Colon Cleanse Report

The facts on Colon Cleanse Products

Though not all colon cleansing products are necessarily a rip off, this class of products and sales techniques may leave you feeling otherwise.

With the rise in colon cancer awareness, people are lining up in hordes to buy colon health products.  Good colon cleansing products can rid you of pounds, sometimes 8-10 pounds of retained junk in your colon that is just full of toxins. A good cleanse can rejuvinate you and give you more energy as the toxins are no longer seaping into your system.

Although I can tell you the health benefits, that is not why I am writing this article. This article addresses the issues of product quality and questionable sales techniques.

I recently clicked on an colon cleanse advertisement on a local news site that I trust. Where I wound up was a site that for all intents and purposes appeared to be a review site sponsored by the major networks like NBC, ABC and news networks like CNN. Additionally I saw the names of Oprah and Dr. Oz on the page as well. The skeptic that I am, I had to dig deeper.

What I Found

The site has a video featuring Katie Couric being interviewed about her role in colon cancer awareness that has really helped thousands of people overcome their fears and get screened for colon cancer. Though the video is legit, I can say that I am sure CBS News did not intend their video be used in this manner; it is just part of an elaborate sales gimmick - playing on peoples' need to trust what they see.

The site is well designed, incorporating the logos of CBS, ABC and CNN news along with the names of Oprah and Dr. Oz.
(See this link: Oprah and Dr Oz File Lawsuits)

There are three colon cleanse products shown and supposedly tested by an independant panel. All of the products offer a free trial period and some very good sales copy to get your credit card number. But it is when you go to the fine print at the bottom of the page you will find the catch.

The Fine Print

The products offered for trial have a very strict set of rules you must abide to. One of the products offered has a 12 day free trial period, you just pay the shipping which is only $5.95. Not bad right?

You scroll down to the fine print and you see the catch: 5 of the twelve days is for shipping time, the other seven days are for you to try the product. If after 7 days you have not contacted the company they will charge your credit card (the one you used to pay for shipping) $88.00 for the one months supply they sent as the trail.

So the first deception is a free trial - yes but with strict conditions. The second deception is a 12 day trial - NOPE, actually just 7 days. If you do not read and undestand the fine print you may think you have twelve days, but in the end you are liable for the full price. The third part is even better: If you do not call them and cancel, they will send you a months supply at $88.00 plus the $5.95 shipping, every month. Once shipped there are no refunds - it's in the fine print.

Now in the additional fine print you will see that none of the products are endorsed by NBC, ABC or CNN and not by Oprah or Dr Oz. (Oprah and Dr Oz have recently filed a joint lawsuit against a group of websites who use their names in the sales pitch - without permission) So who says these products are really on the up and up? Paid actors and writers!

Most products you find have not been approved by the FDA as the products are not drugs and contain no drugs. Because of this, many companies can almost claim what they want as far as the health benefits of these products. I won't bet my health on a paid actor or copy-writer. Or listen to any unsubstanciated claims by a company I have never heard of.

Now although this site does not directly sell these products, it does receive revenue from the clicks to the vendors and a portion of product sales - it's in the fine print.

The sites linked to also have fine print and disclaimers. Too bad not everyone reads the fine print.

My recommendations

If you really want to maintain colon health, talk to your doctor. Get his/her recommendations on cleansing products. Check out Web MD and do some research on colon cleansing and colorectal cancer and talk to the medical panel in the Web MD community.

Do NOT buy cleansing products on a whim or because of some flashy and well designed website. Get the facts first. Get screened. Get recommendations from professionals. You body and your wallet will thank you.

~Ed

FINE PRINT LOL!

(The content of this article is only my opinion and is not intended to contain medical or health advice. I do however recommend that you get screened regularly for colon cancer.

You may also wonder why I have not linked to the site in question; it is because I will not benefit them with traffic from the ROO website. It makes their site even more relevant on the search engines. The site name though is Colon Cleanse Report dot net. Products: Nature Cleanse, NatraTox, Total Cleanse and Acai Breeze)