Worst Fears

I apologize for not posting in a while.  My worst fears have been realized.  The cancer is back and I have been in the hospital.  I had a frank discussion with my doctor about "superfruits" and the placebo effect.  He referred me to some interesting articles in the New England Journal of Medicine.  I'm reading through them, but it's slow going.  I don't do much technical reading.  I'll post my findings later.

L

Our First Discussion

We are kicking off our first discussion with AlpineV management Lonny Stanford.  Before you read any more, please read Lonny's response in the comment section of my last post.  I wouldn't delete comments just because I don't like them or just because they are critical of my blog. 

Done reading?  Good!  Now proceed!

Lonny, Thanks for the response!  Thanks for all the info as well.  

First off, let's clear the air on a couple of these issues. 

I haven't ruled out calling you, I just prefer to have this conversation out in the open.  I find the whole thing interesting and based on the emails I've received, others feel the same.  And thanks for posting my original email to you.  You might have noticed that it is pretty much the same as my first post. 

 

So when you say "what are you afraid of?" that seems more like name calling than anything else.  I was discussing your product and company, but if you aren't comfortable with that, we can talk about me instead.  Frankly though, I don't think that would be very interesting.  As for the criticisms I've received, they can all be found under the comments section for each post.  Don't get paranoid.  Check it out.  They're all there.  Oh, and your comment that I should "be a man?"  Now that's just down right juvenile.  Let's keep things on a professional level.  Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought I was.  

I guess I just don't understand why you won't make any claims as to the health benefits of your juice.  This is why I keep asking about it.  I understand that you want to follow the law and all, and I'm not suggesting that you make claims that you haven't proven first, but it seems a little like you want to "have your cake and eat it too."  I can tell you are totally committed to this product because of what you have seen it do.  I don't blame you.  Can't you imagine how well your company would do if you would simply prove all of the things that you imply with your testimonials?  

I suggest that you make some claims.  Stand behind your product!  Send your it to a lab and have it tested.  Get it reviewed by the FDA!  It seems that a lot of other companies that sell products I find in the grocery store don't have a problem with it.  My milk says that calcium is good for my bones and it doesn't have an FDA disclaimer at the bottom.  Even my yogurt talks about the benefits of "live active cultures," without any disclaimer.

So what gives?  Is it too expensive to pursue these claims?  I'm assuming that is the case.  You seem like a good guy, so I couldn't imagine that you aren't pursuing them because you are afraid that some of the testimonials are actually only due to the placebo effect, or some other factor.  

Please help me and my readers understand.  It seems like a trend among MLM juice companies, to fly under the radar this way.  It gives the impression that something unethical is going on.  What are your thoughts?

L

New Challenge

Some of my readers have criticized me for being too harsh on Mike of AlpineV.  I think they were right.  So I am issuing a challenge.

I am offering my blog as a forum for Mike, Cade and Lonny to answer questions about AlpineV.  Any questions that they feel comfortable answering, they can.  Any questions they don't feel comfortable answering, they don't have to.  It will be an information session of sorts.

This is the information age, we might as well use it to educate everyone on the health benefits of AlpineV!  What do you think?

L

AlpineV? Maybe not.

So I contacted Mike Haynes, one of the founders of AlpineV, for some information.  I figure that he would freely give out their stats, such as the number of distributors, etc. to an eager potential distributor who wants to make an educated decision about joining.  Especially one who is already sold on the product!

I was wrong.  He wouldn't give me any information without listening to his sales pitch.  Maybe he didn't take me seriously because I've never done the MLM thing before and don't have an extensive "downline" to bring to their company.  Whatever the reason, I'm totally dumbfounded.  Can any of my readers help me to understand what is going on here?  Are all MLM's this secretive?  It's not like I asked for his credit card number, or his social security number or anything.

It appears that the moral of this story is: 

1) You won't get any respect from MLM's unless you have a "downline"

2) I need to start a new blog with a different name

3) I need to find another super fruit juice

L

Why AlpineV?

Some of my work associates have asked my why I'm getting behind AlpineV as opposed to one of the other pyramid schemes.  I was told, "there are over two dozen other magic super fruit juice pyramid schemes, why this one?"  I didn't believe her so I decided to look for myself. 

Here is what I've found:

Tahitian Noni

MonaVie

Xango

Zrii

Goji

G3 (Nuskin)

GoYin

Free Life

Quixtar (Amway)

Xocai

Durian Fusion (NuWays)

Sisel

Agel

Kakadu

Mangoxan

ThaiGo

Naturally Thai Mangosteen

Vemma

Ok, so not quite two dozen, but the point is taken.  What makes Alpine V different from all of these?  Are they all the same?  Why are there so many?  This is going to take some time, so I'll have to keep you updated on future posts.

L

Introduction to AlpineV

The first time I tried AlpineV, the juice from the alpine sandthorn berry, I was very skeptical.  I don't usually try things like this, but it was a gift.  I'm not sure where my parents got the juice from because they aren't distributors, but they gave it to me.

Something you should know about me is that I have had stage 2 cancer for a few months now.  I can't work (for obvious reasons) and my health has been declining.  So I started to drink this stuff just to see if it helps.  You won't believe the results.

Within 3 weeks, the cancer totally disappeared!  My doctor can't believe it.  I can't believe it.  My parents can't believe it.  All of my friends who had written me off as dead can't believe it.  AlpineV is a MIRACLE!

So I've started this blog to document my journey and how AlpineV has changed my life and how it will continue to change my life.  I hope you'll join me!

L