# I was thinking of trying Isagenix® **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 27, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820 "2014-01-27T04:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/1 "2014-01-27T04:10:04Z")
Has anyone tried it for either weight loss or general detoxing? Pros and Cons please. Thanks in advance. p.s. Mods, if this belongs in a different forum, please forgive me and please place it correctly. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/2 "2014-01-27T04:18:14Z")
“Detoxing” and “cleanse” are code words for you have too much money. And they have a cure for that. Their website is full of red flags. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/3 "2014-01-27T04:26:38Z")
It’s Multi Level Marketing company. All the info on their products are on different sites. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/4 "2014-01-27T04:33:56Z")
Money is the toxin they will cleanse him/her of, is that what you are sayin’ **r.p.**? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/5 "2014-01-27T04:34:51Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Money is the toxin they will cleanse him/her of, is that what you are sayin’ **r.p.**? 🙂 Yep. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/6 "2014-01-27T04:37:37Z")
Since the OP is looking for advice, this is best suited to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/7 "2014-01-27T05:01:10Z")
(thanks **Colibri** ) Okay - “waste of money” angle aside, **runner pat** , have you tried it? ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/8 "2014-01-27T05:06:45Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > (thanks **Colibri** ) > Okay - “waste of money” angle aside, **runner pat** , have you tried it? Which part of “waste of money” confuses you? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/9 "2014-01-27T05:08:46Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > (thanks **Colibri** ) > Okay - “waste of money” angle aside, **runner pat** , have you tried it? I don’t waste my money of total bullshit crap like that. The liver does a fine job of what little detoxing the body may need. Ask yourself, what are these toxins that need removing? What is being cleansed? How has the human race survived without modern treatments like this? Why does this company emphasize their “culture” more than their products? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/10 "2014-01-27T05:13:48Z")
Okay - I get it. You’ve made your point. I’d like to hear from someone who has tried it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/11 "2014-01-27T05:34:57Z")
_starts counting down to the first spammer_ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/12 "2014-01-27T05:41:16Z")
**runner pat** - please go away. We all get that you are opposed to this type of product. I was looking for _constructive_ feed back. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/13 "2014-01-27T06:36:17Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > **runner pat** - please go away. We all get that you are opposed to this type of product. I was looking for _constructive_ feed back. Uh . . . you’re not supposed to tell other posters to “go away” (and I’m not the one who should be telling you). Anyway . . . you know, if there’s a magic potion that will make you happy and healthy and live to be 100 . . . you don’t need anyone who’s “tried it” to know it’s bunk. That’s what your brain is for. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/14 "2014-01-27T07:36:08Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > **runner pat** - please go away. We all get that you are opposed to this type of product. I was looking for _constructive_ feed back. You did get _constructive_ feed back. The stuff is crap, useless snake oil and a scam to boot. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/15 "2014-01-27T07:50:20Z")
[Rationalwiki](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Isagenix) > [@](#): > > The products are also actively unhealthy, a lot containing dangerous levels of vitamin A. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/16 "2014-01-27T07:58:48Z")
> [@Foggy](#): > > You did get _constructive_ feed back. The stuff is crap, useless snake oil and a scam to boot. Yes, but apart from that, does it work? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19adc/32.png) [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/17 "2014-01-27T11:13:04Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > **runner pat** - please go away. We all get that you are opposed to this type of product. I was looking for _constructive_ feed back. “It doesn’t work” is probably as constructive as feedback can get. And having had a look at the website I have to concur with runner pat’s assessment. It’s clearly a fad dieting scam, and while you may lose weight to start with (such diets often involve extreme calorie restriction) the odds are high that you’ll put it back on later. If you want to lose weight just eat a sensible diet and engage in mild to moderate exercise 3 or 4 times a week. That’s all you really need, and it don’t cost a dime. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/18 "2014-01-27T12:17:43Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > **runner pat** - please go away. We all get that you are opposed to this type of product. I was looking for _constructive_ feed back. Understand that anyone saying positive things about your product will be telling you lies. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/19 "2014-01-27T12:36:28Z")
**anyrose** you may find that quite a few on a board that is putatively dedicated to reducing ignorance are opposed to this sort of product, since it is the sort of product that preys on that ignorance. This pyramid scheme based on woo and pseudoscience that preys on the guillible got called crap (in a slightly humorous manner) … what were you expecting? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820/20 "2014-01-27T13:31:53Z")
Potential to [cause all kinds of nasty problems and harm your liver](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_A#Toxicity), but other than that, what’s the big deal? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-thinking-of-trying-isagenix/679820.md?page=2)