History From the trunk of his car, Mark Hughes founded Herbalife International in February of 1980 and his first month showed a profit of $23,000.
He had watched his mom struggle with weight and addiction to diet pills for many years.
The first product was a protein shake for weight loss that people became so excited about they were willing to wear the metal button that read "Loss weight now, ask me how.
" The company's growth was staggering as it became one of the largest MLM giants on earth.
After many Herbalife complaints, lawsuits and courtroom battles, with the FDA and others, over ingredients and possible liver damage cases, Mark Hughes died at the age of 44.
The Los Angeles County Coroner's report stated the cause of death was overdose.
It's a sad story.
However, the purpose of this article is to ask the simple question - Does Herbalife Diet Work? Products Along with weight management, other product categories are energy, fitness, targeted nutrition, sports nutrition and personal care.
The number one product sold by Herbalife distributors is called Formula 1 which is a meal-replacement, soy protein shake.
The ingredients in the Herbalife products are not being promoted here.
Since I'm no doctor and everyone's body responds differently, it would not be safe for me to make a statement on this platform regarding the integrity of the ingredients in Herbalife products.
Results In my research, I realized millions of people around the world have lost weight with Herbalife.
Many before-and-after pictures I saw were transformations from dropping well over one, two and three hundred pounds.
The most amazing story brought tears to my eyes as I watched the video of a man telling about his journey with Herbalife.
When he started the program, he weighed in at 615 pounds and was planning to have gastric bypass surgery within a month.
He suffered from sleep apnea among other things.
Within the first three weeks, he lost 50 pound and completely rid himself of the sleeping disorder.
After 19 months, he'd lost 402 pounds and looked like a totally different person! Is it safe to say that Herbalife works for some people? Yes, I believe so.
After surfing the web for testimonials, I'd say it works for many people.
Some people state that the weight has stayed off for several years.
Some continue taking the products because of the nutritional value they feel they're getting from Herbalife.