For the record, RAZD, you have come to some very wrong conclusions, and have stated those conclusions as fact:

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the purpose of this forum is to sell herbal cures, not education
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The purpose of Russ's posts therefore are to attract customers, not debate with non-customers


A "lie" is defined as "an inaccurate or false statement."

Let me correct these "lies" with the truth...

First, the few "herbal cures" (as you referred to them) that we sell in any given month, we sell at the same wholesale cost we buy them for. Hence, the income we make comes from a nominal commission we are paid from the manufacturer.

For example, we sell a bottle of Algin at $15.95 (the same wholesale price we buy it for from Nature's Sunshine). All our U.S. orders are dropped-shipped from Nature's Sunshine so they make any money from shipping/handling charges. Therefore, our gain is a 10-27% commission (depending on monthly sales volume) paid to us directly from Nature's Sunshine (we don't make anything from the customer). So, if you do the math, we make a top commission of $4.31 on a bottle of Algin.

However, we have to pay $11.95 per month just to have a drop-ship web account with Nature's Sunshine, plus, we have to purchase at least $100 of supplements each month ourselves in order to receive any commission from the sales we make.

Plus, we pay over $75 a month for our bandwidth to provide the very forums you boldly state are here only to "sell herbal cures".

Of course, then you have to calculate the cost of Russ' time which he spends daily on the phone with people or online answering emails or posts about mercury removal and detoxing, etc. Many, if not most, of the phone calls are made on our "dime", so to speak.

There's also the time Russ spends doing technical upgrades and providing new features for the forums.

And don't forget, you have to also add the amount of time I spend to help people from the forum, since some people call or email me directly asking for help about mercury detox and other health problems.

And, I haven't even begun to include our operating costs, taxes, licensing fees and dues, etc.

RAZD, the truth is, the small amount of money we make from "selling herbal cures" DOESN'T REMOTELY APPROACH THE COST TO US TO PROVIDE AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE FORUMS.

Let me put it more plainly, we LOSE money providing these forums, but we believe the good that these forums provide to others is worth it.

You're welcome to falsely accuse Russ of a lot of things, but these, friend, are false accusations (LIES), that I'm not going to sit by and let go unanswered.


Laura Clement
Author, HART Master Reference
Mercury Detox Supplements
My Favorite Amalgam-Illness Book
laura@herballure.com
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