Dec 31, 2003 04:52 PM
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(Updated Jan 19, 2004 11:20 AM)
To think that just four years back I was a happy woman just a little overweight and jogging, to put down the excess baggage, when Herbalife was introduced to me. The upline of the company was so concerned and seemed helpful to shed my extra kilos that till date I dont know what got into me to accept and use their product inspite of myself being a well educated person who very well knew that there is no shortcut to weightloss.Well, I would put that to my misfortune and their efficient marketing skills, that I fell a victim to.
I was overjoyed to see all those unwanted kilos vanishing, and shaping up in the right places boosted my self confidence.So for three years, on and off, I took the Thermojetics supplement, which contains a low calorie protein drink, a cell activator, activated fibre and multivitamin.
But diaster struck this February when a routine blood test culminated in diagnosing that I was in the initial stage of chronic lymphocytic leukemia( blood cancer), and doctors opined that it was rare in a 38 year old Indian woman.
I began to suspect the health product, and started to research its components online, when I found that, The components of the cell activator are immune enhancing, they produce increased white blood cells( which is exactly my condition), mainly helper types, but also produce cytotoxic killer cells.
I think that the cell activator back fired in my case causing this condition.I have no one else to blame but me.But the company people who were so concerned about my weight when I was a customer were not bothered and not concerned about my problem when contacted now.But I am sure my condition is a side effect of Herbalife thermojetics weight management program
I agree that I was unfortunate in this regard, and I am not saying that everyone who takes the product will get cancer, But people who have a history to cancer( which they themselves wont be knowing) are at risk when they are exposed to such products, because till date no one has found the cause and triggering mechanism which produces cancer.
All I want to say is, if I may repeat myself, THERE IS NO SHORT CUT TO WEIGHT LOSS, AND THE ONLY WAY IS TO WATCH OUR CALORIES.
I would be extremely happy even if one person is saved by this article, and change their way of thinking about losing weight.Life is beautiful and it should not wasted and risked on these types of programs.