{"id":11222,"date":"2013-02-13T00:10:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T06:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/?p=11222"},"modified":"2015-03-05T08:17:18","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T14:17:18","slug":"xyngular-starve-binge-purge-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/xyngular-starve-binge-purge-repeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Xyngular: Starve, Binge, Purge, Repeat!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"direct-selling-pyramid-scheme\"<\/a>Multi-level marketing companies are getting lots of attention lately thanks to the Bill Ackman smackdown of Herbalife<\/a> in December. MLMs offering “nutrition products” are of special interest to consumers, and with good reason. Companies like Isagenix, MonaVie , Usana, Mannatech, and Shaklee all offer magic potions that claim to help you lose weight, absorb more vitamins and minerals, and cure all diseases.<\/p>\n

Of course, many of these health claims are strictly prohibited<\/a>. Nutrition MLMs generally have disclaimers stating that their health claims have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, and that the products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease<\/a>. But that doesn’t stop the distributors for making such claims, and the company management turns a blind eye to it. <\/p>\n

Jennifer McKinney – the blogger formerly known as MckMama (and the one who was accused of fraud on the United States Bankruptcy Court<\/a>) – – has been pimping Xyngular for almost a year. Go Team MckMama!!!! She has been racking up new recruits like crazy, possibly due in part to the health claims she has made like this one:<\/p>\n

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Do Xyngular products work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You’re probably asking yourself if the Xyngular products actually “cure” all kinds of diseases as participants on MckMama’s Facbook page have claimed. I’ve seen claims that it has cured fybromyalgia, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraines, joint pain, and more.<\/p>\n

The short answer is NO<\/strong>.\u00a0 Xyngular products do not cure these ailments, or any others. There have been no clinical studies to back up any of these claims. I don’t doubt that some people may temporarily feel better when they try a new product. But I do not believe there is any scientific evidence to support the claims that Xyngular heals these illnesses.<\/p>\n

Do the products help people lose weight? Yes. But the weight loss is done at the expense of your body. According to my research, the weight loss program promoted by Xyngular is very dangerous. And those who lose weight with it are unlikely to keep it off long term because it is a fad diet<\/a>, and the results are achieved by starving yourself and taking potentially unsafe substances in the process.<\/p>\n

Jennifer McKinney’s Weight Loss<\/strong><\/p>\n

To show you just how ineffective<\/strong> the Xyngular weight loss program is, we have to look no further than Jennifer McKinney’s weight loss journey. What you will see below will prove that Xyngular is a waste of money<\/strong>. A lot of money.<\/p>\n

Here is the short version of the story: (keep reading below for all the gory details)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"jennifer-mckinney-xyngular-weight-loss\"<\/a>MckMama claims to have started working out in December 2011, with her weight at 238.\u00a0 She allegedly lost 20 to 25 pounds, and she documented that loss on her blog and Facebook page.<\/p>\n

(Special thanks to my dear friend Snort<\/a>, who put together the numbers in the next three charts!)<\/p>\n

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MckMama lost this weight the way that doctors recommend losing weight: With diet and exercise.\u00a0 So in about 6 weeks, she lost 27 pounds, or 4.5 pounds per week.<\/p>\n

Jennifer McKinney started using Xyngular in January 2012, just a little over a year ago.\u00a0 Her level of exercise dropped significantly after starting Xyngular, as she was relying on the pills and potions to lose the weight. Her Xyng weight loss went like this:<\/p>\n

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According to her Facebook posts, Jennifer got down to her lowest weight in July or August, around 171 pounds<\/a> (or possibly 168 pounds, depending on which Facebook posts you believe). In 29 weeks with Xyngular, she lost about 43 pounds, or 1.5 pounds per week.<\/p>\n

So with exercise and sensible eating, Jennifer lost 4.5 pounds per week. With starvation and drugs (which we’ll discuss below), she lost 1.5 pounds per week.<\/p>\n

And lest you should think that her weight loss slowed because it is harder to lose once you get thinner… you should understand that even at 168 or 171 pounds, Jennifer was still overweight for her height, which is 5’6″<\/a>. We’re not talking about someone having difficulty losing the last few pounds. She would have to get to at least 150 pounds to be on the upper end of the “normal range.”<\/p>\n

And what has happened since August? MckMama has gained about 35 pounds<\/strong> and lost about 27 pounds. Of course, she only gave numbers for her losses, and rarely mentioned her gains.<\/p>\n

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Bouncing around between 169 pounds and 189 pounds for the last six months is not<\/strong> healthy. Xyngular is clearly the mother of all yo-yo diets<\/a>. Or is that the MckMama<\/em> of all yo-yo diets???<\/p>\n

Further more, the 43 pounds that MckMama lost via the Xyngular products (and then gained, and lost, and gained, and lost….)\u00a0 has come at a price, both to her pocketbook and her health.<\/p>\n

Are the Xyngular products healthy and safe?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Xyng products are marketed as “all natural,” but what does that mean? MckMama has been repeatedly doing the 8-day Ignite Fat Burning System. What Xyngular is selling you is an extremely low calorie diet, supplemented with products that are arguably dangerous.<\/p>\n

Here are the concerns that I have with the “8 day challenge”<\/a> that McKinney so often promotes:<\/p>\n