Herbalife and founder Mark Hughes were at the top of the herbal supplement throne. In the late nineties and into 2000, herbal supplements were reaching an all-time high in sales. The late founder of Herbalife International was the leader of the health revolution and had over 950 million dollars in sales and his herbal supplements were recognized in more than 50 countries by customers and loyal distributors. In fact, over one million people called themselves Herbalife distributors and most of the distributors were taking the herbal supplements which Mark Hughes and company felt were simply life changing.
Herbalife was a company built by one man's determination to not only become exceedingly wealthy but also to promote health and wellness around the world. Mark Hughes supposedly became so driven to take a herbal supplement company to the top of the business platform because his mother, who he said battled her life away wrapped up in weight loss drugs, died of an overdose. The truth would later come out after the demise of the young forty-something year old Hughes. Mark Hughes, founder of Herbalife had kept a very disturbing secret. In fact, his secret was that he had built a company on lies.
Herbalife and herbal supplements changed the lives of millions of people over a great number of years but the company's philosophy was built on a lie as was Mark Hughes' story. It is documented that Hughes' mother didn't die of a drug overdose of diet pills or any medication associated with diet pills, instead, Hughes' mom died as an addict. In fact, a pain pill addiction sealed her death warrant and not the diet pills. While the Herbalife story would be so much easier to believe as Mark Hughes told it, in fact the company was built with other motives and the true motive of the Herbalife story wasn't that bad, only more greed-driven. The truth was that Mark Hughes found a way to make money with herbal supplements and he made millions.
Herbs have many documented healing attributes but so many people believe that these attributes are simply in one's mind when in fact, they are true natural remedies for many different ailments. Herbalife and Hughes made people throughout the world recognize the benefit of herbs and herbal supplements. Herbalife was able to place herbal supplements into the spotlight, encourage people to take them and all the while, Mark Hughes became a mult-millionaire. Unfortunately, the man behind the company was haunted by his mother's early death and a legacy of addiction scattered around him in other family members as well as many personal problems of his own.
Hughes undoubtedly had many problems but the man still brought into the public's eye, herbal supplements which would live on for sometime even after the founder of the company had lived all he could live. Mark Hughes died at age forty-four and many people living with Herbalife in their cupboards, credit Hughes and the company of Herbalife, with the fact that they have been able to live more enjoyable lives because of the products of the company and the carefully-formulated product line Hughes helped to develop.
Still, the fact remains that Hughes, is no longer living and since the man was a product of his products, it makes one stop and ask why. Why did this man in the best years of his life suddenly die? Alcohol and traces of sleeping pills were credited for the demise of this powerful man but those who know how many variants of herbal products he took per day have certainly shrugged their shoulders and many have raised their eyebrows.
Herbal supplements in the Herbalife products can not be credited necessarily to the death of Herbalife's founder but the herbal supplements coupled with other drugs and alcohol could have provided a lethal cocktail when mixed together. However, that is left undetermined. Still, would it not be more appropriate for the company to include on the label of the Herbalife products that the herbal supplements and vitamins of Herbalife International should never be mixed with other drugs or alcohol? More than likely that won't happen because then there would be questions surrounding the late founder's life and that isn't something the distributors of Herbalife would want to face. After all, Hughes was a business man who many thought of in high regard but moreover, the company of Herbalife has been highly regarded within the business community.
Herbal supplements and the distribution of the supplements can not be discussed without the mention of Herbalife. The name and the products certainly brought the power of herbs into the forefront of the wellness industry and so did Mark Hughes. While the Herbalife story is one which leads to many unanswered questions, the fact is that the story is heart-breaking and it doesn't really matter which Mark Hughes story you hear. Herbal King and Multi-Millionaire Mark Hughes was a master at peddling the herbal supplements that people throughout the world needed and he may have exaggerated the story of Herbalife but if he had not had a story to tell, then the world could have missed Herbalife's life-changing products and some of them truly have been life changing. Hopefully, the products of Herbalife touched life in a positive way. Still, one thing is very clear, herbal supplements found fame thanks to Mark Hughes and Herbalife.
Herbalife International continues to thrive even after the sad ending to the man who found a company based on his determination to succeed and the story of his mother, whether it was true or not, which allowed Hughes to realize the kind of money most can dream about but never realize. Vitamins, minerals and shakes were part of the company; herbal supplements became the company and Mark Hughes new he had the makings of an herbal empire from the very beginning until long after his departure.
Herbalife was a company built by one man's determination to not only become exceedingly wealthy but also to promote health and wellness around the world. Mark Hughes supposedly became so driven to take a herbal supplement company to the top of the business platform because his mother, who he said battled her life away wrapped up in weight loss drugs, died of an overdose. The truth would later come out after the demise of the young forty-something year old Hughes. Mark Hughes, founder of Herbalife had kept a very disturbing secret. In fact, his secret was that he had built a company on lies.
Herbalife and herbal supplements changed the lives of millions of people over a great number of years but the company's philosophy was built on a lie as was Mark Hughes' story. It is documented that Hughes' mother didn't die of a drug overdose of diet pills or any medication associated with diet pills, instead, Hughes' mom died as an addict. In fact, a pain pill addiction sealed her death warrant and not the diet pills. While the Herbalife story would be so much easier to believe as Mark Hughes told it, in fact the company was built with other motives and the true motive of the Herbalife story wasn't that bad, only more greed-driven. The truth was that Mark Hughes found a way to make money with herbal supplements and he made millions.
Herbs have many documented healing attributes but so many people believe that these attributes are simply in one's mind when in fact, they are true natural remedies for many different ailments. Herbalife and Hughes made people throughout the world recognize the benefit of herbs and herbal supplements. Herbalife was able to place herbal supplements into the spotlight, encourage people to take them and all the while, Mark Hughes became a mult-millionaire. Unfortunately, the man behind the company was haunted by his mother's early death and a legacy of addiction scattered around him in other family members as well as many personal problems of his own.
Hughes undoubtedly had many problems but the man still brought into the public's eye, herbal supplements which would live on for sometime even after the founder of the company had lived all he could live. Mark Hughes died at age forty-four and many people living with Herbalife in their cupboards, credit Hughes and the company of Herbalife, with the fact that they have been able to live more enjoyable lives because of the products of the company and the carefully-formulated product line Hughes helped to develop.
Still, the fact remains that Hughes, is no longer living and since the man was a product of his products, it makes one stop and ask why. Why did this man in the best years of his life suddenly die? Alcohol and traces of sleeping pills were credited for the demise of this powerful man but those who know how many variants of herbal products he took per day have certainly shrugged their shoulders and many have raised their eyebrows.
Herbal supplements in the Herbalife products can not be credited necessarily to the death of Herbalife's founder but the herbal supplements coupled with other drugs and alcohol could have provided a lethal cocktail when mixed together. However, that is left undetermined. Still, would it not be more appropriate for the company to include on the label of the Herbalife products that the herbal supplements and vitamins of Herbalife International should never be mixed with other drugs or alcohol? More than likely that won't happen because then there would be questions surrounding the late founder's life and that isn't something the distributors of Herbalife would want to face. After all, Hughes was a business man who many thought of in high regard but moreover, the company of Herbalife has been highly regarded within the business community.
Herbal supplements and the distribution of the supplements can not be discussed without the mention of Herbalife. The name and the products certainly brought the power of herbs into the forefront of the wellness industry and so did Mark Hughes. While the Herbalife story is one which leads to many unanswered questions, the fact is that the story is heart-breaking and it doesn't really matter which Mark Hughes story you hear. Herbal King and Multi-Millionaire Mark Hughes was a master at peddling the herbal supplements that people throughout the world needed and he may have exaggerated the story of Herbalife but if he had not had a story to tell, then the world could have missed Herbalife's life-changing products and some of them truly have been life changing. Hopefully, the products of Herbalife touched life in a positive way. Still, one thing is very clear, herbal supplements found fame thanks to Mark Hughes and Herbalife.
Herbalife International continues to thrive even after the sad ending to the man who found a company based on his determination to succeed and the story of his mother, whether it was true or not, which allowed Hughes to realize the kind of money most can dream about but never realize. Vitamins, minerals and shakes were part of the company; herbal supplements became the company and Mark Hughes new he had the makings of an herbal empire from the very beginning until long after his departure.
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