Relacore and Cortislim
Hello Everyone,
This is my first message so bear with me. Has anyone tried Relacore or Cortislim? Does it work to remove fat around your stomach and thighs and butt? I tried Cortislim for two weeks, and nothing moved for me. Any input is appreciated. |
Basically they're both crap.
Here are two threads from the recent past on both Relacore and Cortislim: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40708 http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42630 Ah well...like every crap diet pill, they'll be history by next year - replaced by another catchy name - the marketers never seem to run out of catchy names. |
I respectfully disagree with MrsJim. I do not believe that CortiSlim is "crap." I have been using it along with a weight loss program, and I believe that it has helped me with the afternoon and evening carbohydrate cravings.
Two weeks is not enough time to take the supplement to get results. I have posted elsewhere on this site about a double-blind study in which two groups of people were given either CortiSlim or an identical-appearing placebo pill. Both groups were told to follow a moderate diet and exercise plan. Not even the researchers knew which people were getting which pill (that's why it's called double-blind). After 12 weeks, the people in the CortiSlim group had lost just under 10 pounds, and the people in the placebo group had lost just over 1 pound. So it does something, but it took 12 weeks to get there. You have to decide whether a supplement that produces less than a pound a week in weight loss is worth the $100 you have to pay for a 12-week supply. I have the typical "cortisol" body, with fat around the midsection and thinner arms and legs, so for me it was worth it to add to my existing, and I might add strict, weight loss plan. It might not be for anyone else. Plus some people report that they feel sleepy or tired when taking it. Jay SW: 196 5/24/04 CW: 179 8/2/04 GW: 145 |
They are junk.
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It's ok to disagree, we all have our own opinions :) There are several people here, though, that have said they tried it and it did nothing for them. I t hink your personal experience is unique, and might stump the experts.
Here's something interesting that I recently found in the Berkeley Wellness newsletter, from the University of CA Quote:
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JayEll -- out of curiousity, I went looking for that "double-blind" study that you cite here and in other posts. The only place where it can be found is on the Cortislim web site. A few things jump out at me after reading it:
1. It's not a published study (the results of real clinical drug studies are submitted to medical journals, which review them for accuracy before publication). The only place this study is "published" is on the web site selling the product. 2. The only "author" listed is the man selling Cortislim. No MDs or universities or hospitals are associated with this "study". 3. The author of the study is not a medical doctor -- he says that he has a PhD from Rutgers in "Nutritional Biochemistry". I went to the Rutgers web site and they don't offer such a degree. 4.The "study" is dressed up with irrelevant graphs and tables and scientific language. It cites a lot of footnotes to real journal articles for no apparent reason except to borrow their credibility. My conclusion, as someone who is familiar with legitimate medical research studies, is that this is simply an advertisement for Cortislim in the guise of a pseudo-medical study. Please don't be fooled by their talk of "double-blind studies"! This is NOT a real double blind study -- this is simply standard miracle diet pill advertising tarted up to look like real medical research. |
Thanks for the info, Meg! This reminds me of the Leptoprin ad that claimed they had studies to back up their claims. Oprah's magazine did a piece on them and it seems their so-called double blind study and their researchers credentials were not what they appeared, either:
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For these reasons, I never believe anything that a manufacturer or retailer claims, I look for external proof. |
I really can't add much to what Suzanne and Meg said...except this quote by Jay interested me...
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Gotta love the ol' marketing spin...wonder what they'll use as their gimmick next year? Whatever it is, I expect it to appear around Christmas. Of course, it'll be the same stuff, just a new wrapper. As usual. |
I also wonder at the high cost of these products. If the people producing it really believed that I would like it enough to continue taking it for a long period of time, the cost could be relatively low. For instance, I can buy 100 Vitamin C pills for about $30. That's a three month supply.
Perhaps the people making them are just greedy. Or perhaps they know that after a month or two, most people will stop taking them, so they charge exorbitant fees upfront to make as much money as possible. :shrug: |
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Cortislim
I was poking around the Internet a little more and came across this press release which I thought was worth passing along: http://www.bigclassaction.com/press_.../cortislim.pdf It states that a consumer class action lawsuit has been filed against the manufacturers of Cortislim for alleged false advertising.
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rip offs
these products are crap, like everyone has said. they are over priced vitamins. these people want only your money. I have a crushed pitutary gland. and i take the hormone gonadatrophin. it is a cortisal hormone. I take injections everyday for it. they cost 1400 dollers a month to take. everything you see on tv about cortisal products is a bunch of hooey! NO vitimin can stinulate more hormone function in your body. it might make you feel better if you lack vitimans, but they will not increase your cortisol level. ask any endocrinoligist! they are the only ones who can give you a script for a cortisol hormone that works. and get out your wallet. do not take anthing that says its a cortisol or growth hormone, or pitituary hormone product, that isn't injected.. there are no pill forms available because its not absorbed in your stomach....people may lose weight when they take a fake pill because they diet when the use it. they would loose the weight anyway. and don't believe the research studies they show you because they are hooey too. if its in the AMA you can believe it. hoped i helped. :crazy: :crazy:
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You Folks Have Your Minds Made Up
Well, it's clear to me that the "owners" of 3FatChicks have their minds made up about this, so I'm going to stop trying to present any other side of it. Every time I do I get this flurry of contradiction complete with quotations from "real medical doctors," and it's just not worth it to buck the tide!
I'm going to do what works for me. Right now that means using CortiSlim along with my diet plan, but I'm not going to do that forever. Sure, the maker of this product intends to make money. Can you tell me about any product, any plan, any drug on the market, prescription or not, for which the goal is not to make money? Real medical doctors used to put teenagers on amphetamines for weight loss, but goodness me, they later decided maybe that wasn't such a good idea. So I don't see any reason to blindly believe them anymore than anyone else. No, MrsJim, I am not a male. Surprise surprise. Jay SW: 196 5/24/04 CW: 179 8/3/04 GW: 145 |
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Jay, try just doing the diet plan without the Cortislim - weight loss will be the same.
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