judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms) (11/02/85)
A while back, someone posted to this group that Herbalife had recently set a
record by causing more deaths than the Cambridge Diet.
My mother and sister are enthusiastically getting ready to get into Herbalife.
They're open to arguments, but since I know nothing about Herbalife I've only
been able to ask them to hold off while I check it out on net.med.
If anyone knows how this preparation/regimen works, please send mail right
away. Any information at all, good or bad, will be greatly appreciated.
Judith Abrahms
{ucbvax,ihnp4}!dual!proper!judithron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (11/03/85)
> If anyone knows how this preparation/regimen works, please send mail right > away. Any information at all, good or bad, will be greatly appreciated. > A report showed that the main effect of the Herbalife products was that of a laxative. -Ron
steph@graffiti.UUCP (stephanie da silva) (11/05/85)
> A while back, someone posted to this group that Herbalife had recently set a > record by causing more deaths than the Cambridge Diet. > > My mother and sister are enthusiastically getting ready to get into Herbalife. > They're open to arguments, but since I know nothing about Herbalife I've only > been able to ask them to hold off while I check it out on net.med. > > If anyone knows how this preparation/regimen works, please send mail right > away. Any information at all, good or bad, will be greatly appreciated. > > Judith Abrahms > {ucbvax,ihnp4}!dual!proper!judith A few months ago, Consumer Reports did a feature article on quackery. Herbalife was predominantly mentioned. According to the article, Herbalife's ingrediants consist mainly of natural substances that all have a laxative effect. Not only is taking large quantities of laxatives for extended periods of time very bad for your body, it's an awfully expensive way just to take a laxative. I thought Herbalife was under investigation by the FDA. It's a real shame people fall for ploys like that. (BTW--I'd recommend looking up the article--very informative reading). peo
bob@textware.UUCP (Bob Felt) (11/06/85)
> > A while back, someone posted to this group that Herbalife had recently set a > > record by causing more deaths than the Cambridge Diet. > > According to the article, Herbalife's ingrediants consist mainly of natural > substances that all have a laxative effect. Not only is taking large quantities > I thought Herbalife was under investigation by the FDA. It's a real shame > people fall for ploys like that. Herbalife is a pyramid marketing scheme, in the congressional hearings their ``distributors handbook'' was introduced as evidence. This book makes a batch of medical claims, and appears to be aimed at the chronically ill. The formula is a kludge of ``famous'' herbs with no precedent in anyone's traditional medicine. Some of the substances counteract the effects of the others. The hearing transcript should help convince anyone to avoid this stuff. Bob Felt
judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms) (11/12/85)
I'd like to thank all the people who sent me mail on the subject of Herbalife.
I've summarized the responses to my mother, who has promised not to get into
it.
Best,
Judith Abrahms
{ucbvax,ihnp4}!dual!proper!judith