I am doing the bioidentical hormones due to menapause and would like to do the Hcg diet protocal to loose some weight, can I do both at the same time?

Answer:

The hcg diet is a scam. Think about it. Suppose you wanted to make money selling a diet plan. If it is just a plan on paper, not a book or DVDs or a real product, people will pirate it in a heartbeat. All the have to do is email it everywhere. But, if you have some magic drops, well, then you have something to sell…a product. HCG does nothing for fat loss. It was a scam from the get go and doesn’t work any more than the other junk on the market like acai or green tea. Check the following excerpts from the US National Institute of Health…the place where the doctors get their information regarding health research. And, if you can’t bring yourself to believe the science, visit your physician and find out for yourself. You’ll be wise to ignore the random strangers of unknown credibility with no references or citations who are simply credulous believers incapable of recognizing their own placebo effect.

Here’s what the experts have to say.

“In recent publications describing mostly well-documented double-blind studies authors largely reject hCG administration in dieting. Supporters of the hCG diet must prove the efficacy of this method in controlled studies according to the German Drug Law. Until then the opinion of the German steroid toxicology panel is still valid, that hCG is ineffective in dieting and should not be used.”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3609673

“Treatment of obesity with human chorionic gonadotrophin was shown to be of no better value than saline in a double-blind crossover study of weight reduction in obese subjects. There was also no significant difference in mood, hunger, or missed injections, and no apparent difference in adherence to diet when the two agents were compared. In contrast, a significant difference was found in the ability of subjects to lose weight in the first four weeks of the study in contrast with the second four weeks, no matter which agent was used. Thus, the initiation of a new therapeutic program, even using an inert agent, has a temporary benefit–a manifestation both of placebo effect and the Hawthorne effect.”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/321723

“We conclude that there is no rationale for the use of HCG injections in the treatment of obesity.”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2405506

“Supporters of the hCG diet must prove the efficacy of this method in controlled studies according to the German Drug Law. Until then the opinion of the German steroid toxicology panel is still valid, that hCG is ineffective in dieting and should not be used”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3609673

“The success of the diet was based on motivation and good information, rather than on the hCG administration.”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12281505

“Subjects receiving HCG injections showed no advantages over those on placebo in respect of any of the variables recorded. Furthermore, weight loss on our diet was similar to that on severely restricted intake. We conclude that there is no rationale for the use of HCG injections in the treatment of obesity.”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12281505

“You won’t see me promoting quick fixes or fad diets anytime soon. But every once in awhile something comes along that seems so dangerous I have to call it out. That’s why I’m going to help reveal the truth behind the HCG diet.”
Ref: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/hcg-diet-look-elsewhere-for-weight-loss/

“Human chorionic gonadotropin is of no value in the management of obesity.”
Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1875285/

You can find more information by going to USA.gov and searching for “HCG diet.

Good luck and good health!!

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