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Herbalife was first created in 1980. The mission of Herbalife was to improve health for individuals all around the world. In just the past couple of years Herbalife has become widely known and it is all the rave everyone is talking about. Herbalife is a marketing business which sells nutrition, weight management, and skin-care products. People may be losing the weight they wish, but along with losing weight comes side effects and possible damage to your organs. Some of the reported side effects are nausea, diarrhea, constipation, and headaches.
Caffeine, an ingredient in the supplements, increases metabolism (also aids in weight loss) can be the cause of individuals having anxiety. With the increase of caffeine intake can also lead to higher blood pressure. The Mayo Clinic consumption of over 500 mg of caffeine daily can lead to aforementioned unpleasant side effects. Herbalife pills, tablets and products contain between 65 and 75 mg of caffeine per serving.1
There are some questionable ingredients that the Herbalife supplements contain. The main ingredient is Ephedra. This can cause kidney stones, increased blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, and damage to the heart and other organs.2 Senna and Cascara Sagrada both cause diarrhea, vomiting and also risk of irregular heartbeat. The reason for the rapid weight loss is because of the ingredients in the Herbalife products. Herbalife is an unhealthy and dangerous way of losing weight. The best way to live a healthy lifestyle is to eat a well-balanced nutritious diet and exercise on a daily basis and you will achieve the results you want without harming your body with foreign products.
1Egan, L. (n.d.). Negative Effects of Herbalife. Retrieved October 5, 2014, from http://www.ehow.com/info_8553000_negative-effects-herbalife.html
2What are the Dangers of Herbalife. (n.d.). Retrieved October 5, 2014, from https://www.scribd.com/doc/61246696/Dangers-of-Herbalife#download
With all of your mentioned side effects of the contents of their supplements, it would be interesting to conduct a study on how many people do feel these side effects. If a significant portion of their customers are having bad experiences, and it is not being talked about, then others will purchase their product and have negative experiences as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Austin, a study would be great. I've heard of a lot of people who have had to go to the hospital due to the side effects of Herbalife. People who are interested in this product should know about the possible long term effects of Herbalife
ReplyDeleteI believe a balanced diet of whole foods and regular exercise trumps anything that you could get with supplements. Plus Herbalife is just SO EXPENSIVE. If people would just educate themselves on proper nutrition and exercise some self discipline, the world would be a better place...
ReplyDeleteI agree with Peter, proper diet and exercise is way more natural than any supplement we can put in our bodies. It would be interesting to know how severe these side effects can be and who they effect the most. I've never tried the product, but I know it has become very popular in the last few years.
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