Dr. Marquina is one of a handful of doctors in the Unites States who is an expert at using HCG along with a very low calorie diet.  In addition to the origional injection based method described in the 1950's, Dr. Marquina also prescribes an advanced oral formulation for patients who do not desire daily injections, a more convenient, pain free alternative. What is HCG?  HCG is a hormone made by the placenta and embryo during pregnancy.  We prescribe HCG in an "off-label" fashion, according to the original Simeons Protocol as a supplement for patients who are following a very low calorie diet comprised of specific foods.  Following our specific very low calorie diet, patients can expect to lose 15-30 pounds per month, and many many inches.  This diet is particularly effective in targeting hard to reach fat stored in the abdomen, love handles, hips, and thighs.  This is largely because on a very low calorie diet, your body will switch to a fat burning metabolism that can unlock sheltered, or reserve fat that is otherwise invisible to your body during simple reduced calorie diets.  Very low calorie diets should  always be supervised by an experienced physician. Why use HCG?  Contrary to what others may tell you, HCG does not increase your weight loss.  Low doses of HCG have been shown to improve mood during weight loss in a published medical article.  In addiction, based on our patients, preliminary anecdotal data show that when following this specific very low calorie diet under medical supervision, patients tend to have very dramatic weight loss, up to 80lbs in three months, without sagging skin, and without looking gaunt and tired.   In our experience, HCG does not appear to reduce appetite nor cure overweight or obesity.  Amazing Results.  Using this very low calorie diet, even patients with hypothyroidism and/or who are postmenopausal are able to lose 10-20 pounds per month.  This is amazing considering the struggle these patient have to even lose 5 pounds with other methods.  Patients who have been working out and eating healthy, but have been struggling to lose weight and achieve the inch loss they are hoping for previously, are often able to break through their weight and inch loss barriers and finally reach their goals with our guidance.  Individual results vary, and no guarantee is made regarding how much weight each person will lose.  This diet is not recommended for everyone.  Eligibility can be determined by Dr. Marquina during a screening history and physical examination.  HCG is very hard to find because of the great demand currently for this medication.  Call now, as supplies are limited.

What makes our program better than other weight programs that focus on medications to control weight and hunger- We Get Lasting Results!  Even with the dramatic results we often achieve in clinic from the diet, behavioral and lifestyle interventions are recommended to achieve a lasting results.  Because of Dr. Marquina's background as a bariatric physician, and experience with emotional eating and food addiction, we are able to offer our patients additional services to help them achieve thier short and long term weight loss goals.

These clinical pearls along with her clinical acumen and ability to tease out the deep sometimes buried origins of emotional eating and food addiction, are the elements our patients rave about.  This is what has helped them to catapult themselves out of the anguish and frustration they have experienced previously in the dieting rut.  Our very low calorie diet helps them achieve their weight loss goals quickly while the more time consuming work on behavioral change is underway.