You know, that's why I do the research.
I've got a successful e-commerce business because I've built a reputation for personally confirming and/or using the products I feature. I don't go by rumors or generalizations.
The member mentioning the Everett/Borden product reported what I'd already seen, which is a lousy set of photoshopped images in a presentation. While that means the promoter -- Everett -- is probably a snake-oil salesman, it doesn't necessarily rule out the veracity of the product itself. It may well be that Borden has a legit method that's been hijacked; this has been done before.
What's the worst that can happen? I'll buy the e-book, check its contents with a certified nutritionist here, see if my dad still wants to try it, and observe the results. If something good comes of it, then I'll check it against his 'normal' recommended diet's results. If that shows a significant difference, I'll seek out a small group of others who would be willing to try it at my expense.
At that point, I'll be ready to disclose findings.
It's appalling to know that low-lifes exist who try to profit from the misfortunes and hopes of others. If I can do my part by sorting out what's really what, I do it. Not just for my dad's sake, but for the principle of it. That's how I was raised, and that's what I believe.
I might be a bit late, but don't do it mate (I'm a poet, and I know it) - you'll be wasting your money, and filling the coffers of a snake-oil merchant to boot. That's an outrageous claim, right? So ok then, listen up my ace student friend.
Like you, I was initially impressed by this con artist. A cursory search-engine investigation returned some very promising results. But then I dug a little deeper. Wanna know what I found? Here it is amigo:
The Acipimox/FFA's story checks out. I found this on the ADA website:
Overnight lowering of free fatty acids with Acipimox improves insulin resistance and glucose tolerance in obese diabetic and nondiabetic subjects.
A T Santomauro, G Boden, M E Silva, D M Rocha, R F Santos, M J Ursich, P G Strassmann and B L Wajchenberg
+ Author Affiliations
Endocrine Service, Hospital das Clinicas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
Obesity is commonly associated with elevated plasma free fatty acid (FFA) levels, as well as with insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, two important cardiovascular risk factors. What causes insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia in obesity remains uncertain. Here, we have tested the hypothesis that FFAs are the link between obesity and insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia and that, therefore, lowering of chronically elevated plasma FFA levels would improve insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia and glucose tolerance in obese nondiabetic and diabetic subjects. Acipimox (250 mg), a long-acting antilipolytic drug, or placebo was given overnight (at 7:00 P.M., 1:00 A.M., 7:00 A.M.) to 9 lean control subjects, 13 obese nondiabetic subjects, 10 obese subjects with impaired glucose tolerance, and 11 patients with type 2 diabetes. Euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamps and oral glucose tolerance tests (75 g) were performed on separate mornings after overnight Acipimox or placebo treatment. In the three obese study groups, Acipimox lowered fasting levels of plasma FFAs (by 60-70%) and plasma insulin (by approximately 50%). Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake during euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamping was more than twofold higher after Acipimox than after placebo. Areas under the glucose and insulin curves during oral glucose tolerance testing were both approximately 30% lower after Acipimox administration than after placebo. We conclude that lowering of elevated plasma FFA levels can reduce insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia and improve oral glucose tolerance in lean and obese nondiabetic subjects and in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.
COMMENTS:
1. So, the first thing to note is that this is a Brazilian study, not US, and the authors (as far as I can tell) are all Brazilian nationals. Not that that necessarily negates the validity of the study, or that I have anything against Brazilians. After all, there was a time not that long ago when they could play a decent game of football.
2. Joseph Borden does not appear in the list of authors, but G Boden does. Further digging reveals the full name to be Guenther Boden, not Joseph Borden. This is too close to be mere coincidence, so I smell a rat. Furthermore, a published researcher should have a significant www 'footprint', especially one who is ostensibly the discoverer of a cure for T2 DM. The elusive Joseph Borden (scientist) had none that I could find.
CONCLUSION
Something seriously fishy goin' on here. Ricky Everett (or whatever other name he goes by) is most likely a snake-oil merchant who has stumbled on something that has genuine merit, and then saw the $$$ signs rolling before his eyes. I mean, do you seriously trust a book that drops these grammatical clangers right on its front cover: 'Diabetes Destroyed: The Quick And
Simply Way To
Fixing Your Blood Sugar'? Perrrleease, what kinda English is that?
I hate to throw out the baby with the bathwater, but alarm bells should be ringing loud & clear by now. Does that mean that the basic premise of the protocol is bogus? Not necessarily. It's entirely possible that a niacin-rich diet, accompanied by co vits, minerals & enzymes that aid its absorption, is exactly what the doctor ordered for lowering insulin resistance. But you can get all the info. associated with such a protocol free of charge off the interweb. Why make a scam artist rich(er) in the process? Do yourself (and your dad) a huge favor, and put that dosh towards something more constructive, like a gym membership perhaps.
, "chronic" practice nurses
