64 – HCG diet facts and fictions

2 February 2011Podcast admin 6 Comments

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In this show we discuss the nature of the HCG diet, why it’s a fad and what the scientific research says. Rather than going the quick-fix route, which in this case entails eating only 500 calories a day, go for what’s really healthy for you in the long term. You can’t go wrong with Paleo (no grains, legumes, and dairy), but any significant reduction in carb consumption (and corresponding increase in fat consumption) will have positive effects on fat loss and your blood readings. What’s beneficial for you (not excess carbs) should be in line with your long term values of health, vitality, and longevity.

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Don’t skimp on vitamin D…
Sunlight and vitamin D for bone health and prevention of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease
http://www.ajcn.org/content/80/6/1678S.long

Retail HCG diet drugs are frauds, FDA warns
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/01/26/20110126fda-warnings-about-diet-drugs.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_chorionic_gonadotropin

8 reasons carbs help you lose weight
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/8-reasons-carbs-help-you-lose-weight-2442968/

The Top 10 Health Podcasts Every Low-Carber Should Be Listening To by Jimmy Moore
http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/the-top-10-health-podcasts-every-low-carber-should-be-listening-to

Some places for relatively inexpensive online ordering of blood tests…
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http://medlabusa.com/
http://personalabs.com/
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http://healthcheckusa.com/
https://results-direct.com/

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6 thoughts on “64 – HCG diet facts and fictions”

Michelle

4 March 2013
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Hey guys, love your show, but I need to correct what you said about why people lose weight on HCG. If anyone ate 500 calories a day without HCG, they’d certainly lose weight, but it would be all muscle and their metabolism would slow. They would get sluggish, perhaps even sick, and their body would go into starvation mode. However, on HCG their body burns pure fat because HCG causes fat to be released (as it does during pregnancy to feed the baby). So eating 500 calories a day can sometimes seem to be TOO MUCH, because the HCG makes you eat your own fat. So you’re essentially on a 2000 calorie/day diet of your own fat. And lastly, HCG is not a diet for lazy people. I personally have tried Paleo, low carb, low calorie, high-fat Paleo and lean Paleo, and still continued to gain weight without overeating. I have consulted with numerous doctors, naturopaths, and Paleo “experts”. HCG is a last resort. I am beyond frustrated and have drained every last diet and fitness endeavor over the past 15 years.
- Wes
  
  23 May 2013
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  Thanks for your input, Michelle. The research we did contradicts the claims made by HCG promoters; so, buyer beware. If know of any scientific (controlled) studies that show its causal efficacy, we’d really like to see them. I can appreciate your upset about not getting the quick weight-loss results you anticipated (or were promised by others). It’s indeed very frustrating. As long as you focus on treating your mind and body well, making sure to minimize insulin secretion, the weight loss will eventually take care of itself. All best wishes.
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3 December 2012
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Useful information. Lucky me I found your website by accident, and I am surprised why this coincidence did not took place earlier! I bookmarked it.
Tina Hagar

5 February 2011
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Oh I just read that if your blood sugar levels drop in the night whilst you’re asleep then your body will wake you up expecting more nutrients. I’ve been waking up a lot in the night recently. Could this be the problem? It’s a comment from a nutritional therapist Fiona Kirk. I’m not sure who she is.
- Wes
  
  6 February 2011
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  Hi, Tina. Well, there’s a tendency to crave carbs when one’s blood glucose level drops, but that typically pertains to a hypoglycemic episode. Hypoglycemia is quite rare in non diabetics. A disturbance in one’s sleep cycle can be attributed to a variety of things, both physical and psychological, and sleep deprivation is definitely a problem. Sometimes is difficult to pinpoint the exact cause, but maybe try to make a list of things you’re doing differently lately than when you were sleeping fine, and then address each of them, trying to rule them out one by one.
  
  Yeah, it’s easier to implement a quick fix in terms of losing weight, rather than a change in mindset and lifestyle. Right now, we don’t have the audiobook for sale by itself, but since you already have the ebook, you’re welcome to make a one-time donation of the balance for the package ($17), we’ll send you the audiobook and the rest!
  
  Regarding the gym ball exercise for back, here are a couple vids that are pretty instructive, the first dealing with lower back muscles and the second dealing with upper back muscles (with weights):
  http://www.ehow.com/video_2357226_working-lower-back-using-exercise.html
  O’Fit Stability Ball back exercises; dumbbell Reverse flys
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Bi33BGDqo
  
  Cheers,
  W
Tina Hagar

5 February 2011
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That HCG diet sounds disgusting. Not heard of it until this podcast. Perhaps as I am in the UK. I can’t believe people will go to those lengths instead of just eating healthy and exercising. In fact I think it’s easier just to eat some meat & veg or even a tub of cottage cheese than it is to go through all that ha ha!

I will miss the more regular podcasts from you guys but I like to listen to each one more than once anyway to make sure I remember all the good info. I have your ebook which I keep on my iPhone but I’d like to get the audio version of it too. I don’t think you have an option for just purchasing the audiobook without the ebook combined?

I’m thinking of buying a Swiss ball/gym ball. I’ve seen the exercises you have in your ebook, do you know of any good back toning exercises I could do on one with weights or something?