Newsweek Article: A Drink’s Purple Reign
It’s all about Mona Vie – a multi-level marketing product that’s really just expensive fruit juice. I don’t doubt that it’s nutritious or contains some useful antioxidants, but natural products almost invariably need to be taken in either a) highly concentrated form or b) in volume for the user to obtain significant amounts of the active compounds. Drinking a glass of orange juice, for example, will...
Mangosteen, Noni, Xango, Goji, Zrii Juice… What’s Next?
Over the years, I’ve been approached a bazillion times about promoting the aforementioned products, and many others. It’s always some kind hearted marketer doing his or her best to ensure I’m “in on the ground floor” of this “opportunity” (and nothing, I’m sure, to do with having me under them in the “commission matrix”). Heaven forbid I miss out on the “wave” of...
Here’s Why I’m Immediately Suspicious Of MLM Products…
I have a confession to make. Gather ’round closely now, I’m going to whisper it in your ear… I’m suspicious of products marketed through MLM (multi-level-marketing) schemes. I know, I know, there are some reputable companies that do business in this manner. And yes, I know… some of you are not going to be pleased with me for saying so, but unfortunately, I’ve found the very nature of MLM makes it...