Tish76

Is USANA Health Sciences a Fraud?

Really?? What bothers you most is that ANYONE can sell USANA supplements? As opposed to the official, trained Costco employee?


On 2007 Nov 03 03:33 PM catkins wrote:

> I am a nutritionist - the reason why your health improved after taking
> the supplements is because you were deficient in certain vitamins
> and minerals. You could have bought the same items far cheaper and
> still had the same results. Many of my clients have used/are using
> Usana but do equally well on store bought supplements. My issue with
> Usana is that ANYONE can sell it. However, there is no consultation
> or identification of need and very often people are spending a fortune
> on something that they do not need and will be of no benefit to them.
> Worse still, there are certain medical conditions where mis-prescribing
> particular supplements can lead to serious health issues. One of
> my clients had a serious bowel condition, made much worse by the
> supplements he had been recommended to take by a Usana agent (confirmed
> by his specialist at the hospital). I am not saying that Usana is
> a bad product but the focus is on selling as much as you can, rather
> than identifying what the individual might need, or (more importantly)
> what they should avoid!!

Is USANA Health Sciences a Fraud?

Really? It bothers you that ANYONE can sell USANA supplements, as opposed to the official, trained Costco employee??


On 2007 Nov 03 03:33 PM catkins wrote:

> I am a nutritionist - the reason why your health improved after taking
> the supplements is because you were deficient in certain vitamins
> and minerals. You could have bought the same items far cheaper and
> still had the same results. Many of my clients have used/are using
> Usana but do equally well on store bought supplements. My issue with
> Usana is that ANYONE can sell it. However, there is no consultation
> or identification of need and very often people are spending a fortune
> on something that they do not need and will be of no benefit to them.
> Worse still, there are certain medical conditions where mis-prescribing
> particular supplements can lead to serious health issues. One of
> my clients had a serious bowel condition, made much worse by the
> supplements he had been recommended to take by a Usana agent (confirmed
> by his specialist at the hospital). I am not saying that Usana is
> a bad product but the focus is on selling as much as you can, rather
> than identifying what the individual might need, or (more importantly)
> what they should avoid!!