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What is HCG and how does it work?
HCG is a hormone naturally produced in the body. It has many functions and is used medically to treat a variety of conditions. It is the pregnancy hormone, but during pregnancy the levels double every two days. This hormone allows the body to mobilize fat and use it as energy for both mother and fetus. This acts as a "fail-safe" mechanism when energy is needed immediately. For weight loss, we use only a very small amount of HCG to capitalize on this same mechanism. Using HCG in this way does not mimic pregnancy; in fact, it can be safely used by both men and women.
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Is HCG safe?
HCG is extremely safe. All women experience very high levels during the nine months of every pregnancy with no adverse effects. The small amount we use for weight loss has absolutely NO side effects.
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If HCG works so well for weight loss, why do pregnant women not lose weight?
HCG works to mobilize fat for utilization by the body only when there is a significant decrease in calories and fat. A starvation state must exist for HCG to work. For weight loss, we use a very low calorie diet to trigger HCG to help rid the body of fat.
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Will my metabolism slow down if I'm on a very low calorie diet?
Yes, normally when we cut back our calories and fat, our bodies store fat and our metabolisms slow down. This happens because fat is really a life-saving source of stored energy. When a very low calorie diet is used in conjunction with the HCG, the hormone signals the body to use stored fat for energy, and eliminates excess fat reserves. It's a natural process, so no ill effects on your metabolism will result.
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Wouldn't I lose the same amount of weight eating a very low calorie diet without HCG?
You can lose weight by simply eating fewer calories and fat, but because the body stores fat during times of deprivation, you will most likely lose muscle and bone before fat. This causes cellular metabolism to slow down, so in the long run, it would make gaining weight easier, as well as decrease bone density and muscle mass. By using HCG with the low calorie diet, extra fat is mobilized for energy and the rest is eliminated; the low calorie diet is vital in preventing immediate refilling of emptied fat cells. You benefit by preferentially getting rid of excess fat without affecting your bone and muscle.
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The HCG diet is very low calorie, will I get hungry?
Because HCG mobilizes fat and makes it available to the body as an energy source, it naturally reduces appetite. So even though you are taking in fewer calories, your body can access the energy you have stored in fat cells. After about 2 days, many patients notice a significant decrease in their appetite. Overall, most people have plenty of energy and feel good while on the program.
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Will HCG interfere with medications I am currently taking like birth control pills or Depo-Provera?
HCG does not interact with ANY medications, including birth control pills or Depo-Provera, so there are NO side effects.
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Will I experience any changes in my menstrual cycle taking HCG?
Because the amount of HCG is so small, there are no changes to your menstrual cycle. Likewise, HCG will not affect your ability to become pregnant, nor will it increase your chances of getting pregnant.
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Why are some people calling HCG the "Weight Loss Cure"?
HCG is also being called the "Weight Loss Cure" because after taking it for weight loss, it reprograms your body to use stored fat for energy when calories are reduced for a period of time. Or put another way, it helps you maintain your weight and not regain the pounds you've lost.
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How much weight can I expect to lose on the program?
On average, our patients lose around 20 lbs. per month. Often, people lose 10 to 12 lbs in the first week.
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Does the weight loss slow down after the first month?
Many times what we see is a large amount of weight loss in the first month, then a plateau or leveling off. This does not mean that your weight loss has stopped. Typically, inches are being lost continuously while on the program, and after a period of time, patients will experience another large drop on the scale. Weight loss is thus achieved in this stair-step fashion.
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Does your program really work?
Absolutely! In working with overweight clients, we have found the combination of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and hCG Weight-loss Therapy – to be the two most powerful and effective tools for shedding unwanted weight and successfully maintaining for years. This approach has been exceeding expectations.
The chief advantage to our program is HCG quickly and effectivly reduces unwanted weight while we address the deep causes of gaining and keeping weight, not with just with surface symptoms. We succeed at elimination of self-sabotage, addressing limiting beliefs, and changing unfavorable reactions to everyday stresses. In doing this, we benefit everyone with weight problems.
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What is the biggest obsticale in losing weight?
When a person tries to lose weight through a calorie-restrictive diet or exercise, he or she only addresses the surface issues. He or she tends to overlook one crucial thing – the real reason why he or she is overweight.
In order to lose weight and keep it off, the underlying issues – the root cause – must be addressed. This includes emotional overeating and subconscious (sometimes conscious) self sabotage.
Through our program, we can help you address these issues. Suffice to say, we help you "re-train your mind to be slim". This insures effective and long lasting weight loss.
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How long will it take for me to lose some weight?
Results vary because everyone is different.
Our program utilizes cutting-edge science with the combination of HCG and EFT. Using HCG, a person focuses on changing unwanted habits, improving thinking and outlook, and eliminating the causes of extra weight.
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Will there be much work I have to do?
Fortunately our HCG weightloss program makes shedding weight easier. However, our program is not a miracle cure. It will require some investment on your part. Before new habits are established, you have to help them and work on them at first. This includes putting in the effort to attend EFT sessions, do the recommended exercises.
Making these healthy changes on your lifestyle, however, is easier with our program. Because we “re-train your mind to be slim”, we work together to disarm inner saboteur, which could undermine your best intentions. As a result, drivers for emotional eating and food addiction are eliminated.
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Will this last and for how long?
Subconscious changes are the most stable. As you “re-train your mind to be slim”, you’ll find healthy food more attractive. You will eat, move, and think differently. Many of our clients continue to lose weight for months after the program and are able to maintain it.
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What is EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
Emotional Freedom Techniques is an Energy Psychology process developed by Gary Craig that works with the mind-body energy system to (often totally) eliminate all kinds of emotional, mental, physical and spiritual discomfort.
Described as "emotional acupuncture," it is one of the most effective ways to balance the body's energy system.
EFT has been proven clinically effective as a simple yet powerful way of releasing fears, phobias, anxieties, angers, addictions, and all kinds of emotional and physical issues.
This is a new paradigm in healing because it no longer takes months or years of therapy and boxes of tissues to resolve problems. With EFT, specific issues can often be dissolved in minutes — forever
In weight loss, EFT is effective because it eliminates the negative beliefs and emotions that cause inner sabotage, food addiction, and binging.
EFT provides two remarkable benefits for weight loss that sets it apart from other methods:
Benefit #1 - EFT Eliminates Your Immediate Cravings: Using EFT for 1 or 2 minutes arrests your cravings 80% of the time so that you no longer need to "eat when you are not hungry." This feature surprises most newcomers.
Benefit #2 - EFT Eliminates Emotional Overeating: If you have been using food to "tranquilize" years of past emotional hurts, then you will find EFT to be your best friend. EFT brings you emotional peace which, in turn, leads easily to more sensible eating habits. This emotional contributor, which EFT handles so nicely, is the missing piece in most weight loss programs.
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