Statement from Herbalife in Response to Bill Ackman's Three-Hour Presentation on Nutrition Clubs

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) today issued the following statement in response to Bill Ackman's three-hour presentation on the Company's nutrition clubs:

Herbalife is a 34-year old nutrition company with 7,400 employees worldwide and millions of members. Today, Mr. Ackman highlighted many of the reasons we are proud of our company, our record and the value we bring to members, consumers and communities around the world. His presentation reaffirmed that:

• Herbalife is first and foremost a company with great products that people want.
• There are hundreds of thousands of members and millions more consumers who choose Herbalife for our products and community-based approach to health and wellness.
• There is a comprehensive training system for members who aspire to open their own nutrition club so that they are fully informed of the time, commitment and skills required to do so.

Once again, Bill Ackman has over-promised and under-delivered on his $1 billion bet against our company. After spending $50 million, two years and tens of thousands of man-hours, Bill Ackman further demonstrated today that the facts are on our side.

We will continue to focus on our mission of bringing good nutrition and economic opportunities to communities across the globe. We recognize that he is running out of time to make good on his bad bet against Herbalife, with the equivalent of 25.7 million shares in put options that expire on January 17, 2015. Today is evidence that Bill Ackman will not succeed.

To clarify, a couple of points:

• We are proud that our members are required to participate in training before deciding to open a nutrition club. Our training approach - sometimes referred to as a "university" - is similar to the training model that has been deployed by numerous consumer-facing companies.
• Club 100 was a program that contained many of the best elements of nutrition clubs, including education, mentoring and fiscal responsibility. These elements are the cornerstone of our clubs today. Herbalife is proud of our members who use nutrition clubs as an important tool of social support to achieve good nutrition and a healthy active lifestyle.
• Mr. Ackman's claim about the earnings of Herbalife nutrition clubs is completely false and fabricated. In fact, according to a recent study commission by the Company, 87.5% of nutrition club operators feel good about the money they earn and 92% want to continue with their club.

In a separate release, Herbalife today released the findings from research and analysis conducted by Walter H. A. Vandaele, Ph.D. of Navigant Economics, LLC regarding Herbalife's U.S. business operations. Dr. Vandaele, engaged by the Company to conduct this economic analysis, assessed whether Herbalife's operations appropriately are classified as a beneficial, legitimate Multi-Level Marketing ("MLM") firm.

Dr. Vandaele is an economic expert with significant experience in, among other areas, the regulation and operations of firms in the consumer goods industry. Among his many professional accomplishments, he has previously served as Economic Advisor to the Director, Bureau of Competition and as Assistant Director for Regulatory Evaluation, Bureau of Consumer Protection at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC").

Among his numerous determinations, Dr. Vandaele concluded that, "Herbalife's U.S. business operations are consistent with the socially beneficial MLM model and inconsistent with the socially harmful pyramid scheme model."

About Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global nutrition company that sells weight-management, nutrition and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle.Herbalife products are sold in more than 90 countries to and through a network of independent Members. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains a significant amount of financial and other information about the company at http://ir.Herbalife.com. The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.

Herbalife Ltd.
Amy Greene, 213-745-0474
SVP, Investor, Corporate and Government Relations
or
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SVP, Worldwide Corp. Communications

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Testimony Weight Loss Yesenia G. LOS ANGELES, CA

Yesenia G.

LOS ANGELES, CA

Before Herbalife I was an unhealthy, out of shape college student. After getting on my program I've lost 35 pound and 15% body fat in the span of 6 months and have maintained my results for over a year. I have regained my confidence back thanks to my Herbalife community.

Income applicable to the individuals (or examples) depicted and not average. For average financial performance data, see the Statement of Average Gross Compensation paid by Herbalife at Herbalife.com and MyHerbalife.com.

Consumers who use Formula 1 twice per day as part of a healthy lifestyle can generally expect to lose around 0.5 to 1 pound per week. Participants in a 12-week single-blind study used Formula 1 twice per day (once as a meal and once as a snack) with a reduced calorie diet and a goal of 30 minutes of exercise per day. Participants followed either a high protein diet or a standard protein diet. Participants in both groups lost about 8.5 pounds.

List of High-Protein Foods and Amount of Protein in Each

Shortcut: An ounce of meat or fish has approximately 7 grams of protein if cooked, and about 6 grams if raw.

Beef

·         Hamburger patty, 4 oz – 28 grams protein

·         Steak, 6 oz – 42 grams

·         Most cuts of beef – 7 grams of protein per ounce

Chicken

·         Chicken breast, 3.5 oz - 30 grams protein

·         Chicken thigh – 10 grams (for average size)

·         Drumstick – 11 grams

·         Wing – 6 grams

·         Chicken meat, cooked, 4 oz – 35 grams

Fish

·         Most fish fillets or steaks are about 22 grams of protein for 3 ½ oz (100 grams) of cooked fish, or 6 grams per ounce

·         Tuna, 6 oz can - 40 grams of protein

Eggs and Dairy

·         Egg, large - 6 grams protein

·         Milk, 1 cup - 8 grams

·         Cottage cheese, ½ cup - 15 grams

·         Yogurt, 1 cup – usually 8-12 grams, check label

·         Soft cheeses (Mozzarella, Brie, Camembert) – 6 grams per oz

·         Medium cheeses (Cheddar, Swiss) – 7 or 8 grams per oz

·         Hard cheeses (Parmesan) – 10 grams per oz

Beans (including soy)

·         Tofu, ½ cup 20 grams protein

·         Tofu, 1 oz, 2.3 grams

·         Soy milk, 1 cup - 6 -10 grams

·         Most beans (black, pinto, lentils, etc) about 7-10 grams protein per half cup of cooked beans

·         Soy beans, ½ cup cooked – 14 grams protein

·         Split peas, ½ cup cooked – 8 grams

Nuts and Seeds

·         Peanut butter, 2 Tablespoons - 8 grams protein

·         Almonds, ¼ cup – 8 grams

·         Peanuts, ¼ cup – 9 grams

·         Cashews, ¼ cup – 5 grams

·         Pecans, ¼ cup – 2.5 grams

·         Sunflower seeds, ¼ cup – 6 grams

·         Pumpkin seeds, ¼ cup – 8 grams

·         Flax seeds – ¼ cup – 8 grams

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Protein: How Much Do You Need?

What is protein? How much protein do we need? Is it possible to eat too much protein? These are important questions for people following a low-carb way of eating, who usually are replacing part of their carbohydrate intake with protein.

What is protein?

Protein is one of the basic building blocks of the human body, making up about 16 percent of our total body weight. Muscle, hair, skin, and connective tissue are mainly made up of protein. However, protein plays a major role in all of the cells and most of the fluids in our bodies. In addition, many of our bodies' important chemicals -- enzymes, hormones, neurotransmitters, and even our DNA -- are at least partially made up of protein. Although our bodies are good at “recycling” protein, we use up protein constantly, so it is important to continually replace it.

Proteins are made up of smaller units called amino acids. Our bodies can manufacture most of the needed amino acids, but nine of them must be gotten from our diets. Animal proteins such as meat, eggs, and dairy products have all the amino acids, and many plants have some of them.

How much protein do we need?

Our protein needs depend on our age, size, and activity level. The standard method used by nutritionists to estimate our minimum daily protein requirement is to multiply the body weight in kilograms by .8, or weight in pounds by .37. This is the number of grams of protein that should be the daily minimum. According to this method, a person weighing 150 lbs. should eat 55 grams of protein per day, a 200-pound person should get 74 grams, and a 250-pound person should eat 92 grams. (The top calculator on this pagecan compute a range of the recommended dietary protein for you. The lower number in the range is the minimum.)

Another way to compute protein needs has to do with lean body mass, rather than total body weight (based on the idea that our fat tissue needs less protein to support it). This method is discussed in the Zone Diet and Protein Power books. The second calculator on this page can help you compute this number. To do this, you will also need to know your body fat percentage. (Body Fat Calculator here)

Do athletes need more protein?

Yes. People engaging in endurance exercise (such as long distance running) or heavy resistive exercise (such as body building) can benefit from additional protein in their diets. The current recommendation is for these athletes to consume 1.2 to 1.7 grams of protein per day for each kilogram of body weight.

Do pregnant women need more protein?

Yes. The Institute of Medicine recommends that the minimum protein consumption for pregnant women be about 10 grams per day more than usual, though this is not as crucial in the first half of the pregnancy.

But shouldn’t protein intake be a percentage of total calories?

Quite a few programs and nutritionists quote percentage of calories, usually in the range of 10 percent to 20 percent, as a way to figure out how much protein a person needs to consume daily. This is a rough estimate of a person's minimum protein needs. It works because typically, larger and more active people need more calories, so the more calories they need, the more protein they will get.

Where this falls down is when people are eating diets that are lower in calories for any reason, conscious or not. People who are ill or losing weight, for example, do not need less protein just because they are eating fewer calories -- so anyone on a weight loss diet shouldnot go by the "percent of calories method" for calculating protein needs.

What happens if we don’t eat enough protein?

Unlike fat and glucose, our body has little capacity to store protein. If we were to stop eating protein, our body would start to break down muscle for its needs within a day or so.

Is it OK to eat a lot more protein than the minimum recommendations?

This is an important question for people on diets that are higher in protein than usual, as low-carb diets tend to be. In a review of the research, the National Academy of Sciences reported that the only known danger from high-protein diets is for individuals with kidney disease. After careful study, they recommend that 10 percent to 35 percent of daily calories come from protein. They point out that increased protein could be helpful in treating obesity. There is also accumulating evidence that extra protein may help prevent osteoporosis.

Extra protein can be broken down into glucose in a process called gluconeogenesis. On low-carb diets, this happens continually. One benefit of obtaining glucose from protein is that it is absorbed into the bloodstream very slowly, so it doesn’t cause a rapid blood sugar increase. However, some diabetics do find that too much protein causes an excessive blood sugar rise, and low-carbers sometimes find that as time goes on they do better with a moderate protein intake right than eating large amounts of protein.

Can Too Much Protein Cause Bad Breath?

Yes, actually, it can. If this is happening suddenly after a dietary change, excess protein could be the cause of bad breath.

What foods have the most protein?

Meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, legumes, and nuts all have substantial amounts of protein. This information can help:

Calculate Your Protein Requirement

List of High-Protein Foods, with amounts of protein listed

Protein Sources That Are Low in Saturated Fat

Low-Carb Vegetarian Protein Sources

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_{Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients) (2005), Food and Nutrition Board, National Academy of Sciences.}

_{Lemon, PWR. (1996). “Is increased dietary protein necessary or beneficial for individuals with a physically active lifestyle?” Nutrition Review 54:S169-S175.}

_{Nutrition During Pregnancy: Part II. Institute of Medicine. (1990)}

HUNGER IS THE WORLD’S GREATEST SOLVABLE PROBLEM

ABOUT US

“Hunger is the single biggest solvable problem facing the world today”

UNITED NATIONS (UN) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM

Charity Right has been set up as a not for profit organisation providing food for chronically hungry people in some of the most hard to reach areas across the world with the sole objective to overcome hunger, starvation and its effects.

According to the UN, one person dies every 4 seconds from hunger. Charity Right aims to save lives by eradicating food poverty and provide nutritional meals to those who struggle day after day with no food.

CHARITY RIGHT IS AN INTERNATIONAL FOOD PROGRAMME PROVIDING VITAL FOOD AID TO STARVING PEOPLE IN THE MOST UNDER PRIVILEGED PLACES IN THE WORLD

WE HAVE SERVED 1.4 MILLION  MEALS IN 6 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE

Here are 3 things that make us different

Charity Right strives to provide food to the places thats others have abandoned. 

All our food deliveries are tracked by GPS and Pictures.

We work with strong local partners to deliver sustainable outcomes.

CHARITY RIGHT – DEDICATED TO FIGHTING HUNGER ONE PERSON AT A TIME

SCHOOLS

We’re helping to provide balanced meals to children in schools to nourish future generations in order to grow, learn and contribute successfully to society.

ORPHANAGES
Providing food for orphans is simple yet rewarding.  Having no family, a hearty meal can help relieve some void in their lives.

We’re distributing life-saving food to refugees in war torn areas and places of political struggle where starvation and malnutrition is one of the biggest killers.

WHY FOOD

Children who are poorly nourished suffer up to 160 days of illness each year.

Poor nutrition plays a role in at least half of the 10.9 millionchild deaths each year.

Malnutrition magnifies the effect of every disease, including measles and malaria.

In many cases, their plight began even before birth with a malnourished mother.

Why Regular Food

Food is life's most basic need but unfortunately nearly 870 million people in the world, that's one in eight, suffer from chronic undernourishment.  They are deprived of this right to food.  A lack of food doesn't just mean an empty stomach but so much more...

This Ramadan we want to take care of as many families as possible that suffer from this harsh reality.  Families who may go days without food can now be given regular food, yes regular food.  

Food for the year not just Ramadan

Your donation will ensure a family a meal every single day until next Ramadan.

HUNGER: THE WORLD’S GREATEST SOLVABLE PROBLEM

NEARLY A BILLION PEOPLE GO TO BED HUNGRY EVERY NIGHT. BUT WITH YOUR HELP IT WOULDN’T TAKE A LOT TO PUT A STOP TO THIS. AT CHARITY RIGHT, WE BELIEVE HUNGER IS THE WORLD’S GREATEST SOLVABLE PROBLEM

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HUNGER – A VICIOUS CYCLE

Food poverty is more than just a pain in the stomach. It has far-reaching implications which can render entire communities immobile and keep them in the poverty trap.  It’s a vicious cycle because a constant empty stomach results to mental and physical exhaustion.  Starvation deems the hungry redundant. Severely hungry people don’t have the energy to work.  The inability to work means that hungry people and their communities fall into poverty and in effect they cannot generate the funds to buy food which inevitably leads to malnourishment and starvation.

While income generation and educational projects are a fantastic way of helping people overcome poverty long-term, they don’t solve the immediate need for food. The sad reality is that if you’re too weak to move, you’re too weak to work.

Charity Right is considered to be the first stepping stone in helping communities back into good health through proper nutrition and sustenance. Having a full stomach is the difference between staying stuck in poverty due to weakness of the body, and having enough energy to work so you can eat for a lifetime.

This simple vision is the crux of Charity Right. We believe that ending poverty starts with feeding the poor, one meal at a time.

OUR VISION

Charity Right believes that no one deserves to die from starvation.

Everyone has the right to eat, to live a healthy life and contribute towards society. Charity Right believes it’s time to put a stop to food poverty. By providing food, the once hungry will become self-sufficient, will have the energy, drive and motivation to help themselves and their families to live a sustainable life. Food will enable the once hungry to increase energy levels, to improve at school, to better their job prospects and ultimately live a good life.

Charity Right believes that food is the core essence not only for basic survival needs but for sustainability, productivity and competency. Charity Right has a vision to provide food to the starving around the world, to eradicate the epidemic of food poverty, getting communities back on their feet into education, work and trade.

OUR MISSION

Charity Right has identified areas that need urgent assistance, where people young and old die relentlessly every day from starvation. Where children are left without parents, families and homes. Where mothers watch their young children suffer from the plight of hunger. Where fathers are ashamed by their lack of provisions. Food donation will initially save lives. Healthy meals will regain physical and emotional strength.

Our mission is to reach those who suffer from hunger, to provide them with nourishing meals and to give them a chance to live. Working with several partners and agencies this has become possible and today, Charity Right is providing meals to schools, orphanages and those caught up in places of war. Charity Right will travel to the harshest of areas and will work tirelessly to put a stop to famine around the world even if it is one meal at a time, even if it saves one life at a time.

OUR APPROACH

Africa and Asia are already known for their immense poverty levels, which is why Charity Right concentrates primarily in these areas. We’re currently providing over 200,000 meals monthly across Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, and Sudan.
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5 Reasons “Thin” Doesn’t Mean “Healthy”

I had a conversation the other day that stuck with me long after it was over.

After listening to a colleague detail his busy schedule, from four kids to a full time job and master’s program, I was curious. My instant and honest response was to ask how he had time to work out. After all, I wondered, how could he deal with the stress of his life and keep his energy levels up if he didn’t make time to move his body regularly?

His answer came after an awkward laugh. “I don’t, really.”

He then explained why he figured he was healthy enough, even though he doesn’t work out. A year ago, his doctor had instructed him to lose 5 pounds. He did a crash workout plan for a few months and lost 10 pounds. He was relatively slim and had lost the extra weight—so, he reasoned, that means he’s healthy.

Unfortunately, my colleague’s misconceptions are pretty normal. Many people think that the way you look (thin, heavy) reflects how healthy you are. As someone passionate about health and fitness, I knew his logic just doesn’t work. To be healthy, exercise must be part of a lifestyle built around wellness.

 “Healthy” Is About More than Body Size

Aside from eating a healthy diet, working out is the most important thing a person can do to prevent disease and increase quality of life. As the executive editor of HealthIsWealth.net, I’m lucky to be exposed to information and research showing just what a healthy lifestyle includes—not to mention that I have the opportunity to learn directly from great minds like Dr. Myers and Dr. Ignarro.

I saw Dr. Myers a few days later after that conversation and brought up the discussion, knowing he’d have some sound reasoning behind why “thin” and “healthy” are not synonymous terms.

“The idea is that a person needs to get healthy, not just that they need to lose weight,” Dr. Myers explained. “Being healthy and losing weight aren’t exactly the same. A healthy lifestyle is about changing your habits for a lifetime. The motivation was good—but it didn’t lead to a lifetime change in this person’s approach to how he’s going to treat his health.”

Being overweight is a top risk factor for a number of conditions, including cancer, diabetes,heart disease, and many other conditions. But just because a person isn’t overweight, that doesn’t mean she’s healthy. Here are five reasons why.

#1 Being “skinny fat” can be dangerous. Some people have genes that allow them to eat whatever they want, rarely exercise, and yet remain thin. But research shows that some people who appear thin can be metabolically obese, making them just as at risk for disease as people who are visibly overweight. Similarly, some people who have extra pounds can be healthy.

#2 All calories are not the same. Many people believe that all calories are created equal. Yet processed foods often contain high levels of sugar and saturated and trans fats, which the body stores as visceral fat, a type of fat that increases the risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke and other medical conditions.

#3 BMI is not the best measure of health. Doctors often assess body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio used to determine if someone is overweight. However, the test doesn’t distinguish between lean tissue and fat. For example, I weigh close to the same amount now as I did several years ago when I was less active. But I look and feel much fitter because my weight is now made up of more lean muscle mass. Body fat percentage or body composition (the percentages of fat, bone, water and muscle) is a better measure of health.

#4 Thin people don’t tend to consider themselves unhealthy. Like my colleague, many people who appear thin and healthy, even if they are metabolically obese, may be less likely to get routine screenings or regular checkups.Because of this, they may have a number of risk factors they aren’t aware of. They may also be less motivated to exercise or eat well because a fast metabolism will keep them from gaining weight.

#5 Living vitally isn’t about weight. High energy levels, disease prevention, reduced stress, feeling rested and balanced, good relationships—these are the things vital lives are made of. By focusing just on weight as a measure of wellness, you may miss out on all that a healthy lifestyle has to offer.

I’d love to see our society’s perception of health shift. It’s not about how much you weigh but rather how you live—all of the pieces and parts of healthy living, working together synergistically. Perhaps if we can shift our thinking to see the benefits of health beyond appearance and other superficial methods of measuring wellness, we’ll begin to embrace the wonderful benefits of vital living.

What do you do to live vitally?

Stacy Ennis is the editor of HealthIsWealth.net and a writer specializing in health, nutrition, exercise and disease prevention. Follow her on Twitter: @stacyennis

[1] http://time.com/14407/the-hidden-dangers-of-skinny-fat/

[2] http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26143255/ns/health-heart_health/t/being-skinny-no-guarantee-healthy-heart/#.U0wRLxZbRWZ

Q&A by Kevin Zahri: What exercise to reduce hips, thighs and tummy?

Assalamualaikum.

Have you had your shake today? 

If no call me now to get it!
Today I would like to share something from fitness expert, Kevin Zahri

taken from his website in q&a about herbalife and exercising..

so let this be your guide k dearie!

Q:Salam Kevin, how are you?
What is exercise equipment for hips,thighs and tummy? I went to gym 4x per weeks n juz do treadmill,cycling, sit up and sometime aerobic? my prob…i got a big hips,thighs and distended. I want exercise to focus these area. FYI I also taking herbalife everyday.. i drink 4-5 liter water perday, protein shake for breakfast and dinner while i take rice,chicken/fish,vegetables and fruit during lunch.. u think this diet program good for me? thanks..

A: Wasalam,

To reduce the size of your thighs, hips and tummy is really all about getting rid of extra fat so that the muscles underneath can “shine” and give you that toned look. How to do this? Simply by creating a calorie deficit whereby calorie in are less than calories going out. This is weight or fat loss 101. You can create this deficit by:

1. Dieting alone to reduce the calorie intake.
2. Aerobics and Cardio help you increase the calorie output.
3. Weight training helps to increase your overall metabolic rate which helps to increase calorie output without additional activity.
4. Some thermobased supplements (usually caffeine based) help to increase your metabolic rate.
5. Herbalife helps you reduce calorie intake by controlling your cravings (protein and fiber)
6. Drinking more water is key to help you reduce water retention.

So “looks” like you are doing all the right things  But only time will tell as weight/fat loss takes time. Again your focus should be overall weight loss as you can’t spot reduce fat from your thighs, hips and tummy alone.

Now why I say “looks”, because I dont know much about the quality of your exercise/training and the quantity of your calorie intake.

Hope this helps and all the best.