Many of us view our homes as a safe haven, a place to reconnect with family and friends. A healthy home for you and your family can include a wide variety of items in keeping everyone in good health and safety. Although not everyone can complete the HCG diet in your home, it is important to start implementing new nutrition skills to everyone in your house after completing the diet. A healthy emotional environment will help you and your...

Food packaging can be confusing, and it’s sometimes hard to decipher the information on the front of the package with what’s on the back of the package, especially when you are trying to cut calories, fat, and carbohydrates from your diet. Why You Should Read a Food Label on the HCG Diet Do you even read the labels on the food you buy? If you don’t, it is time to educate yourself and start reading the labels for yourself...

Your metabolism involves a hormones and enzymes that not only convert food into fuel but also affect how quickly you can burn that fuel or calories. It is often that many people who do the HCG diet complain of a slow metabolism. There are many ways to increase your metabolism. Here are a few tips to help give it the boost it may need: Tips to Increase Your Metabolism After Completing the HCG Diet Exercise 3-5 times per week for at least 30...

Here at Your HCG, we like to blog about specific statistics related to health and weight loss, in addition to specifically the HCG diet.  California has been known as the guinea pig state for trying out different laws and regulations involving health for their citizens.  For instance, California was one of the first states who banned smoking in public areas. One city even went so far as to ban smoking in your own home if you share a wall,...

We are on a mission to help people achieve their weight loss goals by offering the HCG diet as an option for many adults.  One alarming obesity epidemic that we are facing are in high school.  Many schools, especially high schools, have been under intense scrutiny when it comes to junk food and our nation’s kids. The obesity epidemic amongst children has tripled since the 1970′s. Something needs to be done about the epidemic...

Exercising is great for our health and overall well being, but the hardest part about it is finding the time. It’s extremely hard when you have to squeeze it in between working, family time, sleep, and cooking. We also just want to mention that exercise on the HCG diet is not required, however, we do recommend some light exercise like walking or yoga.  Here are a few tips on how to find time to exercise: Tips to Find Time to...

Eating fruits and vegetables is part of a healthy diet for both children and adults to maintain any weight loss.  Finding creative ways to encourage fruits and vegetables in your child’s diet can be fun for the entire family. There are more vegetables available in fresh, frozen, canned, and dried forms than ever before. Taking the time to introduce a variety of vegetables to kids can help develop a lifetime of healthy habits. The...

Wouldn’t it be nice to just remember the small things now days, like birthdays and phone numbers? As you may have achieved your weight loss goals by completing a round of the HCG drops, you may have developed goals to improve your overall health, including your memory.  As time goes by, we have more and more technology taking the place of our memory. Whether you are looking to do well on a test or just remember where you sat your...

What is stress? Stress can be defined as something that causes mental or emotional strain. Stress can be all around us, but there are different ways to make stressful situations easier to deal with. Here are a few tips to help you stress less: Tips to Reduce Stress - Figure out the trigger. What is causing you to be stressed? Is it the work meeting in the morning or is there just too much on your plate that you no longer feel balanced?...

A very important part of achieving the best weight loss results on the HCG diet is a good nights sleep.  Sleep is extremely important for everybody. It will help with weight loss, work, or anything requiring a clear head to think. It is important to try and rest every single night to give your body a break that it deserves. Unfortunately, everyone does not have the luxury of being able to sleep through the night.  The average adult needs...

Organic Diet Definition What does it mean have an organic diet or be organic? Not only are organic foods better for you but, they are better for the environment as well.  “Organic” is related to the way products such as fruit, vegetables, meat, and other produce are processed and grown.  Chemical fertilizers and weed control are not used on organic farms nor are animals given antibiotics or hormones.  The benefit of avoiding such...

We have all been at a point in our day where we are on the go, non-stop, and we are starving! It is easy to stop by the closest fast food restaurant and grab an order of fries or a burger, but are those the best choices for our health? For example, the Wendy’s Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger has 400 calories, a small fry has 320 calories, and if you get a small soda with that which has 160 calories, that quick meal has almost 900 calories!...

What does it mean to eat seasonally? This is a healthier and environmentally friendly way to eat on and off of the HCG diet.  It means that you are eating fruits, veggies, protein and organic foods that are ‘in season’. Healthy Foods That Are in Season For example, in the spring you will want to eat more leafy greens. In the summer, you’ll want to eat more cooling foods like strawberries, broccoli, and corn. Once fall...

Studies have shown that people who keep a food journal are more successful in long term weight loss and HCG diet maintenance. So where should you start? Here are a few helpful tips to help you start a food journal and be successful: Tips to Start a HCG Diet Food Journal - Figure out what HCG diet food journal works best for you. There are a lot of online and mobile options currently out there. Some people prefer the old fashion method of...

Weight Loss Goal Accomplished So you hit your weight loss goal? CONGRATULATIONS! But now what? You don’t want to gain the weight back you worked so hard to lose and you don’t want to lose more. Here are a few tips on how to maintain your new weight: Maintaining Your Weight Loss 1- Weigh yourself daily. Just like on the HCG diet, this will help keep your body in check. When you see that your weight is on the rise, cut back on the...

Eat Healthy When Dining Out After Weight Loss Dieting with HCG drops will reset your hypothalamus, which is the part of your brain that controls your metabolism. Then you can follow the recommended maintenance which will allow you to lock in your new weight set point, making it harder to gain back the weight which you have lost.  However, if you make unhealthy decisions after maintenance, you can put weight back on and push your new lower...

When is the last time you were able to completely sit back and relax with no worries? Most people can quickly respond, never! Here are some tips on how to ease your stress and finally relax on and off of the HCG diet. Relax, it is Important One of America’s largest health concerns is stress, responsible for 75-90% of doctor visits according to the American Institute for Stress. This is no wonder as 6 areas of daily life directly cause...

There is No Excuse to Not Exercise Everyone knows that exercise is a great way to lose weight. It is important to keep your body moving and to maintain muscle strength. Exercise can end up being time-consuming and oftentimes overwhelming. It is something people end up making excuses about not being able to do, “I just don’t have the time” or “I don’t even know where to start”. Exercise Can Be Fun Remember that as far as exercise...

Healthy Snacking is a Good Way to Lose Weight Depriving yourself of snacks between meals may be causing more harm than good to your diet. It has been suggested that rather than having three large meals a day, eating four small meals and two snacks will help boost the metabolism and increase weight loss. Incorporating healthy snacks into your diet plan can keep your blood sugar levels stable, which will prevent you from overeating. Adding...

Even though many of you are regaining your health by the method of using HCG drops, obesity continues to be rising in America. Obesity Continues to Rise in America Obesity has plagued America in the late 21st century.  According the CDC, over 1/3 of American adults are considered obese. A goal was set by Healthy People 2010 to lower the obesity rate to 15% or less in each state. There is not a single state that has met this goal, Colorado...

If you have kids or are around kids during any part of your day, you know how much they are influenced by what ads they see on TV. This week, Disney has taken a firm stance against companies who are advertising unhealthy foods. Starting in 2015, advertisers that want to advertise with Disney through their many media outlets (TV, radio, and websites), will have to meet Disney’s new strict criteria for healthy food...

You may have heard about Drew Manning and his attempt to understand his clients struggle with weight.  Being fit for most of his life, he decided to let go of the gym and his healthy eating habits and give it up for fast food and soda for 6 months.  Once his “fat” phase was up, he would then move to his “fit” phase  focusing on his weight loss and health of his 12 month journey labeled as fit2fat2fit. Weight Gain...

Dangers of Having High Cholesterol Have you had your cholesterol checked lately?  Many people who start the HCG diet have suffered from high cholesterol due to being overweight.  To know exactly where you stand, it may be a good idea to have this checked by your physician. Why is high cholesterol something to worry about? When you have high cholesterol, it will reduce the blood flow through your arteries. Reducing blood flow can cause...

Have you ever examined the ingredients list on the back of the food you are purchasing at the grocery store while purchasing food on your HCG diet shopping list? A lot of packaged foods are full of sugars and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). A lot of times, we assume that if it’s in our products that we purchase at the grocery store, it must be safe, especially for long-term use. Unfortunately this isn’t the case with high...

Diet Soda is Everywhere Over the years, diet sodas have become more and more readily available, offering an alternative to high-calorie sodas. It has become convenient to find your popular diet sodas such as Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, but now you can find Diet Dr. Pepper, Diet Mtn. Dew, and any other diet soda that you may love. While it is nice to have a no-calorie option, make sure you compare the health risks that may be associated with...