102,000 Hits

I never thought we would make it this far but we have cleared the 100,000 mark for visitors. You guys have been awesome and as always, please send me your stories about Reliv. We DO NOT want the positive stories as their are many other websites out there for that, we want to give people a chance to see the other side of Reliv without having to dig through the lies.

Your Stories Wanted

It's really hard to believe, we are at, 96,600 all time views of our blog. You guys have been awesome and I never thought it would get anywhere near this. Just a little bit longer and we will hit 100K. Reliv isn't everything you are told it is and I think this helps prove it. People want options and so we give it to them here. You get a chance to see what Reliv doesn't tell you. I am sure that every distributor has had lots of people say the products don't work for them or have had a negative effect on them but sadly they don't tell you this. They only care about making money, not your health.

If you have a negative story about the business or product, please send it to me or leave a comment. Your story might help someone else.

Please don't bother to leave positive stories. The Reliv Distributors are sharing these like the plague or you can read them on the Reliv website. So don't leave them as they won't get posted.

Terrible Side Effects of Reliv

Below is a comments we got from one of our readers. Thank you for taking the time to write. Sadly many Reliv distributors don't care about the products or you as much they care about making money. This is one of the great evils of MLMs. It's a lot like gambling. Once you get started it's hard to stop. But sadly, companies like Reliv, can't rely on selling their products in the store as once someone tasted them they would stop.

"Words don't express my graitude that there is a place that is telling the TRUTH!!!!! It's a relief to know that other's have had the same bad experiences and I'm not the only one; or crazy to feel the way I do. I too had a terrible reaction to Reliv, when I confessed it to the people that sold it to me they immediately said, "Up the dose!" In hindsight I can't believe I was dumb enough to believe that rhetoric...but I double it as I was instructed. Within no time I was nearly suicidal...no energy, living in a fog and crying over everything. I literally could not stop crying. Plus the symptoms I was trying to cure were no better. What I find the scariest about this product is the promotors are abosolute robots and cannot believe it when they come up against failure. You see, it's my fault that it didn't work. They can still maintain their 100% success rate. Yes folks Reliv "works" for everyone. Ha! It wouldn't be possible to get everyone in the world to agree that the same candy bar was "good" to the taste, much less good for you! These folks (sellers) have lost touch with reality! I see the product as poison and I always will. Sadly I got my 90+ grandmother on the stuff when I knew no better and she too felt poisioned. She was having night sweats like a woman in menopause! Sadly I wonder if it contrbuted to her demise...because she was never well after trying Reliv. Shame on you Reliv sales people. Start listening to your clients!"

Why So Hard. . . .

Why is it so hard for people to understand why I created this blog??? You don't know how many comments I get each week that I have to delete. Reliv distributors get their noses so bent out of shape by this site and they think it's "SO UNFAIR" for me to post only negative stuff. But ALL of the other sites don't allow negative so someone's got to do it. Give it a rest people!! I created this site so those truly searching wouldn't have to dig through a bunch of crap to find answers.

More Reliv Lies and Scams

Below is a comment that I got from one of our readers. It is really sad that people will lie like this to sell their products. But it's amazing what money will make a person do. This is the danger of MLMs. People get so focused on making dollars that they will say or do anything to force people to buy them.

"Hello!

I am a very health-conscious American especially after I had allowed myself to be suckered into the USANA scam years and years ago. Thankfully, my bank account and self esteem have made a full recovery.

For years, though, I did work at a place where a few people did, indeed, distribute RELIV and have gotten beaten and badgered when I called them out on their lies and deceit. For example, one woman said that her nephew took RELIV and he was cured of Down syndrome. DOWN SYNDROM. That must be some shake to be able to completely change your chromosome structure and DNA, and allow for physical and mental transformation. If that's the case, can I start taking the Horse shake if I want to be a horse by this time next year? This stood out amongst other instances, and I grew tired of the vague Facebook posts, such as, "Are you a motivated individual who wants to help humanity and run a successful business? Send me a private message!"

The most disturbing facet of said individuals, though, is the fact that Christianity is brought into the equation. "GOD has put RELIV on earth to relieve humanity of its suffering! HE is giving us a way to fight our diseases!" GOD apparently wants to make some money off of us, as well!

It's sick and the people are sick. Thank you for running this blog and reminding me why this stuff is evil."

Reliv May Increase Your Chances of NOT Getting Pregnant

The Potential Effects of Soy, and How it Might Decimate the Health of Your Unborn Baby and the Fertility of Future Generations

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By Dr. Mercola

If you're pregnant or thinking of having a baby, you might want to take a look at some new research on the effects of plant estrogens, such as that found in soy, on a developing fetus.

According to Medical News Today¹, a paper published in Biology of Reproduction²suggests that exposure to estrogenic chemicals in the womb or during childhood has the potential to negatively affect a woman's fertility as an adult.

This coincides with earlier research on neonatal effects of exposure to plant or environmental estrogens.  In studies with mice, researchers found that causes of infertility included:

• Failure to ovulate
• Reduced ability of the oviduct to support embryo development before ovulation, and
• Failure of the uterus to support effective implantation of blastocyst-stage embryos

According to Medical News Today:

"The team now reports that neonatal exposure to genistein changes the level of immune response in the mouse oviduct, known as mucosal immune response. Some of the immune response genes were altered beginning from the time of genistein treatment, while others were altered much later, when the mouse was in early pregnancy.

Together, those changes led to harmfully altered immune responses and to compromised oviduct support for preimplantation embryo development, both of which would likely contribute to infertility."

Since human development of the reproductive tract continues through puberty, researchers believe that estrogenic chemical exposure to human females as a fetus, infant, child, and adolescent could have impacts on fertility. The authors suggested that minimizing the use of soy-based baby formula would be a step toward maintaining female reproductive health.

Earlier research has also found that the compound genistein impairs sperm as they swim toward the egg. Even tiny doses of the compound in the female tract could destroy sperm, which would impair your ability to conceive in the first place.

Do You Still Believe Soy is a Health Food?

Soybeans contain compounds called phytoestrogens or isoflavones, which have been found to produce a variety of mild hormonal actions within the human body by mimicking the sex hormone estrogen. An increased risk of breast cancer is another potential hazard, especially if you're exposed to high amounts of estrogen-mimicking compounds from birth.

Making matters worse, unless you're buying USDA 100% Organic soy products, chances are you're consuming genetically engineered (GE) soy, or feeding it to your baby, and GE crops—soy in particular—has also been linked to serious fertility problems. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, has similarly been implicated in causing miscarriages, and both conventional- and genetically engineered soy is typically treated with heavy doses of this herbicide.

All in all, the health hazards of unfermented soy products—particularly genetically engineered varieties—are so serious and numerous, I strongly suggest avoiding them altogether, whether you're planning a pregnancy or not. But clearly, it's of particular concern for pregnant women.

For an excellent summary of the many dangers of consuming unfermented soy, please see this previous article by The Weston A. Price Foundation.

Unfortunately, many Americans who are committed to healthy lifestyles have been hoodwinked and manipulated into believing that unfermented and processed soy products like soy milk, soy cheese, soy burgers and soy ice cream are good for them. This is a tragic case of shrewd marketing and outright lies, with the end result of producing large profits for the soy industry and impaired health for most who have been deceived into using unfermented soy long-term.

Why You Should Avoid Feeding Your Baby Soy Infant Formula

Nearly 20 percent of U.S. infants are now fed soy formula, but as demonstrated in the featured study, the estrogens in soy can cause serious long-term harm to your baby's sexual development and reproductive health. It's important to realize that feeding your baby soy formula is like giving her an estimated four to five birth control pills' worth of estrogen every day. Infants fed soy formula have up to20,000 times the amount of estrogen in circulation as those fed other formulas!

A 1997 study in The Lancet³ found that infants who consume soy formulas were exposed to phytoestrogen levels that were 6-11 times higher, on a body weight basis, than in adults consuming soy foods. And when you consider the fact that drinking two glasses of soy milk a day for one month provides enough of these compounds to alter your menstrual cycle, I'm sure you can see what a massive problem soy formula can be.

Male infants are also adversely affected by phytoestrogens. Male babies undergo a testosterone surge during the first few months of life, when testosterone levels may be as high as those of an adult male.

During this period, baby boys are programmed to express male characteristics after puberty, not only in the development of their sexual organs and other masculinity traits, but also in setting patterns in the brain characteristic of male behavior. Flooding his system with female hormones during this time can have severe ramifications on his development, including potentially smaller testes and significantly reduced testosterone levels.

Today, about 15 percent of white girls and as much as 50 percent of African-Americans girls show signs of puberty, such as breast development and pubic hair, before the age of eight. Some girls are showing sexual development before the age of three! Such premature development of girls has been linked to the use of soy formula and exposure to other environmental estrogen-mimickers such as PCBs and DDE.

Soy Infant Formula May Reduce Your Baby's IQ

Aside from harmful endocrine disrupters, soy infant formula can also contain over 1,000 percent more aluminum than conventional milk-based formulas. Aluminum is a potent neurotoxin that has been implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders. According to a study in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics⁴:

"Aluminum is now being implicated as interfering with a variety of cellular and metabolic processes in the nervous system and in other tissues."

But that's not all. Many soy foods also have toxic levels of manganese. Soy formula contains up to 80 times more manganese than is found in human breast milk, and according to recent research, high concentrations of manganese can lead to brain damage in infants and altered behaviors in adolescents.⁵

I rarely talk about absolutes but this is one instant where I will say: I encourage you to NEVER give your child soy formula. (I guess the only exception would be if there was a catastrophe and soy formula was the only food source temporarily available to keep your baby alive.)

The Benefits of Breast Feeding, and Healthier Alternatives

One of the best gifts you can give your child is to start out their life with a sound nutritional foundation, and the best way from a health perspective to do this is by breastfeeding if you can. In fact, statistics show a clear correlation between feeding infants artificial formulaand increased infant mortality within the first year.

It's important to realize that there are at least 400 nutrients in breast milk that are NOT found in formula. Of course, the healthier a mom's diet is, the healthier her breast milk will be, too. While any amount of breastfeeding is better than none at all, it is clearly to your advantage, and best for your baby's health, to breastfeed exclusively for at least the first 6 months. Then, at the age of 6 or 9 months, you can begin to supplement with solid foods (while still continuing to breastfeed as well).

As you can see from the chart below, breast milk, and animal milk are far superior to commercially available infant formulas. What exactly does your baby stand to gain by being breastfed?

• Lower risk of respiratory tract and middle ear infections
• Lower risk of eczema
• Lower risk of obesity
• Added protection against heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and allergies
• Improved brain function and immune system function

There are benefits to mom, too. The main ones are a reduced risk of chronic diseases like cancer, a faster return to your pre-pregnancy weight, and increased bonding between you and your baby.

There are circumstances and medical conditions that can prevent a woman from breastfeeding, however the majority of women are able to breastfeed successfully. If you need help, contact a lactation consultant in your area for tips and support. You can also visit La Leche League, which is a phenomenal resource for breastfeeding moms. If for some reason you're not able to breastfeed, or you have adopted a baby, your next best option is to make a healthy infant formula using raw milk. You can find homemade formula recipes here.

Reliv's Distributors claim to know more than your MD

I just got this a little bit ago from one of our readers. I really appreciate anyone who takes the time to send in info about Reliv, the products or the business. I get a lot of attack posts and emails from Reliv users and distributors saying I have no right to post what I do on this blog but I want to give people a chance to see that there are always two sides to every story. While Reliv might work for some, it's not a cure all and does not work for everyone. Reliv Distributors take WAY too much liberty in pretending to know more than doctors and this is extremely wrong. Reliv REALLY need to get better control on their distributors and what is being said about the products.

"When does "None of your business" become my business???? As I type this I'm watching an elderly friend here in the clubhouse get taken for his retirement by a woman signing him up for a multi-marketing scheme. (And looked up reliv.com while they were talking.) She says if he drinks her powdered supplements he will be on the way to weight loss and get off his meds! I asked her if she was a doctor or registered nurse. She said no. Then she said many of her distributors are multi-millionaires. I said results are not typical. The old guy hesitated to sign, and the pushy wench pretended not to hear me. I asked her out-right about the effects of soy, especially on men. She said soy is perfectly safe. She is evil."

IT'S THE FREAKIN RELIV

Below is a comment that we got from one of our readers. Please if you have had any negative results from Reliv, please share them with us. I have had many comments from readers that are so thankful for the info they have read.

"I have drank a Frapp laced with Reliv Now everyday for the last five years. This past summer I was admited into the hospital with pancreatitus and no I do not drink alcoholic beverages. I continued to have this dull ache in my abdomen therefore I began to eliminate foods that may be the culprit of my poor health which has included Reliv for the last 6 weeks. Now 8 months later upon changing foods I began drinking my frapp again and UGH!, the ache is back instantly. IT'S THE FREAKIN RELIV! Now I will begin my agonizing search for a new vitamin that does not contain minerals."

Reliv and Islam

One of our readers posted today that she just learned that Reliv has "Halal" certified their products. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it might make a few people unhappy that an American company is subjecting itself to Islamic mandates for quality control.

"The majority of Relìv products are Halal under the supervision of the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA). Through their lack of alcohol or any questionable ingredients of animal origin, these Relìv products receive the Halal certification and are thus fit for consumption by Muslims. You can review a copy of the : Halal Certification and specific products."