Let’s talk FDA “approval”..

So wondering why our It Works Product Line is NOT FDA approved? 

Before I lay down the facts before you all to make your own judgments I will like to explain that many times I get the question “Are your products FDA approved?” from people. So today I want to provide some helpful information to anyone who wants the answer to that question.

NO. The answer to that question is simply “NO”…Our supplements are not FDA approved but are FDA regulated. Our products must be 1) SAFE 2) Not make any claims that are false and misleading 3) The products must comply with FDA and DSHEA regulations. 

Our products are considered “dietary supplements” because they contain “dietary ingredients.” Dietary ingredients are vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs or botanicals, as well as other substances that can be used to supplement the diet. 

So what is FDA approved?

The FDA has not had a great reputation when it comes to approving prescription drugs and otc drugs. The organization has caught some slight about its interest in the pharmaceutical industry rather than considering patients health regarding the drugs. 

Approved in 1999, Vioxx was an anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce pain and stiffness, often to treat arthritis or migraines. Vioxx was on the market for over six years and prescribed to more than 20 million people before Merck, the drug’s maker, decided to pull it from the market in 2004.
Overwhelming evidence suggested that the arthritis drug caused an increase in cardiovascular problems. In 2004 The Wall Street Journal citing an unreleased government document, reported that Vioxx was responsible for an estimated 27,000 heart attacks and cardiac deaths.

Avastin, a medication designed to help treat cancer by blocking blood growth to the tumor, was approved for breast cancer treatment in 2008 by the FDA. Two years and two larger studies later, Avastin’s approval as a treatment for breast cancer was reversed; it had shown to have little positive effect and presented serious health risks. Avastin is still used to treat other forms of cancer.
The move was particularly controversial because many physicians and breast cancer patients believed the drug was helping.
Patients taking Avastin were found to experience side effects including high blood pressure, internal bleeding and heart failure. 

We have all seen the commercials about prescription drugs intended to help with some health concern only to hear what seems like a never ending list of harmful side effects. Here’s one about a sleeping pill. Once it is done explaining the increased thoughts of suicide, sleeping and driving while asleep and not remembering it being reported, and many other side effects the advertisers try to get the viewer interested by explaining the $0 co-pay. Absolutely ridiculous yet APPROVED BY THE FDA.. Let that sink in! 

It Works has all natural, non gmo, organic products. Every products lists ingredients and origin. Our supplements work so well because the body absorbs 100% of the ingredients since the body recognizes it as food unlike other supplements. 

 I know what I have experienced and after years of taking otc pain killers for my migraines, cramps, whatever it was..I was told I had liver damage! I was so dependent on Tylenol, ibuprofen, NyQuil, and similar otc drugs that I had serious harmful effects! I was even put on anti-depressants for my serious migraines and after using them for 4-5 days I had increased mood swings, I was depressed, and I kept telling my family and friends “I don’t feel like myself!” ALL I wanted was to get rid of the pain, but instead I was mentally breaking down and physically I didn’t even feel any better! So no thank you doctors, I will pass on “Pharmageddon” and stick to feeding my body what it recognizes! 

Our products aren’t intended to manipulate your body, but instead to help it do what it naturally should. From our fruit and veggie filled Greens which has helped me personally with allergies and migraines to our body wrap which detoxes using a botanical based cream and has been found to help with skin irritations, sun burns, rashes, acne, and more! We have quality products that have helped improve so many people’s health whether it was balancing hormones, alkalizing, lowering blood pressure, giving a natural energy boost without the crash, helping digestive health, improving concentration, and the positive testimonials continue!! I love our line because I trust I will feel better WITHOUT side effects, paying tons of money, and being assured of what the products contain!

Here’s a few more facts to think about next time you’re willingly accepting of using prescription/otc drugs..

• In a June 2010 report in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, study authors said that in looking over records⁴ that spanned from 1976 to 2006 (the most recent year available) they found that, of 62 million death certificates, almost a quarter-million deaths were coded as having occurred in a hospital setting due to medication errors.
• An estimated 450,000 preventable medication-related adverse events occur in the U.S. every year.
• The costs of adverse drug reactions⁵ to society are more than $136 billion annually — greater than the total cost of cardiovascular or diabetic care.
• Adverse drug reactions cause injuries or death in one of five hospital patients.
• The reason there are so many adverse drug events in the U.S.⁶ is that so many drugs are used and prescribed – and many patients receive multiple prescriptions at varying strengths, some of which may counteract each other or cause more severe reactions when combined.

Last but not least, please if you want to be taken seriously do not approach me about “health concerns” to our products if you are smoking cigarettes, eating McDonald’s, drinking Coca-Cola, etc. It’s a harsh reality, but get informed! You have only ONE body..