I must have probably heard about the human chorionic gonadotropin hormone somewhere from my biology class in high school. Today, I keep hearing it from my friends who happen to have used this hormone for weight loss and weight management programs. As far as I can remember, the presence of HCG hormone (as it is commonly abbreviated) in the body indicates pregnancy in women. I then began to wonder how this hormone has turned into a weight loss treatment today. So here’s what I found.

The HCG hormone as a diet hormone works by programming the brain’s hypothalamus into the utilization of the fat deposits in the body. This happens for the purpose of nourishing the supposedly growing fetus. It also improves the metabolism of fats in the body and keeps the dieter from feeling hungry at most times of the day. As a result, the use of this hormone has become indeed very effective in making people drop pounds daily.

I have also found several reviews and testimonies about the use of this diet program online. I was overwhelmed with how almost all of them were so positive about the HCG diet program. Although some reviews were also quite negative, I did not find their claim reliable. Most of my friends who tried this diet are now on their second week and I am amazed with how effective this diet really is. It seems that most of them were using the HCG drops, instead of the traditional HCG injections that I often see in the internet. They were telling me that the HCG drops are much easier to use and are virtually pain-free.

Most of my friends say that the HCG hormone makes them feel less hungry during the day and that they could actually feel the slimming effect everyday. Every morning that they look at themselves in the mirror, they are just awed with how wonderful their body is beginning to turn into. I am indeed very happy for my friends. So I am sharing this on my blog in order to convince anyone who’s trying to lose a couple of pounds into using the HCG diet drops for themselves.