If you're new to Herbalife products and want to know what makes them the #1 Weight Loss and Nutrition Company for the past 25 years, please stick around. Herbalife was founded in 1980 by a man named Mark Hughes. He watched his mother Jo Ann Hughes try countless weight loss diets, all without success until she eventually passed away because of the side effects of all the unsafe diets that she'd tried. Mark didn't want anyone to go through what she went through, so he teamed up with a group of nutritional experts to come up with an all natural drug free, herbal diet program that was proven to work and above all, safe and free of side effects. He named it Herbalife.
Today, 25 years later Herbalife has over 40,000,000 satisfied customers world wide. Herbalife has programs that are specially tailored for weight loss and for nutritional purposes.
Herbalife also has a whole range of facial, health, vitamins and other supplements that are all natural and safe.
Why Herbalife?
It is simple because at Herbalife we've put together a panel of distinguished scientific experts (including a Nobel prize winner in medicine) to create a step-by-step program to guide you back to the healthy, energetic and vital person God intended you to be. We have assembled herbs, botanicals and supplements from every corner of the globe in just the right combinations for enhancing your life.
What exactly is this program?
This program is a scientifically formulated, herbal-based calorie-reduced nutrition program. It is centered around our unique high-energy, protein-rich, nutritional "shake" or meal replacement drink to which have been added food supplements containing important vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and nutritional herbs. This program has been used for weight control and health enhancement since 1980 by literally millions of individuals around the world. Currently, these programs are available for sale in over 60 countries. It is important to know what this program is NOT. It is not a pharmacological treatment, not a total or protein supplemented fasting diet, and not a very low calorie diet (VLCD provide less then 500 kcal). This program is simply a healthy dietary supplement based on Cellular nutrition.
Do you lose weight because you skip meals?
No. This calorie-reduced program encourages participants to eat three meals daily. Two usual meals are in the form of our nutritionally balanced meal replacement drink, and the third is any meal of your choice. In addition, there has devised a seven-day recommended meal plan which is distributed with its program. In our view diets which require people to skip meals, are unhealthy and stimulate binge eating.
Is this a liquid or starvation diet?
This program is neither of these. When properly followed, our program supplies at least 1000 calories daily and is nutritionally complete so that to promote safe and effective weight-loss. "Liquid protein" diets, which use nutritionally unbalanced protein-based drinks, or starvation diets, which reduce calories so low (less than 500 kcal daily) that people literally starve to lose weight, are both extremely unhealthy and have less than 20% long-term success.
How does it work?
It supplies the balanced Cellular Nutrition the body needs on a daily basis. Individuals, who choose to, can promote their weight-loss by reducing excess calories without sacrificing important nutrients like protein, potassium and iron. As a result, they feel their best while they lose both excess weight and inches.
Is it natural?
This program is based entirely on nutrition and herbs. The program does not use drugs, medications, hormones or other synthetic agents to promote weight loss. All ingredients in the program must fulfill three important conditions: purity, potency and stability. This is how we maintain the high level of quality associated with the program's name.
What causes the feeling of increased energy? Is it Caffeine?
The weight loss and energy-enhancing effects of this program are the result of its scientifically balanced Cellular Nutritional formula. They are not due to caffeine or any natural or synthetic stimulant. The herbal guarana product contains pure guarana which has a naturally occurring caffeine content of about 30 mg per tablet (the same amount of caffeine as a small cola drink). No chemical caffeine is added to our guarana product, and there is no caffeine in any other of these products.
Are the vitamin levels, like vitamin A, high? Are they safe?
The levels of vitamins and minerals in all formulas are carefully designed to assure that individuals consuming them will develop neither deficiencies nor excesses. All of the formulas are created to assure that all individuals, regardless of their nutritional needs, receive optimum nutrition. Studies demonstrate there is no "buildup" of vitamins or minerals associated with use of these products, including Vitamin A. In formulating these products there has been taken special care to assure that Vitamin A levels are completely safe and never lead to accumulation, even when consumed together with a diet rich in Vitamin A.
What do the Herbs do and are they safe?
Herbs are nature's nutritional bounty. They are rich sources of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and related nutrients essential for good health. The herbal mixtures used in these products have been created by experts to maximize nutritional potency. The herbs are of the highest quality available anywhere in the world and are free of pesticide residues and other possible contaminants. Tableting of the herbal mixtures occurs under strict quality control to assure both purity and safety.
Does this diet require follow-up by a trained professional?
This Weight Control Program has been specifically designed by experts and doctors in the fields of food technology and nutritional medicine so that it is completely self-explanatory and therefore does not require or expect nutritional expertise on the part of its user. However, certain individuals including children, pregnant or lactating women, insulin dependent diabetics and those with compromised kidney function are advised to consult with their physician while they are on the program. The distributors are trained by the company's Medical and Scientific Advisory Board to provide an exemplary customer service.
Is exercise part of the program?
The program encourages participants to follow a healthy life style that includes good nutrition, regular exercise, moderation in the use alcohol and avoiding tobacco use. Many people cannot exercise because of serious injuries or other health problems. Even these individuals can use the program to aid their weight-loss because this program was designed to benefit people who exercise as well as those who can't.
Is this program recommended by Doctors?
Absolutely. The Medical and Scientific Advisory Board tests and researches these products and continually monitors reports of results sent by customers and distributors. In addition, many physicians and other health professionals in all parts of the world use these products both in their personal lives and in their practices.
What is Cellular Nutrition?
In order for your cells to function optimally, they must be able to absorb the nutrients you consume. Starting in the digestive tract, you need both balanced nutrition and receptive cells to accomplish this. When either or both of these systems are impaired, memory, energy, clear thinking, problem solving and even mood can be affected. This is why Herbalife's revolutionary Cellular Nutrition Program is essential for your good health.
Does the FDA have a problem with Herbalife?
In 1986 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration thoroughly evaluated the Herbalife Program and issued a statement declaring that all of the Herbalife products were safe. The FDA does not actually approve any nutritional product or food supplement, which is what the Herbalife products are categorized as, only drugs, and medications. In addition, whenever Herbalife is introduced into a new country, it is reviewed by that country's government before it is approved for importation and distribution.
