Book Diet Plan
The book's diet has been compared to a diet plan by British endocrinologist A.T.W. Simeons in the 1950s. The book describes a multi-month, 3-phase plan that involves changing to all organic foods, with repeated colonic cleansing and liver cleansing, followed by a 2nd-phase period of daily use of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), typically injections, under the direction of a healthcare provider or doctor. The use of hCG in men has been found to increase testosterone, which is linked to muscle growth
- however, in women, hCG does not produce any consistent or biologically significant increase in testosterone. For men, hCG can have some potential side-effects, including
- gynecomastia (growing female breasts), water retention, increase in sex drive, mood alterations, headaches, and high blood pressure. These side effects are known to those who have taken hCG in much larger quantities (5000iu at one time) than what is being recommended in this diet plan (200iu at the most).
Due to such side effects, others warn to limit hCG to 3-week periods (with 4-week breaks) and recommend professional guidance from a physician. Also, herbs, such as tongkat ali ("longjack"), might be used rather than risk hCG.
In Phase 3, use of hCG stops, but food continues to be 100% organic. Other recommended activities include walking an hour a day or more, eating organic grapefruit, and doing breathing exercises. Scheduled doctor visits, buying organic foods and hCG can be very expensive for the average consumer, but wealthy people have paid to follow the plan, and the plan might work for people who can afford it.
As early as 1962, the Journal of the American Medical Association warned against the Simeons Diet. The FTC ordered clinics and promoters of the Simeons Diet and hCG to cease making false claims about the effectiveness of hCG and its approval status by the FDA for weight loss. Clinical research trials published by the Journal of the American Medical Association and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition have shown that hCG is ineffective as a weight-loss aid.
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