Do you really need Cortislim?
Published March 08, 2005
Have you watched any television or listened to the radio lately? If so, I'd find it hard to believe that you haven't come across smarmy Cortislim salesman Greg Cynaumon, Ph D. In one of his pitches to sell us his product he tells us that thanks to the research done by his colleague, "Dr. Talbott" we now know that stress makes us fat...geez who knew? We thought eating too much food made us fat. But then again we're not Nutritional Biochemists or therapists who write self-help books.
The Cortislim advertising campaign that has permeated the airwaves for years has taken many forms. All of these ads feature Mr. Cynamoun who sites the research of the oft mentioned, but rarely seen "Dr. Talbott." Actually, in one cycle of ads run last year we got a glimpse of Dr. Talbott and even learned that his first name is Shawn.
Anyway...There are so many versions of the Cortislim commercials that keeping track of them is nearly impossible. In two versions of these commercials that appeared last year - one hosted by each of these Cortislim salesmen - we're told about the unethical manner in which other diet supplements are advertised. And to show us how ethical Greg Cynaumon, Ph. D. and Dr. Shawn Talbott are, their Cortislim Money Back Guarantee is only for those who have a responsible weight loss goal. Thanks guys, for protecting us from ourselves! Oy vey, such Chutzpah these guys have!!
This maneuver should not be seen as "proof" of some higher ethical standard. If these two men really want to prove their ethics they will refuse to sell their product to anyone who doesn't have a responsible or realistic weight loss goal.
As further proof of these superior huckster ethics, we want the Cortislim Sales and Marketing Brigade to exclude from advertisements any testimonies and/or anecdotal evidence that comes from people who have had extraordinary results or - to use disclaimer-speak - anyone who falls in the "results not typical" category.
Next time you see one of these commercials try to read the fine print - really the font should be called "microscopic print" - disclaimer that appears at the bottom of the screen. Sitting at a normal distance from the television you cannot read this disclaimer, and I had to videotape the commercial and play it back several times in order to be able to read the disclaimer.
Sal Marinello is a National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer, a U.S.A. Weightlifting Certified Coach, a full-time, private Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach, an assistant football coach and a Head Strength Coach for a suburban New Jersey High School. He writes a lot and has no free time. 
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Also "Dr" Greg was never a real psychologist. All he was was a
psychological assistant" which he is now required by the California board of psychology, to announce in his ads.
Now what kind of a "doctor" works as a psychological "assistant" and not as a psychologist? Something mighty fishy here
I am so tired of being deluged by SNAKE OIL SALESMEN in every form of media. How many repetitions of a lie make it the truth? Enough, already!!! Dr. Greg is a boob who only the naive could believe. I look forward to the day I don't hear him on the radio, see him on the TV, or read him in print. Where is the Federal Trade Commission when we need them??? Can you say CEASE AND DESIST?
The FTC & the FDA have been decorticated for years. Most of the persons therein seem to spend the bulk of their time doing nothing to earn their salaries, just putting in time until they can reach retirement; the few times either one has moved to restrict a product or vendor, however lame, the lobbyists have screamed so loudly the agencies have backed off at the speed of light, assisted by the authority of our good representatives on Capitol Hill who are heavily under obligation to these same lobbyists and industries, don't forget. These agencies exist so the government can claim they are actually making efforts to safeguard US citizens from such con artists, but it is the government itself that has emasculated them and rendered them ineffective if not absolutely negligible.
Personally, I have never tried Cortislim or heard of Dr. Greg until a few days ago. Another post said it best when it called these people snake oil salesman and asked where the Federal Trade Commision is when you need them. All I can say is, it's on the way, my man..it's on the way. Cortislim is about to go down big for fraud.
Cortislim is marketed by Window Rock Inc. The president is a guy by the name of Stephen Cheng, whom I did meet a number of years ago. Once I heard Stephen's name attached to Cortislim, I knew the product was bogus. Before there was Napster and file-sharing, there was CD bootlegging, which still exists on a much smaller scale than it used to. At it's peak, in the mid nineties, the Cheng brothers,(Stephen and Thomas)were making money hand over fist importing recorded concerts that had been pressed onto CD and selling them through trader magazines like Goldmine and through their store in Orlando, Fl. This sounds all fine and good, except there were breaking almost every copyright law known to the government, as well as a number of customs laws.
When they finally got busted, Stephen Cheng did about nine months for his bit, although he was sentenced to 15 months. Just though it might be of some interest to anybody who is actually still considering buying some of these sugar pills that it was developed by a guy that has lied about his professional credentials and the main guy in charge of sales is a convicted felon.
If you need to lose weight, there's only one thing that'll work and that's diet and excercise. There might be pills out there that will psyche you up for your work outs, which in turn will make your workouts more intense and burn a few more calories, but in the end, it's the excerise that does it, not the pills....nobody loses weight while watching TV and eating as much pizza as they want....Have a nice day and take care.
I am so tired of being deluged by SNAKE OIL SALESMEN in every form of media. How many repetitions of a lie make it the truth? Enough, already!!! Dr. Greg is a boob who only the naive could believe. I look forward to the day I don't hear him on the radio, see him on the TV, or read him in print. Where is the Federal Trade Commission when we need them??? Can you say CEASE AND DESIST?
Ditto John
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Sounds wise to me! Eat less, eat better, exercise more. DUH!