VP Health & Fitness

OK…. This review has been LONG overdue.

A couple a months ago the Kimkins Diet was all the craze when it was featured on the cover of Woman’s World with the title, “Better Than Gastric Bypass!”.

I heard about it on the WAHM.com Fitness boards and was 100% against it from the start because it was very unbalanced & too low in calories!

You can read my rant HERE.

Here are other post’s that came up about the Kimkins Diet:

http://www.wahm.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=394682
http://www.wahm.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=400655

Now, months have passed & the Kimkins diet craze has passed and also raised a few eyebrows & questions about the validity of the person behind Kimkins & her “diet”.

My own personal recommendation…

Don’t try a quick fix. It does not work in the long run!!!

The Diet in question: http://www.kimkins.com/

Kimkins “rules”: K/E and Kimkins Quick Reference Info , What is Kimkins?

Below are websites that I have compiled which talk about this controversy (I will be adding more as I find them). Please check them out before making ANY decision on following this plan.

Resources & References:

** KTLA News Exclusive! Kimkins Diet Scam Exposed on TV!

** Christin, Kimkins FORMER cover girl speaks out!

** How to Spread the Truth About the Kimkins Diet Controversy

** Kimkins on DATELINE: submit your emails & complaints!!!!

** Kimkins Investigation Petition

** Kimkins Business Partnership Case Study

** Kimmer Pictures & MORE!!!

** Official Statement from Jimmy Moore regarding Kimkins

** About.com Review on Kimkins (VERY thorough and detailed review)

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If you are on Kimkins don’t ignore the warning signs and stop the diet immediately whether you suffer warning signs or not. See your physician and get checked out. Kimkins followers have complained of one or more of the following:

• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Muscle fatigue or weakness
• Heartbeat palpitations
• Moderate to severe hair loss
• Bone and joint pain
• Mental changes - irritability, forgetfulness, confusion
• Bowel complications/symptoms of laxative abuse

The founder of Kimkins, known as “Kimmer” aka Heidi Kimberly Diaz

• is not certified or licensed in any way to dispense nutritional and medical advice
• claims to have lost 198 lbs. but has never provided solid evidence of such loss, having refused to be interviewed in person
• has advised the daily use of laxatives extended beyond products’ warnings
• has pushed diet followers to stay as low in calories as possible, even as low as 0-300 calories a day
• has used questionable marketing techniques to generate membership revenues by:
  • displaying false “before/after” testimonials
  • using viral marketing techniques such as the willful misplanting that young celebrities have followed the plan in order to target a younger demographic, including pre-teens
  • has allowed affiliates to spam many valid forums with misleading information
  • advertising the acquisition of an e-book as included in the membership fee, which she never produced

Would like to hear you comments about this…

We have to get people informed about this scam!!!

To your health,

~ Vilma

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