A naturally occurring hormone-like substance produced by pregnant women is called Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or simply known as HCG. The word ‘Chorionic’ literally means that it is produced in the placenta, while ‘Gonadotropin’ is an action which is sex gland directed. The latter may state a form of sex hormone, but this does not actually mean that it affects either male or female when taken, since HCG is evidently not a sex hormone.  It is rather a medium in which stored fat from a mother’s body is provided to developing babies to have enough nutrients to develop properly.

Conversely, when HCG is used to treat people with weight problems, as what Dr. Simeons did to his obese patients. He discovered that by injecting HCG, combined with a 500 calorie diet, they began losing approximately 1 to 2 pounds a day. He then formulated a diet with specific food requirements to accompany the daily HCG injections, initially developing his now renowned treatment methods to cure obesity.

Through time and further developments, HCG can be administered in several methods. Two of the most popular methods are the HCG injections, which was the pioneer method before all the other procedures were created, and the HCG drops, the simpler and quicker way of acquiring HCG.

With the growing demand and products of HCG, it cannot be avoided that misinformation about HCG is spread. One of these is that HCG does not make you lose weight. This may stand true when you do not know the proper protocol that should be diligently followed for the weight loss treatment to be successful.

Losing weight through the HCG diet entails that you should adhere to the 500 calorie diet required of you. Taking HCG alone, does not do the trick, you need to follow the diet in order to get the correct results. From this first misinformation, comes the second misinformation about HCG, which states that it is not HCG that makes you lose weight, it’s the low calorie diet that is doing all the work.

Coming from one misinformation to the next, it is important to know how HCG works. Studies have shown that HCG restarts your metabolism, making it work hard than it should be, allowing you to burn more calories than ever before. Aside from that, despite of the low calorie diet, HCG stops your hunger pangs, allowing you to go about your day without the feeling of hunger.

Knowing now how HCG works, it clarifies your understanding of HCG and slams all the misinformation against HCG. With the knowledge you have, you now see how HCG can be an effective means for weight loss.