February 1, 2018 11:59 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
This is a delicious recipe. I made this last night for my children to have for breakfast this morning. I have made chia seed pudding many different ways but this really tastes like that sweet, custardy deliciousness of tapioca pudding. It also packs in a big punch with nutrition. Chia seeds are a “superfood”... Read More
January 29, 2018 11:56 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
I find that many of my HCG Diet patients feel quite nervous as they move forward into phase III. They are fearful of eating more food and gaining weight. I have facilitated nearly 2000 patients on this weight loss journey and I am often amazed at how easily patients maintain their weight loss when they follow... Read More
January 26, 2018 11:53 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
The main reason I like to eat at home is because then I know what is in my food. As we all know, a lot of restaurant food is not the highest quality and all kinds of salts and things get smothered all over it to add some tasty flavor. Some say that eating... Read More
January 23, 2018 11:50 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
It is true! In my own life, digestive enzyme support is an asset to me. If I feel “full” or “bloated” as I do when I eat some foods, a high quality digestive enzyme formula always helps me out. Ideally, you should take them 15 minutes or so before a meal but, they even... Read More
January 20, 2018 11:45 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
My name is Michael, I am a 44 year old paralegal in Portland, Oregon. All of my life, I was chubby and felt like was in a battle with my weight. As a kid, I tried hard to stay active. My parents did their best, but our home was filled with junk food and I... Read More
January 17, 2018 11:40 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
The HCG Diet is a wonderful way for patients to break sugar addictions. We have lots of patients who come into our office with some level of sugar addiction. Most people report that when the evening comes they begin to think about sugar. First step with our sugar craving patients is to optimize the gastro intestinal tract.... Read More
January 14, 2018 8:55 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
After facilitating the HCG Diet protocol and studying it in depth for nearly 10 years, I am beginning to record my clinical observations with my patient population over time. One thing that is very clear to me, is the role that fruit can play in slowing weight loss down or contributing to hunger and sugar cravings. In... Read More
January 11, 2018 8:40 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
Obesity IS ever present in our society. Beautiful people walking around with excess weight on their bodies created by genetics, illness and most often diet and lifestyle choices. I work with over weight people in my practice and my heart goes out to each and every one of them. Weight loss is a battle. Emotions... Read More
January 8, 2018 8:35 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
I have been intrigued lately at all of the genetic research that is coming out showing the profound impact that the food we eat, the air we breathe as well as our environment has on our genes. We are born with a set of genes and only a few genetic traits are “fixed” such as... Read More
January 3, 2018 8:28 pm
Published by Cara Phillipo
REAL Food from Birth is Ideal By the time the time many children are old enough to chew they are given processed junk food void of any real nutrition. They are also found toting around bottles of sugar laden drinks. These poor eating habits at such a young age provoke a major sugar addiction... Read More