Pacific Health Center | Nutritional Health Balancing Program | Portland, Sisters, OR

Permanent Healthy Weight Loss Program

by Monte Kline, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTION

Though I’ve never had an overweight problem, nothing has bothered me more in 27 years of clinical practice with Pacific Health Center clients than this issue. Though with some we fairly easily get weight loss from general dietary change, getting off of sensitive foods, and various metabolic supplements, I always had the sense that the real issue of most weight problems was eluding us (and about everyone else doing weight loss programs). Why were so many people plagued with fat deposits on their abdomen, buttocks, thighs, neck, and other common areas? Why were clients that were eating right (and definitely not overeating) unable to lose weight? Why did some people gain weight, even on the most rigidly controlled plans? Why did weight come back so easily with most people who lost it?

BACKGROUND

Recently, one of our suppliers, DesBio Products, developed a customized version of a revolutionary weight loss program developed in the 1950’s by Dr. A. T. W. Simeons of Rome, Italy, the story of which is told in his book, Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity.  To read the amazing story in this 78 page book,  – go to the following link:

http://desbio.com/assets/docs/pounds_inches.pdf

Dr. Simeons got consistently great results with his program, often used by royalty and other celebrities (and consequently seldom publicized), up until his death in 1970. Since then various clinics around the world have continued his program which featured daily injections during treatment of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin hormone (hCG). A few years ago a book by Kevin Trudeau again unearthed the Simeons program, recounting his own dramatic weight loss experience, but not really giving a practical way of doing the program apart from finding an MD willing to give you the required hCG injections daily.  The problem with the approach has always been its difficulty to follow. It’s very effective, but it’s not simple, and definitely not a “do it yourself” program, particularly with its requirement of those daily hCG injections.

However, the program became much easier and more practical with the approach developed by Bruce Shelton, MD, MD(H), DiHom, FBIH, the medical advisor for DesBio Products. Having taking several classes over the years from Dr. Shelton, he is, in my opinion, one of the most brilliant men in natural medicine today. Dr. Shelton, as a licensed homeopathic MD in Arizona and President of the Arizona Homeopathic Medical Association, is particularly noted for his expertise in homeopathic medicine. Dr. Shelton has also had a long-term weight problem – he was a short, fat, double chinned, 65 year-old man . . . until he lost over 60 pounds on this program! To eliminate the need for daily hCG injections, he developed a largely equally effective homeopathic version of hCG. Though others have done homeopathic hGH, Dr. Shelton’s DesBio formula is different in that it doesn’t just have hGH, but 16 other homeopathic ingredients to also help detox, drainage support, glucose management, metabolism support, immune support, and trauma and stress management. No one else has come up with such a comprehensive hCG formula. It is a totally unique product that many feel is actually superior to the hCG injections.

3 KINDS OF FAT

Dr. Simeons noted that there were three kinds of fat:

• Structural Fat – This is healthy fat that fills the gaps between organs, somewhat like a “packing” material. It cushions organs, protects coronary arteries, and keeps your skin smooth and taut.
• Essential Fat – This is also a healthy fat, located throughout the body that the body uses as a reserve fuel, as well as a source for synthesizing essential hormones.
• Non-Essential Fat – This is the abnormal, unhealthy fat that causes weight problems. This fat stores toxins and is burned last, only after the healthy structural and essential fat reserves have been exhausted (as in over 90 days of starvation).

Think of the Non-Essential Fat as a Certificate of Deposit (CD) that is locked away and non-accessible, unlike the funds in your checking account. But how are the “deposits” and “withdrawals” to this “fat bank” managed?

THE HYPOTHALAMUS & hCG

The diencephalon area of the brain, including the hypothalamus, manages the “deposits” and “withdrawals” to and from your “fat bank.” Dr. Simeons wrote:

When . . . the deposits grow rapidly while small withdrawals become more frequent, a point may be reached which goes beyond the diencephalon’s banking capacity. Just as a banker might suggest to a wealthy client that, instead of accumulating a large and unmanageable current account he should invest his surplus capital, the body appears to establish a fixed deposit into which all surplus funds go, but from which they can no longer be withdrawn by the procedure used in the current account . . . Once a fixed deposit has been established, the normal fat reserves are held at a minimum, while every available surplus is locked away in the fixed deposit and is therefore taken out of normal circulation.

Dr. Simeons discovered that hCG injections “reset” the hypothalamus, resulting in the release and burning of these locked-up fat deposits, provided a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) was followed during treatment. During the diet, most of the body’s energy needs are being met from the dissolution of the fat deposits stimulated by the hCG, such that an additional 500 calories from diet results in no hunger. Simeons wrote:

I found that as long as such patients were given small daily doses of hCG they could comfortably go about their usual occupations on a diet of only 500 calories daily and lose an average of about one pound per day. It was also perfectly evident that only abnormal fat was being consumed, as there were no signs of any depletion of normal fat. Their skin remained fresh and turgid, and gradually their figures became entirely normal . . .

It should also be noted that fat “moves” with the hCG program. In regular diets structural fat is typically lost making your face look hollow, while your thighs, buttocks, and abdomen retain that “banked” reserve fat. Simeons found with his program that fat would actually redistribute from these problem areas.

The hCG treatment helps other conditions besides overweight. Diabetic medication needs may drops, rheumatic pain may improve, cholesterol may be reduced, uric acid may reduce lessening gout symptoms, blood pressure may reduce, and peptic ulcers may heal. HCG may also improve psoriasis, fingernails, and hair.

ROOT CAUSES OF THE DISORDER

So what causes the accumulation of the abnormal fat deposits in the first place? Dr. Simeons postulated three basic causes of obesity:

1. The Inherited Factor – Some people are born with an abnormal fat-banking function. In such a person, obesity would develop as a child in spite of normal dietary habits. This explains the often-observed situation of fat parents with similarly fat children.
2. Other Diencephalic Disorders – In menopause, diabetes, or other endocrine disorders, hormones previously circulating in the body are absent. This creates an additional demand on the pituitary and draws more energy away from other diencephalic functions including the fat-bank.
3. Exhaustion of the Fat-Bank – If your normal fat-regulating center is suddenly called on to deal with a significant excess of food, the normal fat-banking mechanism can go awry. Food, far exceeding the body’s actual needs, will be “banked” in those inaccessible fat reserves. Psychological or other compulsive disorders may also trigger this disorder originally.
4. Other Causes – A number of other causes have been suggested for disrupting the hypothalamus function resulting in the accumulation of abnormal fat deposits, including: lack of exercise, liver congestion, colon toxicity, nutrient deficiencies, refined food consumption, artificial sweetener consumption, microwaving food, consuming meat and dairy contaminated with hormonal drugs, food allergies, lack of sunshine, parasites, and more. Unfortunately we live in a pretty unnatural and toxic world with multiple possibilities of causes for hypothalamus dysfunction.

Simeons again notes:

There are thus a large number of ways in which obesity can be initiated, though the disorder itself is always due to the same mechanism, an inadequacy of the diencephalic fat-center and the laying down of abnormally fixed fat deposits in abnormal places. This means that once obesity has become established, it can no more be cured by eliminating those factors which brought it on than a fire can be extinguished by removing the cause of the conflagration.

THE hCG HORMONE

There is much confusion about the nature and effects of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin, partly due to its misleading name. While the term “gonadotrophin” means a sex gland directed hormone, Simeons noted that:

It cannot be sufficiently emphasize that hCG is not a sex hormone, that its action is identical in men, women, children in those cases in which the sex glands no longer functioning owning to old age or their surgical removal . . . it never virilizes a woman or feminizes a man. It neither makes men grow breasts nor does it interfere with their virility, though where this was deficient it may improve it. It never makes women grow a beard or develop a gruff voice.

Bottom-line, the hCG has been proven effective at “flipping the switch” in the hypothalamus to release the “banked” fat deposits. Particularly in homeopathic dilution it cannot have any adverse effect on your health.

THE PROGRAM

Enough background and theory – so what’s the actual program to correct abnormal fat deposits?

General Considerations:

1. Losing 15 pounds or less requires a 26 day program.
2. Losing more than 15 pounds requires a 40 day program, but the program must be stopped at a loss of 34 pounds. If additional weight loss is needed, another course may be started after a 6 week break.
3. Since the program is not done during menses, for menstruating women the best time to start the program is immediately after the menstrual period.

1. Preparation (1 week or more)

a. This is a very precise program. Do not start until you have everything ready
b. Begin homeopathic detox program – this involves several homeopathic formulas that are just added to a measured amount of your drinking water.
c. Ready an accurate bathroom scale and a postal scale for accurate food measurements
d. Review recipe plans and get needed food
e. Get recommended non-fat-containing personal care products – fats and oils used in these products are absorbed into the body and can disrupt the fat burning/redistribution process.

2. Fat-Loading

a. 2 days of Fat-Loading to prevent hunger during initial days of 500 calorie diet
b. Eat high-fat, high-calorie foods of your choice
c. Begin taking hCG Professional Formula drops as directed

3. 500 Calorie Diet (for 21 – 43 days)

a. Begin Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)
b. 500 calories daily (even a 100 calorie increase above this will shut down the fat burning/redistribution process)
c. The VLCD with the HCG will trigger your brain to draw energy from the undesirable secondary fat reserves.

4. Stop Drops

a. Continue 500 calorie diet for 3 more days.
b. This enables your system to regulate on its own without the HCG

5. Maintenance (3 weeks)

a. Increase caloric intake
b. Larger portions & variety
c. Introduce fat
d. Slowly add foods not on the VLCD
e. NO STARCH OR SUGAR
f. In this phase you stabilize your new weight and reset your hypothalamus. Stay within 2 pounds of your diet end weight.

6. Final Phase (3 weeks)

a. Same as Maintenance Phase, but gradually add sugars and starches in small servings
b. Emphasize whole foods.
c. This allows the new weight “set point” to take hold.
d. Stay within 2 pounds of your VLCD end weight.

PROGRAM COST

Your program will involve a lot of telephone and email consultation time with the PHC staff – primarily Nancy or Leah, since they have gone through this program and know it best. In some cases you may need to communicate with us on a daily basis. Thus, our program fee is oriented toward the average amount of time we will need to spend in directing your program and answering your questions.  We’re offering this program at a modest price to a limited number of clients at a time to make sure we have sufficient time to deal with their needs.  Initial pricing will be:

26 Day Program (for losing up to 15 pounds) — $149
40 Day Program (for losing up to 34 pounds) — $199

Products needed include the hCG Professional Formula, the six homeopathic detox products that are added to your drinking water one week before and during the program, a potassium supplement, a multi-mineral (you may already have), a B12 supplement, and Celtic Sea Salt (you may already have). These will total around $200.

To begin your hCG Weight Loss Program, just call us at 800-255-4246 for a consultation. If you just have questions, feel free to respond to this email.

DO NOT DO THIS WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM IF . . .

This program requires a high level of commitment to work. Please “count the cost” before commencing. We don’t want to waste your time (or have you waste ours), so the following commitments are required for us to begin the program with you:

1. You must follow the program exactly. Dr. Simeons found in 20 years of dealing with thousands of people that even the slightest variations would stop the weight loss.  For example, if a meal calls for 3 ounces of meat, you can’t use 3.5 ounces — a deviation like that can actually stop your progress.  He always found the program worked as long as there was no deviation.
2. You must take the hCG Professional Formula as directed. This program will not work with the Very Low Calories Diet alone.
3. You must do the program for at least 26 days. It will take that long for the hypothalamus to reset. If you stop prematurely,  you will immediately regain the weight you have lost.
4. You must immediately call or email us if you’re having any difficulty. There are reasons that will explain any problems and corrective measures that must be undertaken immediately.
5. You must read Dr. Simeons book, Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity (just 78 pages) twice before starting your program. It is essential that you fully understand the program in advance so that you know what’s happening to you during the diet.

FINAL THOUGHTS

I have been waiting my entire professional life for a program that would really get down to the root causes of obesity, for a program that would achieve permanent weight loss, for a program that would get rid of the fat in the “problem” areas and properly redistribute the weight. Over a 60 year time period, tens of thousands have seen Dr. Simeon’s original program work. I have seen this new homeopathic hCG Program work with not only my wife and daughter losing 11 – 15 pounds and with the dramatic loss of weight by this program’s designer and my teacher, Dr. Bruce Shelton, but now with our own initial group of clients who are losing 1/2 to 1 pound per day.

If you’re overweight, I know how much you hate being that way. I know how you’ve been falsely blamed for the problem. I know you want to remove this obstacle to achieving optimum health. We’re here to help you toward that end. We hope to talk with you soon.

Monte Kline, Ph.D.

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