[Resolved]  Herbalife — Herbalife - Adds Herbs to Life?

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Some of the original Herbalife weight loss products contain the active ingredient Ma Huang or Sida cordifolia, two herbs containing ephedra, an appetite suppressant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned supplements containing ephedra. From the study front, in Israel, four persons using Herbalife's products were found to have liver problems. Herbalife's products were accused of containing toxic ingredients such as Qua-qua, Kompri, and Kraska. By 2011, hospitals in Israel, Spain, Switzerland, Iceland, Argentina and the United States had reported liver damage in a number of patients, part of whom had used Herbalife products. Some patients recovered after they had stopped taking the products, in others the disease continued, and two patients died. In India also the product has been refused by a large number of health experts.

1 scoop of Herbalife powder gives about 90 calories, three scoops is recommended, so 270 calories for one drink or 1 substituted meal. Idly (2) and sambar (1 cup) gives 260Kcal, cornflakes with milk (1bowl/250g) gives 254Kcal, Upma with curds gives 226Kcal. You can take many more breakfast examples that probably have lesser calories than these products. Our dinner or lunch needs more calories as per our requirement. As per nutrition studies, three fourth of our daily requirement should be lunch and dinner and one fourth of our daily calorie requirement should be our breakfast. Remaining calories should go to tea time and mid morning. Same distribution applies to all other nutrients.

For weight loss, the Herbalife drink is asked to be taken as a breakfast replacement and lunch/dinner replacement. When lunch/dinner is substituted, most of the calories and nutrients are cut down automatically. Any meal in a liquid state will cut down the calorie intake. To replace those nutrients, tablets with different names have been recommended by the company.

Each herbalife bottle of 500g cost Rs.1500 and tablets of 30 costs Rs.500. Do you think it is worth spending so much on a meal replacement when we can get our normal breakfast for less calories and lesser cost? Our clients have shared many side effects due to this drink. Some of them have said they have had hair fall, white patches on skin, tiredness, falling sick quite often etc. People with kidney problem are not supposed to consume any herbalife product as it's mostly taken in the liquid form. Even for people with normal kidney functioning, the Herbalife drink can be dangerous. As said by most Herbalife dealers, it is rich in proteins and less in carbs. As a health expert, in my opinion, I feel it will be an unnecessary protein over load on the kidneys to filter it. Herbalife products are not advisable for anyone. They can be just a replacement, not a meal. How long can you spend and stay on replacement meals? And why should you when you have more benefits from a normal meal intake?

Do not believe in any marketing strategies of these companies. Contact your health expert to get a personalized diet prescription. Be smart and eat smart. Lose weight now, ask your health expert how!!