What if somebody claims - or implies - they have "a cure?"

There is a woman who claims her company has a serum that cures PD, cancer, and a host of other diseases.  She seems to be looking for test subjects but has not provided information about any testing already done that backs up a single one of her claims.  She was removed from at least one PWP forum because selling products and recruiting test subjects as a way to sell your product is not what they’re about.  I am not going to give her further publicity here by naming her.

Then there is Restore Gold.  They say their ingredients are a list of herbs that may be of some value in relieving PD symptoms. And the ingredients might help. (To their credit, they've added information about research into individual ingredients to their website.)   

Restore Gold "offices"

But ...

One of their ingredients is green tea extract.  While green tea seems to have some health benefits, its extract is so highly concentrated that it is known to cause liver damage; so one of the “healthy” ingredients can damage your liver.  Somehow that’s not on their advertising materials.

Their ads are full of people in white coats – looks like scientists and doctors.  But can you find anybody who is either on their website?  Nope.  If you telephone?  Nope. Oddly, there is no name associated with the company at all.  If you had developed a ground-breaking treatment, wouldn't you want your name associated with it?

There are testimonial videos on the slick website with first names, and no date of when the testimonial was made.   There are also written testimonials, but they won’t include commentary from anyone who hasn’t used their product for at least three months, so how accurate are they?

I was curious about their facility – they make it sound like offices and maybe a lab.  But it turns out to be a....  warehouse in an industrial park.  Dozens of business use that same address – so is it what’s known as an accommodation address? 

Per the Restore Gold website, The products and claims made about specific products on or through this Site have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not approved to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. This Site is not intended to provide diagnosis, treatment or medical advice.

Who are these people? Why are they not proudly stating, “I’m so-and-so and I might have a natural treatment for PD.”  Why no names?  Are you starting to think they’re trying to make a buck off of desperate PWP and their families?  Monthly cost is $99.95, or $1,199 per year.