Dr. Albert T. W. Simeons, often called Dr. A. T. W. Simeons is the pioneering founder of the world renowned 'hCG diet'. This diet is often used to treat obesity.
He was born and raised in London, and studied medicine at the Universityof Heidelberg. After completing his general medical degree,he further studied in Germany and Switzerland for his post graduate diploma. He eventually went into tropical medicine after working in various areas of medicine. To fulfill his dream of specializing in Tropical Medicine, he enrolled in the school of Tropical medicine in Hamburg.
Dr. Simeon researched and studied ways to cure malaria, and investigated methods of staining malaria parasites, during his stay at Hamburg, for which work he was awarded the Red Cross Order of Merit in 1931 by the Queen of England.
It was in the same year that Dr. Simeons moved to India, where he resided for nearly 18 years. While he was there, he continued to practice medicine, but observed something rather remarkable. He found that undernourished women who resided in India who almost had nothing to eat were still managing to give birth to healthy babies. He found that while these mothers might have been underweight and undernourished, their bodies were producing large amounts of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hCG was breaking down the fat reserves in the mother and supplying it to the child, resulting in a healthy, normal weight baby. This prompted him to study this aspect of weight management in a lot more detail. He continued his work in India till 1949, when he moved to Rome, Italy.
Following a period of research, Dr. Simeons published 'Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity' in 1954. His theory regarding fat breakdown usually occurs during periods of starvation, but after around 90 days or so, or in pregnancy, the fats that are present around the joints and thighs break down to provide energy and nutrients. These secondary fat reserves are normally not utilised in healthy people, and can be the reason for weight gain.
Continuing on with his research, in his report he published, Dr. Simeons was surprised to notice that when subjects were given a low calorie diet combined with hCG, it resulted in a more holistic weight loss that in essence 'reshaped' the body. This was also noticed in subjects who did not exercise. Even more interestingly, patients did not experience any untoward symptoms such as headaches, weakness, and irritability or hunger pangs. He ultimately concluded from his research that it was the secondary fat reserves that were broken down that helped the subjects slim down dramatically.
Putting together his findings in his manuscript, Dr. Simeons created one of the most talked about weight loss programs on the market today. Thousands of people still use his program with excellent results. There is no doubt that what appeared to be just an observation has led to one of the major discoveries in weight loss and weight maintenance in the modern era.
He was born and raised in London, and studied medicine at the Universityof Heidelberg. After completing his general medical degree,he further studied in Germany and Switzerland for his post graduate diploma. He eventually went into tropical medicine after working in various areas of medicine. To fulfill his dream of specializing in Tropical Medicine, he enrolled in the school of Tropical medicine in Hamburg.
Dr. Simeon researched and studied ways to cure malaria, and investigated methods of staining malaria parasites, during his stay at Hamburg, for which work he was awarded the Red Cross Order of Merit in 1931 by the Queen of England.
It was in the same year that Dr. Simeons moved to India, where he resided for nearly 18 years. While he was there, he continued to practice medicine, but observed something rather remarkable. He found that undernourished women who resided in India who almost had nothing to eat were still managing to give birth to healthy babies. He found that while these mothers might have been underweight and undernourished, their bodies were producing large amounts of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hCG was breaking down the fat reserves in the mother and supplying it to the child, resulting in a healthy, normal weight baby. This prompted him to study this aspect of weight management in a lot more detail. He continued his work in India till 1949, when he moved to Rome, Italy.
Following a period of research, Dr. Simeons published 'Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity' in 1954. His theory regarding fat breakdown usually occurs during periods of starvation, but after around 90 days or so, or in pregnancy, the fats that are present around the joints and thighs break down to provide energy and nutrients. These secondary fat reserves are normally not utilised in healthy people, and can be the reason for weight gain.
Continuing on with his research, in his report he published, Dr. Simeons was surprised to notice that when subjects were given a low calorie diet combined with hCG, it resulted in a more holistic weight loss that in essence 'reshaped' the body. This was also noticed in subjects who did not exercise. Even more interestingly, patients did not experience any untoward symptoms such as headaches, weakness, and irritability or hunger pangs. He ultimately concluded from his research that it was the secondary fat reserves that were broken down that helped the subjects slim down dramatically.
Putting together his findings in his manuscript, Dr. Simeons created one of the most talked about weight loss programs on the market today. Thousands of people still use his program with excellent results. There is no doubt that what appeared to be just an observation has led to one of the major discoveries in weight loss and weight maintenance in the modern era.
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