Are the Herbalife Products Safe?

Tamara Geitzenauer (2/7/2003) Lone Rock, Iowa, USA 


tgeitz78@hotmail.com


How SAFE are the Herbalife Products?


My oldest daughter was diagnosed with what is called Long Q-T-Syndrome at the age of 19. This caused her heart to race over 300 beats per minute and which then made her heart stop. She luckily had immediate attention to give her CPR and then shock her 2 times with a defibulator to get her heart going.


She now has a defibrillator, pacemaker and takes a beta blocker.


She got on the products shortly after and has been on the products for over 3 years and has never felt better.  Now if that does not show you how safe the products are then listen to this...


She is now expecting her first baby and still takes the products and her doctor said she could not recommend a better nutritional program for her. So let's put this all together...


Danielle has a defibrillator, pacemaker, takes a beta blocker and is expecting a baby in April.  The answer to the question” Are these products safe?" is ---100%---Absolutely!


Feel free to use this testimonial! She is on the original green program but has done the high protein one too. The only product she does not take while expecting is the Total Control, but after the baby she will.  I will keep you posted on the Herbalife baby!!


Thanks, Tamara Geitzenauer 

Laws Governing Products

Herbalife has passed the 2 laws in the USA where it is developed:

1)  Labelling Law.  No 'hidden/secret' substances are allowed, etc.

Food, Beverage & Supplement Labeling and Ingredients Review

The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA), which amended the FFDCA requires most foods to bear specific nutrition and ingredient labeling and requires food, beverage, and dietary supplement labels that bear nutrient content claims and certain health messages to comply with specific requirements. To learn how U.S. FDA food, beverage, and dietary supplement labeling regulations apply to your products, simply click the Notice of FDA Action shown on the left.
 2)  Megadose Law.  No ill effects if taken in mega quantities.

A quantity of vitamin or mineral that exceeds the Recommended Daily Amount (RDA) by a factor of 10 or more. Megadoses may be used to treat nutrient deficiencies and are sometimes prescribed for those with particular diseases. However, megadoses should be used cautiously because some vitamins and minerals are toxic in large doses. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/megadose#ixzz1LGfIe4Cw

Other than the above, Herbalife has to pass the laws, rules and regulations in countries where it is exported.

Herbalife - The Company

Herbalife is the largest natural weight loss company in the world. Herbalife has grown to be the #1 proven way to lose weight fast, safely and effectively.  Herbalife has to date about 68 million written testimonials at their head office.  They are known amongst others, sponsoring the Olympics, the LA Galaxy Soccer Team and also Lionel Messi.  Herbalife has branched out into 74 countries worldwide.


Herbalife uses 100% natural products.  Every item that Herbalife formulates, is derived from all natural ingredients.  By doing this, they are able to provide us with a product that gives our bodies the nutrition it's lacking.  When your body lacks proper nutrition, it tends to absorb all the bad properties of our food.  The reason for this is because your body is starving for nutrition.  So when you do feed it, it grabs onto whatever it can, searching for the good nutrition in the food.  But when the food you eat has no good nutrition, it will hang onto whatever it can causing us to gain weight and develop health problems.  Now, when your body is operating at a healthy level, you will notice you have more energy, begin losing weight, and possibly eliminate your health problems.


Herbalife can help each and every person in the world. Even if you don't need to lose weight, Herbalife products are used for many other reasons.


Herbalife offers a 100%, 30 day money back guarantee!

Developed by Mark Hughes the founder of Herbalife, this program has helped millions people worldwide lose weight and or become healthier for over 30 years.


Back in 1980 Mark Hughes knew there must be a better and safer way to lose weight than through drugs and medicines.  (His mother, an actress had died of taking diet pills).  So he set out on a quest to learn about herbal nutrition solutions to lose weight and improve health.  He discovered that proper nutrition and exercise were the keys to losing weight safely and permanently.


Science and Nutrition

Mr. Hughes decided to consult with as many professionals as possible. His research leads to many breakthrough nutritional supplements.


Mark Hughes went on to become the go-to guy in the nutrition and weight loss community.  Not being a scientist himself, Mr. Hughes hired other scientists to help develop the ShapeWorks programs. And so began the quest for the science of nutrition.


To help develop and advance herbal supplements, Herbalife established the Cellular and Molecular research facility at UCLA.


The mission is to advance nutritional science to new levels. Using the most advanced research and development technologies available. the researchers fingerprint individual herbs using a method called "Multidimensional Profiling" that will enable Herbalife to create the most advanced nutritional supplements.


Scientists Develop Herbalife 


Louis Ignarro, Ph.D.

Louis Ignarro, Ph.D., is a member of the editorial board of the Herbalife Nutrition Institute and a member of Herbalife’s Nutrition Advisory Board.  The NAB is made up of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who educate and train Herbalife independent distributors on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle.  The NAB is the largest for any Weight Management company.


Ignarro has made exceptional contributions to science. His efforts were recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998 for his discovery of nitric oxide and its range of benefits to the human body.  His work has since led to additional research by scientists around the globe on nitric oxide.  After working with Herbalife to develop Niteworks™, a dietary supplement designed to boost the body’s own production of nitric oxide, Ignarro became a member of the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board.  


Ignarro is currently a distinguished professor of pharmacology at the UCLA School of Medicine’s Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology in Los Angeles, which he joined in 1985.  Before relocating to California, he was a professor of pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, for 12 years.  Previously, Ignarro was a staff scientist, research department, for the pharmaceutical division of CIBA-GEIGY Corporation in New York.


Ignarro has published numerous articles on his research.  In addition to the Nobel Prize, he also received the Basic Research Prize of the American Heart Association in 1998, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular science. That same year, he was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences and the following year, into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


He is the founder of the Nitric Oxide Society, and founder and editor-in-chief of “Nitric Oxide Biology and Chemistry.” Ignarro holds a B.S. in pharmacology, Columbia University, 1962, and a Ph.D. in pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 1966.  He also received a postdoctoral fellowship in chemical pharmacology from National Institutes of Health in 1968. 


One Size Doesn't Fit All


Most diet plans are complicated and require too much effort to get right. You have to count calories, keep minute records of what you eat, even count the number exercises you do.  Who needs all that hassle just give me something that's easy and effective.


ShapeWorks by Herbalife weight loss programs are designed to meet individual needs. We all gain weight in different ways and conversely we all lose weight in different ways. With ShapeWorks by Herbalife you tailor your program to your needs.


Targeted nutrition is the key. Inside ShapeWorks by Herbalife you learn:


How to develop nutritional eating habits.
How to tailor you program to suit your personal needs.
How to plan your weight loss program.
When to change your program to get maximum effect.
Where to get the best nutritional supplements.
Why herbal nutrition works, where other diets fail.
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Why Choose Herbalife Over Other Weight Loss Companies?


Because it is not just about losing, gaining or weight maintenance BUT to regain health for there is no bigger asset than your health.   

"Herbalife was the only program my doctor approved".

Before: 226 pounds

After   : 126 pounds

Total loss: 100 pounds

A lifelong weight problem:  At 226 pounds, Stephanie Demers was dangerously overweight at age 15.  She suffered from high blood pressure and doctors warned her that if she didn’t lose weight, she could be at risk for serious health problems. “I’ve had a weight problem my whole life,” Stephanie explains. “One day, someone told my boyfriend’s mother that I looked pregnant, and I knew it was time to do something about it.”

Finally, a solution: Because of Stephanie's high blood pressure and other health risks, many over-the-counter weight-loss programs were out of the question. Herbalife was the only program Stephanie’s doctors approved for her.  “The program was easy to follow, and I liked the foods I could eat,” Stephanie says.

100 pounds later: Stephanie went on to lose 100 pounds in a year and is now a happy, healthy 16-year-old.  Her weight loss was gradual, but steady and consistent. “I noticed a big difference during my first month on the program,” she remembers.  “And a year later, I’m still on it and still losing weight.  I didn’t believe it could work until I tried for myself!”*

FIT FACTS:

Food diary: “In a typical day, I would eat an omelet or a shake for breakfast, a Thermojetics® High Protein, Low Carb Shake or Bar for lunch and chicken and green beans or steak and broccoli for dinner.”

Key motivator: “People wondering if I was pregnant was really what made me realize I needed to do something.”

Best Diet tip: “If you really want to change your life, Herbalife is the way to do it!”
Favorite "thin n' fit" activity: "I've never really been a sports-person, so anything and everything is exercise for me–even walking!  It’s just nice to be able to reach down and tie my shoes now!”.

Medical Doctor lost 115 pounds!

Before: 300 pounds

After    : 185 pounds

 

"You cannot imagine how many times a day my patients ask me how to lose weight," explains Steve Komadina, an obstetrician-gynecologist. "Especially after giving birth."  

Steve understands what it is like to be heavy.  Gaining weight as a result of years of 18-hour days in a high-stress job, his attempts to lose the weight were repeatedly unsuccessful.

When a friend recommended Herbalife products, Steve was skeptical at first, but decided to try the Herbalife Program for one week.

Since his results were immediately encouraging, he stayed on the program and lost a total of 115 pounds.

"As a physician, I feel confident recommending Herbalife products to my patients because they are tried-and-true formulas," says Steve.*

"I have over 1300 patients on these products!"

The Amazing Story of Jim Poore's Weight Loss with Herbalife

I had finally given up on trying to lose weight on my own.  I had weighed as much as 650lbs (295kg) at one time in my life, and when a last ditch effort to lose weight on my own failed once again, I decided that I would have no choice but to have gastric-bypass surgery.
This was not an easy decision for me, but after years of yo-yo dieting and numerous failed attempts at just about every diet there was on the market, I believed I had no other option. Although I was scared to death of the thought of having the surgery, I was desperate and had big reasons 'why' other than for just for my own health and well being, those reasons being my wife Barbi and our daughter Britney, who was not quite a year old at that time.


My weight problem was affecting me both physically as well as emotionally. I had developed sleep apnea, chronic fatigue and severe swelling in my feet and ankles that made it difficult for me to walk and be able to do the everyday things most people take for granted.  The severe pain I had in my lower back kept me from doing the one thing that meant the most to me, and that was to simply be able to hold my daughter Britney in my arms.  At this time I weighed 615lbs (279kg) and my waist alone measured 80½" around.


I was awaiting approval of the surgery from our insurance company when I was introduced to these unbelievable products and decided to try them instead of going through with the operation.  I credit these products for saving my life and giving a bright future to look forward to.  I am so grateful I chose to give them a try instead of the surgery.  I got started right away on the ultimate program along with the aloe drink, and in my first week alone I lost 28lbs (12kg) and gained incredible energy.


In 3 weeks I had lost 50lbs (22kg) total, but most importantly to me was that I could now finally lay down to sleep at night and breathe regularly.  In less than 2 years, my life has totally changed in incredible ways that words alone cannot describe.  I have  now lost a  total of  410lbs (186kg) on  the products, almost 4 feet off my waist alone and well over 200 total inches.  I now wear a size 34 pants!  My health problems have totally cleared up, I feel great, and I will keep this weight off for the rest of my life!  The best part of this now is that I can not only hold my daughter in my arms, but I run and play with her and do the things that before I could only dream of doing.  My hopes of success have become a reality and now I am able to be the father for her that before I had only dreamed of being
If you really care about your health and people you love, you would introduce this to them.

The Human Body

Our body consists of up to 100 trillion cells. Cells form tissues, tissues form organs, organs form systems and systems form a human.


What Healthy Cells Do

• communicate with each other
• take in nutrients from the bloodstream
• excrete wastes into the fluids that surround it
• perform particular functions e.g. 25 trillion red blood cells in an adult body transport oxygen to other cells
• convert nutrients into life-sustaining energy
• replicate - cells generally divide to replenish damaged or destroyed cells. 

Remember This: You Are What Your Cells Eat
What you eat will determine the health of your cells and this in turn will determine whether:

• vitamins and supplements are of benefit or useless
• medications have to be increased, can be reduced or stopped altogether
• diseases can become worse, controlled or reversed  

Be serious about your wellness, take the time to read the rest of this page and the testimonies.  Take heed of what you have gained from this website and then go smell a flower while you still can...  


Why Eat The Correct Nutrients?
The human body has 210 different kind of cells; heart cells, brain cells, etc.

• 1 billion cells must be replaced hourly.
• skin is replaced every 27 days.
• heart cells are replaced every 2 months.
• Bodies are completely renewed every 7 years.

 Eating the correct nutrients will:

• Slow down aging.  Young cells are healthier and has more fighting capabilities.
• Limit sickness.
• Prevent diseases.
• Reverse diseases.

There are records of amazing results by practicing nutritional medicine. Patients with multiple schlerosis from wheelchair-bound to walking, again. Some cancer patients have gone into remission, patients with macular degeneration found significant visual improvement and fibromyalgia patients regained their lives.  Take a look at the testimonials… 

The Human Body

Our body consists of up to 100 trillion cells. Cells form tissues, tissues form organs, organs form systems and systems form a human.


What Healthy Cells Do

• communicate with each other
• take in nutrients from the bloodstream
• excrete wastes into the fluids that surround it
• perform particular functions e.g. 25 trillion red blood cells in an adult body transport oxygen to other cells
• convert nutrients into life-sustaining energy
• replicate - cells generally divide to replenish damaged or destroyed cells. 

Remember This: You Are What Your Cells Eat

What you eat will determine the health of your cells and this in turn will determine whether:

• vitamins and supplements are of benefit or useless
• medications have to be increased, can be reduced or stopped altogether
• diseases can become worse, controlled or reversed  

Be serious about your wellness, take the time to read the rest of this page and the testimonies.  Take heed of what you have gained from this website and then go smell a flower while you still can...  

Why Eat The Correct Nutrients?

The human body has 210 different kind of cells; heart cells, brain cells, etc.

• 1 billion cells must be replaced hourly.
• skin is replaced every 27 days.
• heart cells are replaced every 2 months.
• Bodies are completely renewed every 7 years.

Eating the correct nutrients will:

• Slow down aging.  Young cells are healthier and has more fighting capabilities.
• Limit sickness.
• Prevent diseases.
• Reverse diseases.

There are records of amazing results by practicing nutritional medicine. Patients with multiple schlerosis from wheelchair-bound to walking, again. Some cancer patients have gone into remission, patients with macular degeneration found significant visual improvement and fibromyalgia patients regained their lives.  Take a look at the testimonials… 

Diet Related Diseases

• Type 2 diabetes
• High cholesterol
• Stroke
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Dental
• Cardiovascular
• Anemia
• Constipation
• Some cancers (bowel, pancreas, liver & oral)

Health Risk of Low BMI

1. In children:-

• Diarrhea
• Pneumonia
• Malaria
• Measles
• Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes)
• Osteoporosis
• Anemia
• Immune system defiencies (lack of vitamins may lead to rickets & scurvy)

2. If one suffers from anorexia:-

• Damaged heart
• Damaged liver
• Damaged kidneys
• Hair loss
• Muscle weakness
• Joint pain

3. If one suffers from bulimia:-

• Damaged stomach
• Damaged teeth
• Damaged throat
• Loss of potassium from constant vomiting leading to heart failure, brain damaged & death

4. Other health risk:-

• Blood vessel deasease
• Nutrient difiencies
• Heart irrugalarities
• Menstrual irrugalirities
• Increase risk of depression & anxiety
• Thyroid problem
• Low muscles mass
• Weak immune system
• Hair loss
• Pregnancy complication\unable to get pregnant

5. Health risk for older person:-

• Poor memory
• Less effective immune system
• Osteoporosis
• Decrease muscle strength
• Hypothermia