Well, it's going back a while now but there was a Xango expose by Jonathon Black in the March 2007 edition of Playboy. It seems that irrational Xango reps were seething before they'd even seen the article, which the Playboy blog then had a little chuckle about.
In the end, it appears that Playboy's article didn't slam Xango at all, but was merely a little irreverent about network marketers and the Xango business opportunity, as this video explains:
Xango & Playboy: The Article
If you're interested in reading it, I found a copy of the Xango Playboy article. As usual in articles about the mangosteen juice, it cites lack of FDA approval as a credibility issue...but beyond that, I was a little disappointed in that Black didn't really comment that much on his own results from taking Xango. Nor did he make any genuine effort to monitor them.
Frankly, I always recommend that new Xango drinkers have a full medical check-up before they start taking Xango and that they monitor any changes, if they occur, scientifically. Then there's no debate. Facts are facts...and would have been useful in a quality piece of journalism. Unfortunately, this simple, time-tested approach to giving well researched work grunt and, ultimately, credibility, is beyond even the well paid scribes of Playboy.
This is a little disappointed Andrew Goulding, reporting to you on Xango in the media...once more, LIVE from Cyberspace.
On another note, yesterday I was approached to "swap links" with another site, an old-fashioned, geeky task performed for mutual search engine benefit.
So, they placed a "link" to my site, squished up in a fairy unobtrusive place on one of their sites, Natural Health Ezine. You can find it hiding under the Google ad box towards the bottom of the page. I was then requested to place a link for their site Gojicapital.com, a health supplement made from the Himalayan Goji berries, which some folks consider a rival to Xango. (I make no comment)
I encourage you to visit the site, perhaps out of interest...but also because in the top left hand corner, interestingly enough, you'll see a link for "testimonials".
Obviously Goji have not been heavied by the FDA to withdraw all testimonials or risk being closed down (see: Why no Xango Testimonials). In fact, Goji, like most natural products, still seem to feel free to use non-FDA ratified testimonials, claiming all sorts of health benefits. Further, I could easily provide links for a number of other juices and supplements that still do so, as well...and have done for years.
However, I wonder why they are allowed to do so...and Xango can't? Why would the FDA be so strict with Xango and laissez-faire with so-called similar products? Please, I'm not implying that there is a conspiracy of any kind...but it does make you think, doesn't it?
Frankly, I always recommend that new Xango drinkers have a full medical check-up before they start taking Xango and that they monitor any changes, if they occur, scientifically. Then there's no debate. Facts are facts...and would have been useful in a quality piece of journalism. Unfortunately, this simple, time-tested approach to giving well researched work grunt and, ultimately, credibility, is beyond even the well paid scribes of Playboy.
This is a little disappointed Andrew Goulding, reporting to you on Xango in the media...once more, LIVE from Cyberspace.
On another note, yesterday I was approached to "swap links" with another site, an old-fashioned, geeky task performed for mutual search engine benefit.
So, they placed a "link" to my site, squished up in a fairy unobtrusive place on one of their sites, Natural Health Ezine. You can find it hiding under the Google ad box towards the bottom of the page. I was then requested to place a link for their site Gojicapital.com, a health supplement made from the Himalayan Goji berries, which some folks consider a rival to Xango. (I make no comment)
I encourage you to visit the site, perhaps out of interest...but also because in the top left hand corner, interestingly enough, you'll see a link for "testimonials".
Obviously Goji have not been heavied by the FDA to withdraw all testimonials or risk being closed down (see: Why no Xango Testimonials). In fact, Goji, like most natural products, still seem to feel free to use non-FDA ratified testimonials, claiming all sorts of health benefits. Further, I could easily provide links for a number of other juices and supplements that still do so, as well...and have done for years.
However, I wonder why they are allowed to do so...and Xango can't? Why would the FDA be so strict with Xango and laissez-faire with so-called similar products? Please, I'm not implying that there is a conspiracy of any kind...but it does make you think, doesn't it?
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