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Is GNLD a scam?

The answer to this question is an emphatic NO and I will explain in detail why for all aspects: GNLD the company itself, the GNLD product range (including pricing) and the GNLD business opportunity. Although I don’t understand why, it seems there are people in the world who try to undermine and black-mark other companies only to promote their own in a seemingly better light. It is like someone destroying all light-bulbs and hiding the candles only to make a profit out of selling matches. This seems like bully tactics to me and I write this article to warn you about this and set the record straight on GNLD and GNLD Distributors worldwide.

If you have clicked to read this article to find out how and why GNLD (aka Golden Products or Neo-Life) is a scam, or if you are keen to find out about comparatives with other specific companies to see if they are, you will be disappointed and should stop reading immediately. On the other hand, however, if you are a seeker after the facts and looking for a truthful response, than please read on.

GNLD the Company

GNLD (Golden Neo-Life Diamite) was established in 1958 by founder GNLD founder Jerry Brassfield. At a very young age Jerry suffered serious allergy and asthma problems and only found relief after his mother started adding quality nutritional products to his daily diet. At the age of 19 Jerry decided that sharing quality nutritional products person to person was the best basis for a financial rewarding home based business. He was right.

Today GNLD is a global, multi-million dollar company and is recognised around the world. Since the beginning, Jerry believed the combination of a good people, quality products, and a great opportunity to be very powerful and near limitless – this is the foundation of GNLD.

GNLD Distributors around the world get involved, support and love the company for its unshakable commitment to its foundation values. These core principles guide everything we do, binds the GNLD community together as a team and attracts people who share similar beliefs. These values represent a heritage that must be preserved each day and in every action we take. These non-negotiable values are:

1. Absolute Integrity in Everything We Do or Say
2. People are #1 in Everything We Do
3. Products that Work
4. Equal Opportunity for All
5. Long-Range Vision

You can see from this already that GNLD is not a “fly-by-night” company, based on short term gain or fancy or lofty ideas without promise or principle. Most companies fail within the first 5 years and only those companies that have a solid foundation based on trust, integrity and long term commitment are able to withstand the tests of time. If they do stray from this, they tend to disappear quite quickly.

GNLD has been going strong for over 50 years. Despite what you may believe, or what the question above may imply (as some bullies like to think), GNLD is a very respected company in the world.

GNLD is respected to such a degree, that their scientific research is published in the world’s top scientific peer-review journals. GNLD was the first company to establish a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) in the 1970’s, with a wealth of scientific knowledge, insight, and opportunities that none of its competitors can match still today. The GNLD SAB is made up of world-class scientists and leaders in their field like Food technology, Nutrition, Biochemistry and Toxicology.

SAB member’s research on GNLD products are regularly published in leading scientific journals, including the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, the International Journal of Toxicology, the FASEB Journal, and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. (GNLD does not need to create it’s own journal to appear published.)

In fact, GNLD is so well respected that their products have been used by researchers from renowned bodies such as the United States Department of Agriculture, UNESCO, and major universities and scientific institutions around the world. I believe this is a pretty amazing testimony!

If that was not enough, in the 1990’s GNLD also established the Health Professionals Council (HPC). The HPC is a select group of enlightened, forward-thinking Health Professionals who have embraced GNLD. Its membership includes Medical Doctors, Pharmacists, Nutritionists, and Natural Health practitioners who all see the critical need for nutritional supplementation for health protection and disease prevention in their communities and throughout the world.

So, we are dealing with a solid organisation. What about their products?

The GNLD product range

An important difference that keeps GNLD head and shoulders above the competition are their products—products that work, and create customers that use them for a lifetime. With over fifty years of leadership in developing and manufacturing the highest quality products. GNLD insure that each product they manufacture meets the highest quality standard possible today, and that all products truly meet the needs of people everywhere around the world. Since 1958, GNLD has manufactured and distributed low-dose, low-burden, biodegradable household cleaners that are gentle on the environment and nutritional products that are a normal part of the human food chain, blueprinted on the way nature intended, safe and effective.

When you have a look at the standard aspects of their nutritional range, you will see: natural, wholefood ingredients, no synthetics, ingredients found in the human food chain only, pesticide free (organic) sources, no genetically modified source material topped by a pharmaceutical grade manufacturing standard. No wonder they are used in scientific research.

Similarly with their home care product range you will see they are ecology friendly, fully bio-degradable (80% within 21 days) and super concentrated for low dose and minimal burden (both on the elbows and the environment).

Let me paint a picture with a few examples:

1. GNLD Salmon Oil Plus is produced from wild salmon and fish and uses only the flesh. It is also scientifically proven to be effective and provide the whole spectrum of all eight omega-3’s. No hormone and omega 6 fed farmed fish or offal (whole fish) here.
2. Their Aloe Vera Plus drink, uses only the flesh (“Gel only”) of the Aloe Vera plant and meets all the requirements of the International Aloe Science Council. No undesirables and leaf parts here.
3. GNLD’s Carotenoid Complex is scientifically proven to boost the immune system and is made from carrots, tomatoes, spinach, red capsicum, strawberries, apricots, peaches, olive oil and natural vitamin E. No pond algae (Dunaliella Salina), no synthetic additives or other non-food ‘natural’ stuff here.
4. The GNLD Flavonoid complex is made from cranberries, kale, elderberries, blueberries, beets, raspberries, red & black grapes, oranges, lemons, grapefruit and decaffeinated green tea. No pine bark extracts, no synthetic additives or other non-food ‘natural’ stuff here.

You can see now that GNLD products provide the world’s best blend of what nature and science can deliver. Good nutrition, done right. They will deliver more energy and vitality to your life than anything you’ve ever tried before, which takes the guesswork out of good nutrition.

Logic dictates that only whole-food concentrates (from the human food chain) provide the complete and balanced families of synergistic nutrients that nature provides to fortify health. This is exactly where GNLD comes from – following nature’s example uncorrupted. The deeper you look...the better GNLD looks.

So, GNLD is a solid company providing amazing products, but what does it cost?

Why is GNLD more expensive?

Yes it is true that on ‘face value’ GNLD products are often more expensive than other brands. If you buy products with only pricing as a benchmark, seriously, then GNLD products are not for you. My personal saying is that “Free sickness is NOT a good deal” and I seek the best value for money in most of my purchases.
There are a number of points I should make with respect to the pricing and cost of GNLD products:

• GNLD products are concentrated and very effective;
• GNLD nutritional products highly bio-available, so the body can utilise them properly;
• GNLD nutritional products do not use cheap synthetic alternatives and additives;
• GNLD products are made from top quality (and expensive) source materials; (for example wild salmon or organic produce)
• GNLD products are made to pharmaceutical grade manufacturing standards, which means they are consistent and pure;
• A lot of scientific research goes into each GNLD product;
• GNLD distributors are able to purchase the products at wholesale prices.

If you do compare GNLD products with others on quality, effectiveness AND price (ie value for money), you will find that GNLD will come out on top – every time. Unfortunately many people tend to only focus on their health as a response to illness, rather than as a preventative measure. Taking sub-quality supplements may have some effect and you may have no problems for years, not noticing the slow degenerative processes of chronic illnesses that go on hidden within your body. But taking your nutritional intake serious and according to nature’s blueprint – as close as possible our Creator intended – is the very best preventative measure. After all, the best thing is to eat the fresh organic vegetables and fruits themselves, but GNLD organic nutrition supplements come a close second as whole-food concentrates!

One of the most important aspects of your nutrition is the intake of quality B complex vitamins. This is essential in the DNA repair and duplication process, as well as the assimilation of other nutrients in our body. I personally take it very seriously and see it as an ongoing investment - like health insurance - but more effective due to its preventative nature. Still think you should purchase the cheapest supplements on the market? I didn’t think so. Please choose carefully before putting things into your body.

A minor warning though, that no supplement should be taken in isolation as some kind of magic pill (including GNLD).  Each person must ensure a sufficient intake of pure water, have a positive mental attitude, exercise regularly and seek out some form of positive spiritual practise. This is because the mind has enormous influence over our bodies!

Ok. So GNLD is a solid company, with great products, at value for money. Is it a good business?

GNLD Business Opportunity

Some people may find it suspicious or simply inconvenient that GNLD does not offer its products in supermarkets or the usual retail outlets. This is because GNLD utilises a direct marketing strategy. Direct Marketing is an established, fast growing and very respectable business model and thousands of companies decide to market directly to end-users to avoid large overhead costs.

GNLD has a superior product range with very high production costs and expensive ingredients. Not having to pay at all or much less for normal overheads such as TV and in-store advertising, product displays and storage, rent and staffing, allows the end-consumer to purchase GNLD’s superior products at an affordable price. It also provides for an opportunity for distributors like myself to become part of the supply chain and be rewarded for it, at minimal risk and with almost no up-front investment costs. How great is that?

GNLD engages a person-to-person operating model.  Direct selling methods are network marketing, party-pans and door-to-door sales.  Sometimes people associate these with pyramid sales, chain letters and similar “get rich quick” schemes. It is true that these operate on similar principles (ie people talking to people), but there is a HUGE difference.

“Get rich quick” schemes work on the model of people paying and supporting those at the top for little or no benefit, much like a lottery. In GNLD every distributor has the same earning opportunity and there is no real pyramid structure. New distributors are able to surpass their sponsors in earnings, provided they are better at growing their business operation. People are sharing in profit according to the results of their own efforts.

A GNLD business provides a great opportunity for financial independence, where distributors can work from home, invest as much or as little time as they wish and are only limited in their earnings by the ability for them to grow a business and distribute products. The GNLD opportunity is designed to allow anyone, regardless of previous experience or training, to own his or her own franchise-like business.

GNLD operates a professional business model, rewarding distributors for the amount of products sold (turn-over) in their network. In other words, distributors are rewarded a percentage based on the profit earned. This is not indifferent to the earnings of a normal retail store (more sales, more earnings) or bonus payments to sales people working for reputable companies or annual bonus payments made to CEOs of large corporations and banks. In fact, I prefer to compare it to a cooperative, where members get discounts to their products and are able to be rewarded by increased discounts or bonuses the more effort the contribute to the overall organisation.

Moreover, GNLD is a respected member of the international Direct Selling Association, the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations and more specifically in Australia: the Direct Selling Association of Australia. When dealing with direct sales companies, DSA membership gives customers a level of guarantee and ‘protection’ that they are dealing with a reputable company.

Finally, ask yourself; “if the GNLD business model was without integrity and based on some underhand scheme, would it have survived fifty years and be such a highly regarded global corporate citizen”?

Conclusion

As you can now attest, despite some scare-mongering amongst the ill-informed, GNLD has a longstanding top reputation, which it has earned over 50 years of their unrelenting pursuit of integrity and quality. The GNLD products have earned their place on the top of the line, supported by scientific research and guaranteed by nature’s own blueprint. The GNLD business opportunity, while not for everybody, is founded on a solid model of cooperation and personal relationships. In all, GNLD is a company we are proud to be involved with and whose products we are proud to support. We have been involved with GNLD since the 1990’s and will continue long into the foreseeable future. As they say here in Australia – “It’s all good”. Will you join us?

Some of the products mentioned:

Salmon Oil Plus 90 capsules All 8 members of the omega-3 fatty acids family support heart health, joint mobility, and brain function. $49.96   0 votes	Carotenoid Complex 90 capsules Each bottle contains the carotenoid equivalent of 114kg of the raw fruits and vegetables it’s made from. $80.74   0 votes	Flavonoid Complex 60 Tablets From cranberry, kale, green tea, beetroot, mixed berries, red and black grape, orange, lemon and grapefruit. $47.52   0 votes
Aloe Vera Plus (Carbonated) 1 Litre The finest Aloe Vera juice with GNLD’s special 3x Herbal Tea Blend, important electrolytes, and vitamin C. $33.22   0 votes	Vitamin B Complex (Threshold Control) 180 tablets GNLD's Threshold Controlled Vitamin B-Complex is formulated according to Nature's Blueprint. $63.14   1 votes	Vita-Gard (Chewable) 120 Tablets Vita-Gard provides the most complete antioxidant protection available to defend children against free radical damage. $55.66   0 votes