I'd say so.
Reportedly Glowelle is the newest entry in the growing "beauty drink market".
There's a beauty drink market?
Huzzah!?
So what's Glowelle?
According to its website it's a,
"clinically tested premium dietary supplement beauty drink, complete with a powerhouse combination of skin-beautifying antioxidants"What do I think it is?
Well according to its ingredients it's basically water and concentrated grape juice with some cane, mango, orange, pineapple and peach purees thrown in for flavour. Oh, and it's got a few antioxidants for good measure.
So what about this clinical testing?
Well I looked for it on MedLine, the world's largest repository of peer-reviewed published research and came up empty.
The Glowelle website on the other hand has a handy "summary" of "statistically significant" findings but no link to the actual study to review, I don't know, stuff like methodologies and absolute results.
The website also has a long list of studies conducted on the ingredients found in Glowelle - studies with incredible importance such as:
CoQ10 supplementation elevates the epidermal CoQ10 level in adult hairless miceand
Effect of apple extracts on NF-kappaB activation in human umbilical vein endothelial cellsOne thing's for sure - from now on the only thing my hairless mice are getting to drink is Glowelle.
At only $7 per 250ml/8oz bottle how could I afford not to give it to them?
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I thought of your blog yesterday when I saw a commercial for Uncle Ben's Bistro Express microwavable rice packs. Guess what; it's got the Health Check symbol!
ReplyDeleteYou're just obviously tearing it down because you want to. You made no mention of all the vitamins (A,C,E) and minerals it contains. Or the very high antioxidant value - as a doctor you should know the value of that. It's a super vitamin for the skin. I drink it and it works. My skin is more hydrated and softer and it repairs itself faster if I have a breakout or small cut. I hope your readers know to take your reviews with a grain of salt (or maybe you suggest something else since too much salt is bad too).
ReplyDeleteFrom a business sense, Glowelle is clearly not stupid: it'll make a fortune from naive customers that are willing to shell out big bucks for relatively inexpensive vitamins,minerals, and antioxidants and then wonder why their body weight goes up. As Yoni has said a million times before - get your vitamins and antioxidants from natureal food - not sugar water! I'm getting really sick of seeing commercials on TV for crap like this.
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