From High Energy Clubs to Dashed Dreams: Herbalife Tales: From High Energy Clubs to Dashed Dreams: Herbalife Tales
A pretty damning investigative report from CNBC about the destructive impact of MLM on the lives of hard working people. Must watch if you don't know enough about why MLM businesses are a scourge.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Is Herbalife a Scam? Does a Duck Quack?
The battle of word between Herbalife CEO Michael Johnson, who audaciously claims he's shocked...shocked...to have heard for the first time ever the Multi Level Marketing is shady and often associated with scams....and two dueling hedge fund titans continues to play out. Tracy Coenen has some of the latest coverage, including videos, on her Fraud Files Blog.
As a longtime critic of MLM, I find it interesting that while three wealthy bastards debate whether a huge corporate is a good investment or not....the public is finally hearding more about the dark side of MLM. In my book, whether Herbalife stock will crash or thrive is pretty irrelevant. What IS relevant...extremely relevant...is that Multi Level Marketing in general provides a vehicle for victimization of millions of people per year, at a cost of billions of dollars to mostly poor and middle class Americans. And this is not to mention the fact that MLM is even less regulated, and even more destructive, to the lives of hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
"Victimization?" you may say?....."isn't that a strong word?" Yes it is, and I acknowledge that some people suffer more than others due to the existense of MLM stuff in their lives. But honestly, if you look at the reality of the situation, the BEST CASE SCENARIO with MLM is that people pressure friends, neighbors, and loved ones to do something that is aganst their best interests, by pretending it is a good idea, in a desparate effort to monetize those relationships. That's best case scenario when it comes to MLM.
From there it gets worse....including people who never make a dime, but end up losing money bc they aren't that good at pressurinig their family to buy overpriced stuff they don't need. And then of course people who are scammed altogether...there is a VERY small line between MLM and pyramid schemes..
I hope the MLM story gets more people to look at those near to them and ask: what is he involved in, and is it really a good idea? What is she trying to sell me, and what are her motivations? Is this all such a good idea?
As a longtime critic of MLM, I find it interesting that while three wealthy bastards debate whether a huge corporate is a good investment or not....the public is finally hearding more about the dark side of MLM. In my book, whether Herbalife stock will crash or thrive is pretty irrelevant. What IS relevant...extremely relevant...is that Multi Level Marketing in general provides a vehicle for victimization of millions of people per year, at a cost of billions of dollars to mostly poor and middle class Americans. And this is not to mention the fact that MLM is even less regulated, and even more destructive, to the lives of hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
"Victimization?" you may say?....."isn't that a strong word?" Yes it is, and I acknowledge that some people suffer more than others due to the existense of MLM stuff in their lives. But honestly, if you look at the reality of the situation, the BEST CASE SCENARIO with MLM is that people pressure friends, neighbors, and loved ones to do something that is aganst their best interests, by pretending it is a good idea, in a desparate effort to monetize those relationships. That's best case scenario when it comes to MLM.
From there it gets worse....including people who never make a dime, but end up losing money bc they aren't that good at pressurinig their family to buy overpriced stuff they don't need. And then of course people who are scammed altogether...there is a VERY small line between MLM and pyramid schemes..
I hope the MLM story gets more people to look at those near to them and ask: what is he involved in, and is it really a good idea? What is she trying to sell me, and what are her motivations? Is this all such a good idea?
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Consumer Affairs Report: Isagenix one of the "Worst Diets of 2006"
Worst Diets of 2006: "Most Outrageous Claim: Isacleanse The detox idea is seemingly the perfect scam -- it sets up a problem that doesn't exist, then provides a solution.
Ads for Isacleanse warn of toxins building up, clogging organs and deteriorating the body -- unless regularly detoxified. (This doesn't happen, as the human body is naturally self-cleaning.)
A 'healthier, leaner body' is promised in 30 days through ingesting a medicine chest full of Isagenix cures including IsaFlush for 'regularity,' diuretics, aloe pills, vitamins, ionic trace minerals, electrolyte drinks, Isalean Shakes and herbal teas.
For those who are frankly more interested in wealth-building, Isagenix turns a neat trick; on the same web page it alternately pushes a get-rich-quick scheme for deceiving others about the need to detoxify."
Ads for Isacleanse warn of toxins building up, clogging organs and deteriorating the body -- unless regularly detoxified. (This doesn't happen, as the human body is naturally self-cleaning.)
A 'healthier, leaner body' is promised in 30 days through ingesting a medicine chest full of Isagenix cures including IsaFlush for 'regularity,' diuretics, aloe pills, vitamins, ionic trace minerals, electrolyte drinks, Isalean Shakes and herbal teas.
For those who are frankly more interested in wealth-building, Isagenix turns a neat trick; on the same web page it alternately pushes a get-rich-quick scheme for deceiving others about the need to detoxify."
nutrition supplement hype or hope - Nutrition - MedHelp
nutrition supplement hype or hope - Nutrition - MedHelp: "I have an aquaintance who has been practically inundating me with information on Isagenix and wants me to endorse it as I am a medical professional. However, I have been unable to find any studies on this product. Everything is testimonial. I actually did purchase some product, but felt unwell during the very first day, and feel uncomfortable with the hard sell. She has had her supervisor come in on a conference call to try to convince me to use and endorse the product. It has an almost cult feel to this---a 'born again' advertising feel. I feel a little guilty about not returning any of her calls, but I also do not want to perpetuate anything that may be even remotely 'snake
Snake bite
Snake bite on the finger
Snake bites
oil' on friends and relatives. She wanted the name and address of my daughter, and I would not relate this at all. I would be happy to evaluate the so-called 'cleanse' aspect of this, if I could find any articles in any journals, but have found no research articles regarding this on either Medline or Medscape. Can you help?"
Snake bite
Snake bite on the finger
Snake bites
oil' on friends and relatives. She wanted the name and address of my daughter, and I would not relate this at all. I would be happy to evaluate the so-called 'cleanse' aspect of this, if I could find any articles in any journals, but have found no research articles regarding this on either Medline or Medscape. Can you help?"
Isagenix Cleanse???? - Page 2
Isagenix Cleanse???? - Page 2: "Isagenix community is very similar to a cult."
Saturday, January 15, 2011
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