say no to HCG

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  • LimeyTart
    LimeyTart Posts: 303 Member
    I think what drives me craziest about this argument is that all the "evidence" that is presented as a rebuttal, saying how safe and effective the "protocol" is, always comes from sites like www.hcgisreallysafeweswear.com or www.buyhcghereandlookitreallyworks.com
  • Dtho5159
    Dtho5159 Posts: 1,054 Member
    Question! ::: Would you fail a pregnancy test on this stuff?

    Oooh! Another question! ::: If a pregnant woman drank her own pee, would she lose twice as much? Wait.... who ever lost weight while pregnant, anyways? Being pregnant always made me hungry. Maybe it was because I wasn't drinking my pee. I'll remember that for next time.

    Hahahaha I <3 you
  • SiltyPigeon
    SiltyPigeon Posts: 920 Member
    Question! ::: Would you fail a pregnancy test on this stuff?

    Oooh! Another question! ::: If a pregnant woman drank her own pee, would she lose twice as much? Wait.... who ever lost weight while pregnant, anyways? Being pregnant always made me hungry. Maybe it was because I wasn't drinking my pee. I'll remember that for next time.

    Hahahaha I <3 you

    I <3 you, too! :heart:
  • DeeDeeLHF
    DeeDeeLHF Posts: 2,301 Member
    Personally, I am a fan of homeopathy. I have used homeopathy to successfully treat a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses for my family. This hCG scam is NOT homeopathy!!! It gives homeopathy and really bad spin!!!:explode:

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  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    Personally, I am a fan of homeopathy. I have used homeopathy to successfully treat a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses for my family. This hCG scam is NOT homeopathy!!! It gives homeopathy and really bad spin!!!:explode:

    D

    I'm sorry, but there are several peer-reviewed articles showing homeopathic remedies as being no more effective than placebos.

    What this study adds

    • The complex of homeopathy tested in this study (Arnica montana 5 CH, Bryonia alba 5 CH, Hypericum perforatum 5 CH and Ruta graveolens 3 DH) is not superior to placebo in reducing 24 h morphine consumption after knee ligament reconstruction.

    Aims The efficacy of homeopathy is still under debate. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of homeopathic treatment (Arnica montana 5 CH, Bryonia alba 5 CH, Hypericum perforatum 5 CH and Ruta graveolens 3 DH) on cumulated morphine intake delivered by PCA over 24 h after knee ligament reconstruction.

    Methods This was an add-on randomized controlled study with three parallel groups: a double-blind homeopathic or placebo arm and an open-label noninterventional control arm. Eligible patients were 18–60 years old candidates for surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament. Treatment was administered the evening before surgery and continued for 3 days. The primary end-point was cumulated morphine intake delivered by PCA during the first 24 h inferior or superior/equal to 10 mg day−1.

    Results One hundred and fifty-eight patients were randomized (66 in the placebo arm, 67 in the homeopathic arm and 25 in the noninterventional group). There was no difference between the treated and the placebo group for primary end-point (mean (95% CI) 48% (35.8, 56.3), and 56% (43.7, 68.3), required less than 10 mg day−1 of morphine in each group, respectively). The homeopathy treatment had no effect on morphine intake between 24 and 72 h or on the visual analogue pain scale, or on quality of life assessed by the SF-36 questionnaire. In addition, these parameters were not different in patients enrolled in the open-label noninterventional control arm.

    Conclusions The complex of homeopathy tested in this study was not superior to placebo in reducing 24 h morphine consumption after knee ligament reconstruction.

    Paris et al. 2007

    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2125.2007.03008.x/abstract



    RESULTS:
    Groups were well matched (sex, age, history of bleeding or thrombosis, drug intake, previous intake of homeopathic drugs, type of operation and anaesthesia, operator). One drop-out has been replaced. No statistically significant difference in postoperative haematomas was found between the Arnica and placebo groups (p = 0.342). Subanalysis of all other items did not reveal any statistical difference either.

    CONCLUSIONS:
    In this study, with this dosage, we did not observe any preventive effect of homeopathic Arnica CH5 on poststripping haematomas.

    Ramelett et al. 2000

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11146347
  • numberscolors
    numberscolors Posts: 254
    i LOVE james randi. seriously. have you seen his lectures about homeopathy where he overdoses on homeopathic sleep aids? hahaha so awesome.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    I say no to people using HCG.

    I am joejccva71 and I approve this message.
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    i LOVE james randi. seriously. have you seen his lectures about homeopathy where he overdoses on homeopathic sleep aids? hahaha so awesome.

    No, but he mentioned it in that video. I'll have to look for it on Youtube.
  • EdensMummy
    EdensMummy Posts: 106 Member
    But people should just do whatever feels right for them....

    I had to add that ridiculous line before someone else did who actually believes that tripe. Science shmiance... they have a friend of a friend who had a third cousin who lost a TON of weight on it!

    Anything to avoid "eat less, move more"... There's a sucker born every minute.

    *face palm*

    Wicked! This made me laugh so much I had to read it out to my husband!!
  • bobbybdoe
    bobbybdoe Posts: 472 Member
    Does pregnant female urine sound appetizing to anybody else?
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Does pregnant female urine sound appetizing to anybody else?

    R. Kelly?
  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
    :laugh: This entire thread had me cracking up the whole time I was reading it! Thanks for posting!!
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Does pregnant female urine sound appetizing to anybody else?

    R. Kelly?

    Nope. He only likes teen piss.
  • LisaKyle11
    LisaKyle11 Posts: 662 Member
    The fact that it is derived from pregnant females' urine was enough to divert me.

    Ha! yep... me too.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Does pregnant female urine sound appetizing to anybody else?

    R. Kelly?

    Nope. He only likes teen piss.

    So we get a Teen Mom's piss?
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    This whole thread has me cracking up...and throwing up in my mouth a little bit.....
  • Gary6030
    Gary6030 Posts: 593 Member
    Fail. Pregnant Urine injected in my body. Nope. The name's Gary not Grylls. He drank his urine on T.V. Go Bear Go!
  • ocrunner11
    ocrunner11 Posts: 293 Member
    This is serious information that most people don't know about. Thank you for sharing :flowerforyou:
  • arlingtonangel
    arlingtonangel Posts: 73 Member
    This whole thread has me cracking up...and throwing up in my mouth a little bit.....

    Same here, I spit my coffee a few times lol
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    This whole thread has me cracking up...and throwing up in my mouth a little bit.....

    Same here, I spit my coffee a few times lol

    LOL!!
  • nana_b
    nana_b Posts: 24
    Much love for peer-reviewed scientific articles.

    Second that!

    And I agree with the scienific findings as well!
    I was toying with the idea, sincerely, of doing HCG.
    It's definitely less expensive than Bikram & Gym fees!
    *hahaha*

    Thanks for posting the peer-reviewed articles, mate! *thumbs up*

    Nana_B

    Xx
  • eamconnor
    eamconnor Posts: 130 Member
    This right here? This is why I have an e-crush on you.

    I love that profile pic.
  • Thriceshy
    Thriceshy Posts: 708 Member
    But people should just do whatever feels right for them....

    I had to add that ridiculous line before someone else did who actually believes that tripe. Science shmiance... they have a friend of a friend who had a third cousin who lost a TON of weight on it!

    Anything to avoid "eat less, move more"... There's a sucker born every minute.

    *face palm*

    Not that I ever would have tried this (hey, I'm a smart woman--sure you're gonna lose on 500 calories a day, pregnant-lady piss or no--and you're going to gain it right back, with twenty of its friends, provided you don't die), but my sister-in-law did this, and she looked and felt horrid. Weak, dragged out, tired, depressed. And yeah, she lost 25 lbs. Guess what? Within three months of quitting, she gained it all back plus a few.

    There is no magic pill. Not even a magic cocktail of pee. There's work, realism, self control, and sanity, and that's what it takes.

    Kris
  • CassieLEO
    CassieLEO Posts: 757 Member
    Thanks for posting this, I couldnt agree more!!!!!
  • chulie
    chulie Posts: 282
    I've been gone from this site for over a year...I was off having a baby and back now ready to get back to work...I saw this and it made me laugh...so funny to see things haven't changed at all! lmao! I can't wait for people to ask how I lost my baby weight...the answer is ALWAYS dissapointing to them...hard work and exercise...they hate that answer!
  • kfitz10103
    kfitz10103 Posts: 354
    You think the pregnant pee is gross? Try taking Premarin. It is an estrogen hormone used for women after a hysterectomy among other things. It is actually made from PREgnant MARes urINe. Now that is gross. Not only are the horses abused to get the urine, but if you cut a pill in half they smell like pee. I bet your doctor didn't tell you that when he gave you the prescription. People like to call it "all natural". No pee for me thanks! I prefer the good old chemically derived drugs!
    http://www.premarin.org/
  • bobbybdoe
    bobbybdoe Posts: 472 Member
    You think the pregnant pee is gross? Try taking Premarin. It is an estrogen hormone used for women after a hysterectomy among other things. It is actually made from PREgnant MARes urINe. Now that is gross. Not only are the horses abused to get the urine, but if you cut a pill in half they smell like pee. I bet your doctor didn't tell you that when he gave you the prescription. People like to call it "all natural". No pee for me thanks! I prefer the good old chemically derived drugs!
    http://www.premarin.org/

    I still can't believe people would actually put any kind of urine into their bodies. How hard is it to eat right and exercise for 30 minutes+ a day?
  • Thriceshy
    Thriceshy Posts: 708 Member
    You think the pregnant pee is gross? Try taking Premarin. It is an estrogen hormone used for women after a hysterectomy among other things. It is actually made from PREgnant MARes urINe. Now that is gross. Not only are the horses abused to get the urine, but if you cut a pill in half they smell like pee. I bet your doctor didn't tell you that when he gave you the prescription. People like to call it "all natural". No pee for me thanks! I prefer the good old chemically derived drugs!
    http://www.premarin.org/

    Oh, I've been shouting about premarin for years, too--my mother started taking it many years ago, and I came utterly unhinged. It's nasty, awful stuff, and what's worse, we don't even get a "good" drug from the abuse of mares and slaughter of foals. We get a drug that increases the risk of various cancers and even makes stroke more likely. Yay! I'll take twelve!

    http://www.canadarxconnection.com/featured_products.php?p=premarin

    http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/premarin
  • adoreclaire
    adoreclaire Posts: 13
    I don't know anything about HCG; but they have a huge signs and a table set up for it at my gym, and a room that opens certain hours of the day for it.

    But I have never wanted to even get involved, looks sketchy.
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    I don't know anything about HCG; but they have a huge signs and a table set up for it at my gym, and a room that opens certain hours of the day for it.

    But I have never wanted to even get involved, looks sketchy.

    What gym do you go to? If that was at my gym, I would be seriously annoyed.
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