Thanks for writing this article but to get things straight, Dr Sinclair was under contract with Harvard and so he was not allowed to endorse Shaklee’s Vivix, or any product as far as that goes.

That is why he had to resign from Shaklee. It had nothing to do with the Hugh success of Vivix sales or the many positive results people are writing in about their use with Shaklee's Vivix.

The product continues to be Shaklee’s #1 seller now, after 50 successful years in the nutritional industry as the largest natural nutritional company to date.

Dr Sinclair has corrected his activity with Shaklee to keep with his legal contract with Harvard.

Questions: Email bob@Now8020.com

My wise parents often reminded me growing up. There are always 2 sides to every story.
Do not rush to judgment until you know both sides.

Since I personally know the other side to this story I will share it for all who may be interested.

In short Dr. Sinclair enthusiastically endorsed Shaklee's Vivix openly because of the strong science behind the product. Thus we as Shaklee leaders have all the video clips as proof of his endorsements.

Vivix was such a HUGE HUGE success for Shaklee it sold out 4 times in 6 weeks I believe.

Unfortunately Dr. Sinclair had prior contracts and obligations with Harvard and a certain pharmaceutical company that it made his position with Shaklee a conflict of interest.

After being involved in the alternative health industry for over 26 years myself,
I have a few thoughts to share in regards to this issue.

I understand the game fully. The alternative health industry vs. the pharmaceutical industry.
We are polar opposites.
A company such as Shaklee is unheard of in the industry. There is no one vitamin company who comes close to what Shaklee does and who we are in Shaklee.
Shaklee's research, science based products, published studies and raw material testing is unparallel to any other company. Shaklee is a true threat not only in the alternative health industry but an even bigger threat to the billion-dollar drug industry.

I was thrilled beyond belief that Shaklee Vivix was such a threat to the pharmaceutical industry that out of the blue Dr. Sinclair is reminded of his contracts with Harvard and this certain pharmaceutical company and resigns from our advisory board. Clear as day to me.

What a terrific compliment to the success of VIVIX and Shaklee!!!!

When the pharmaceutical companies are threatened, you know you have a POWERFUL product and a remarkable company!!

A toast to Shaklee and our revolutionary product Vivix, to its wild success! (As I hold up my bottle of Shaklee Vivix)
I look forward to representing the most prestigious company in the industry till I leave this world.
I’m extremely grateful to be apart of such an extraordinary company as Shaklee. Very few people ever have such an opportunity to make a significant difference in others lives as we do in Shaklee.

Thank You Roger Barnett and Shaklee Home Office for all you do!!



Enthusiastically

Renae
www.shaklee.net/renae1

Sinclair and Shaklee. This is like the player signing a contract with the major league team, gets advise from some agent that he can do better, and reneges on his prior contract. Sinclair signed a contract with Shaklee, played on the team for a while, then was offered and took a lot more dough and annual contracts from Glaxo Smith Kline and wants to quit the first team. If he was a serious scientist we would question his ethics but since he is just another player looking for headlines and dough his behavior is understandable. Shame on Harvard for getting in on the act, or maybe, Glaxo gave them a big donation for humanitarian purposes. Something like that has never happened before, has it? Unsaid in all this, does Shaklee's Vivix product work? From the endorsements of people who have actually used the product, it seems that the answer is a resounding, yes.

I was surprised to find out that Dr. Sinclair resigned from Shaklee's advisory board It is highly unusual. However, it is nothing more than the success of Vivix was bigger than either Shaklee or Dr. Sinclair thought it would be, and generated much more publicity than he anticipated (and Glaxo-Smith-Kline was apparently comfortable with). Vivix sold 100% above forecast. Very few people outside of the anti-aging research world knew of Dr. Sinclair prior to August 2008 . As a result of the Shaklee field promoting his research and his appearance at the Shaklee convention, created quite a stir.

What bothers me, is the use of the words "dubious" in your article, and "scandal" as a tag. It seems like Bissonette has hyped the event into something much more than it really is and made implications that are not true.

Neither Shaklee nor Dr. Sinclair acted unethically. Contractual agreements are being honored. Vivix has been an incredible success and will continue to be so. Success attractions attention.

Shaklee has a reputation for being extremely thorough in its product development. The field of supplementation is advancing extremely rapidly, and many products are coming online that are much more effective and targeted than even 5 years ago. This is the case with Vivix.

Methinks Glaxo-Smith-Kline doth protest too much.

Karen Miner Hurd
http://gohealthygo.com

Karen, Renae & Bob.. thanks for speaking the truth. I think the 52 year legacy of integrity and science that our company enjoys is worth a lot more than words like "dubious". Personally I know that my good health for many years is a direct result in using a brand based on science and unique products. I was thrilled to begin using an anti-aging tonic (supplement) years before a pharmaceutical product may come.

Any kind of negative comment about network marketing or multi-level marketing is so hard for me to understand as well because in the business world, to have the opportunity to work in a business model that is based on helping others succeed and in turn succeeding yourself, is a win-win situation and one that continues to flourish in a tough economy like we presently have.

I heard that the current version of Vivix is actually diluted from the original formula. So they are selling something that actually doesn’t meet the testing potency endorsed by Sinclair. Does anyone know if this is true??

KL Where did you hear this comment that Vivix was diluted from the original formula?
Are you just playing the "devil's advocate" here?

The person who made this comment did not do their do diligence in research. They will find that Shaklee does more testing than is required by the supplement industry. They have over 100 published articles in respected Scientific journals. They completed a Landmark study on people who have used supplements for over 20 year with one of the top epidemiologist in the country Gladys Block. (by the way Shaklee would have to publish the results even if it did not come out favorable for the..but it did)

The process alone to test each batch of Vivix takes a couple of weeks...Shaklee's 51 year integrity would not be worth risking watering down their products. Their integrity and customer loyalty has been the reason so many have remained faithful their products for many years.