1) What is included in your HCG protocol?
Please refer to our website page dedicated to describing our unique HCG program
2) Is the hCG program safe?
Trillium Wellness’s hCG protocol is safe and completely physician-supervised. You will be using nutrients stored in your own abnormal fat deposits to nourish and feed you while you are on hCG plus a low calorie diet. Nothing in our program is a stimulant or synthetic medication. What is NOT safe is putting your health at risk by either attempting to go on a starvation diet, taking dangerous other-the-counter diet pills or purchasing homeopathic HCG (not prescription grade) over the internet without any medical supervision. Read why homeopathic HCG is considered nothing more than placebo and has been pulled from websites and drugstore shelves by the FDA recently.
Q: What medical conditions are contraindicated when starting the hCG weight loss program?
You will not be eligible for the hCG program if you have the following conditions:
Cancer, Stroke, Bleeding disorder (anemia, thalassemia, hemophilia, etc),
Are hyper-allergic or develop severe allergies to medications, Polycystic ovary disease,
Seizures, Currently pregnant or breastfeeding, Gallbladder disease,
Uncontrolled high blood pressure, Insulin-dependent diabetes, Emphysema or Asthma
Liver disease, Kidney disease, Thyroid nodular disease or Goiter
2) Is it safe for me to continue taking my usual medications and vitamins?
Yes. The majority of our patients are treated for: non-insulin-dependent Diabetes, Hypertension , High Cholesterol, Hypothyroid, Knee / Back strain related to obesity. They continue to take their medications as prescribed by their primary care doctor throughout the program without any adverse side effect.
3)What are some of the benefits of the hCG weight loss program? Most conditions are improved by taking oral hCG. Patients will notice an improvement in sleep, skin and mood. They will have a stabilization of blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol, fewer arthritis symptoms, as well as an improvement of psoriasis, peptic ulcers and hair loss.*
4) Will hCG give me heart palpitations, make me jittery or affect my sleep?
No. This is not a stimulant-based program (such as Phentermine or Phenadrine). Most programs that cause heart palpitations, jittery sensation, or affect sleep are stimulation-based with the main goal to suppress hunger. Our program is natural and its end goal is to nourish your body while you are on a healthy low calorie diet.
5) What types of hCG preparations are available?
Our hCG weight loss program includes a 30-day supply of either:
•Sublingual prescription hCG drops
•Prescription hCG Injections
6) What is an average weight loss for the program?
Individual results vary, but women on average lose 0.5-1 pound of fat/day. The average male patient loses 1 pound of fat a day.
7) Why can't I just go on a 500 calorie diet without the hCG?
Dr. Simeons identified three separate fat stores:
1. Normal fat: This is the normal reserve of fuel that the body draws from when it does not get enough calories from food intake alone. Normal fat does not take a lot of effort to lose.
2. Structural fat: Pads the various organs, protects the arteries, provides cushion to the bones on our feet, and keeps our skin smooth & taut. This fat is vital to your health and well being. Yet, on the typical "starvation" diet, this is the fat you lose when the normal fat is depleted.
3. Abnormal fat: This is much like a bank safe deposit box, where fat is stored and basically locked away. This fat is very difficult to lose via exercise and calorie restriction, but with the help of hCG the body readily pulls fat from these "last resort" fat stores.
In Summary: If you go on a 500-calorie diet without hCG, your body uses up the normal fat and then starts in on the structural fat and muscle. Losing your structural fat and muscle tissue can adversely affect your health and well-being. In addition, "starvation" diets without hCG can cause you to be excessively hungry, which is typically not true for those using hCG on Dr. Simeons' 500-calorie protocol. See next question.
8)Will I feel hungry?
No. The small daily doses of hCG will allow your body to use nutrients stored in your abnormal fat deposits to nourish and feed you. Thus, you won’t experience physiological hunger. In the beginning days (first 3 days) of your low calorie phase you might experience cravings (mental hunger) because your body is removing toxins. A good multi-vitamin and/or specific vitamin supplements recommended by Dr. Guillermo will help ease these cravings.
8) Am I required to exercise to see results?
No. You are not required to exercise to see results on this program; as a matter of fact we ask that our patients limit themselves to light exercise (walking, stretching, swimming, yoga) while on the program.
9) What happens after I complete the program?
After completing the weight loss phase (4 weeks) of the program you will still maintain contact with our clinic for the maintenance portion. During this portion of the program we will gradually reintroduce different healthy food options that were absent during the weight loss portion. The end goal of the maintenance is to lock-in your reset metabolism, allowing you to stabilize at your attained weight.
10) Will I keep the weight off?
Our protocol is conducive for weight maintenance for several reasons:
•You reset your metabolism (pituitary gland, thyroid gland, and hypothalamus).
•You learn and apply healthy nutrition, portion sizing, and good eating.
•Because our program is not stimulant-based (ie. Phentermine and Phenadrine), patients won’t experience typical rebound weight gain effect if they have strictly followed the hCG protocol.
•With healthy and balanced meals (with the occasional “cheat” days), a moderate exercise routine and conscious, mindful eating habits, patients graduating from the hCG program have successfully maintained their weight loss on a long-term basis.
Bottom line: good weight loss programs encourage healthy eating habits. Learning how to not eat at all is a mistake that many obese adults make. In the thrill of seeing pounds lost, they easily assume that they've found a solution to a life-long struggle.Then, when the program ends they usually end up gaining all if not more of the weight back. This is because it's learning how to eat in healthy portions that loses the weight, and keeps it off.
11) Why is your program 10 weeks long ?
Our 10 week program includes the HCG protocol (4 weeks) + 6 weeks maintenance/support.
Some clinics only focus on treatment phase. We also emphasize maintenance (6 weeks) to ensure stabilization of weight loss.
Other highlights of our unique program:
- Exclusive IAPAM Patient Guidebook complete w/recipes (only available to physicians who receive specialized training in HCG weight loss)
- hCG for the entire protocol
- B-12/Lipotropic injections to help promote fat loss
- Personalized physician consultations at each visit
- E-mail support; Facebook forum, private on-line support group
- Weekly newsletter for valuable guidance/tips
*individual results may vary depending on current medications & severity of obesity
