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Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by Ben

Ben — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:39 +0000

Cyvita is carpet bombing cable news with their ads, so there’s no doubt it’s an all-out national campaign. The ads are so blatantly scammy that I can almost see the slime oozing through the TV screen. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity on who’s behind this.

Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by antonio manil

antonio manil — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:01:18 +0000

As far as the lipozene scam the best way for desperate over weight people to lose the weight is to turn off the tv which is loaded with these scams and start a moderately est diet then gradually work their way up to something more strict cuz believe me 3.5 lbs in one month is definitely within reach by just cutting a carb here n there and as far as cyvita goes lots of broccoli guys (dim).

Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by YouAreNotAFitPerson

YouAreNotAFitPerson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:51:40 +0000

‘If it on after 1….just look at it for fun’
I love that line. I think it is something that we could all take to heart!
As well, you are so right, never use your real credit card for online purchases. Use a Visa giftcard when purchasing online. Scammers love to get a hold of your credit card and most people would be shocked to see how protected they are by the credit card companies. Thank you for sharing your experiences!!

Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by YouAreNotAFitPerson

YouAreNotAFitPerson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:41:31 +0000

Carl, I think you are on to something. Take care and thanks for the comment!

Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by YouAreNotAFitPerson

YouAreNotAFitPerson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:40:50 +0000

Wow… the Cyvita ads are all over the place. Thanks for the message

Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by YouAreNotAFitPerson

YouAreNotAFitPerson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:31:29 +0000

Thanks for the heads up. Seems to be national… I would expect a bigger response to a national campaign…

Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by YouAreNotAFitPerson

YouAreNotAFitPerson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:30:56 +0000

My pleasure. As for Ageless Male, it is a simple bit of research. They are connecting their entire basis for their product on a study done for a product called ‘Mytosterone’, published in the Journal of International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2008 “An open label, dose response study to determine the effect of a dietary supplement on dihydrotestosterone, testosterone and estradiol levels in healthy males”. The study can be found here: http://www.jissn.com/content/5/1/12.
I am assuming the ingredients in the two products are the same, although there may be some differences. According to the study ‘The carotenoid astaxanthin (AX) from Haematococcus pluvialis, Saw Palmetto berry lipid extract (SPLE) from Serenoa repens and the precise combination of these dietary supplements, Alphastat® (Mytosterone(™)), have been reported to have inhibitory effects on both 5AR and AER in-vitro.’ So, the ingredients are at least similar if not identical.
The study doesn’t say how much the testosterone levels improve, but only states that they improve a significant amount. There are 42 people in the study and THEY DO NOT RANDOMLY ASSIGN THEM TO 2 GROUPS. That is a HUGE warning sign and the difference in starting testosterone levels is statistically significant. The starting testosterone for the 800mg dose group is 2.34 nmol/L (which converts to 64 ng/dL) which is SHOCKINGLY low. The increase goes up to 12 after 14 days which brings it up to a level of 345 ng/dl, which is just short of normal: 350-890 ng/dL (12.15-30.88 nmol/ L). The increase is of over 5 times though!
So, another problem with the study is that their was NO control group. Why not break the group up into 3 groups and give one of the groups a placebo? That doesn’t make a lot of sense. The group is rather small, so maybe they just wanted to do some preliminary testing.
Finally, the study was done by the University of Cameroon and paid for by the supplement company. I have never heard anything specifically wrong about the University but I believe that this is the same University that did the African Mango research that was INCREDIBLY questionable.
So, the problems with this study are:
Small sample size
No random assignment to groups
Not double blind
No control group
Outliers used as the sample (INCREDIBLY LOW TESTOSTERONE LEVELS TO START).
Never been replicated
Proprietary blend used in study not necessarily in product citing the study.
That is a lot of problems. I would never take a supplement based on such a small and questionable study. It is shocking that they can base their entire product on only this. There needs to be more science before you can believe a products claims.
So, the answer to Ageless Male, a decisive NO! You need a lot more research on a product!

Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by Lucas Rimmer

Lucas Rimmer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:55 +0000

Cyvita ads are running in Minnesota.

Comment on Lipozene… It’s not your fault (It is theirs) by Carlos

Carlos — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:19:16 +0000

Thank you very much for this valuable information, which would be very difficult if not impossible to find it on our own unless of couse we accidentally find your web site, as I did. Any chance in the near future to write a review on “Buy Ageless Male”
I do appreciate your good work, keep it up!

Comment on Resources by Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:18:49 +0000

I saw some of your content and thought you might be interested in a letter I just wrote to Women’s health magazine….here it is:

Dear Jay,
I have been a subscriber to WH magazine for several years now. I am married and I have a 5 month old little girl. I enjoy the most of the content of the magazine. I am a woman who celebrates the human body. I work as a physical therapist assistant and have helped many people recover from physical handicaps and illnesses through exercise and other techniques. My complaint is that the photographs in the magazine have gotten more “racy” over the years. To be honest, I am embarrassed to display the magazine on my coffee table. I am a conservative person. I truly do not believe that some of the photographs in the magazine are necessary. Some have been, in my opinion, soft porn. I even threw one issue in the trash can all together because I was so shocked and offended by the photograph that accompanied an article about sex. I do not care to even have my husband look at the magazine because there are images of women who are almost completely naked. Not to mention, I would be embarrassed to have the pastor of my church pick up an issue. Besides that, I do not feel the need to see naked women in a magazine that is supposed to be about health. I have no issue with a “fit” woman in work out gear. Of course I agree that images of “fit” women need to be shown.

I hope that you hear that I enjoy the overall content of the magazine and I have been struggling with whether or not to cancel my subscription. I do believe that every aspect of a woman’s health is important…from nutrition to fitness to sexual health and beauty. For a magazine of your quality, I feel that you do not need to include these images to remain relevant in today’s sex crazed world. If I wanted to view these kinds of images, I would buy a soft porn magazine.

I urge you to consider my argument and maybe even take a poll. I will be seriously considering cancelling my subscription in the next couple of months, however, I wanted to be fair and let you know how I felt before doing so. I feel that there may be a place where I can find relevant health information without having to view such offensive images.

Thank You,
Stacy