Comments on: Donald Trump: You’re Fired! as Nutritionist http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/ Serving up food news and views Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:41:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brian http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1722 Brian Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:18:54 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1722 Hi, I'm involved i the Trump Network. Let's just get that out of the way. I'm not going to get into the debate on here about MLM / Network Marketing. If you are going to call something illegal when it is not, doesn't need to be debated, your minds will not be changed and that is ok. But, to put it plainly, does anyone on here really think that Donald Trump would buy a company that was illegal, you don't think that he had his legal team make sure that he was not doing something illegal? The man lives on his reputation, and he won't do anything that would tarnish it legally or in the court of public opinion, plain and simple. That is all I'm going to say about the MLM debate, and if you don't agree with that then so be it. Anyways, lets' put this into perspective, you say that only experienced nutritionists should be selling the products, well when I go to buy vitamins and I have a question, you are telling me that the sales clerk at Walgreens that is about 16 is "qualified". I mean if they are not then they shouldn't be working at well known pharmacies correct? But they are and no one is yelling at the big pharmacies. As for the vitamins how are you going to say that the test doesn't accurately use the markers that you urine supplies. Are you saying that Metametrix (feel free to google them), which is the most world renown testing labs in the world, would be operating a scam and open themselves up to law suit? That doesn't make sense to me for them to do that. Are you telling me, that people that sell Mary Kay are make up artists? I highly doubt it. I have friends that work at large pharmaceutical companies as sales people, they didn't develop the items they sell, so should they not be selling these things? Or dies the fact that they were trained in the products. Just as the Trump Networkers are trained. Ask me about the products and I will tell you what it does, what is in it, and why it is proven scientifically why it is good. Also Donald Trump didn't create these products, companies that use the Trump Network as a Marketing vehicle did, and I'm sure these companies don't want to be sued (or maybe they do, who knows). Do you think that the Male employees at Tampax (sorry to be crude but work with me), are qualified to sell tampons? I think that they have never used one, so should they not work there? I could go on and on but I think you get the point. Hi,
I’m involved i the Trump Network. Let’s just get that out of the way. I’m not going to get into the debate on here about MLM / Network Marketing. If you are going to call something illegal when it is not, doesn’t need to be debated, your minds will not be changed and that is ok. But, to put it plainly, does anyone on here really think that Donald Trump would buy a company that was illegal, you don’t think that he had his legal team make sure that he was not doing something illegal? The man lives on his reputation, and he won’t do anything that would tarnish it legally or in the court of public opinion, plain and simple. That is all I’m going to say about the MLM debate, and if you don’t agree with that then so be it.
Anyways, lets’ put this into perspective, you say that only experienced nutritionists should be selling the products, well when I go to buy vitamins and I have a question, you are telling me that the sales clerk at Walgreens that is about 16 is “qualified”. I mean if they are not then they shouldn’t be working at well known pharmacies correct? But they are and no one is yelling at the big pharmacies. As for the vitamins how are you going to say that the test doesn’t accurately use the markers that you urine supplies. Are you saying that Metametrix (feel free to google them), which is the most world renown testing labs in the world, would be operating a scam and open themselves up to law suit? That doesn’t make sense to me for them to do that. Are you telling me, that people that sell Mary Kay are make up artists? I highly doubt it. I have friends that work at large pharmaceutical companies as sales people, they didn’t develop the items they sell, so should they not be selling these things? Or dies the fact that they were trained in the products. Just as the Trump Networkers are trained. Ask me about the products and I will tell you what it does, what is in it, and why it is proven scientifically why it is good. Also Donald Trump didn’t create these products, companies that use the Trump Network as a Marketing vehicle did, and I’m sure these companies don’t want to be sued (or maybe they do, who knows). Do you think that the Male employees at Tampax (sorry to be crude but work with me), are qualified to sell tampons? I think that they have never used one, so should they not work there? I could go on and on but I think you get the point.

]]> By: Al http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1688 Al Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:48:35 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1688 I thought my cousin was an extremely intelligent man, but I was wrong. He has been roped into this scheme hook line and sinker and has become a distributor, thinking this will pad his retirement in about 3 yrs or so. It's to the point where he not only has his wife taking the products for weight loss (which trust me, she didn't need to lose any weight) and has been trying to get all his relatives involved in the pyramid scheme. I can glady say, I'm not one that's going to fall for it, nor are any of my adult children or cousins. Another way for "The Donald" to make a quick buck!!! I thought my cousin was an extremely intelligent man, but I was wrong. He has been roped into this scheme hook line and sinker and has become a distributor, thinking this will pad his retirement in about 3 yrs or so. It’s to the point where he not only has his wife taking the products for weight loss (which trust me, she didn’t need to lose any weight) and has been trying to get all his relatives involved in the pyramid scheme. I can glady say, I’m not one that’s going to fall for it, nor are any of my adult children or cousins. Another way for “The Donald” to make a quick buck!!!

]]> By: Al http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1687 Al Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:25:52 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1687 I thought my cousin was an extremely intelligent man, but I was wrong. He has been roped into this scheme hook line and sinker and has become a distributor, thinking this will pad his retirement in about 3 yrs or so. It's to the point where he not only has his wife taking the products for weight loss (which trust me, she didn't need to lose any weight) and has been trying to get all his relatives involved in the pyramid scheme. I can glady say, I'm not one that's going to fall for it, nor are any of my adult children or cousins I thought my cousin was an extremely intelligent man, but I was wrong. He has been roped into this scheme hook line and sinker and has become a distributor, thinking this will pad his retirement in about 3 yrs or so. It’s to the point where he not only has his wife taking the products for weight loss (which trust me, she didn’t need to lose any weight) and has been trying to get all his relatives involved in the pyramid scheme. I can glady say, I’m not one that’s going to fall for it, nor are any of my adult children or cousins

]]> By: PsyD, MD http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1674 PsyD, MD Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:04:28 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1674 Bottom line, it's about making money. In a seemingly dubious and untested manner. The only ones going to make the big bucks are the guys at the top. About 4 of them. And do you really, really think they care about you individually? NO, they don't. Ask them help you out. They won't. You would be just replaced with someone else. It's a big fat joke by someone that pushes Oreo cookies to the masses (interesting none of the supporters brought this fact up). Probably the unhealthiest cookie on the planet. Why? To make money. Bottom line, it’s about making money. In a seemingly dubious and untested manner. The only ones going to make the big bucks are the guys at the top. About 4 of them. And do you really, really think they care about you individually? NO, they don’t. Ask them help you out. They won’t. You would be just replaced with someone else. It’s a big fat joke by someone that pushes Oreo cookies to the masses (interesting none of the supporters brought this fact up). Probably the unhealthiest cookie on the planet. Why? To make money.

]]> By: perry http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1667 perry Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:12:29 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1667 went to their interview (job was under an assumed name) and they were trying to peddle the product to a group of interviewees under the guise of it being a health care preventive measure for the elderly. On man dressed in 10 year old dated and worn clothes claimed to be a multimillionaire. A guy #2 entered 5 minutes into the "millionare''s" schpeal just to say "hi" to the new recruits, but then decided to tell us how he made his first million with the product. When I walked out they seemed flabbergasted....I called them out on the scheme, the process, and the clothes. The tactics for recruiting are ruthless, and target desperate uneducated or niave people. They went so far as to tell then that their families would be jealous and attempt to get them to stop working toward their financial sucess!!! I saw a few more people exit after me, but unfortunatly the less experienced, and younger applicants remained inside. STAY AWAY!!!!!!! went to their interview (job was under an assumed name) and they were trying to peddle the product to a group of interviewees under the guise of it being a health care preventive measure for the elderly. On man dressed in 10 year old dated and worn clothes claimed to be a multimillionaire. A guy #2 entered 5 minutes into the “millionare’’s” schpeal just to say “hi” to the new recruits, but then decided to tell us how he made his first million with the product. When I walked out they seemed flabbergasted….I called them out on the scheme, the process, and the clothes. The tactics for recruiting are ruthless, and target desperate uneducated or niave people. They went so far as to tell then that their families would be jealous and attempt to get them to stop working toward their financial sucess!!! I saw a few more people exit after me, but unfortunatly the less experienced, and younger applicants remained inside. STAY AWAY!!!!!!!

]]> By: cheryl http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1645 cheryl Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:06:17 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1645 YOU ARE SO WRONG DO YOUR RESEARCH REALLY!!! CHECK OUT THE INTERNATIONALLY REPUTABLE LAB LIK BELOW DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK http://www.metametrix.com/content/DirectoryOfServices/0090IONIndividualOptimalNutritionProfiles-BloodUrine This test and product saved my husband from pneumonia, my boys from taking Ritalin and my mother from adult onset diabetes..... You decide he did his homework YOU ARE SO WRONG DO YOUR RESEARCH REALLY!!! CHECK OUT THE INTERNATIONALLY REPUTABLE LAB LIK BELOW DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK
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This test and product saved my husband from pneumonia, my boys from taking Ritalin and my mother from adult onset diabetes….. You decide he did his homework

]]> By: odraude http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1642 odraude Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:27:55 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1642 OMG! Someone just tried to get me to do this......and it was my ex boss.She actually came into my building after being layed off(fired).She said it was an amazing buisiness oppurtunity.Handed me the purple pamphlet.I knew it was a scheme and the way she went into "Sales" mode in her speaking was weird.Now I work in medical so I have paid attention through the years and one thing I learned is the false securities they put in advertising.There are kits that look like they are geared for men and other kits for women I.E. Estrogen test.Now at the bottom of the page in pamphlet it states in small light letters Custom Test series are not gender specific.? Well I am a guy.Why do I need to check my estrogen levels?????Also states in same tiny lettering that "These have not been approved by the FDA.These products are not intended to diagnose,treat,cure or PREVENT any disease."So not really sure what thier usefulness is as they dont seem to do much.Another product is "QuikStik" described as MOOD INFUSION BEVERAGES which is advertised as natural energy then clearly is catergorized in the coffee industry.So natural energy can be described as caffeine? WOW! Also things like Guarna and all that plant extract crap can be manipulated into some new type of "NATURAL ENERGY" product and your none the wiser.Hint Dunkin Donuts has had this market for years. I am really embarrassed for my ex boss.She has a buisiness card attached to the brochure with her BSN,RN-BC,CACP next to her name.Then under says "Independent Marketer. and her home address is on it.So if you didnt know her you would probably think it was her place of work She was an RN for God's sake what is she involved with this for.Goes against healthcare guidelines dietery,diabetes education and good old fashioned going to a doctor when your ill. This stuff is crap and a pyramid schemeThank God Im going back to school and earning my money the old fashioned way. OMG! Someone just tried to get me to do this……and it was my ex boss.She actually came into my building after being layed off(fired).She said it was an amazing buisiness oppurtunity.Handed me the purple pamphlet.I knew it was a scheme and the way she went into “Sales” mode in her speaking was weird.Now I work in medical so I have paid attention through the years and one thing I learned is the false securities they put in advertising.There are kits that look like they are geared for men and other kits for women I.E. Estrogen test.Now at the bottom of the page in pamphlet it states in small light letters Custom Test series are not gender specific.? Well I am a guy.Why do I need to check my estrogen levels?????Also states in same tiny lettering that “These have not been approved by the FDA.These products are not intended to diagnose,treat,cure or PREVENT any disease.”So not really sure what thier usefulness is as they dont seem to do much.Another product is “QuikStik” described as MOOD INFUSION BEVERAGES which is advertised as natural energy then clearly is catergorized in the coffee industry.So natural energy can be described as caffeine? WOW! Also things like Guarna and all that plant extract crap can be manipulated into some new type of “NATURAL ENERGY” product and your none the wiser.Hint Dunkin Donuts has had this market for years.
I am really embarrassed for my ex boss.She has a buisiness card attached to the brochure with her BSN,RN-BC,CACP next to her name.Then under says “Independent Marketer. and her home address is on it.So if you didnt know her you would probably think it was her place of work
She was an RN for God’s sake what is she involved with this for.Goes against healthcare guidelines dietery,diabetes education and good old fashioned going to a doctor when your ill.
This stuff is crap and a pyramid schemeThank God Im going back to school and earning my money the old fashioned way.

]]> By: Paul http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1621 Paul Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:07:42 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1621 cardiology 11.08.09 at 3:19 pm Janet, Thank you for maintaing this forum. Some of these comments function as a desperate sales push, are defensive and inappropriately aggressive. The bottom line is that there are no randomized control clinical trials to support the Trump diet. This means there is no scientific evidence to support the exorbitant cost behind the purchase. And there are "randomized control clinical trials" to support Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystems...........Last I checked Weight Watchers gets 60% of their annual revuenue from MEETINGS!!! Is Weight Watchers a ripoff??? It's a $55 Billion industry. Plenty of room for growth as long as people see results. Maybe you should look up Dr. George Blackburn who assisted in developing the "Trump Diet." Bet you do an outstanding job prescribing drugs with this kind of research!! cardiology 11.08.09 at 3:19 pm
Janet,

Thank you for maintaing this forum.
Some of these comments function as a desperate sales push, are defensive and inappropriately aggressive.
The bottom line is that there are no randomized control clinical trials to support the Trump diet. This means there is no scientific evidence to support the exorbitant cost behind the purchase.

And there are “randomized control clinical trials” to support Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystems………..Last I checked Weight Watchers gets 60% of their annual revuenue from MEETINGS!!! Is Weight Watchers a ripoff??? It’s a $55 Billion industry. Plenty of room for growth as long as people see results. Maybe you should look up Dr. George Blackburn who assisted in developing the “Trump Diet.” Bet you do an outstanding job prescribing drugs with this kind of research!!

]]> By: Paul http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1620 Paul Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:01:20 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1620 Does Donald Trump now think he’s a nutrition expert? Looks like The Donald’s next business venture is all about selling nutritional supplements and weight loss products. And he’s doing it through multilevel marketing (MLM), otherwise known as a pyramid scheme. Janet, Your post borders on slander imo. I suppose all these companies below are MLM pyramid schemes, or Ponzi schemes. You need to get educated better on the industry. In addition, quoting that fruitloop Barrett is another reason why I have a hard time thinking that you do not have an alterior motive for your comments. I find no FTC complaints on Ideal Health. Could you please post them? Is Warren Buffett also involved in a Ponzi scheme?? He is also involved in a Network Marketing Co. Did you know that?? http://www.directsellingnews.com/index.php/site/entries_archive_display/the_100_million_club Does Donald Trump now think he’s a nutrition expert? Looks like The Donald’s next business venture is all about selling nutritional supplements and weight loss products. And he’s doing it through multilevel marketing (MLM), otherwise known as a pyramid scheme.

Janet,

Your post borders on slander imo. I suppose all these companies below are MLM pyramid
schemes, or Ponzi schemes. You need to get educated better on the industry. In addition, quoting that fruitloop Barrett is another reason why I have a hard time thinking that you do not have an alterior motive for your comments. I find no FTC complaints on Ideal Health. Could you please post them? Is Warren Buffett also involved in a Ponzi scheme?? He is also involved in a Network Marketing Co. Did you know that??

http://www.directsellingnews.com/index.php/site/entries_archive_display/the_100_million_club

]]> By: Janet http://nutritionunplugged.com/2009/07/donald-trump-youre-fired-as-nutritionist/comment-page-2/#comment-1619 Janet Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:49:51 +0000 http://nutritionunplugged.com/?p=2585#comment-1619 Paul, excuse me? I'm not working with any MLM, and if my posts are a complete waste of space, why are you visiting? As you'll see in my masthead of Nutrition Unplugged -- it's about food news and views. These are my views and I'm entitled to them...just as you are to yours (whatever they may be). But if you don't agree with me, you're free not to visit my site, right? Or am I missing something? Paul, excuse me? I’m not working with any MLM, and if my posts are a complete waste of space, why are you visiting?
As you’ll see in my masthead of Nutrition Unplugged — it’s about food news and views. These are my views and I’m entitled to them…just as you are to yours (whatever they may be). But if you don’t agree with me, you’re free not to visit my site, right? Or am I missing something?

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