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Heath MLM Mind Game: Team X or Athlete X Uses our Product

Posted on March 16, 2012 by healthmlmscam

Many MLM companies will pay professional sports teams and athletes to endorse their product. It’s an investment for them. The idea is that distributors will be easily influenced by the celebrity status of the teams/athletes. In an MLM scheme, when … Continue reading →

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Quackery – The Red Flags to Look For

Posted on January 29, 2012 by healthmlmscam

Many MLMs promote health products such as juices or pills. In every case I have come across this amounts to Quackery. The hope is that through a number of factors the products will be accepted by the public even though … Continue reading →

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Health MLM Scam: Testimonials are Pointless

Posted on January 20, 2012 by healthmlmscam

In many cases testimonials are a wonderful thing. You saw a good movie last night and your friend typically likes the same movies, you tell him/her that you saw a good movie. If you use a good product, you might … Continue reading →

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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy

Posted on December 16, 2011 by healthmlmscam

A reader passed on this video of Neil deGrasse Tyson giving a talk about how consumers can avoid snake oil salesman by asking the smart questions. It’s all about developing the necessary critical thinking skills to avoid getting scammed.

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Clinical Study Sample Sizes that Matter

Posted on December 14, 2011 by healthmlmscam

There are some companies like MonaVie and LifeVantage putting out “peer reviewed studies” in an attempt to market their product as being helpful for medical conditions. I think much of that logic was covered well here: PubMed, Impact Factor, Peer … Continue reading →

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PubMed, Impact Factor, Peer Review Journals, and Fraud

Posted on November 26, 2011 by healthmlmscam

Many MLMs attempt to use scientific literature to push their product. Often times, they’ll present some kind of research or study. The goal of these companies is to try to get research published with their brand in it, so that … Continue reading →

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MLM Distributors asking for Credentials

Posted on November 21, 2011 by healthmlmscam

Many distributors of an MLM will ask about my credentials. It sounds like a logical question on the face of it. However, upon further examination it really isn’t. I thought I’d break down a few of the reasons why so … Continue reading →

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Health MLM Scam: The FDA Doesn’t Allow for Natural Products to Make Health Claims

Posted on October 6, 2011 by healthmlmscam

This title is false. The FDA does allow for Natural Products to Make Health Claims. Many in the MLM industry say that their product can’t make legal claims because the FDA won’t let them. This simply is not true. The … Continue reading →

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Health MLM Mind Game: The FDA Approves Drugs with Side Effects that Kill People

Posted on October 6, 2011 by healthmlmscam

I’ve seen many MLM distributors try to make a claim that their product is better than medicine on the basis that the FDA approves drugs with side effects which kill people. A gullible person will take this statement on the … Continue reading →

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Health MLM Scam: Big Pharma (Drug Companies) are Partnered with the FDA

Posted on October 6, 2011 by healthmlmscam

One of the common lies that exist in the MLM industry is that the FDA and the pharmaceutical companies work together to keep natural cures out of the hands of consumers. The FDA is not motivated by pharmaceutical company money … Continue reading →

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