Careful Marketing Thoughts on Nutritional Products

As a marketer, and internet marketer specifically, I can't help but wonder why in the world some people actually try to sell the products they do? With all the weight loss products available on the market today, people are still marketing products that are questionable in the safety of the consumers.

I've run across so many products that claim weight loss as their primary benefit, only to read further to discover that these products contain substances which are considered to be unhealthy. Take for instance Hoodia. Here is just a partial list of side effects that a site provides all the while supporting the use of Hoodia.

• "Some people experience an upset stomach after taking hoodia.
• Hoodia may also cause headaches.
• In a few cases, hoodia is known to affect the functioning of liver negatively, due to an ingredient p5 present in it.
• According to some researches, hoodia affects the part of the brain which controls appetite, which can prove to be a severe hoodia danger. Thus, consumption of hoodia, in any form, acts as a appetite suppressant.
• Hoodia suppresses thirst, which can have a negative effect.
• It is also said to interfere with medicines.
• Hoodia, also, increases the heart rate.
• At times, hoodia suppresses the hunger signals because of which the body might not respond to hunger. This is especially dangerous for diabetic patients, as their sugar levels may get affected. It also suppresses the signs of thirst. Hence, the amount of fluids required by the body might not be consumed, thus affecting the body.
• Hoodia is also said to reduce the metabolic rate, as the body does not get the required calories. Low metabolism results in slow calorie burn.
• As it suppresses one's hunger, a person will be deprived of the vitamins that he gets from eating.
• Some people might experience drowsiness.
• Hoodia can also cause kidney problems."*see footnote.

Why on earth would one want to take a risk with a product that carries a chance of doing more harm than good? Sure the FDA doesn't prevent it from being sold as a diet "supplement" because it isn't a drug or a food. All the while people take it, and have the risk of kidney problems, caused by the suppression of thirst, or sugar levels bouncing all over the place. That's no way to intelligently reduce weight.

Most beneficial will be programs that use a balance of nutrition with cleansing, and exercise. And NO I am not talking about a colon cleansing. If any of you are familiar with Dr. John Gray, author of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" he has an excellent video that absolutely details why nutrition and the right product will change your health, and your life in ways that are easily understandable. He has a book entitled "The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution-Book" in it he goes through the whole him/her nutritional thing, and why it is different for both sexes. 


So please before you spend your hard earned money on "weight loss" products, research them throughly to find those hidden ingredients that can possibly do harm to your body. It is the only one you have and we definitely need to take care of it. 

*excerpted from

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/hoodia-dangers.html