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Advocare - Advocare? No bad ingredients?

  • by   Feb 12, 2009
  • Review #: 145228
CompanyAdvocare
Product / ServiceAny company claiming healthy and all natural
Location Tacoma, Washington
Category Advertisments and Cons
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Someone on here said Advocare had only all natural, great ingredients.

I am not for or against, however, after reading labels I notice artificial flavors and sucralose.

Artificial ingredients mean chemically altered. Maybe just minutely, but still altered. Call the company, ask them what type of artificial ingredients they use and just what is in them.

Sucralose is sugar, or was once upon a time, until some chemist decided to molecularly change it and add the same chlorine they use in swimming pools to it. Please check every company's ingredients.

This is the only way to challenge the FDA. 2f2e27c

 
 
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Clear-Headed in the A.M. Clear-Headed in the A.M.
Jan 29  from Natchitoches, Louisiana
I don't sell Advocare. I state that from the get-go. I buy it from a pharmacy. The only Advocare product I use is the Spark (strawberry-mango only). I have drank one most every morning for 6 months. I was never a morning person before this. My job has me in front of a computer most of my workday which does not help me keep myself awake and alert. Advocare helps with the brain fog and to not fall asleep at my desk. :) I have not felt jittery, my sugar doesn't spike (I'm a diabetic), my thyroid and I have felt no ill effects (I have low thyroid), nor have I had heart issues. I'm not saying it is for everybody, but it works great for me. I don't take all the other Advocare products to lose weight. I found that a diet of food that is as close to its natural state as possible (no processed foods) is best and I lose belly fat with it. So, I don't need (or want) the other products. I am a very happy customer and not part of their MLM business side. :)
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Anonymous Anonymous
Nov 18, 2012 
I just took it the sparks about 2 and a half hours ago and have a thyroid problem it made my thyroid hurt and feel funny and still is even after two hours. also i took it and for all you out there that smoke *** if you take one serving of this it gives you the feeling that you are high right after that i deiced i will never take this stuff because i don't trust wants in it and any parent that let your kids do any diet should be in jail fro child abuse. this is all true im a christen and i know they are faith base what i think they are really trying to just make money. the only good thing that is coming out of this is that im really focus but cant sleep . and now my chest is starting to hurt.
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wow didnt know that wow didnt know that
Nov 15, 2012  from Ft. Worth, Texas
wow is that how amway gets customers by trashing other seems kinda low for a company thats been around so long ne ways why do all yall bicker about how this did this and that well ill just say if you dont like it just dont take it and how many of you research the food you eat before you put it in your buggy at the store if you dont like advocare dont take it and if you do then thats great but to cry about how this and that didnt happen for you maybe you should focus less on the products and company and find out why did i spend hours on end researching about ingredients when my life isnt the way i want it to be maybe then you can find peace because this cry baby stuff is sad
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Never Take This! Never Take This!
Sep 20, 2012 
anyone remember HERBALIFE? They were SUED -- big time -- and are out of business -- so the founder of HERBALIFE (which was another MLM) created Advocare (also a MLM) -- by the way -- his products killed him in 2001.

Might as well follow the Atkins diet (he's dead too) or better yet, go with the longest running MLM out there: AMWAY.
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Anonymous Anonymous
Dec 22, 2012 
Herbalife was started in 1980 by Mark Hughes, AdvoCare was started in 1993 by Charles Ragus. Charles Ragus did work for Herbalife as a distributor but he was not the creator of both.

Also you claim that AdvoCare products killed Charles Ragus in 2001; while it is true he died in 2001 can you provide any evidence that AdvoCare products killed him?

If we can stick to our own experiences or facts then we stop spreading lies... please stop spreading lies.

Thank you.
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Lies??? Lies???
Dec 23, 2012  from Pensacola, Florida
The biggest lie being told is that Advocare "works"!!! After all of these years, after all of the "esteemed" doctors on the med/sci board, not one single scientific fact has ever been published proving that ANY of Advocare's claims are actually true. The BEST you Advocare parrots have is, "You have to try it! It worked for me!" but correlation does NOT equal causation. Changing you eating and activity habits for the better are the only things scientifically proven to work. Once you can prove any of Advocare claims, only then can you comment on spreading lies.
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Ajones Ajones
Jan 19  from Southlake, Texas
You're correct. The entire campaign for Advocare distributors is simple: "Have a party, tell everyone (testimonials) that "it worked for me, it works for my friends, so let's get you started." I mean my skin crawls when i hear somebody like that. I was also fortunate enough to stumble onto a couple of distributors up in Celina at the balloon show. I let them tell how great everything was then i simply asked, " does Advocare make any of its own products??". They instantly replied "YES". So, its easy to see the desperation for money in these guys, and lack of sincerity. WHY? I"ve been making Advocare products for over 14 years. They make...not a one.
Anonymous Anonymous
Mar 08  from Scarsdale, New York
advocare kills! I am sick of idiots who think they can survive off of chemically induced powders that are full of sugar (all for the sake of looking thinner)Health = beauty..get it!! Hello people wake up! And to all the "sellers" of this *** product...i hope you are not *** enough to take it yourself!
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Ajones Ajones
Jan 19  from Southlake, Texas
The Herbalife connection is there but the facts are incorrect. Ragus, who founded Advocare, did come from Herbalife, but Mark Hughes never had anything to do with Advocare. Unfortunately for Mark, it was his products but the incredible diet of cocaine that killed him. That's the truth.
Amway may be the best, but Advocare is far from credible. They will get their products made by anyone who has the right price.
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Advocrap Advocrap
Jan 19 
Ajones, Please go over to the Face Book page Advocare:the truth.
There are a number of people who would love to pick your brain!
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Someone is misinformed Someone is misinformed
Feb 26  from Rochester, Minnesota
Herbalife has been (and still is) in business for over 33 years. Herbalife is not Advocare. Where did you hear this misinformation?
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myLife myLife
Apr 23  from Gulfport, Mississippi
Herbalife is out of business? Wow, I better take down my website and close my club! LOL, Herbalife is stronger than ever and I'm building a legitimate business with them.
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Responding To Never Take This! Responding To Never Take This!
Apr 28 
Herbalife is not out of business! :zzz
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Laura Laura
Aug 21, 2012 
My first day on the 24 day challenge I felt tightness in my chest. When I took the "cleanse" pills before bed as directed I woke up very ill. I happened to be visiting my mother who is a nurse. I had to wake her up because my heart was racing( I thought I was on the verge of a heart attack). My arms and face were also burning. My body was shaking uncontrollably to where I had to try not to fall while walking to my Mother's room to wake her. She took my blood pressure and it was dangerously high. We called my husband so he could call poison control for us. He looked up the ingredients on the Advocare website and it's vague but does show that it's mostly niacin. Poison control said that the pills I was told to take was an overdose. In the end after forcing milk,water and bread to dilute it. I was ok the next day but not until I had 3 episodes of these symptoms all night( because they are time release). I can't believe people give the " Spark" to their children either because that stuff made me feel really abnormally alert and strange.
I called and they Never empathized or said sorry or anything. And they will only refund the unopened packages. Well all of them get opened to use the first day! What a joke.
Wouldn't give the stuff to my dog.
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My Son (age 20) was sold the A My Son (age 20) was sold the A
Aug 10, 2012 
He has had two bouts of tachacardia (high pluse) and made him feel like he would throw up.. I don't know what is in the Spark that he drank (very confusing to research ingreedients) but I know that repeated racing heartbeat that makes you feel like you want vomit ain't good, It has the ability to damage your heart leading to death. It seems to have the same effects as ephedra although Advocare claims there is no ephedra in their products. Stay away from quick fix, quick money it is always to good to be true and in some cases can KILL YOU!
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Annette in Hillsboro Or. Annette in Hillsboro Or.
Jul 01, 2012 
:grin ;) :zzz
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Annette in Hillsboro Or. Annette in Hillsboro Or.
Jul 01, 2012 
On the science and medical advisory board of Advocare there is combined 200 yrs medical experience between all the physicians that are formulating products. One is the doctor that developed TPN. Thats good enough for me!! And thats only the half of it. Great Company!
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AZ family AZ family
May 31, 2012 
6 yrs on ADVOCARE Products 6 children 5 grandchildren also on it daughter 3 time state champion track and xc son state champion wrestler working towards all American. These Products are amazing and any unbelievers are uneducated attend success school!!!
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WOW WOW
May 07, 2012 
I cant believe all the products out there for weight loss. I wish that people would realize that all they are doing is hurting their health and making others rich. Want to lose weight? Join a gym. Dont have money for a membership? seek a group related to fitness. Most groups are free (meet up . com). Go to the library and borrow dvd's and books that can aid you in your progross.
Educate yourself on what natural is.
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Rocksauce Rocksauce
Jan 08  from Austin, Texas
Just to elaborate on WOW"s response...joining a gym and/or group class exercises...Crossift being one if the best...doing that alone WILL NOT get you to th body composition you you want. It's 80% diet...you have to eat clean most of the time and drink a ton of water....just my 2 cents...oh BTW..I'm an Advocare Advisor and love quite a few of their products...taking them has definately helped me acheive body comp goals.....To You Health......
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