Lyle Macwilliam's secret

Something Private Aye found on the internet...

http://mlmresourcesmalaysia.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/read-the-report-on-usana/

Askyou Says: April 26th, 2007 at 9:06 am

Usana is a small company but talk big. They fall under small business catgeory for the Forbes and Businessweek rankings that they frequently quote. The difference between Usana and Amway is like Luton Town FC and AC Milan!

Usana’s 2 main argument is that 1. They have GMP manufacturing 2. Lyle Macwilliam report on nutrition ranks them no. 1
Lets see:

1. Nutrilite, Amway manufacturing facility is beyond GMP. We also have GAP (good agricultural practice), our nutrilite manufacturing plant is 500,000 sq ft vs Usana’s plant is only 180,000 sq ft. Amway;s main manufacturing area covers 1.6 km stretch in Ada, michigan … talk about HUGE. How about Nutrilite’s 7,000 acres of certified organic farms in 4 different locations in US, Mexico and Brazil? We have Scientific Advisory Board members from the world’s foremost researchers, scientists, in nutrition, genetics etc. Usana’s board consists of GENERAL PRACTITIONERS & PEDIATRICIANS who are Usana’s distributors with financial interests in promoting Usana !!

2. If we can proof the Macwilliam report to be flawed, and biases study, then 95% of damage is done on Usana’s credibility. That’s exactly what is is … a Usana sales/marketing tool to assist dumbos to sell their products without much thinking .. just show and tell. Nutrilite is the leader in food supplement sales worldwide … last year USD 2.9 billion (Amway total USD 6.4 b) , source: Euromonitor International and Nutrition Business Journal. We’ve been around for 71 years, the only one to grow, harvest, process on our own certified organic farms. Usana doesn;t have much to show… so have to CREATE a 3rd party publication to endorse their products. Anyone with BRAINS can see that after reading the Report.

The price of Usana’s stuff is x2 more expensive than Nutrilite. Where is the logic?


A flawed and "unscientific" report Says: April 30th, 2007 at 12:45 pm

Spot on! Anyone with common sense can see that the report has only 1 fuction:
Act as a sales gimmick for Usana distributors to use as a “credible third-party” resource.
I’m a scientist by profession, and the comparisons done are definitely not scientific in nature. It is a flawed study with many mistakes and errors. Reading Macwilliam’s background, I have no doubt that he is not qualified to be speaking in such detail on nutritional science. The charts and graphs may look fancy, but means nothing when you consider the basis of the study is flawed, and the application is inconsistent. No where is this study do you find any references to clinical research. A comparative study based on opinions and averaging them out is not scientific.

Tim Junk Says: July 23rd, 2007 at 4:57 pm

Flawed? Read the basis for the study … ask any credible scientist - method is at best, careless. At worst - fraudently misleading. Average of opinions of health writers - is not scientific! Ray Strand one of the “independent” authors who gave opinion - his wife is a high-ranking Usana distributor! her picture came out in front cover of a Usana magazine (inside we can see Ray next to her). Listing tiny amounts of expensive ingredients also do not make Usana vitamins better!
Biased? Macwilliam clearly has something to gain financially from promoting Usana. He is currently going on tour - promoting his book at Usana functions. If he is aware people are questioning his integrity, he should try and limit his exposure at Usana functions. Last i counted he spoke at 25 big Usana celebrations & gatherings in a 3 month period! He was also a usana board director until 2003 - when he resigned. Covering his tracks i believe. His book is being sold at bulk discount - cheaper if you buy 500 copies or more. Who would buy such a volume - unless you design it to be a sales tool for a network marketing company. The report is published in the languages for the countries Usana operate in - for example which scientist will produce a specific report for New Zealand/Australia, Mexican (in Spanish) - comparing products in NZ/Aust and Mexico to Usana? The back of the 3rd edition, had testimonials/comments by readers - who ALL happen to be high-ranking Usana distributors!! is it a coincidence .. or by design? Not 1 or 2 … 6 comments from 6 high ranking distributors!! Check frauddiscovery.net. They even list these medical doctor’s DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER, Usana rank & income! not independent medical doctors … but people with financial incentive to promote Usana! Ladd Mcnamara - advisor to usana - does NOT have a licence to practice medicine, and recently quit the board due to bad press. VP of research Tim Woods - does NOT have a PHD in biology as stated in Usana official bio - but FORESTRY!, Dennis Waitley - usana board member, does NOT have master degree or PHd from universities he quoted. Too many loose ends, too many red flags - Usana is a scam.

Overpriced products + dubious endorsements + lying leaders = Crumbling empire.