Happy Birthday, Anne!
My condolences, Jon.
Much peace to you and your family, Quester.
Congratulations, ita!
Man, you stay off the board for one weekend . . .
I have a request for the all-knowing hivemind. I think my parents are being taken in by a scam. There's a site called glycoscience.org: [link] Basically, the site says there are 8 forms of sugar that the body needs, but it doesn't get six of them from day to day eating. This site is paired with mannatech.com, [link] They'll gladly sell you supplements to make up for this "lack".
The problems the site claims their product might help with include cancer, microbial infections, diabetes, lung infections, ulcers, calcium deficiency, GI problems, Alzheimers, nerve function disorders, chronic fatigue, fibromyalagia, ADHA, dyslexia, and Tay-Sachs.
Yeah, that sounds plausable. However, my parents heard about this from my cousin who is a doctor. (I'm currently wondering just how good a doctor he is, given that he's suggesting my diabetic mother take sugar pills.) Me saying, "Folks, it's got 'scam' written on it in letters of flame" fails to trump the almighty MD. They're planning on both taking a product that could well be harmful to Mom, and they're planning on shelling out $500 a month for the priviledge. Snopes has nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to look for debunking info?
Calli, there's an article here:
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And here:
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Sounds like it's a big Pyramid scheme. Also, the shareholders are suing the company:
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Thank you, Sue. That's exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for. Now I'm thinking that my cousin might be selling the stuff.
To borrow a useful phrase, stab, stab, stabbity, stabbity, stab.
Also, grrr.
[Edit] Fuckity! My cousin is is registered sales associate.
Fuckity! My cousin is is registered sales associate.
Jeebus. Talk about an opportunity to abuse your patients' trust.
Not to mention your blood relatives'. Yeesh. Don't they have an ethics board in medicine?
I've called my dad. When I told him it was a scam and why I thought so, he said he had thought it might be. But my cousin is my mom's nephew, the only doctor in the family, and she dotes on him. In between Dad, me, and Mom's doctor (who, I expect, will not be on board with her diabetic patient taking sugar pills) I'm thinking we can talk Mom down from this.
Don't they have an ethics board in medicine?
Oh, if I find out he's continuing to push this I will do my best to get him censured in some way. I don't care if that side of the family disowns me.
So sorry to hear about your losses quester and Jars.
Happy Birthday Anne!
Happy birthday, Anne!
Jeez, Calli, that's so sketchy.
I finally had to open my bedroom window last night because I was hot even without the covers on. That's BANANAS. It's not like the super isn't here. Other apartments must not be so hot.
Oooooh, it gets better and better. The distributors of the pricey sugar pills are being sued for fraud and invasion of privacy. [link]
