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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Herbalife?
Herbalife is a total wellness company offering
high-quality nutrition, weight-management and
personal-care products. A team of 1.5 million Herbalife
Independent Distributors in more than 64 countries sells
Herbalife products worldwide.
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Why Herbalife?
It is simple because at Herbalife we've put together a
panel of distinguished scientific experts to create a
step-by-step program to guide you back to the healthy,
energetic and vital person nature 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.
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What makes Herbalife different from other companies?
Herbalife believes in simplifying good nutrition, making
improved health, weight management and enhanced personal
care easy to understand and available to everyone for a
lifetime. Herbalife Independent Distributors can
customize ShapeWorks® programs just for you to make it
easy to achieve your wellness goals. Plus, Herbalife
is the only company with Cellular Nutrition technology
for your maximum benefit. Learn more about our
ShapeWorks® Programs.
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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
thousands and thousands of individuals around the world.
Currently, these programs are available for sale in 36
countries. It is important to know what this program is
NOT. It is not a pharmocological 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.
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What Is Herbalife 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, 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.
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What Is Herbalife Outer Nutrition?
Science has discovered that many of the same nutrients
and botanicals that support good health when taken
internally can also enhance appearance and well-being
used externally. Herbalife has used this principle to
develop a range of personal-care formulas, for body,
skin and hair.
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Can Herbalife Help Me Lose Weight And Keep It Off?
Yes! For over 27 years Herbalife has helped millions of
satisfied customers achieve their ideal weight and
maintain it with our scientifically advanced
weight-management programs. Herbalife offers both a
calorie-controlled and a carbohydrate-controlled
approach to weight management, helping you find the
program that works best for you. Based on Cellular
Nutrition, Herbalife's weight-management programs can
help you feel better, have more energy and maintain a
healthy weight for life.
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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.
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Is This A Liquid Protein 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 it promotes
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.
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How Does It Work?
It supplies the balanced 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.
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Is This 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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Can Everyone Use These Products?
Since these products are nutritional food supplements
they are safe. 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 before beginning
this or any weight loss program. It is not recommended
for individuals with high blood pressure to use some of
energy products. It is always advisable to consult with
a physician when changing your diet.
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Has This Program Been Tested?
Absolutely. The program has had extensive clinical
testing in the United Slates, Great Britain and Italy.
All of the studies have demonstrated that the products
are safe and effective on both a short term and long
term basis. In addition, each batch of these products is
quality-control tested to ensure product integrity
before it is shipped anywhere in the world.
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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.
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Does This Program Change Eating Habits?
This program promotes good nutritional habits like
reducing fat, fried foods, salt and sugar in the diet
and increasing fiber and complex carbohydrates. Most
important, it teaches individuals how to achieve and
maintain an ideal weight. It is a lifetime health
program that helps individuals make informed choices
about their diets and, as a result, change their lives
for better.
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Is Exercise A 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.
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Is There Enough Fluid And Fiber In These Products?
When followed as recommended, the program provides
approximately four pints of liquid and 25 grams of
fiber. This is more than is found in the average diet of
industrialized countries and is the level recommended by
health authorities world-wide.
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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.
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Does The FDA Have A Problem With Herbalife? Is It
Approved?
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.
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Has The Herbalife Program Been Tested?
Absolutely, the Herbalife program has had extensive
clinical testing in the United States and Great Britain.
All of the studies have demonstrated that Herbalife
products are safe and effective on both the short term
and long term basis. In addition, each batch of
Herbalife products is quality-control tested to ensure
product integrity before it is shipped anywhere in the
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