have claimed that it's happened to either them or a friend, or whatever-anecdotal evidence here is scarce.
There are two schools of thought regarding hCG use, and neither are very new. In fact, both have been around since the earliest books on underground steriod use, and were spoken about more than a decade ago by Dan Duchane (Underground Steriod Handbook) and also by W. Nathaniel Philips (Anabolic Reference Guide volume 1-6).
hCG and the Good it's used for...Men and Women
hCG is clinically used both to induce ovulation and treat certain ovarian disorders in women. In men hCG is utilized to stimulate the testes in hypogonadal men (men who are not producing testosterone). It has also shown promise in the treatment of undescended testicles in young males.
In an indirect way via the anterior pituitary, hCG regulates menstration and facilitates conception, but it never virilizes a woman or feminizes a man. It neither makes men grow breasts nor does it interfere with their virility, though where this may be a deficient it may irmprove it. It never makes women grow a beard or develop a gruff voice.
In an indirect way via the anterior pituitary, hCG regulates menstration and facilitates conception, but it never virilizes a woman or feminizes a man. It neither makes men grow breasts nor does it interfere with their virility, though where this may be a deficient it may irmprove it. It never makes women grow a beard or develop a gruff voice.
hCG and Weight loss
A controversial usage of hCG is an adjunct to the British endocrinologist A.T.W. Simeons' ultra-low-calorie weight-loss diet (less than 500 calories). Simeons, while studying pregnant women in India o a calorie-deficient diet, and "fat boys" with pituitary problems reated with low-dose hCG, claimed that both lost fat rather than lean (muscle) tissue. He reasoned that hCG must be programming the hypothalamus to do this is in the former cases in order to protect the developing fetus by promoting mobilization and consumption of abnormal, excessive adipose deposits. Simeons, practicing at Salvator Mundi International Hospital in Rome, Italy, recommended low-dose daily hCG injections (approximately 125 IU) in combination with a customized ultra-low-calorie (500 cal/day. high-protein, low-carbohydrate/fat) diet loss of adipose tissue without loss of lean tissue.
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Program Plan Includes - 2 2oz. bottles of Non-Prescriptive hCG with amino acids all natural supplement, 1 bottle of Sub-lingual Vitamin B-12 Tablets, Meal Plan Suggestions - Special Price $130.00.
For placing an order by phone call 1.877.765.2990 by mail please send information to Living Life Golden 12921 Kuykendahl Rd. Ste. 35 Houston, Texas 77090.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Adapt and Adjust! Don't Self Destruct!
Since you began your journey of "I'm gonna get into better shap", "I'm gonna lose 10, 20, 30 pounds this year", you've been procrastinating for years. Now it's time to do something about it. You've been learning how to integrate better nutrition and physical activity into your daily life.
In renewing our minds on how we view foods, it is truly a lifestyle change. You've gotta realize that living healthfully in today's grab-n-go world, 24/7, 365 days of the year, requires navigating countless minefields of tempting trash treats and hefty speed bumps every time you want to get in some physical activity. When men and women begin a journey to improve their health, shed pounds, and become fit, the original enthusiasm begins to fade right around the fourth week. Red flags alert is when you start hearing words spill from your lips "I was doing fine UNTIL.....", as you contemplate throwing in the towel. Especially since you've not been in a month. Your excuse possibilities are endless.
Your next step in your quest to become lean, healthier, and more fit is to learn how to manage these life stresses without reerting to old habits - eating your way through the stress, dropping the workouuts, ceasing to do things that make you happy, and abandoning your self care. “It is not the strongest of the species who survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change” quoted by Charles Darwin. it's been discovered by Scientist for years that survival is based upon the ability to be flexible, to modify habits as needed in response to life's ever changing stressful environment. This is about regrouping when life throws you a curve ball and the two critical elements of regrouping involivng the ability to adapt and adjust. "The goal is to show that no matter what hits you in life, you can adapt and adjust without resorting to self destructive behaviors."
Adapt is a mental attitude that says "I'm facing a situation that I have to come to grips with.." It' about accepting the situation - I've gained 30 pounds, I'm 45 and don't have time to exercise - with as minimal negative effects on yourself - as possible. What you are doing is getting real and wrapping yoru head around whatever the stress is, while accepting a new reality.
Adjust is the technical end of regrouping equation. Now that you've mentally adapted to the new reality - I've gained 30 pounds - I'm in menopause - I've been dieting and can't seem to lose the weight - you're ready to map out a strategyy to deal with this stress. It's about formulating a plan and implementing it and committing to it.
In renewing our minds on how we view foods, it is truly a lifestyle change. You've gotta realize that living healthfully in today's grab-n-go world, 24/7, 365 days of the year, requires navigating countless minefields of tempting trash treats and hefty speed bumps every time you want to get in some physical activity. When men and women begin a journey to improve their health, shed pounds, and become fit, the original enthusiasm begins to fade right around the fourth week. Red flags alert is when you start hearing words spill from your lips "I was doing fine UNTIL.....", as you contemplate throwing in the towel. Especially since you've not been in a month. Your excuse possibilities are endless.
Your next step in your quest to become lean, healthier, and more fit is to learn how to manage these life stresses without reerting to old habits - eating your way through the stress, dropping the workouuts, ceasing to do things that make you happy, and abandoning your self care. “It is not the strongest of the species who survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change” quoted by Charles Darwin. it's been discovered by Scientist for years that survival is based upon the ability to be flexible, to modify habits as needed in response to life's ever changing stressful environment. This is about regrouping when life throws you a curve ball and the two critical elements of regrouping involivng the ability to adapt and adjust. "The goal is to show that no matter what hits you in life, you can adapt and adjust without resorting to self destructive behaviors."
Adapt is a mental attitude that says "I'm facing a situation that I have to come to grips with.." It' about accepting the situation - I've gained 30 pounds, I'm 45 and don't have time to exercise - with as minimal negative effects on yourself - as possible. What you are doing is getting real and wrapping yoru head around whatever the stress is, while accepting a new reality.
Adjust is the technical end of regrouping equation. Now that you've mentally adapted to the new reality - I've gained 30 pounds - I'm in menopause - I've been dieting and can't seem to lose the weight - you're ready to map out a strategyy to deal with this stress. It's about formulating a plan and implementing it and committing to it.
Think Small Lose Big!!!
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LivingLifeGolden hCG Program that helps you in creating healthier, sustainable lifestyle habits for both men and women. You've committed to making healthier choices now lets put it into action. You shed real weight eating real food. Not prepackaged foods that sit on the shelf and you just add water, but real food like chicken, seafood, red meat, vegetables and fruits. The next step is ordering your hCG Products so you can begin today. The program really works, if you work the program.
Order your today $130.00 for a 30 day supply and lose up to 30 pounds. 1.877.765.2990 or mail check to Living Life Golden.com Attn: hCG Dept. 12921 Kuykendahl Rd. Ste. 35 Houston, Texas 77090
Please include a phone number on your order informtion. We want to stay in connection with you and support your weight loss goal.
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