Guys who need to be Pooped On: Kevin Trudeau

[ShadowBoxing]

"Okay this guy is just asking to be pooped on"


So I get DirectTV here at the place, and I still have no f---ing clue what channel is what, so whenever I want to watch something I have to channel surf until I find what I want. Low and behold we have an informercial channel which features such favorites of mine as "The Total Gym", "Wackie Nu Nu" and of course "BoFlex". I own none of those products...but hell, how can watching Chuck Norris and Christy Brinkley NOT be enjoyable at midnight.

Anyways, this guys face has been showing up more and more often as I change through the sea of informercial channels. His name is Kevin Trudeau who peddles such scams as "Natural Cures They don't want you to know about" and "Natural Weight Loss Cure They don't want you to know about".

I actually really wasn't bugged by his pressence on my Television until his whole "weight loss" informercial...especially since the guy is nothing special, certainly nothing that would stand out at my gym (or any others). Sure he is remotely thin, but like Dr.Phil, he doesn't strike me as someone I'd particularly want impressionable young fatties listening to when they want to shed pounds...so, I wanted to know exactly what this guy was scamming people with.

So, I did my research. Actually it was somewhat of a challenge, since the first 3 pages worth of stuff you find on this quack is how many Larceny charges he has, and how many times he's had to settle in fraud cases. But then I finally found this guy out. Basically his whole weight loss cure is the HCG diet, a 500 calorie a day diet mixed with HCG (basically a compound found in the urine of pregnant and nursing mothers). Yeah, great cure Kevin...fasting...yep, THEY don't want you to know about that. They don't want you to know that fasting can cause you to lose over 1 pound a day. I gave this guy too much credit: I figured he would just peddle some obvious, common sense approach to weight loss and throw his name on it. No, no, no...he chose on of those over the top solutions. Great, make people sicker...jack***.

So congratulations, you've gotten me to rant against you...because I hate people like you. You could give SumofGod a run for his money. You've just joined the ranks of Benny Hinn...

[Carcharodon]

LOL.

[jaguarr]

Yeah, I've known for quite awhile that this guy's weight loss cure is a type of HGH (which is what HCG is) and severe undereating. He's a f**king moron and a snake oil salesman.

jag

[Fran]

:farmerfran:

[jaguarr]

Originally Posted by farmerfran

:farmerfran:

Indeed.

jag

[ShadowBoxing]

Originally Posted by jaguarr

Yeah, I've known for quite awhile that this guy's weight loss cure is a type of HGH (which is what HCG is) and severe undereating. He's a f**king moron and a snake oil salesman.

jag

That's the thing that kills me though, none of this guys are f**king morons. They KNOW, it seems, exactly what they are doing...these guys could freaking sell sand to Egyptians. But they do it anyways...and poor all their effort into preying upon idiots and the infirm rather than make something useful (which they could potentially do just as easily).

[ShadowBoxing]

Originally Posted by farmerfran

:farmerfran:

:ultra magnus:

[jaguarr]

Originally Posted by ShadowBoxing

That's the thing that kills me though, none of this guys are f**king morons. They KNOW, it seems, exactly what they are doing...these guys could freaking sell sand to Egyptians. But they do it anyways...and poor all their effort into preying upon idiots and the infirm rather than make something useful (which they could potentially do just as easily).

That's why I regard them as morons because they know better and do it anyway. HCG affects hormonal balances in a very big way in the human body. To peddle a solution for weight loss knowing that is horribly irresponsible and endangers people who follow their advice. That makes them morons in my book.

jag

[ShadowBoxing]

Originally Posted by jaguarr

That's why I regard them as morons because they know better and do it anyway. HCG affects hormonal balances in a very big way in the human body. To peddle a solution for weight loss knowing that is horribly irresponsible and endangers people who follow their advice. That makes them morons in my book.

jag

Fair enough.

Yes, raising the bodies natural metabolism and then fasting is definitely going to shed a "pound in a day". You just better hope that pound doesn't end up being your liver as it exits your body. :

[jaguarr]

I should probably also add that HCG is used as a fertility drug for both men and women BECAUSE of the effects it has on the endocrine and reproductive systems. In men, it's also used to raise testosterone levels though there is some concern of burning out the leydig cells with long-term use. The point is, this stuff changes body chemistry and hormone levels. It's dangerous stuff to mess with if you don't know what you're doing, not monitoring your hormone levels through bloodwork and working with a qualified doc who knows how this stuff works. You could seriously EFF up your endocrine system, possibly beyond repair.

jag

[Exabyte]

Originally Posted by jaguarr

I should probably also add that HCG is used as a fertility drug for both men and women BECAUSE of the effects it has on the endocrine and reproductive systems. In men, it's also used to raise testosterone levels though there is some concern of burning out the leydig cells with long-term use. The point is, this stuff changes body chemistry and hormone levels. It's dangerous stuff to mess with if you don't know what you're doing, not monitoring your hormone levels through bloodwork and working with a qualified doc who knows how this stuff works. You could seriously EFF up your endocrine system, possibly beyond repair.

jag

I stopped half way through that post because I realized I don't know Chinese. sorry

[Holly]

whoa, i remember you ^

hi

[ShadowBoxing]

As do I.

[jaguarr]

Originally Posted by Ethereal

I stopped half way through that post because I realized I don't know Chinese. sorry

Dude, where the hell have you been? We miss you in Peking.

jag

[Holly]

go away, i remembered him first

[Holly]

ew, double post.

[ShadowBoxing]

Originally Posted by Toven

go away, i remembered him first

...And if I am not mistaken, he also went by Extrabyte.

[Holly]

Originally Posted by ShadowBoxing

...And if I am not mistaken, he also went by Extrabyte.

oh yeah i was trying to remember. i think he left again

[jaguarr]

His name evolved from Extrabyte to Ethereal. He "became". He posted in the tech forum last week. I guess he's used up his post quota for this week, now. See you next week, E!

jag

[ShadowBoxing]

Originally Posted by jaguarr

His name evolved from Extrabyte to Ethereal. He "became". He posted in the tech forum last week. I guess he's used up his post quota for this week, now. See you next week, E!

jag

He's is also a Bodybuilder, or at least a weight lifting aficianado if I am not mistaken.

[Holly]

jag always scares people away

[jaguarr]

Originally Posted by ShadowBoxing

He's is also a Bodybuilder, or at least a weight lifting aficianado if I am not mistaken.

Yep. He is.

Originally Posted by Toven

jag always scares people away

It's my breath. Or maybe my B.O. Could be my gas problem, too.

jag

[mrvlknight21]

Wow. Nice research SB! I didnt like/trust him before, but now, anything he says is worthless.

[Prognosticator]

Originally Posted by jaguarr

Yeah, I've known for quite awhile that this guy's weight loss cure is a type of HGH (which is what HCG is) and severe undereating. He's a f**king moron and a snake oil salesman.

jag

**describes nearly every person putting out informercials**

[Jerry!]

Not as big an ******* as this guy though:

Trust me.