Before you buy oral HCG, it is wise to do your homework and understand how HCG works in the body. How does oral HCG compare with other, more traditional diet pills and supplements?
What Are Over-the-Counter Diet Pills?
OTC diet pills are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and usually contain a combination of caffeine and synephrine. Before ephedra was banned in 2003, diet pills usually contained an ephedra/caffeine combination. The theory is that caffeine speeds up your metabolism and synephrine tells your brain that you feel full. However, these pills usually cause side effects that vary from mild (nervousness, dry mouth, and constipation) to severe (in the case of ephedra, high blood pressure and heart attacks). These pills do not have a proven track record of success and any weight loss generally comes right back because you do not learn healthy lifestyle habits as you are using them.
What Are Herbal Supplements?
Herbal weight loss remedies are trickier because they are not included in the food industry, which means they are regulated very differently by the FDA. The ingredients in these remedies vary greatly, but some of the most common are herbal ephedra and caffeine to increase metabolism, and psyllium and guar gum, which makes you feel full. Herbal remedies can be more troubling than traditional over-the-counter remedies because people believe that they are natural and therefore pose no health risks. However, these remedies also come with side effects and can, because people often misjudge herbal remedies as totally harmless, are more prone to accidental overdoses. As with OTC remedies, there is little evidence that these remedies cause the weight loss they claim, and unless healthy lifestyle changes are included with herbal supplement use, your weight loss can easily come back.
What Is HCG?
Human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone naturally produced by pregnant women. Every human being is born with a reserve of HCG, which regulates the hypothalamus of the brain. The store of this hormone can be depleted over time. When that happens, the hypothalamus of the brain is no longer being triggered to burn excess fat and will start to burn lean muscle tissue instead. This is an underlying cause of obesity. Once hormonal levels are restored using oral HCG drops, the body’s natural fat-burning function returns, and your metabolism is re-tuned to keep weight gain from reoccurring.
As with other diet remedies HCG is regulated by the FDA. However, it is wise to do your research and make sure the company you are purchasing from has a proven track record. Once you have found a reputable supplier, you can give the HCG weight loss cure a try.
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