Have you heard of this scam?

fishmanpa said:

I checked it out

Hi Cherie,

I went to the website (Usana Products) and it appears to be a supplement company. I didn't see any cancer cure claims or anything out of the ordinary upon initial examination.  HOWEVER... many of the products I looked at are high in ANTIOXIDANTS which are DETRIMENTAL to cancer treatment. Rad/chemo treatment we get relies on OXIDATION and and antioxidant will counter the effects. We don't want that!

Also, it appears as well that your uncle's motivation may be monetarily motivated as they market and distribute by getting people to purchase the product, sell the product and recruit more people to do the same (does AMWAY ring a bell?). By no means are these products made to cure cancer and claims by your uncle that they do are totally false. 

Just my take on it...

"T"

T,

Yes, exactly! LOL, the pills he gave my dad says on it that "these do not cure any disease or medical ailments" something along those lines anyway... I feel like my uncle is way out of line here to push these on my dad when he has never seen anything good come of it.

My uncle used to sell Usauna products, but I don't believe he does anymore.  So God only knows if he bought all these pills or was given them or had them in storage for 4 years...My uncle just thinks he knows this is a miracle worker pill!

Thanks for your input! I plan on reading these to mom, so she can then let dad know.  May be better than me telling him cuz I just want to scream at my uncle at this point!  Which is wrong I know...

Laralyn said:

If it's Usana...

...then yes, it looks like they sell supplements. I can't tell if it's a scam, but they definitely have that vibe. I think it's because it looks like they operate like other multi-level marketing companies.

Fishmanpa is right, though--most supplements touted as "cancer fighting" are antioxidants and they interfere with treatments. My oncologist said they were fine to take AFTER treatments but he suspended them during treatments. Rather than telling your dad not to take them or throwing them out, why not tell him to talk to his doctor? You can say that several people on the forum said their doctors told them to suspend most supplements and vitamins during treatment. It might have better results because it doesn't make your dad choose between his brother and you, or even say that his brother is wrong or lying... just that now is not the time to be taking anything that conflicts with radiation or chemo.

If he's interested in supplements after treatment, I can pass along the info I've gathered from research. It involves information about some supplements that are showing promise without any kind of attached company profiting from the research. :-)

I think it is a scam just because my Uncle (mother's brother) sold them in the past and I've never seen the company advance, let alone hear anyone else mention them.  Dad did agree to check with his docs first, I just don't like that my uncle is being so pushy and postitive that USAUNA is going to be lifechanging.  I don't want to upset dad by my input, that's why I came on here to talk to all of you who have experience and know what its about.

I never want to make my dad choose b/w something like that, but  I hope the docs just tell him no so he will listen.  From what you all have said, its very likely doctors will opt for him not to use them. 

Thanks Laralyn!  I'm just stressed!  I wish my uncle would get off his high horse!

phrannie51 said:

The "last resort"....

The only way I can see taking anything like this would be if the Doc's told me I was terminal....then why not...."somebody's daughter" or "Joe's cousin's friend"....those aren't statistics.....this is is life and death thing, and going with the treatment that are PROVEN to work are the only path logic should take us.

Your dad shouldn't even take these along with the treatment he's getting unless approved by his team.....giving up all anti-oxidents is part of getting well....anti-oxidents help ALL cells repair themselves....that includes cancer cells.  Chemo sets cancer cells up for destruction, and rads kill them.... good cells are collateral damage. 

I wonder what uncle would do if HE was the one who had cancer??  Hmmmm.....would he hop on a supplement wagon, or get done what needs to be done?

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Thanks Phrannie and everyone else for bringing light to this situation.  I am just so frustrated with my uncle and I often think the same thing.  If this were him, would he swear on USAUNA products?  Dad won't take them until he speaks to a doc, but just the fact that my uncle put this in his head has me aggrevated.  I seriously considered calling my dads docs to give them a heads  up, not that they'd listen.  I just am trying to have faith docs will agree with all that you are saying!

Thanks again! 

Duggie88 said:

I have another

  Cherie

I never heard of that one but a friend of mine's wife swears by this stuff  http://www.turmeric-curcumin.com/ she claims that it will even get rid of the evil that PET and CT Scans put into our systems. So the other day I had a spare $35.00 and I thought hmmmmmm a case of Stella (belgium beer) or some pills that might snucker me into believing I am cured. Boy that beer was good.

Enjoy the day ( with your favorite beer)

      Jeff

Blue Moon or Landshark it is!

Skiffin16 said:

LandShark
Funny you should mention...;

Though I drink Corona Light more than anything else...

~JG

Lol Nice touch!!  Corona light is good too!