[JoanB]

After stumbling upon this, I did a search here for this product, and didn't get any hits. But maybe it's not new to some of you:

http://www.neuroveen.com/?utm_campai...FYs65QodKlcoIg

Unlike most scams,er, product pitches, it seems they've actually listed the ingredients...and is one of them really lead? Oh heck, I say quit fooling around and go straight for the arsenic!

[mrsD]

Homeopathy is one of those "belief" therapies.

The dilutions in them are so great, there may only be ONE molecule left in the whole thing! If diluted enough they claim that the echo of the presence of the molecule has activated the WATER to be therapeutic!

This link gives some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy
Check out the dilutions!

Ogliotherapeutic? Just a big word for these products. It seems to be a new adjective applied to homeopathic products...and is rather dumbfounding IMO. Big words to impress people and get them to buy it.

Homeopathy relies on the placebo effect. It is not as popular here in US as it is in other countries. UK for example.

[Dr. Smith]

Originally Posted by mrsD

Ogliotherapeutic? Just a big word for these products. It seems to be a new adjective applied to homeopathic products...and is rather dumbfounding IMO. Big words to impress people and get them to buy it.

I searched NT for "weasel words" (words used in advertising, and/or to pad out sentences, that have no sustantial meaning, but sound like they do) but all I found was one post that mentioned their use.

The website mentioned in the OP is rife with them. I also noted that the ingredient list is entirely in LATIN! Who does that anymore except someone trying to obfuscate? (big word for 'confuse' chosen to make a wry point).

Since I find no article on weasle words (I'd be happy to write one but there are so many excellent ones already out there), I invite everyone who's not familiar with the term to do a web search on "weasle words -ferret" (without quotes) and have an enlightening and enjoyable read.

[RobinM]

Originally Posted by Dr. Smith

I searched NT for "weasel words" I invite everyone who's not familiar with the term to do a web search on "weasle words -ferret" (without quotes) and have an enlightening and enjoyable read.

Reading up on it now...I knew the concept, just didn't realise it had an official name!

[Dr. Smith]

Originally Posted by RobinM

Reading up on it now...I knew the concept, just didn't realise it had an official name!

As Wiki states in it's opening sentence on WW, "Weasel words is an informal term..." I don't know if there's an official name. While bearing some similarities to a legal/advertising concept known as "puffing" (Wiki describes it under "puffery") there are distinctions. Search "weasel words puffing" (without quotes).

[JoanB]

When Al Franken had a radio show, he would do a mock game show where they would take a quote and the contestant would have it guess if it was:

a. Weasle words

b. Sleazy out and out lie

c. Sleazle: an out and out lie combined with weazle words

[im4dexter]

Loved your post. Bear in mind that there are lots of people out there that will spend their money and try it. Before my mother got alzheimers she was addicted to "as seen on tv". I used to ask her why she kept buying these things since when she would get them home they didn't work as shown on tv. Her answer was always the same, "well this one is different". Sad as it is, a multitude of people out there will gladly give up their hard earned cash for products that can't possibly work as well as they promise. Keep posting! Best of luck to all of us.

Originally Posted by JoanB

After stumbling upon this, I did a search here for this product, and didn't get any hits. But maybe it's not new to some of you:

http://www.neuroveen.com/?utm_campai...FYs65QodKlcoIg

Unlike most scams,er, product pitches, it seems they've actually listed the ingredients...and is one of them really lead? Oh heck, I say quit fooling around and go straight for the arsenic!

[JoanB]

Did you see on the left, all of the other remedies they have? But why did they stop there? If you're just making stuff up, they sky's the limit. You'd think they would at least have a Viagra-type formula.

[JoanB]

The thing that's not funny though, is that people who fall victim to these kind of things are often desparate for a cure or at least some relief, like us. It's not like you bought a gadget that claims to make pancakes, sausage, and coffee, and serve them to you in bed--letdown, yes, heartbreak, no.

I will confess to falling for Neurogen, but that was when my PN first started and I hadn't discovered all the fine people here at NT.

[cyclelops]

You are correct, people will believe anything works. Autoimmune Forums are full of people hoping some pill will solve all this mess. If only it was really so easy.

BTW, my mom spent $600-700 per month on TV junk, sweepstakes, psychic services and scams before we were able to reign in her checking account via a court order and POA assignment, (she also had dementia and did this just prior to diagnosis).....scams prey on vulnerable people. It is awful.