I once blew up at my mothers husband, because he was telling me about these shakes and these pills he was taking and how they are supposed to be all magical and stuff.

So as we got into the discussion he admitted that he was taking the stuff for 2 months and hasent lost a pound yet and he was still paying for all these things so I asked why he was taking it and he responded saying, well, it may not help but it certainly doesnt hurt you. I blew up saying how do you know that? He said its all natural... well so is arsenic. You dont know whats in this stuff, you are taking a bunch of pills and drinks and all kinds of things that people say are all natural but yeah, that doesnt mean its good for you. Also the combination of certain things may cause a certain type of reaction in your body that isnt good.

Moral of the story. Dont trust anything unless you thoroughly research it yourself, and even then maintain a healthy dose of skepticism.