Beware of Weight Reduction Ayurvedic Formulae sold in HP!
Folks,
Please don’t beat me up after reading this! Yes.I was duped yet again by innocent appearing lambs of HP(Himachal Pradesh)! I visited HP this year in May 2016 and was happily loitering and enjoying the mountainous beauty of HP. Went to Khajjihar, a famous spot for tourists.and here is where I was spotted by charlatans to dupe me!
They saw me – the plump me, and guessed that I must be someone who is dying to lose weight. They came and stood in front of me with a black bag and asked me if I wanted to lose weight. He started showing me old yellow booklets – esp. Formula No. 15 that reduces weight almost instantly! Like within a month a guaranteed 5kg loss and then automatically weight reduction happens for the next 3 months.like the medicine is so strong that it enters the cells of the body and motivates it to shed extra kilos.well, something like that. I ignored him totally. Rejected. I had already tried such stupid powders shown on TV.and nothing had worked for me – nothing at all.
He again approached me .this time he took out an oil from his bag and put 2 drops of it on the back of my palm – he asked me to rub vigorously. I rubbed.and then he asked me to turn my hand – and lo behold.there were droplets of oil on my palm!
He then took out colored-chalks like thingies from his bag and asked his comrade to grind it. Then he asked me to just have a pinch of it and after 3 mins, he again poured the same oil drops on the back of my palm. Again I rubbed, and again there were drops of oil on my palm. But.there is a but factor here.my sister who was with me and was also going through the same procedures.she did not show any oil droplets on her palm this time – her palm was absolutely dry!
So this man told her that for her only 3 powders were Mafik – means enough but for me he will need to add 2 more powders. So again his comrade started to grind with 2 extra colored chalks.this time even I did not have oil droplets on my palm after having the pinch of powder! I guess that was the trick! These innocent appearing people know how ladies always.eternally want to lose weight.and thus I go conned – totally by them!
He told me that once I reach Kolkata, I will need to buy 2 more powders that are very expensive which he cannot carry with him. He did not tell me the price then though.
I returned home – dreams in my eyes to reduce weight magically! My dreams were short-lived. He called me and gave me the address of the Ayurvedic shop in Kolkata from where I can buy authentic powders!
So I went to the small shop.some Zainab Herbals and he showed me ‘Amrit Paustik’ powder that looked like some cheap golden eye shadow .that sex-workers in red light areas wear! Anyway folks.I bought it.I will not tell the price because I am ashamed to utter it also.moreover, my friends and relatives who have direct access to me may even come to beat me up.so I am not going to write the exorbitantly high price of the powder!
I started having the powder.twice daily - 1 month passed and I did not reduce even an ounce! I called him up, he asked to me to add 2 more powders to it. I added – no result. He then asked me to send my urine and the powder sample I was having. I sent. He called back saying that the senior most Ayurvedic Guru will talk to me personally – I spoke to him - he suggested me to add 2 more powders.meaning more money to be thrown in the drain!
I put the phone down! It was too much for me the bear their fraudulence!
Advice: Folks, if you want to reduce weight, do the following:
Bring lifestyle changes – include walking, jogging, yoga or exercise in your daily regimen.
Cut out on fried stuff and fast food.
Control your diet. Eat healthy.
Do not get duped by miracle medicines – they may be temporary.but they can do permanent damage to your kidneys and liver.
Take care of yourselves. Be happy.