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At the close of the segment, Dr. Oz delivered his verdict on the HCG diet: “It’s worth investigating.” Dr. Oz cautions viewers not to buy HCG supplements online, at the drugstore or at the health-food store; instead, they should consult a doctor who prescribes HCG and try the diet under their care. Dr. Oz acknowledged that while no formal studies have proven the success of HCG injections in the past, the success stories of the show’s participants indicate that for some people, the HCG diet does work, and for that reason, it’s worth a shot.

As a convenience to our hCG patients and our patients who have added this healthy sweetener to their diet, we now carry a selection of SweetLeaf products.

Now available:

• 100 ct packets
• Liquid Clear 2 oz.
• Flavored Liquid 2oz :  Vanilla Cream, Berry, Cinnamon, Lemon, Hazelnut, and Chocolate

Sweeteners can be a sticky subject. Hundreds of sweetener products claim to be “all-natural,” but how do consumers differentiate between fact and fiction? There’s only one sweetener that has gone to great lengths to prove its purity: Wisdom Natural Brands™ SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweetener. SweetLeaf® is the only 100%-natural, zero-calorie, zero-carbohydrate, zero-alcohol, zero-chemical, zero-glycemic index stevia sweetener available.

Bringing stevia to American tables was a long journey that has now found sweet success. It all started with one man who had a dream – Jim May, founder of Wisdom Natural Brands™.

Stevia is a naturally sweet herb native to Paraguay that has been consumed for centuries. After tasting stevia leaves given to him by a Peace Corps worker, May made it his mission to bring the extract from the deliciously sweet plant to the United States. May is considered “The Father of Stevia” in the U.S. His process involves taking the highest-quality leaves of the stevia plant and extracting their naturally sweet taste with only cool, purified water – no chemicals, solvents or additives that adulterate and cover up the great taste created by nature.

May first traveled to Paraguay to import stevia in 1982. However, just months after his return, the FDA began receiving pressure from other competing artificial sweetener companies and reversed its approval of stevia, banning it from being imported to the U.S.

For years, May fought the FDA to no avail, but in 1994, a breakthrough was made. Congress approved the Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act (DSHEA), which defined dietary supplements as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs and botanical extracts and derivatives, including stevia.