IAPAM’s Position Statement on using hCG for Weight Loss

The IAPAM is committed to educating physicians in the industry’s best practices for hCG for weight loss. In support of this commitment, the IAPAM has prepared a position statement on safely using hCG for Weight Loss.
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In summary:

• IAPAM agrees with the FDA on Homeopathic hCG. The IAPAM supports the FDA/FTC’s removal of homeopathic hCG from the market. Homeopathic hCG is unproven and unsafe, and was never used for weight loss in the original Dr. Simeons program for weight loss.
• hCG on its own is not effective for weight loss. What is required is a strict protocol that includes the use of prescription hCG, diet and patient counseling in order for hCG to be successful for weight loss.
• The IAPAM has found that physician directed hCG weight loss programs are very successful. Over 15,000 patients have safely and successfully lost weight by working with physicians who follow the IAPAM hCG for Weight Loss Protocol.
• The IAPAM does not endorse prescribing hCG for weight loss unless the physician has been properly trained, evaluates every patient, and reviews a comprehensive medical history along with current lab testing.
• Most existing hCG studies are flawed. The IAPAM has found that the few studies which have found that hCG offers no benefit over placebo for weight loss, do not always follow the original Simeons Protocol precisely.

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The IAPAM Agrees with the FDA’s Position in Homeopathic hCG

The IAPAM is in total agreement with the FDA’s ban on homeopathic hCG.

It is unsafe for a person to undertake a 500 calorie a day diet without the direct supervision of a physician. The original Simeons hCG protocol did not use or envision homeopathic hCG. Homeopathic hCG is unproven and unsafe, and these products contain little or no hCG.

The IAPAM’s concerns regarding homeopathic hCG were supported last week by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) action against 7 distributors of homeopathic hCG. “This joint action is the first step in keeping the unproven and potentially unsafe products from being marketed online and in retail outlets as oral drops, pellets, and sprays.” “These HCG products marketed over-the-counter are unproven to help with weight loss and are potentially dangerous even if taken as directed,” said Ilisa Bernstein, acting director of the Office of Compliance in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “And a very low calorie diet should only be used under proper medical supervision.”

The IAPAM’s Physician Supervised hCG Protocol

hCG is only one part of an hCG program. The key to successful weight loss is: to use pharmaceutical grade hCG, to follow a strict diet and maintenance protocol, and to be under the direct supervision of a physician. A full patient medical history and complete lab testing is needed prior to any patient going on the hCG program. Using hCG alone will not result in safe, long term weight loss.

Over 15,000 patients have safely and successfully lost weight under physician supervision and on the IAPAM’s hCG Protocol. hCG will never be an FDA approved drug for weight loss, because it does not work on its own. It requires the patient to follow a strict diet protocol and counseling. When followed, the results have been very obvious to the 15,000 patients who have followed the IAPAM’s hCG protocol.

Inaccuracy in Existing hCG Studies

Finally, in reviewing many of the studies that have been completed since the 1960s, it appears that many of these trials did not follow the Simeons Protocol exactly. Physicians, who have reviewed the studies, have commented that they “were small studies and not rigorously controlled.” Moreover, many of “the studies done on hCG in the literature were not undertaken by physicians trained on the hCG diet,” and/or the “studies did not look at some of the touted benefits of hCG, such as how people feel on the diet, how and where they lose weight, and the success rates of people taking hCG.”

IAPAM’s hCG Training Will Help Physicians Meet 2012 Diet Demand

One of the perennially popular New Year’s Resolutions is to slim down, and reports from popular search engines predict that already at the end of 2011, “thousands, if not millions,” of patients are already “searching for” support in dieting and losing weight. To help physicians meet their patients needs, the IAPAM’s hCG Training offers the industry’s most comprehensive education for adding hCG for weight loss to a medical practice.
 
A report found that, “[internet search] terms related to weight loss such as “calories”, “calorie counters”, and “Body Mass Index (BMI)” were [popular search] terms….and diet programs were also popular searches.”  Equally, “people who explicitly made resolutions were 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who did not.”  To help physicians meet the needs of these motivated “New Year’s Resolution” patients, the IAPAM offers the industry’s leading hCG Training (http://www.hcgtraining.com) program.  Attendees at the IAPAM’s December 2, 2011 hCG Training will learn from expert physicians, pharmacists and other specialists in the field of hCG and medical weight management, on how to profitably and safely add hCG for Weight Loss to a medical practice to meet the January 2012 demand.
 
The IAPAM’s hCG Physician Weight Loss Training offers physicians a full-day of intensive education on the clinical best practices of hCG for weight loss, lipotropic injections and Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) programs. Physicians and their staff will learn the exclusive IAPAM hCG for Weight Loss Protocol (based on Dr. Simeons manuscript, Pounds and Inches at http://www.iapam.com/dr-simeons-pounds-and-inches-manuscript.html.) Read more

Graduates of the IAPAM’s hCG Training are True hCG Experts

The IAPAM is committed to educating physicians in the industry’s best practices for hCG for weight loss. The scope of the IAPAM’s hCG Training ensures that physicians who graduate have unsurpassed clinical and business knowledge on hCG and medical weight management.  Attendees receive all the tools needed to launch an hCG for weight loss program, and graduates of the IAPAM’s hCG Training are launching the most successful hCG Clinics in the country.
 
The IAPAM’s physician-lead hCG Training Program (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com/physician-hcg-weight-loss-training), provide physicians and their staff with a comprehensive hCG education centered around the IAPAM’s hCG for Weight Loss Protocol, based on Dr. Simeons manuscript, Pounds and Inches.  Physicians, like Dr. Suzanne Yee (http://www.drsuzanneyee.com/) and Dr. Larry Leverett (http://www.leverettmd.com/) have launched successful hCG programs in their medical practices, after attending the IAPAM’s hCG Training.  Physicians like Dr. James Long (http://drjameslong.com/blog/), testify to the value of engaging in expert training like the “excellent course” in hCG, “offered by the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine, of which [he is] a member.”
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IAPAM’s hCG Training is Consistent with Dr. Oz regarding hCG for Weight Loss

The IAPAM has trained over 350 physicians on how to safely offer hCG for weight loss, and well over 10,000 patients have successfully lost weight using the IAPAM’s Exclusive hCG Protocol. The core principles of the IAPAM’s hCG Training are consistent with those outlined by Dr. Oz in his recent interview for First for Women magazine.  The IAPAM agrees with the key messages in Dr. Oz’s article: it is imperative for patients to undertake an hCG program under the care of a trained physician, and never use hCG (homeopathic hCG) that is sold without a prescription.
 
In his recent interview in the June 27, 2011 issue of First for Women magazine (http://www.magazines.com/product/first-for-women), Dr. Oz delivers several key messages regarding the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical grade hCG in a physician-supervised weight loss program.  These key messages are consistent with those taught in the IAPAM’s Physician hCG Training (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com/physician-hcg-weight-loss-training):
 
1.  Physician Supervision for patients undergoing an hCG Program is essential.
2.  Never buy hCG over the internet.  Only use pharmaceutical grade hCG as prescribed by a physician. hCG that is not prescribed by a physician is homeopathic hCG and has been found to only contain trace amounts of real hCG. 
3.  Successful weight loss using hCG requires that the patient follow a proven hCG protocol precisely. Read more

Dr. Oz and the hCG Diet

I will always remember the day, February 22, 2011….. it was the day that changed my hCG Weight Loss clinic’s life forever… Dr. Oz discussed the hCG diet for weight loss! Since that day, our phones have never been busier, and we still get people 2+ months later saying they first heard about using hCG for weight loss on the Dr. Oz show. Is using hCG for weight loss a new fad? Heavens no, it was first used for weight loss by Dr. Simeons in 1954!

I first heard about the hCG diet 3 years ago from several IAPAM physician members. They had downloaded the original Dr Simeons Pounds and Inches manuscript and did it themselves, with great success. After seeing their friends and family also lose weight, they started offering it to their patients. Did they see complications? No, they saw their patients getting healthier by weighing less: they didn’t need as many medications as they did before, their joints felt better, they had more energy, etc.  The benefits were nothing but positive. Read more

IAPAM’s hCG Training Includes Tips for Weight Maintenance

The IAPAM’s hCG Physician Weight Loss Program offers physicians all the tools and training they need to add hCG for Weight Loss to their practices.  Now the IAPAM’s program includes Enhanced Weight Management Content, including 15 proven Tips for Healthy Eating. As part of its respected hCG Training, hCG and weight management experts offer physicians training in how to successful maintain their patients’ weight loss.
 
To help physicians meet the needs of motivated patients, the IAPAM offers the industry’s leading hCG for Weight Loss Training program (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com/physician-hcg-weight-loss-training).  Attendees at the IAPAM’s hCG Training learn from expert physicians, pharmacists and other specialists in the field of hCG and medical weight management, and are given all the tools, resources and instruction needed to profitably add hCG for Weight Loss to their practices right away.
 
Beyond “weight loss,” the IAPAM (http://www.iapam.com) is dedicated to offering physicians and their patients enduring weight management strategies.  So once a patient has reached their goal weight, use these 13 NEW tips to help them maintain your their new weight:
 
1.  Plan for a morning and afternoon snack.  An apple travels well, other ideas include the proper portion of nuts (i.e. almonds),  protein bars, protein shakes.
2.  When making pasta, reduce the pasta and load up on meat and vegetables (tomatoes, onion, carrots, red peppers, zucchini, etc.). Read more

hCG for Weight Loss Explained

The use of hCG has a storied past, it is actually a hormone that naturally occurs in the urine of pregnant women. hCG is nothing new, it was actually first discovered as a weight loss aid in 1954, by British physician Dr. A.T.W. Simeons’ with his “Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity” manuscript. He “discovered that a small quantity (125 to 250 I.U.) of hCG administered once daily for a short period of time (23 to 46 days) in combination with a very low calorie diet (VLCD) consisting of 500 calories, produced an average weight loss of 1 pound per day.” Why am I so excited about hCG, well in January 2010 I did hCG for 34 days and lost 30lbs, a year later I’m still within 2lbs of my last hCG day weight, so I know it works! Read more

IAPAM Tips for Weight Loss

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The IAPAM’s weight loss physicians offer these tips to help you lose weight or maintain your current weight:

• Drink 2 glasses of water before every meal (it will make you get full faster).
• Display fruits, not sweets. Get rid of the glass covered sweets display, and replace it with a fruit bowl.
• Portion out your snacks. If you are going to have potato chips, fill a bowl with a serving size, then put the big bag away so you can’t see it!
• Plate your meals, don’t eat family style, you’re much more likely to eat more if you placed the proper portion size on a plate.
• Healthy restaurant menus may not be so healthy. According to a study in the Journal of Consumer Research, you’re likely to underestimate a meal’s calorie total by more than a third. Read “Eat This, Not That” to find some of the best restaurant options.
• Alcohol makes you hungry (limit it to one or two glasses per meal)
• Restaurant portions are way too big, your choices are: (1) eat an appetizer, or (2) split an entre (either with another diner, or bring the other half home for another meal).
• When making pasta, reduce the pasta and load up on meat and vegetables (tomatoes, onion, carrots, red peppers, zucchini, etc..)
• Beware of office goodies. The office can be a source of 10-20lbs of fat per year. Skip the cakes, donuts, candies, and chocolates.
• Hungry an hour after a meal? Have a glass of water, or go for a brisk walk.
• Researchers at the University of Massachusetts discovered that people who watched TV while they ate consumed nearly 300 more calories than those who dined without an eye on the tube.
• Slow down while you eat. If you consciously stop to take a breath between bites, you can cut your food (and calorie) intake by 10 percent, according to researchers at the University of Rhode Island. It takes 20 minutes for the news that you’ve had enough to eat to travel from your gut to your brain. Another tip, try talking more between bites.
• Plan for a morning and afternoon snack. An apple travels well, other ideas include the proper portion of nuts (i.e. almonds), protein bars, protein shakes.
• Replace fruit juice with a homemade smoothie made from fruit (frozen or fresh). Quick recipe: 1/2c blueberries, 1 banana, 1 Tbsp peanut butter and/or 1 scoop of whey powder, 2 Tbsp quick cook oats, 1 1/2 cup skim milk.
• Replace fried food with baked. For the breading, use Panko (Japanese style bread crumbs), egg whites, and a small amount of skim milk as a batter.

IAPAM Weight Loss Resources

Here are some physician oriented weight loss web resources the IAPAM has found that you may find useful:

IAPAM hCG Weight Loss Information

Follow Jeff’s hCG Weight Loss Journey

NHLBI’s The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults

NHLBI’s Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: The Evidence Report

BMI Calculator

BMR Calculator

www.weightloss.com (by Roche laboratories)

Lapband adjustable gastric banding system (Allergan)

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Vitamin B6 and B12 for Weight Loss

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This content is taken from the IAPAM’s Medically Supervised Weight Loss training program.  The program is designed to help physicians incorporate a medical weight loss program into their medical practice.

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