Scroll down if you want to read our first entry which introduces you to this blog and what my intentions are in publishing it.
In summary, as owner of Body Solutions Rx - one of the first, original national companies to offer both injectable hcg and effective oral hcg style sprays - I have been privy to the realities of where the hcg diet industry is going, have read in depth the legalities of hcg use on the FDA web site, have been instructed by peers on changes I NEED to make to our web site and program materials, and with this knowledge I have a duty to follow suite.
The reality is that hcg is officially illegal to be sold for weight loss, though the last group to be reprimanded are doctors who continue to offer injectable hcg - though that group is quickly shrinking as well. It is also illegal to be used as an ingredient in products, and the diet itself have many doctors complaining that it is irresponsible and unsafe.
All of this due to lack of lengthy and expensive US studies to back up claims.
All of this regardless of the many thousands of people, raising their hands and screaming "look at me, I have never been able to lose this weight, and now I look and feel amazing".
It all comes down to the law of the land in the United States. Its not approved. People go to jail or are fined out of business. Selling HCG outside of a standard medical practice is considered a crime.
So. With all this hysteria, why are there still sites on the internet offering "Oral HCG Drops" and "Homeopathic HCG" products and programs?
This ties into the premise of this blog entry; most of the remaining HCG labeled products still on the internet come from OUTSIDE the United States, from countries such as India, China, and others. And laws regulating those products are different than those that regulate the manufacture and sale INSIDE the United States. In short, those who have worked hard and are US citizens, are the first to be penalized and driven out of business. Thus, leading more to reduction in the US economic status.
However, time is coming for those countries who manufacture, ship and sell their products to the United States market. Slowly but surly.
Recently I have been told by a wholesale client from Israel of the changes going on there. She has been trying to develop her market in Israel, and sell oral hcg-style products. She had indicated in the past year that the ability to manufacture hcg products in Israel had been banned, but that products brought in for sale for weight loss could still be used.
However, as of this mast December 2012, she had returned from a trip to Israel where the "hcg diet craze" was taking off. She indicated to me - when I asked her how things were going in Israel - that NOW people who are selling hcg injections for weight loss, oral sprays, or the like, are being arrested for doing so. And so, she indicated that the market in Israel for this weight loss program is now shut down.
The signs are always there. As anyone who reads this does their research, you will find that, not only hcg-style products but the supplement industry in general is under attack and will soon be regulated out of availability. It seems impossible NOW due to the vast availability of products on the market, but then, our government works in slow yet methodical ways. Then one day you wake up and the world is a very different place, you look around and ask "How did this happen?"
That all being said, my company - and there are others out there too that do a great job - are taking the steps to be compliant, as responsible as possible, and lift the industry up as best as we can.
The safety and health of the customer is always the first priority. The days of massive profits from such enterprises - I have found - are really at an end, unless you are a large company with plenty of cash for experimental advertising.
Body Solutions Rx will continue to develop and do the best for OUR customers as we always have, and offer our products and programs in a responsible, safe and effective manner. Self promotion - we also have an A+ with the BBB and strive for the best, though even we have had to cut back on labor.
Good luck to all of you out there looking into the now declining hcg market. But, HCG for weight loss is not everything. The "process" of weight loss will ALWAYS be determined by your OWN efforts - take personal responsibility for your actions, eat clean whole foods and nothing packaged or from a restaurant, drink up to a gallon of fresh water a day, cut out the sodas and the foods that spike blood sugar, and invest time each day in exercise, even if you begin with 10 minutes of walking a day - the changes you will find when you start with just one simple change at a time will add up a lot faster then you believe. It takes a lot less time to reduce weight than to put it on. Your body will love you for loving it back.
Your in health,
Daniel Riedel, CEO - Body Solutions Rx Inc www.bodysolutionsrx.com
