all that stuff about regulatory hurdles sounds kinda funny juxtapositioned against how shit went down with the pandemic. Yes technically you have a point but also lol.
AG 1 just tried to rip off orac energy greens, but is waaaay inferior as ag1 uses indigestible grass powders. To unlock the nutrients they must be grass JUICE powders
I have a simple rule: If a RUclipsr is shilling it, I don't want it. Given the track record of many RUclipsr sponsorships, this rule continues to serve me very well.
Yes, its amazing how many good channels will shill most anything... Sailing Lavagabonde, Gone with the Wynns, ... All the big channels really. The "art as investement", "buy a scottish title", "japanese knives", all debunked products shilled on major channels.
For real. There's always something. It's like ok this sounds good, but what's the catch? It feels like a matter of when, not if these companies get called out for some shady shit. I've literally subconsciously been thinking about AG1 recently, waiting for some info to come out about it. And what do ya know this video pops up lol
@@BaneTrogdor Not defending AG1. Its a waaaaay overpriced vitamin mix. But the lead claim is almost certainly the result of California's notorious prop 65. I've seen the warning on anything from power strips to "natural" toothpaste to chocolate. Although any lead exposure is unsafe, most Californians know to basically ignore the govt warning. All major brands try to ship packages with the warning only to Cali.
It's very hard to do quality control on even 1 single ingredient. They are getting the cheapest/most available ingredients wherever they can get them. They do not have personal relationships any of the farmers and likely know very little about the origin of any single ingredient. I'd bet they just accept any ingredient that is low enough cost and passes heavy metal/bacteria tests.
@@OzzieBird that's an awful lot of things in one product. Even processed foods don't have that many. Even if they list the ingredients it's too many to do an allergy test on.
@@elidrissii Multiple news outlets are sharing this story: "AG1, formerly Athletic Greens, has named Kat Cole as its new CEO, succeeding founder Chris Ashenden, who has led the brand since 2010."
although i agree, and obviously AG1 is BS... but nowadays $100 doesnt buy that much produce and a lot of people dont live near good produce... its just not that simple or easy for a lot of people
@@William-Morey-Baker yeah sorry, I live in Europe, it’s more easy to get real food here than in America I guess. But I think if you are already poor you won’t be able to afford good supplements either.
@@William-Morey-Baker lies. I’m sick of people saying that eating healthy (esp in USA) is *_magnitudes_* more expensive, hint: it’s not, people are just lazy and don’t like to put the time into meal planning and getting fresh veggies every week. Even poor people spend money on useless crap but can’t afford vegetables. Same with gasoline, we have some of the cheapest gasoline in the world and yet we complain as we drive gas guzzlers and buy $10 coffees or energy drinks daily and have $1500 phones.
@@ShaggyRodgers420BS. Even fresh leafy greens can hold up in the fridge around a week provided they are fresh and properly stored. Carrots, onions, eggplant ,garlic, potatoes, beets, lentils, garlic, apples, ginger, avocados, oranges, bananas - can keep for weeks. Tomatoes,broccoli,asparagus, packaged mushrooms, mangoes easily hold AT LEAST few days and you can meal plan around that. You can plant your own basil and the likes - even from the ones in store.
@@sgcarney 😂🤣 I own a training facility and work with general populations clients. 80% of my job is getting them to unlearn what they think they want/need 🤦♂️
This video is propaganda. Its muckraking. Where in the video did he say "AG1 lied on the label" "AG1 is bad for health" He can't say that, because he hasn't done the research himself. If AG1 was bad for health, then they would have taken it off the shelves. You believe too much propaganda. Don't get me wrong, AG1 bought tons of propaganda. But let me explain one thing. Tim Ferriss has been studying supplements and their effects on his bloodwork for 20 years. He wrote a massive book on bloodwork, supplements, and how to improve your body. He will not talk about something unless he has tried it, and has taken blood samples, and verified that it works. I have followed Tim Ferriss for 20 years. I have read all of his books, watched all his podcasts, I even have a signed book when he first moved to Austin. Tim Ferriss doesn't do hot trending supplements and recommend them unless he tried it himself for a couple months, checked his bloodwork to make sure everything is fine, and can complete a journal on the effects every day he takes a supplement. The person putting the supplement together may screw up, they may make a bad batch, but if Tim Ferriss says its good, you can guarantee he used it and verified in his bloodwork that it is helping him. You got scammed when you watched this video and believed the implication that AG1 is bad for you
Shame on Andrew Huberman, stating in most of his podcasts that AG1 sponsored him after hearing he'd been drinking it daily for 4 years. He forgot to mention he owns stock options and is on their board. (I'm just in the beginning of the video, can't remember the exact details from your video where Peter Attia has the same deal with the Oura ring.)
@@dez6278 Huberman is a complete charlatan. My husband started watching his videos and loved him, so I (DVM with background in genetics) watched a couple. He uses the language of pseudomedicine, which was a huge red flag. Husband no longer follows him. :)
This is all super surprising, I have been listening to both for many years and they provide great info. maybe their messaging is good but morals are not (people like money, they run crap ads) ?
@@fei45 It seems like everyone who blows up on social media lets the power and/or money go to their head soon afterwards. (Ads aren't chosen by the channel other than how many they put in, other than the ones they read themselves like he does with AG1. I hate the channels that read a script every 5 minutes, getting around the rules when people pay extra for Premium specifically to avoid ads. I don't watch those people twice.)
@@Couffee Every supplement is a lie, the secret after my over 20 years in business is simply, have vast verity of workouts to shock your system just like cold plunge but in workout.
Same! The price is huge and I thought it was so unfair that we have it made in our backyard but I would have to order from the US and pay shipping!? No thanks
English may be this person's second language. Or third, or fourth. Or an autocorrect fail. Even if you are just having a light-hearted poke at this commenter, these kind of replies come across as condescending and mean-spirited. They add nothing of value to discussion and may keep someone from contributing again in the future. And OP, that sounds like an interesting read. I'll have to check it out, thanks for the info.
I buy 3 kale plants for the garden each spring. I end up with so much I supply every "Maria" in my predominately Azorean immigrant neighborhood(town, state, entire SE New England). Then I give bag after bag to the food pantry, eat it in foods & smoothies. I still have plenty to dry before I give up & watch them continue to produce through the first few snowfalls before tossing them into the compost pile
On this day, today, 6/1/24, i seen a RUclips video being 'sponsored' by this drink. Stuck in my mind. Went to look for it and stumbled upon this video. Glad i 'stumbled' upon this video ! Thanks !!
My friend started drinking this and swearing by it. It was expensive and the whole marketing pitch had a cult like feel to me. This prompted me to do my own research on AG1 and it's competition. Decided it was a huge scam and waste of money. Glad to see validation.
That exorbitant price isn't paying for the product, it's paying for his marketing and his extraordinarily high priced lawyers. No matter what the product, regulated or not, a huge marketing budget is always a major red flag.
Fraud has a specific legal definition and that’s what lawyers do. He was found liable but the court didn’t make a finding of fraud or its equivalent in his home country. If they had, I don’t think he would’ve been able to file for bankruptcy at least that’s the rule in the US.
It's illegal to do both, but the rich are the only ones with the time, connections or resources to do anything about it. If the poor stopped eating their own, it would be a different place.
In Australia as well. Next to no regulatory control over the supplement industry. So much bullshit out there. Hopefully once i'm established in the medical profession I can influence policy in some way to ensure health related products are more transparent
I worked for them sadly because there wasn't any jobs in 2022 for adolescent since 2008, whatever... can they even be held accountable because that have like a monopoly of different companies they use to scheme with..... l was about to take pictures of everything because I saw it was all wrong... I felt bad for the famous people like Steve o and others that got conned for their image... they were mis branding everything just like the Chinese would do. It's soo j boma office cabinet policies... Sadly. Like good luck finding their money 💰
im NOT worried about death i just want to feel better until death lol im editing thos comment because utube changed it the original one had "not" but in lower case wtf is wrong with the algos lol
Was about to make an order without looking into it, and normally I always look into a product. Stopped myself at checkout and started looking into it and ran into this video. Page closed. Thanks for your service!
I see the AG ads EVERYWHERE, but I've never felt like I needed it. Just out of curiously I just barely looked up what it costs. HOLY COW! $100 for 30 servings? That's INSANE! How the hell is there a market for this product? MIND BLOWN! 🤯
I know right. I think the buyers think theyre buying a wonder concoction, a short cut to health. I have an actual degree in human nutrition and i hate to break it to folks but there really isn’t any such thing. Also there is no actual sports science degree at auckland university. There’s a bsc with a major in exercise science or a bachelors of sport, health and physical education.
I bought AG1 about four years ago. I was a health conscious person at the time, 29 years old, and would jog for about an hour or more a few times a week for fun and exercise. I started drinking AG1 every day for about two months as recommended. I was forced to quit the second month after having intense chest pains that I'd never experienced before.
I self-monitor EKGs 1 to 3 times a day with Kardia Mobile, since October 2022 with over 3,000 EKGs. Blood pressure, too, with Omron wrist cuff. My cardiologist loves it & it's very eye-openingg to me, anytime! I used to run 6 miles a days 6 days a week, plus home gym. I'm battling cancer now & winning. Just bought new home gym equipment. Life is precious!
I am a physician practicing integrative medicine and I was concerned when my patients first started showing up drinking this stuff for their morning appointments. Every company should be completely forthcoming with details of heavy metal and mold testing. It's part of the expense of producing high-quality supplements that will above all do no harm other than perhaps being overpriced. But part of the reason high quality supplements cost more than others is because, those companies are willing to do their due diligence and test their products on a regular basis. Thank you for not being afraid of litigation. As a doctor that is the stuff of my nightmares! If Pieter Atia promoted this stuff, then I'm gonna be really disappointed in him for not doing his own due diligence 😒
If you’re a doctor have you looked into European studies showing chlorine maybe is a carcinogen? I thought it was hilarious when I read Germany said they wouldn’t put fluoride in the water cause they think it’s wrong to mass medicate people without consent haha. Given there ww2 history they’re trying to be extra cautious.
Yes. Absolutely!! The fact that we listen to these influencers/celebrities is insane. Also, most of them , if not all, don’t even take these supplements themselves.
Whenever I see influencers promote a product, I stay away from it. Usually turns out to be chalked with heavy metals, pesticides, fillers, chemical additives, hexane, chemical profiles omitted from the label, the list goes on.
When I first started listening to huberman, I looked into subscribing to AG1 because he raved about so much. I’m a health nut and I buy a lot of wellness products and supplements but I just couldn’t get myself to pay for $80 a month for a greens powder. I have a green smoothie almost daily and eat plenty of salads. I take a good multivitamin everyday so I didn’t think I needed it. I’m so glad I went with my instinct and didn’t waste my money on that crap. It’s literally all marketing. Also, the fact that huberman doesn’t disclose that he’s an advisor, and maybe even an investor. Huberman has lost all his credibility and respectability.
That and Kachava, I looked into both for my husband, who just had no energy $75 mo for 1 person, couldn't justify it. Turns out he was pre-diabetic, explains the lack of energy.
So you just pay a bunch of other conmen your money and you think you dodged this one other conman ? Something. Tells me you missed the entire point of this video
@@rbslammed6163 you missed the point of my comment. If someone like me who is ok “being conned” by other “conmen” then AG1 is not worth even for me! Get it?!
There is certainly a place for “proprietary ingredients” in many cases, but not for something you are ingesting and/or feeding to your kids, particularly from an unregulated industry that provides near zero consumer protection.
@@barbarakauppi9915: Which is RIDICULOUS. All that is done re regulation is that they are supposed to say the FDA hasn't tested it or confirmed the claims.
You can purchase high-quality organic greens that cost less per month and provide you with real nutrients, not synthetic ones. I don't understand why people think they need to pay more to get better results. This mentality is harming our planet. You can be happy without spending excessive money on "the idea" or "the storytelling."
I'm ashamed to admit it but I purchased a bag of AG1 over a year ago...didn't help one ounce but sure made me feel like I was in the cool club with all the health & fitness gurus. Thanks for sharing this information, definitely feel like I was duped.
Anyone can make a mistake and try a product that's not as advertised. I'm sure we all have, even if not as blatantly overpromoted as AG1. Having the class to admit it, and figuring out it wasn't great (especially for the price) -- not so common. So good for you.
I too, but it was pretty obvious it was bad when it made me ill, they did honor their money-back guarantee… so 🤷♂️. Live and learn. Wish this video was out sooner.
Yep same, ive been struggling with ... everything.. and though hey a bunch of podcasters i respect are shilling this all the time gotta try it for 1 month. Yep 100$ later and taking it for 2 weeks nothing at all change. Had to face the fact i got conned
Wow, I almost bought the montly AG1 pac on Hubberman's site. Never occurred to me Hubberman would be questionable - naive, lol...thanks for your reporting on him. While I may not agree with every point you make on Hubbey (and of course, there is no need to)...there is much value in your reporting and enough smoke to shake me out of my previous blind devotion, lol. Cheer's Scott!
He rubs me the wrong way as most influencers that seem to suddenly appear on the scene do. I suspect most are spooks hence why the algorithms so favor their content.
I bought this when it was not as popular, but thanks to my Significant Other’s brilliance, he discovered that it’s actually toxic, especially for women who are trying to conceive. Very sad. Lesson learned not to believe all of the adds on the most reputable podcasts. I continue to spread the word. Thank you for this video.
Kiwi here! Have never heard of that guy but I have seen the sponsorship ads so to learn all of this stuff is crazy, and I'm particularly shocked and enraged about his housing scam, I don't understand how those lawyers who didn't warn the victims could do that and I hope they lost their licences
Big Pharma? Subsidies? Big Pharma doesn't manufacture AG1 or other supplements. That's an entirely different industry. And pharmaceutical companies are not subsidised.
I tried ag1 couple years ago because of andrew Huberman. It made me feel terrible. And now that I’ve seen your Huberman video I know why this and other red flags were making me uneasy
I also bought a supplement that Huberman recommended. It was just an amino acid so I didn't think it could be that bad. It made me really sleepy in the middle of the day and then I got hit with massive sadness and the next night I had insomnia. Tried it again the next week and the same thing happened. Then I checked the study he cited about it and the study had said it was ineffective! He lied and I bought an expensive supplement and reaped the side effects. There was never any chance it was going to work. That's when I started reading his citations and realising they often don't say what he says they say
@@Vailor1984 AG1 sends them a script to read out where they say they drank it and felt better etc. The best you can hope is that the creator makes it clear they're reading a script. RUclips puts ads for scam products on the same videos, I don't hold the creators more responsible than RUclips.
I subscribed to AG1 because of Huberman's endorsement. Seemed like a good idea to minimize the amount of supplements. Stopped after about 6 months due to cost. My skeptical husband, an MD, just shared your video with me. Between this and the sex scandals, I am not listening to Huberman's claims anymore, especially if it means buying anything.
Great channel! Just saw an Ag1 ad sponsoring a major tiny home community channel. People who already are struggling with money and home buying purchases are being fed the green slurry ads, shameful!
I saw an AG1 ad on a different YT video a little earlier today and remembered hearing Huberman promoting it. Your video was a suggested video after I finished watching another video, so naturally, I clicked on it to see what you had to say about an ad I'd been served up less than an hour prior.
The brilliance of the AG1 scheme is people like Huberman, and Attia, who have SOLD their credibility and act as proxies for an unsavory grifter selling an unspecified secret. So much to unpack here. None of these influencers have done any homework. (How could they because it’s secret powder). Building a RUclips Channel brand and signing lucrative deals is clearly the objective for these guys. The money is intoxicating.
So glad someone is finally talking about this. People like Huberman and Peter Attia are very good in a lot of their earlier content but since being insanely popular and being on talk shows and hanging out with the kardashians like Andrew all of their ads and videos are bull with 1% of valuable information and then they sell you on a product like AG1 or the Juuv red light panel
I saw another video a while back that described the lifecycle of the podcast. It was basically this model where people start out, have good content in the beginning, but then sponsorship comes into the picture. The more views the more revenue they get by funneling people to those products. They can get more views by having more controversial topics and guests. This is how they slide into having conspiracy theorists and extreme ideas on their shows.
@@magetaaaaaa nothing wrong with having extreme ideas on a podcast it’s free speech. i’m going to assume you hate everyone who’s associated with or joe rogan
@@christianortel I used to watch Rogan a lot and have mixed views on him. I like that he's had politicians on in the past and that we've gotten to see longer form interviews with them. The media only has sound bites or debates, we don't get to really see them talk at length. I've found that a lot of times though he has people who present alternative medicine or history and it's not really challenged. It's not an issue of free speech so much as it's an issue of people not fact checking what they hear and becoming misinformed. I would also point out that simply bringing on controversial guests for financial incentive is not the same as interviewing said guests from a legitimate place of wanting to understand their views better.
The simple fact that this dude has an entire shelf full of D&D books is enough to believe everything he says :) love the video, well researched and well put together!
I don't fault any small YT channel for using sponsorships to finance their livelihood. But neither would I purchase anything only based on their word, just as I wouldn't buy something based only on an ad I saw on TV.
It's befuddling when you follow a channel that otherwise makes a lot of sense and feel very trustworthy, some are even wealthy people with other income streams so they don't even need ad income. But they still advertise questionable stuff, putting their credibility into doubt. Why would a creator, who doesn't need the extra money, throw their reputation in the trash and pollute their content with unnecessary ads?!
@Trezker True. Look at Louis Rossman. Yeah, he is a big channel, but he was able to get to the size he is now without any sponsors. If you really care about your content and make it good ad sense could be enough, plus DON'T quit your day job.
In Belgium it is completely illegal to put a clause in a rental contract that disbands the contract if the renter is late on payments. What a shitty thing to do.
@twelfthhour lead is found in all your produce unfortunately. Our environment has been contaminated over the last 100 years. It's still used in aviation fuel, we'll never be 100% free of contamination.
It's important to be aware of, especially to avoid overconsumption, but Spirulina typically includes heavy metal contamination from the environment. A lot of foods that are high in minerals also include relatively high levels of heavy metals (e.g. seaweed, dark chocolate, etc.). Here's a study on Spirulina specifically: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824145/
Lead is everywhere in the environment. Soil and plants are never zero lead. Nor are animals or ourselves. You can aim for minimal lead contamination but zero lead is not realistic.
Thankfully, I have access to fresh, organic, raw veggies that cost about 20 cents. I would never fal for that AG1 stuff. Thanks for posting. Kep up the good work!
I've always had a good diet, so I've never had a need for any supplements, but after seeing so many influencers marketing AG1 I was starting to get a little curious... so thank you for killing my curiosity.
@@maxkahlow8622 to be fair, these days the depleted mineral density of soil means plants don’t have nearly as much benefits as before. And every day after a plant is picked, it rapidly loses its nutrients. So, unless you’re eating all your plants from home grown, organic soil in your backyard, you need to supplement. The trouble is finding reputable supplements.
I used to follow a RUclipsr couple Trent & Allie. She used to promote them saying she consulted her OB-GYN and substituted her prenatal supplements. Imagine how many pregnant women were influenced and probably put their unborn children in danger.
That is awful. Same with that V they were trying to force on everyone. Well, everyone except for those that couldn't line up fast enough. I was horrified when (P)HARMMA kept lowering the ages in which those things were approved for. And all the stories about stillbirth, miscarriage, etc. So sad.
A while ago I stopped following any influencer hawking ag1. It just seemed like such a money grab. Their credibility went to zero. Then when I learned how much they were making…….WOWZA
There's one guy I watch who does ag1 ads, and he doesn't hide how gross it tastes, at all. He might be even playing it up, just guzzles down a glass while grimacing and parroting the ad-read through gritted teeth. I'm honestly not sure why or how they OK those ads and pay him for it, cuz it doesn't make it look appetizing or appealing whatsoever, or even how many sales they actually get from it. But it's very funny. I like when people do their ads in a VERY obvious "I am only doing this for the money, please don't buy this" way
@@slitheen3 I'm convinced that the vast majority of these companies who do RUclipsr ads basically don't care about the content of the ad as long as the product is being pushed.
I bought a high quality blender, get to the grocery store about every 10 days, buy fruit, greens, berries and maybe some fiber, wash it at home, blend in the blender and store in the fridge for about a week, drinking it mixed with filtered water if too thick, may toss in some nuts or frozen veggies or berries mid week, grind again and have never felt so good. The blender was on sale so less than $100 and I have been doing this for over 2 years. If it sounds too good to be true is a good motto. Also, always: trust and verify.
Why blend it? Whats wrong with just eating it? I’m not trying to call you out. I’m honestly not sure why blending is necessary other than making a tasty smoothy.
@@Alienshark I know some foods are easier to digest when cooked or not cooked. I get the convenience to an extent. But I just never understood the blending. I love a good veggie platter. Just seems like if you toss a good handful of veggies and fruits into your lunch box, you’re good to go. But I don’t know shit about shit. So that’s why I’m asking.
Great work Scott! At Bōku, we’ve worked so hard over our 17 year history to maintain industry leading quality standards. We’ve run into several situations where we were bullied out of opportunities by AG1 because as a small family business, we simply could not afford to fight or compete. We’re not vindictive people but certainly appreciate the work you’ve done in exposing this. Thank you!!! -Reno Rolle Co-Founder Bōku International.
@@annann294 Who cares? It's just another supplement that is an unregulated, unnecessary waste of money that you'll likely just wind up literally flushing down the toilet.
@premiertrainingFL not that I would ever buy that stuff, but I might buy something similar because I have severe IBS and there is basically no fruits or vegetables I can eat besides bananas and potatoes that doesn't make me super sick. And I'm definitely deficient on what I need.
I just cancelled my subscription to AG1. The lead issue really bothers me and it is not disclosed in 49 of the 50 states in the US. Plus he was a real estate scammer in New Zealand and i dont trust him…thanks for the info
Scott Carney - never heard of you before but now after seeing this I hope to be seeing a lot more of you - awesome video - we need more people like you and less of Grifter Greens
I tried this for a month because of a runfluencer. I followed their "protocol" and never noticed anything different from my usual glass of water in the morning. That is when I asked myself the real questions you should ask yourself when dealing with your health and couldn't find any real answers outside of paid testimonials. It ended up in the bin, with a feeling of being a naive s*cker. 🤷🏻♂️
To be fair there are plenty of proven, safe and effective real medications where you’ll never feel different although your health outcomes are improved. Regardless, only 4 weeks of any protocol (diet, sleep, etc.) is only going to have a small effect at best unless your starting point was terrible. That being said, it’s a part of the misleading marketing that AG1 sets the expectation that a basic nutritional supplement will have an immediate noticeable effect.
I make my own super green powder by dehydrating green salad,,kale, spinach, etc. and powdering them using spice or coffee grinder. I put the powder in capsules that I take daily. So much cheaper than any subscription-based health product/scams. 😊
Thank you for saving me $100 a month scam! There are third party tested products - I hope those third parties are not compromised. This is what investigative journalism. Should be.
@@insomnolant6043 I'm here doing research before buying, and yet I share their sentiment. There's a portion that seems just in pointing out the negligence of the company but it does continue to come across as more-so discrediting the product's effectiveness based off the dealings of the company who owns it. Ultimately if more time was spent focused on the actual math behind the "reported" nutritional value, how the supplements may give *some* benefits while partially also placebo, if certain amounts of each individual mineral can even be absorbed by the body in the time frame perceived to the consumer, (Think protein shakes, most bodies absorb different varieties of protein at different rates. Making it better to split "single servings" due to metabolism.) The reason I look at (though yet to ever purchase) any type of dietary supplement is to see if it can even be metabolized. Tl;Dr: Now that you have a comment based in logic to reply to, how about you reply in kind? Maybe next time you'll try to be informative instead of just being a cunt for sake of being miserable otherwise? You might learn you actually enjoy it! Hope this comment finds you at a much better point in your life... Hell if it's applicable maybe that scratcher or peel you buy next time you fill up is a winner. ;P
move daily, i encourage owning a dog thats active and walking 1/2 -1 mile daily with them, I promise your life will improve! Stay with it dont make excuses to not go out
@@jonathanschadenfreude9603 Very true. Our dog gives my wife and I about 2 Miles of walking per day on average. And lots of fun moments, retrievers can be goofy🤣
Given how many supplement manufacturees are out there, it is beyond me why people would chose one that 1) doesn't disclose its ingredients and 2) charges that much for unknown content. Take another Kiwi, Brad Stanfield. He also sells supplements (Microvitamins) but is very clear about every ingredient and the dosing.
When everything was AG! everywhere I smelled something rotten. The whole thing was 'we're gonna give you all the veggies you need, but PROCESSED!'. First, I'm starting to suspect that we don't need ANY veggies, but if we do, the root of all food evil is processing. The more you change something from it's basic, natural form and content, the less healthy/more toxic it seems to be. I've been waiting for someone to do this video.
Totally agree re: people falling for something that’s essentially ultra-processed and thinking it’s healthy. To me, it’s a sign of a lack of health literacy.
Dude said he made it right to the end of his degree and dropped out. Yup I’m sure he only had 1 day left before graduating and just said f it and quit. Anytime someone says this, they’re lying hard, guy probably made it a year before flunking out
I had a friend who did this to a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Even did his thesis but never submitted it. He belonged to a sect and the leader recommended that he find menial work instead.
Not that it really matters to the video, but I actually know two people irl who were less than a year away from graduating and dropped out. Different reasons, if memory serves, but it does happen.*shrug*
@@calvinc7196 I basically did the same thing with my first degree. I had been mentally hanging on by a thread for 3 semesters at that point, and that thread snapped 2 weeks before I would’ve started my thesis.
Just like the theranos gal (though i think she said 2nd year... which lab science courses don't start getting to the meat of knowledge till 300 level). Investors swallow that egotistical dropout narrative since most grew up in money and got an easy, BS-able degree as a formality and also facebook's PR-ified history. Anyone who is also from the field that the grifter is affiliated with can sniff through their PR crap and see the real reason they dropped from uni is more due to them only being mentally fit to graduate from head-up-own-ass academy.
Crooks as Sinclair, Huberman, Attia, Asprey, Brian Johnson and list goes on, populated a RUclips/social networks' space on longevity. This is one of rare voices supporting consumers and not criminals or borderline criminals.
Great video! This is the type of information people need to know. I would NEVER buy a product from someone who has shown to have such low morals and integrity.
Would love to see you interview Attia. I'm sure he would say he is always transparent about his affiliations and is careful to not make false claims, but it would be interesting to see him pressed on how influencer deals and agreements really work.
I have been taking it for 3 weeks and it makes me feel more energetic and helps my IBS. I guess it isn’t giving me the nutrients it says on the box though so I will probably cancel. Since I don’t eat any vegetables, what would you recommend for nutrients I am missing from veggies? Is a multivitamin better than AG1?
THANK YOU HEAPS FOR THE TRANSPARENCY!!!! I looked into this ag1 overhype and saw the price and refused and dismissed it. There are better options!!! God Bless you, Sir!!!
cott, I left a reply on your post about Andy Huberman and his Roka deal, but I had to share my experience with AG1. After trying the product, both my wife and I were left with upset stomachs, excessive flatulence, and a bizarre metallic aftertaste. I wrote to AG1 about this and mentioned we’d share our experience with Peloton executives and performance coaches, as the product was outright terrible. What followed was a flood of PR attempts-calls, emails, refund offers, even an invitation to a virtual facility tour in New Zealand to showcase their "green magic." We rejected the nonsense, especially after hearing that AG1 had aggressively tried to recruit Peloton coaches, violating company policy. The final straw? A nasty email from their PR team, blaming me for influencing others not to use their so-called wonder product. AG1 seems happy to cash in on promotions until people realize their "magic greens" are overpriced snake oil that, frankly, just gives you the farts. Thanks for calling out grifts like these-keep up the good work. Best, J
I wonder what the oxalate content is. Spinach and beet greens are extremely high in oxalates. Oxalates prevent the absorption of iron, magnesium, and zinc. Oxalates also crystallize throughout the body causing pain, inflammation, and sometimes urinary stones.
If you eat healthy foods that contain oxalates, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, you will be healthier than if you don't eat fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Basically, with the consumption of foods that contain oxalates, you get a lot more positive than negative things, oxalates is negative but negligible.
@vedranvedran141thats nonsense general anecdotal advice from vegetarians who know nothing about plant antinutrients...lectins, phytates, goitrogens as well oxalates... which r highly detrimental to those affected by them....
The people on a mission against oxalates are another form of scamming. Oxalates and their inhibitors are found in the same foods. It is mostly a wash. There are far more kidney stones produced in a carnivore's diet, just made from different forms of calcium.
My husband got this and saw all ads on YT and took it with a grain of salt. Back then i was deep into the Carnivore diet way of eating and learning all I could. AG1 was a "NO" for me. Real food for me.
good to know and thank you very much for this video report! I was looking into buying a G1 a few months ago. I was already turned off by their extremely high priced, but now I will never ever buy their crap knowing what I know about their employees and their owner. Thank you and keep up the good work !
I appreciate this video cause I’ve always had blind faith in people like Huberman and Attia because I like their character so much and trust they are the type of people to look into research correctly before promoting it. This video has made me realise maybe I should do my own research but that also begs the question why should I believe you over them? Haha it’s a maze of truth and lies on the internet and I can’t trust anyones motives! I’d love a more in depth video on why specifically AG1 doesn’t work as advertised and data to back that up. Thanks a lot for your time
You did a decent job talking about the scam that is the product. I would have liked to hear more on this. But I think the fact that the founder was a grifter in the past is the follow, not the lead. Hank Green is so right. There is no single Theranos of the supplement industry. An interesting question is which are the outliers that are NOT the Theranos? And which founders are the outliers and NOT an Elizabeth Holmes? Keep up the good work.
I tried AG1 and it did nothing for me. These influencers speak highly of this product. I received a nice bottle and a nice green tin can and canceled my subscription. A waste of money 💰 😅
I don't mean this to be offensive, because it genuinely made me chuckle. I was following you 100% until you claimed Threads was where all the action is and everyone should go sign up. Just the irony of it in the middle of this video, out of the videos I watched today, hit me. 😄 Very interesting info you've presented here. I always had my suspicions about Athletic Greens. Honestly, I'm sus of any company RUclipsrs push *unless* I know the RUclipsr has a strong history of integrity or I have prior experiences with the company. Though, I will say I do lose a little respect for companies I like that I later see sponsoring RUclips ad reads. 🤷🏼♀️ Thank you for putting this out there. I hope people will strongly consider what you've said before they go waste money on this stuff.
I for one am so glad you made this video! Even though three different RUclips channels I subscribe to, whose content creators I really respect are sometimes sponsored by AG1, I was always put off by the product. #1 I could never get Soilent Green out of my head. #2 The "it's the end all be all" too good to be true crap, NEVER sits well with me. It's just a red flag. and #3 The across platforms marketing was a red flag with no owner's face to attach to it, struck me as odd. What man on the planet doesn't like to brag about his latest/greatest inventon/product/discovery. My intuition told me there was MAJOR sketch going on here. Now this is where our Government should Do 3 things. #1 Sieze/freeze his assets. #2 Boot his ass back to New Zealand #3 split those said assets with New Zealand. #4 Call 60 minutes in both the US and Australia.#5 Have AG1 tested by the FDA for safety/toxicity levels. Then Publish the results. My intuition SCORES! Excellent video!😊 Last thought, if you don't know what's in something, Don't take it!
Early access on Substack: sgcarney.substack.com/
And Patreon: www.patreon.com/sgcarney
Are those D&D books in the background?
all that stuff about regulatory hurdles sounds kinda funny juxtapositioned against how shit went down with the pandemic.
Yes technically you have a point but also lol.
AG 1 just tried to rip off orac energy greens, but is waaaay inferior as ag1 uses indigestible grass powders. To unlock the nutrients they must be grass JUICE powders
Bro, big green going to put a hit out on you.
Definitely got that ad, lol
I have a simple rule: If a RUclipsr is shilling it, I don't want it. Given the track record of many RUclipsr sponsorships, this rule continues to serve me very well.
I agree to a certain degree. Some of them are _OK_ but do your research.
Yes, its amazing how many good channels will shill most anything... Sailing Lavagabonde, Gone with the Wynns, ... All the big channels really. The "art as investement", "buy a scottish title", "japanese knives", all debunked products shilled on major channels.
@@PXAbstraction even the “decent” ones there are still usually better options with any research IE. Manscapped.
For real. There's always something. It's like ok this sounds good, but what's the catch? It feels like a matter of when, not if these companies get called out for some shady shit. I've literally subconsciously been thinking about AG1 recently, waiting for some info to come out about it. And what do ya know this video pops up lol
Any ads by google/ facebook is just scams. How the governments has not stepped in blows my mind.
AG1 own advertising is what made me know it was a scam. 75 ingredients tells me there aren't enough of any of them to be beneficial.
Plus, the quality is questionable. Moldy, leady.. :D Probably without any benefits at all
@@BaneTrogdor Not defending AG1. Its a waaaaay overpriced vitamin mix. But the lead claim is almost certainly the result of California's notorious prop 65. I've seen the warning on anything from power strips to "natural" toothpaste to chocolate. Although any lead exposure is unsafe, most Californians know to basically ignore the govt warning. All major brands try to ship packages with the warning only to Cali.
It's very hard to do quality control on even 1 single ingredient. They are getting the cheapest/most available ingredients wherever they can get them. They do not have personal relationships any of the farmers and likely know very little about the origin of any single ingredient. I'd bet they just accept any ingredient that is low enough cost and passes heavy metal/bacteria tests.
@@OzzieBird that's an awful lot of things in one product. Even processed foods don't have that many. Even if they list the ingredients it's too many to do an allergy test on.
My bloodwork has been consistently better since taking it. Only thing that was low was magnesium
It's not even been a month since this video and Chris Ashenden stepped down as CEO of AG1. This is the kind of journalism we need today! Thanks!
Wait…really?
Source please?
According to his LinkedIn profile he is no longer the CEO of AG1.
@@elidrissii Multiple news outlets are sharing this story:
"AG1, formerly Athletic Greens, has named Kat Cole as its new CEO, succeeding founder Chris Ashenden, who has led the brand since 2010."
@@jacquesdemolay5171 Thank you.
I’d rather buy vegetables for 100 bucks a month rather than some weird powder
although i agree, and obviously AG1 is BS... but nowadays $100 doesnt buy that much produce and a lot of people dont live near good produce... its just not that simple or easy for a lot of people
@@William-Morey-Baker yeah sorry, I live in Europe, it’s more easy to get real food here than in America I guess. But I think if you are already poor you won’t be able to afford good supplements either.
@@William-Morey-Baker lies. I’m sick of people saying that eating healthy (esp in USA) is *_magnitudes_* more expensive, hint: it’s not, people are just lazy and don’t like to put the time into meal planning and getting fresh veggies every week. Even poor people spend money on useless crap but can’t afford vegetables. Same with gasoline, we have some of the cheapest gasoline in the world and yet we complain as we drive gas guzzlers and buy $10 coffees or energy drinks daily and have $1500 phones.
@@_..-.._..-.._ if you are buying vegetables once a week they are not fresh. Better off buying frozen
@@ShaggyRodgers420BS. Even fresh leafy greens can hold up in the fridge around a week provided they are fresh and properly stored. Carrots, onions, eggplant ,garlic, potatoes, beets, lentils, garlic, apples, ginger, avocados, oranges, bananas - can keep for weeks. Tomatoes,broccoli,asparagus, packaged mushrooms, mangoes easily hold AT LEAST few days and you can meal plan around that. You can plant your own basil and the likes - even from the ones in store.
It’s easier to scam people than to convince them they’re being scammed.
This is the TLDR of my life
@@sgcarney 😂🤣
I own a training facility and work with general populations clients. 80% of my job is getting them to unlearn what they think they want/need 🤦♂️
This video is propaganda. Its muckraking. Where in the video did he say "AG1 lied on the label" "AG1 is bad for health" He can't say that, because he hasn't done the research himself. If AG1 was bad for health, then they would have taken it off the shelves. You believe too much propaganda. Don't get me wrong, AG1 bought tons of propaganda. But let me explain one thing. Tim Ferriss has been studying supplements and their effects on his bloodwork for 20 years. He wrote a massive book on bloodwork, supplements, and how to improve your body. He will not talk about something unless he has tried it, and has taken blood samples, and verified that it works. I have followed Tim Ferriss for 20 years. I have read all of his books, watched all his podcasts, I even have a signed book when he first moved to Austin. Tim Ferriss doesn't do hot trending supplements and recommend them unless he tried it himself for a couple months, checked his bloodwork to make sure everything is fine, and can complete a journal on the effects every day he takes a supplement. The person putting the supplement together may screw up, they may make a bad batch, but if Tim Ferriss says its good, you can guarantee he used it and verified in his bloodwork that it is helping him. You got scammed when you watched this video and believed the implication that AG1 is bad for you
Crazy 🤯🤯🤯🤯
@@dannyiniguez7187 So true.
Shame on Andrew Huberman, stating in most of his podcasts that AG1 sponsored him after hearing he'd been drinking it daily for 4 years. He forgot to mention he owns stock options and is on their board. (I'm just in the beginning of the video, can't remember the exact details from your video where Peter Attia has the same deal with the Oura ring.)
@@dez6278 not surprised at all
@@dez6278 Huberman is a complete charlatan. My husband started watching his videos and loved him, so I (DVM with background in genetics) watched a couple. He uses the language of pseudomedicine, which was a huge red flag. Husband no longer follows him. :)
They're both grifters and shouldn't have as much influence as they do.
This is all super surprising, I have been listening to both for many years and they provide great info. maybe their messaging is good but morals are not (people like money, they run crap ads) ?
@@fei45 It seems like everyone who blows up on social media lets the power and/or money go to their head soon afterwards. (Ads aren't chosen by the channel other than how many they put in, other than the ones they read themselves like he does with AG1. I hate the channels that read a script every 5 minutes, getting around the rules when people pay extra for Premium specifically to avoid ads. I don't watch those people twice.)
I just canceled my AG1 subscription. Thank you.
@@Couffee Every supplement is a lie, the secret after my over 20 years in business is simply, have vast verity of workouts to shock your system just like cold plunge but in workout.
@@Couffee same :)
@@Couffee I use Livegood greens all organic no fillers only $18.
Same
Same
This can’t be true. All the trendiest influenzas told me to drink this stuff.
Influenzas 🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
Huberman can’t say it enough.
@@tylergooden2183 🤣🤣
Lolzzz😂
The fact I can't get this on a store shelf and must have a subscription for it, helped me decide it was a hard "no". Sounded like an MLM.
As a New Zealander, I couldn't understand why AG1 wasn't on our shelves🤔. Now I know😒.
@@matthewrikihana6818 it's not in stores sold online
@matthewrikihana6818 I think it's made there
Same! The price is huge and I thought it was so unfair that we have it made in our backyard but I would have to order from the US and pay shipping!? No thanks
lol
Yep made here in Nelson New Zealand ⛳
Product should be called "Grifter Greens."
@@jakemarlow8998 🤣
To save the rebranding $$ they could be Actual Grifter 1 or Assh*le Grifter 1
🤣🤣🤣
Makes me wonder if you could actually openly sell placebo muck in a jar and make money...
AG1 = Another Grifter 1
It amazes me how nobody talks about book called "The 23 Former Doctor Truths", and no wonder why doctors leave their carrers.
@@victoria256r carrers? Is that French?
@@cynk956No, it's old Victorian English !! LOL
English may be this person's second language. Or third, or fourth. Or an autocorrect fail. Even if you are just having a light-hearted poke at this commenter, these kind of replies come across as condescending and mean-spirited. They add nothing of value to discussion and may keep someone from contributing again in the future.
And OP, that sounds like an interesting read. I'll have to check it out, thanks for the info.
What in the Dead Internet Theory is this nonsense?
Never heard of this book!
Get a bag of dried ground up kale for $5 if you really want to drink a green liquid for breakfast.
I buy 3 kale plants for the garden each spring. I end up with so much I supply every "Maria" in my predominately Azorean immigrant neighborhood(town, state, entire SE New England). Then I give bag after bag to the food pantry, eat it in foods & smoothies. I still have plenty to dry before I give up & watch them continue to produce through the first few snowfalls before tossing them into the compost pile
On this day, today, 6/1/24, i seen a RUclips video being 'sponsored' by this drink. Stuck in my mind. Went to look for it and stumbled upon this video.
Glad i 'stumbled' upon this video ! Thanks !!
Also you can freeze shredded kale
@@ubertrashcat That sounds like a trip down oxalate lane.
@@carlbruhn1772 If that's the only form of leafy green people consume I wouldn't be worried.
My friend started drinking this and swearing by it. It was expensive and the whole marketing pitch had a cult like feel to me. This prompted me to do my own research on AG1 and it's competition. Decided it was a huge scam and waste of money. Glad to see validation.
Yeh was not convinced at all.
That exorbitant price isn't paying for the product, it's paying for his marketing and his extraordinarily high priced lawyers.
No matter what the product, regulated or not, a huge marketing budget is always a major red flag.
@@msb8287 the placebo effect is strong, especially when you spend lots of money on something
If people believe something is good it will be a plecebo effect anyways and they will probably get healthier.
If they're buying an overpriced thing, naturally they have to convince themselves it's worth it.
Same as it ever was.
Only a lawyer could think that describing the rent to own scam as "not technically fraud, in a legal sense" is a reasonable thing to do
I still see rent to own schemes in NZ ?
Fraud has a specific legal definition and that’s what lawyers do. He was found liable but the court didn’t make a finding of fraud or its equivalent in his home country. If they had, I don’t think he would’ve been able to file for bankruptcy at least that’s the rule in the US.
In USA it's only illegal to scam investors.
Yep.
@@panzerveps only illegal to scam rich investors. Common folk are fair game!
It's illegal to do both, but the rich are the only ones with the time, connections or resources to do anything about it.
If the poor stopped eating their own, it would be a different place.
In Australia as well. Next to no regulatory control over the supplement industry. So much bullshit out there. Hopefully once i'm established in the medical profession I can influence policy in some way to ensure health related products are more transparent
@@dr.dragan We don't want to be regulated with rules. Well we can't get what we want.
The fear of death creates great business opportunities.
it does!
I wish that people would see right through it going forward
I worked for them sadly because there wasn't any jobs in 2022 for adolescent since 2008, whatever... can they even be held accountable because that have like a monopoly of different companies they use to scheme with..... l was about to take pictures of everything because I saw it was all wrong... I felt bad for the famous people like Steve o and others that got conned for their image... they were mis branding everything just like the Chinese would do. It's soo j boma office cabinet policies... Sadly. Like good luck finding their money 💰
im NOT worried about death i just want to feel better until death lol im editing thos comment because utube changed it the original one had "not" but in lower case wtf is wrong with the algos lol
@@a1isrising ugh thats what lead me to alcohol, lol
Was about to make an order without looking into it, and normally I always look into a product. Stopped myself at checkout and started looking into it and ran into this video. Page closed. Thanks for your service!
Don't trust ALL his podcasts. He's a shill too
@@michellecardenas6072 damn.. do you have any proof?
Probably the most shocking thing for me is ppl willing to pay $80-100/month for a powdery green substance.
@@swisstrader well it is green.
People speed more on cigarettes so $80-100 for something that's supposed to "tremendously improve your health" doesn't sound that crazy.
I spend it on a flowery green substance ☺️
Soylent Green is people.
It’s for what it’s supposed to do, we ain’t just collecting green powder
I see the AG ads EVERYWHERE, but I've never felt like I needed it. Just out of curiously I just barely looked up what it costs. HOLY COW! $100 for 30 servings? That's INSANE! How the hell is there a market for this product? MIND BLOWN! 🤯
@@kckirk3 I mean people pay $5 bucks for Starbucks which is basically sugar water so why not? 😂 probably still healthier than Starbucks.
@@kckirk3 Especially when fresh dark leafy greens are so much cheaper.
Highest commission. Aka affiliate program ever. 30 40 50 percent. THINK SAILING SHOWS
❤ yep. Sailing vag a von
Was first
Even fresh leafy greens are not good for you so powdered they are much stronger and def not good for you. Look up oxolates.
I know right. I think the buyers think theyre buying a wonder concoction, a short cut to health. I have an actual degree in human nutrition and i hate to break it to folks but there really isn’t any such thing. Also there is no actual sports science degree at auckland university. There’s a bsc with a major in exercise science or a bachelors of sport, health and physical education.
I bought AG1 about four years ago. I was a health conscious person at the time, 29 years old, and would jog for about an hour or more a few times a week for fun and exercise. I started drinking AG1 every day for about two months as recommended. I was forced to quit the second month after having intense chest pains that I'd never experienced before.
I self-monitor EKGs 1 to 3 times a day with Kardia Mobile, since October 2022 with over 3,000 EKGs. Blood pressure, too, with Omron wrist cuff. My cardiologist loves it & it's very eye-openingg to me, anytime! I used to run 6 miles a days 6 days a week, plus home gym. I'm battling cancer now & winning. Just bought new home gym equipment. Life is precious!
I am a physician practicing integrative medicine and I was concerned when my patients first started showing up drinking this stuff for their morning appointments. Every company should be completely forthcoming with details of heavy metal and mold testing. It's part of the expense of producing high-quality supplements that will above all do no harm other than perhaps being overpriced. But part of the reason high quality supplements cost more than others is because, those companies are willing to do their due diligence and test their products on a regular basis. Thank you for not being afraid of litigation. As a doctor that is the stuff of my nightmares! If Pieter Atia promoted this stuff, then I'm gonna be really disappointed in him for not doing his own due diligence 😒
@@tjvirginia1319 as a fellow MD, I 100% agree with you. Well stated!
Watch the Peter Attia videos 😬
If you’re a doctor have you looked into European studies showing chlorine maybe is a carcinogen?
I thought it was hilarious when I read Germany said they wouldn’t put fluoride in the water cause they think it’s wrong to mass medicate people without consent haha. Given there ww2 history they’re trying to be extra cautious.
Pretty sure any one who had or has a podcast has promoted this stuff at some point.
Could also be high in oxalates.
Rule of thumb, if a social media influencer is promoting a product you don’t want it.
Not true wtf
Very true! Wtf
@@GabbiPhoebe True in 99% of occasions
Yes. Absolutely!! The fact that we listen to these influencers/celebrities is insane. Also, most of them , if not all, don’t even take these supplements themselves.
@@EmmaRV-2018 OHHHHHH AND YOU KNOW THAT FROM FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE DO YOU ?! Do you know most influencers as close friends ???
Whenever I see influencers promote a product, I stay away from it. Usually turns out to be chalked with heavy metals, pesticides, fillers, chemical additives, hexane, chemical profiles omitted from the label, the list goes on.
My fave AG1 promoter is Cody from Some More News. The way he promotes it is stomach-churning. He chugs it from a glass. All of it.
When I first started listening to huberman, I looked into subscribing to AG1 because he raved about so much. I’m a health nut and I buy a lot of wellness products and supplements but I just couldn’t get myself to pay for $80 a month for a greens powder. I have a green smoothie almost daily and eat plenty of salads. I take a good multivitamin everyday so I didn’t think I needed it. I’m so glad I went with my instinct and didn’t waste my money on that crap. It’s literally all marketing. Also, the fact that huberman doesn’t disclose that he’s an advisor, and maybe even an investor. Huberman has lost all his credibility and respectability.
That and Kachava, I looked into both for my husband, who just had no energy $75 mo for 1 person, couldn't justify it. Turns out he was pre-diabetic, explains the lack of energy.
So you just pay a bunch of other conmen your money and you think you dodged this one other conman ?
Something. Tells me you missed the entire point of this video
@@rbslammed6163 you missed the point of my comment. If someone like me who is ok “being conned” by other “conmen” then AG1 is not worth even for me! Get it?!
Most ads on podcast are just shady, these folks needs to make money, one way or another.
I agree. I almost bought it only because of Huberman. Now I question every word he says.
This is why you should NEVER buy a product that has “proprietary ingredients”
There is certainly a place for “proprietary ingredients” in many cases, but not for something you are ingesting and/or feeding to your kids, particularly from an unregulated industry that provides near zero consumer protection.
This, is the most important factor of a supplements credibility....... Period 😉
A certain vaccine comes to mind.
@@barbarakauppi9915: Which is RIDICULOUS. All that is done re regulation is that they are supposed to say the FDA hasn't tested it or confirmed the claims.
I like to have my KFC with it’s eleven secret herbs and spices, tho’
😂
You can purchase high-quality organic greens that cost less per month and provide you with real nutrients, not synthetic ones. I don't understand why people think they need to pay more to get better results. This mentality is harming our planet. You can be happy without spending excessive money on "the idea" or "the storytelling."
I'm ashamed to admit it but I purchased a bag of AG1 over a year ago...didn't help one ounce but sure made me feel like I was in the cool club with all the health & fitness gurus. Thanks for sharing this information, definitely feel like I was duped.
Anyone can make a mistake and try a product that's not as advertised. I'm sure we all have, even if not as blatantly overpromoted as AG1.
Having the class to admit it, and figuring out it wasn't great (especially for the price) -- not so common. So good for you.
Thanks for taking one for the team - of the rest of us.
Me too! But I did really like the container and mixing thing!
I too, but it was pretty obvious it was bad when it made me ill, they did honor their money-back guarantee… so 🤷♂️. Live and learn. Wish this video was out sooner.
Yep same, ive been struggling with ... everything.. and though hey a bunch of podcasters i respect are shilling this all the time gotta try it for 1 month.
Yep 100$ later and taking it for 2 weeks nothing at all change. Had to face the fact i got conned
Wow, I almost bought the montly AG1 pac on Hubberman's site. Never occurred to me Hubberman would be questionable - naive, lol...thanks for your reporting on him. While I may not agree with every point you make on Hubbey (and of course, there is no need to)...there is much value in your reporting and enough smoke to shake me out of my previous blind devotion, lol. Cheer's Scott!
Huberman is naive about supplements.
Only a matter of time until another conman gets your money
Keep looking for that quick fix
Hubberman is not naive. He gets paid a lot of money. All advertisements are questionable.
He rubs me the wrong way as most influencers that seem to suddenly appear on the scene do. I suspect most are spooks hence why the algorithms so favor their content.
F huberman, spooky indeed!
I bought this when it was not as popular, but thanks to my Significant Other’s brilliance, he discovered that it’s actually toxic, especially for women who are trying to conceive. Very sad. Lesson learned not to believe all of the adds on the most reputable podcasts. I continue to spread the word. Thank you for this video.
Kiwi here! Have never heard of that guy but I have seen the sponsorship ads so to learn all of this stuff is crazy, and I'm particularly shocked and enraged about his housing scam, I don't understand how those lawyers who didn't warn the victims could do that and I hope they lost their licences
I'm a kiwi too. In the property investment space. I recognised his name, so looked him up. I remember it well now. Serial A-Hole by the looks.
Saying “threads is where all the action is on social media” is like Huberman saying “AG1 meets all your basic nutritional needs in one simple serving”
Threads is awesome. So much better than FB, Insta, and X.
Nah, it just means you don't like Elon Musk and what it entails
No. Threads has objectively low engagement and usage. You shill Threads because of politics. There's no other reason.
@@sgcarney you seem unbiased. Everything you say I will believe :)
@@guilesmart7486you have learned to read the code of the matrix itself
Would love to take a deep dive into the billions in subsidies we give big pharma and how no one calls out their atrocities.
Big Pharma? Subsidies? Big Pharma doesn't manufacture AG1 or other supplements. That's an entirely different industry. And pharmaceutical companies are not subsidised.
This guy is too bluepilled for that.
@@ViralmediaAi 🤖
I tried ag1 couple years ago because of andrew Huberman. It made me feel terrible. And now that I’ve seen your Huberman video I know why this and other red flags were making me uneasy
AlsoVitamin D is toxic the way that they have people taking it every day
I also bought a supplement that Huberman recommended. It was just an amino acid so I didn't think it could be that bad. It made me really sleepy in the middle of the day and then I got hit with massive sadness and the next night I had insomnia. Tried it again the next week and the same thing happened. Then I checked the study he cited about it and the study had said it was ineffective! He lied and I bought an expensive supplement and reaped the side effects. There was never any chance it was going to work.
That's when I started reading his citations and realising they often don't say what he says they say
Does people who advertise it take any reposnibility? No, but they should if they saying its good for your health and it not then sue them.
@@Vailor1984 AG1 sends them a script to read out where they say they drank it and felt better etc. The best you can hope is that the creator makes it clear they're reading a script. RUclips puts ads for scam products on the same videos, I don't hold the creators more responsible than RUclips.
Makes you wonder if the negative stuff people are saying about Huberman are more true- walks like a duck- talks like a duck-
Argh, NZer here, and I’m ashamed of this grifter. Had no idea he was the creator of AG1. Thanks for the sleuthing Scott
As a kiwi, New Zealand and grifting landlords, name a more iconic duo lol.
@@panna32331 Don’t feel bad, as an American I’ve got far more to be ashamed of. ;)
I subscribed to AG1 because of Huberman's endorsement. Seemed like a good idea to minimize the amount of supplements. Stopped after about 6 months due to cost. My skeptical husband, an MD, just shared your video with me. Between this and the sex scandals, I am not listening to Huberman's claims anymore, especially if it means buying anything.
Great channel! Just saw an Ag1 ad sponsoring a major tiny home community channel. People who already are struggling with money and home buying purchases are being fed the green slurry ads, shameful!
I saw an AG1 ad on a different YT video a little earlier today and remembered hearing Huberman promoting it. Your video was a suggested video after I finished watching another video, so naturally, I clicked on it to see what you had to say about an ad I'd been served up less than an hour prior.
Oh that’s good
The irony of AG1 powder being produced in Nelson New Zealand yet it can't be bought or shipped to New Zealand...
The brilliance of the AG1 scheme is people like Huberman, and Attia, who have SOLD their credibility and act as proxies for an unsavory grifter selling an unspecified secret. So much to unpack here. None of these influencers have done any homework. (How could they because it’s secret powder). Building a RUclips Channel brand and signing lucrative deals is clearly the objective for these guys. The money is intoxicating.
The only greens that matter are dollars to these guys.
🎃 Muhahahaa 🎃
So glad someone is finally talking about this. People like Huberman and Peter Attia are very good in a lot of their earlier content but since being insanely popular and being on talk shows and hanging out with the kardashians like Andrew all of their ads and videos are bull with 1% of valuable information and then they sell you on a product like AG1 or the Juuv red light panel
I saw another video a while back that described the lifecycle of the podcast. It was basically this model where people start out, have good content in the beginning, but then sponsorship comes into the picture. The more views the more revenue they get by funneling people to those products. They can get more views by having more controversial topics and guests. This is how they slide into having conspiracy theorists and extreme ideas on their shows.
@@magetaaaaaa nothing wrong with having extreme ideas on a podcast it’s free speech. i’m going to assume you hate everyone who’s associated with or joe rogan
@@christianortel I used to watch Rogan a lot and have mixed views on him. I like that he's had politicians on in the past and that we've gotten to see longer form interviews with them. The media only has sound bites or debates, we don't get to really see them talk at length. I've found that a lot of times though he has people who present alternative medicine or history and it's not really challenged. It's not an issue of free speech so much as it's an issue of people not fact checking what they hear and becoming misinformed.
I would also point out that simply bringing on controversial guests for financial incentive is not the same as interviewing said guests from a legitimate place of wanting to understand their views better.
The simple fact that this dude has an entire shelf full of D&D books is enough to believe everything he says :) love the video, well researched and well put together!
I don't fault any small YT channel for using sponsorships to finance their livelihood. But neither would I purchase anything only based on their word, just as I wouldn't buy something based only on an ad I saw on TV.
@@ellicel unfortunately so many would buy something their favorite RUclipsr advertises
It's befuddling when you follow a channel that otherwise makes a lot of sense and feel very trustworthy, some are even wealthy people with other income streams so they don't even need ad income. But they still advertise questionable stuff, putting their credibility into doubt. Why would a creator, who doesn't need the extra money, throw their reputation in the trash and pollute their content with unnecessary ads?!
@Trezker True. Look at Louis Rossman. Yeah, he is a big channel, but he was able to get to the size he is now without any sponsors. If you really care about your content and make it good ad sense could be enough, plus DON'T quit your day job.
@@Trezker I just think most upcoming channel has to take a sponsorship that may not be a scam but aren’t the best products.
I most definitely do attribute them some fault. Your sponsors are a direct reflection of the viewership base you've created.
I tried AG1, and it gave me the vim and vigor I needed to cheat on my six girlfriends simultaneously! It is the cornerstone of my daily protocols.
@@xfilm 😭😭😭
Lol
@@xfilm Bruh save some tang for the rest of us
😂
AWESOME DOOD😂😂😂
In Belgium it is completely illegal to put a clause in a rental contract that disbands the contract if the renter is late on payments. What a shitty thing to do.
Cancelled my AG1 subscription. Never sell your soul.
Lead?? Lead in AG1 is a big deal. There should be ZERO lead.
@twelfthhour lead is found in all your produce unfortunately. Our environment has been contaminated over the last 100 years. It's still used in aviation fuel, we'll never be 100% free of contamination.
It's important to be aware of, especially to avoid overconsumption, but Spirulina typically includes heavy metal contamination from the environment. A lot of foods that are high in minerals also include relatively high levels of heavy metals (e.g. seaweed, dark chocolate, etc.). Here's a study on Spirulina specifically: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824145/
Welcome to the new world...Heavy metals and toxins are sprayed from above daily.
I'm having suspicions that the ingredients maybe coming from China. They're known for heavy metal contamination.
Lead is everywhere in the environment. Soil and plants are never zero lead. Nor are animals or ourselves.
You can aim for minimal lead contamination but zero lead is not realistic.
Thankfully, I have access to fresh, organic, raw veggies that cost about 20 cents. I would never fal for that AG1 stuff. Thanks for posting. Kep up the good work!
I've always had a good diet, so I've never had a need for any supplements, but after seeing so many influencers marketing AG1 I was starting to get a little curious... so thank you for killing my curiosity.
@@maxkahlow8622 to be fair, these days the depleted mineral density of soil means plants don’t have nearly as much benefits as before. And every day after a plant is picked, it rapidly loses its nutrients. So, unless you’re eating all your plants from home grown, organic soil in your backyard, you need to supplement. The trouble is finding reputable supplements.
People should not base anything on influencers' recommendations.
@@alalouis1 influensers should not be a thing at all. They a
I used to follow a RUclipsr couple Trent & Allie. She used to promote them saying she consulted her OB-GYN and substituted her prenatal supplements.
Imagine how many pregnant women were influenced and probably put their unborn children in danger.
That is awful. Same with that V they were trying to force on everyone. Well, everyone except for those that couldn't line up fast enough. I was horrified when (P)HARMMA kept lowering the ages in which those things were approved for.
And all the stories about stillbirth, miscarriage, etc. So sad.
A while ago I stopped following any influencer hawking ag1. It just seemed like such a money grab. Their credibility went to zero. Then when I learned how much they were making…….WOWZA
@@kithyoun I guess it’s like a better health
There's one guy I watch who does ag1 ads, and he doesn't hide how gross it tastes, at all. He might be even playing it up, just guzzles down a glass while grimacing and parroting the ad-read through gritted teeth. I'm honestly not sure why or how they OK those ads and pay him for it, cuz it doesn't make it look appetizing or appealing whatsoever, or even how many sales they actually get from it. But it's very funny. I like when people do their ads in a VERY obvious "I am only doing this for the money, please don't buy this" way
@@slitheen3 Are you talking about Cody Johnson on Some More News? Because I love his AG1 ads
@@brandonking1737 I’m sure that’s who they are referring to. 😆 love their ads
@@slitheen3 I'm convinced that the vast majority of these companies who do RUclipsr ads basically don't care about the content of the ad as long as the product is being pushed.
I signed up for AG1.
I tried it and found no results.
I got my money back.
I was not critical enough. Thank you for this reporting.
Exactly the same
This scam aspect of AG1 is hardly surprising to me, but the clarity with which you presented your case was excellent. Thanks for this video!
I bought a high quality blender, get to the grocery store about every 10 days, buy fruit, greens, berries and maybe some fiber, wash it at home, blend in the blender and store in the fridge for about a week, drinking it mixed with filtered water if too thick, may toss in some nuts or frozen veggies or berries mid week, grind again and have never felt so good. The blender was on sale so less than $100 and I have been doing this for over 2 years. If it sounds too good to be true is a good motto. Also, always: trust and verify.
Unfortunately, your drink loses about half the vitamins after about 4 hrs. Make it fresh, everytime.
Blending fruit destroys the fiber in it and that will spike your insulin which is bad
Why blend it? Whats wrong with just eating it? I’m not trying to call you out. I’m honestly not sure why blending is necessary other than making a tasty smoothy.
@@timdec5488it’s blended for convenience but not worth it of course. I didn’t know either until recently 😊
@@Alienshark I know some foods are easier to digest when cooked or not cooked. I get the convenience to an extent. But I just never understood the blending.
I love a good veggie platter. Just seems like if you toss a good handful of veggies and fruits into your lunch box, you’re good to go. But I don’t know shit about shit. So that’s why I’m asking.
shocking, he was both a used car salesman and a cop.
@@C0RRUPTCUP5 perfect storm for dishonesty
Perfect storm for it being a ssccaamm
Savage hahaha
Good thing he wasn't a pastor too.
Pig x Pig
Glad i watched thus. Was nearly going to start AG1. Not anymore.
No Ads only at the end
Great work Scott! At Bōku, we’ve worked so hard over our 17 year history to maintain industry leading quality standards. We’ve run into several situations where we were bullied out of opportunities by AG1 because as a small family business, we simply could not afford to fight or compete. We’re not vindictive people but certainly appreciate the work you’ve done in exposing this. Thank you!!! -Reno Rolle Co-Founder Bōku International.
What is your product?
@@annann294 it's a super food according to their website.
@@annann294 boku
@@annann294 Who cares? It's just another supplement that is an unregulated, unnecessary waste of money that you'll likely just wind up literally flushing down the toilet.
Industry leading quality standards in an industry that is completely unregulated, i.e.: has no standards 🤣🙄🤡
Any YT sponsorship automatically disqualifies whatever is being sold from ever being considered a valid option.
I use that heuristic as well.
I think we can make an exception for known, reputable brands in the space that are simply paying a channel for ad time.
It’s soooo bizarre how lazy people are that they won’t spend 10min to cook $5< of vegetables but they’ll spend $100 on magic powders.
It is bizarre, isn’t it?
@premiertrainingFL not that I would ever buy that stuff, but I might buy something similar because I have severe IBS and there is basically no fruits or vegetables I can eat besides bananas and potatoes that doesn't make me super sick. And I'm definitely deficient on what I need.
Great reporting. I remember the NZ scheme. It was devastating to so many.
It's no surprise that he found a new...and more successful grift.
Omg that scam of selling houses is horrific! This guy has no soul!
I just cancelled my subscription to AG1. The lead issue really bothers me and it is not disclosed in 49 of the 50 states in the US. Plus he was a real estate scammer in New Zealand and i dont trust him…thanks for the info
Scott Carney - never heard of you before but now after seeing this I hope to be seeing a lot more of you - awesome video - we need more people like you and less of Grifter Greens
I tried this for a month because of a runfluencer. I followed their "protocol" and never noticed anything different from my usual glass of water in the morning.
That is when I asked myself the real questions you should ask yourself when dealing with your health and couldn't find any real answers outside of paid testimonials.
It ended up in the bin, with a feeling of being a naive s*cker. 🤷🏻♂️
All supplements are worthless unless a blood test shows you have a deficiency
25:39 Nice one .
To be fair there are plenty of proven, safe and effective real medications where you’ll never feel different although your health outcomes are improved. Regardless, only 4 weeks of any protocol (diet, sleep, etc.) is only going to have a small effect at best unless your starting point was terrible.
That being said, it’s a part of the misleading marketing that AG1 sets the expectation that a basic nutritional supplement will have an immediate noticeable effect.
I make my own super green powder by dehydrating green salad,,kale, spinach, etc. and powdering them using spice or coffee grinder. I put the powder in capsules that I take daily. So much cheaper than any subscription-based health product/scams. 😊
Thank you for saving me $100 a month scam! There are third party tested products - I hope those third parties are not compromised. This is what investigative journalism. Should be.
Holy moly. I'm cancelling ag1 today! Thank you
I would too.
@@sgcarney 😂 you ppl would buy any tech that is advertised. Remember the magic juicer ? 😂😂😂
Based on what evidence? This video presented none.
I'm also on the fence about whether to keep using it, but this video was all talk and no data.
@Ehralur Sunk Cost Fallacy kicking in hard, huh?
@@insomnolant6043 I'm here doing research before buying, and yet I share their sentiment. There's a portion that seems just in pointing out the negligence of the company but it does continue to come across as more-so discrediting the product's effectiveness based off the dealings of the company who owns it. Ultimately if more time was spent focused on the actual math behind the "reported" nutritional value, how the supplements may give *some* benefits while partially also placebo, if certain amounts of each individual mineral can even be absorbed by the body in the time frame perceived to the consumer, (Think protein shakes, most bodies absorb different varieties of protein at different rates. Making it better to split "single servings" due to metabolism.) The reason I look at (though yet to ever purchase) any type of dietary supplement is to see if it can even be metabolized.
Tl;Dr: Now that you have a comment based in logic to reply to, how about you reply in kind? Maybe next time you'll try to be informative instead of just being a cunt for sake of being miserable otherwise? You might learn you actually enjoy it! Hope this comment finds you at a much better point in your life... Hell if it's applicable maybe that scratcher or peel you buy next time you fill up is a winner. ;P
No weird background music. Yay! Great video❤
Loved this video. I'm glad the algorithm brought me to you, you have a new sub!
Welcome aboard!
move daily, i encourage owning a dog thats active and walking 1/2 -1 mile daily with them, I promise your life will improve! Stay with it dont make excuses to not go out
@@jonathanschadenfreude9603 Very true. Our dog gives my wife and I about 2 Miles of walking per day on average. And lots of fun moments, retrievers can be goofy🤣
For years I walked with one of my dogs 7-10 miles every day !!
Thanks!
Given how many supplement manufacturees are out there, it is beyond me why people would chose one that 1) doesn't disclose its ingredients and 2) charges that much for unknown content. Take another Kiwi, Brad Stanfield. He also sells supplements (Microvitamins) but is very clear about every ingredient and the dosing.
Bro that highlighter sound in the video is HORRIFIC haha
@@myturkishprison3285 i think he accidentally used nailsonachalkbpard.wav instead
@@myturkishprison3285 lmao so true
rusty knives on a chalkboard
It is really out of place and jarring. I was about to ditch the video.
I actually EAT the food i need and CHEW the food.
No way, you chew your food ?! LOL
When everything was AG! everywhere I smelled something rotten. The whole thing was 'we're gonna give you all the veggies you need, but PROCESSED!'. First, I'm starting to suspect that we don't need ANY veggies, but if we do, the root of all food evil is processing. The more you change something from it's basic, natural form and content, the less healthy/more toxic it seems to be. I've been waiting for someone to do this video.
Totally agree re: people falling for something that’s essentially ultra-processed and thinking it’s healthy. To me, it’s a sign of a lack of health literacy.
@@Pemulis1 I am an old lady. Believe me, if you don't want diverticulitis ( which you definitely don't want), listen to Grandma and eat clean veggies.
@@Pemulis1 all I could think of was “Soylent Green”
Right up there with those nutty fruits and vegetables capsules.
Yes Soylent Green. I do processed foods as little as possible and so called health shakes are not healthy.
This sounds very intriguing. Thanks for all good work you putting out there.
Referring to the "lowliest blog" while a post from /r/PeterAttia is on the screen is some A+ shade.
“What if a tasty green smoothie drink can meet all your nutritional needs”…. Sounds like Soilent Green!!!! 🤢
So much better than Soilent Brown! 😆
Soylent Green
It's people!
@@Standoffmuffin yep!
@@Bluemoonfarm17 ha ha ha ! Lol
Dude said he made it right to the end of his degree and dropped out. Yup I’m sure he only had 1 day left before graduating and just said f it and quit. Anytime someone says this, they’re lying hard, guy probably made it a year before flunking out
I had a friend who did this to a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Even did his thesis but never submitted it. He belonged to a sect and the leader recommended that he find menial work instead.
Not that it really matters to the video, but I actually know two people irl who were less than a year away from graduating and dropped out. Different reasons, if memory serves, but it does happen.*shrug*
He thought he was Zuck at a tech school
@@calvinc7196 I basically did the same thing with my first degree. I had been mentally hanging on by a thread for 3 semesters at that point, and that thread snapped 2 weeks before I would’ve started my thesis.
Just like the theranos gal (though i think she said 2nd year... which lab science courses don't start getting to the meat of knowledge till 300 level). Investors swallow that egotistical dropout narrative since most grew up in money and got an easy, BS-able degree as a formality and also facebook's PR-ified history. Anyone who is also from the field that the grifter is affiliated with can sniff through their PR crap and see the real reason they dropped from uni is more due to them only being mentally fit to graduate from head-up-own-ass academy.
Crooks as Sinclair, Huberman, Attia, Asprey, Brian Johnson and list goes on, populated a RUclips/social networks' space on longevity. This is one of rare voices supporting consumers and not criminals or borderline criminals.
Great video! This is the type of information people need to know. I would NEVER buy a product from someone who has shown to have such low morals and integrity.
Unfortunately most large companies behave in this manner, it’s just harder to point to one person as the culprit
@@JessaLynn8 you’re buying it every day without knowing the background of the merchandise
Would love to see you interview Attia. I'm sure he would say he is always transparent about his affiliations and is careful to not make false claims, but it would be interesting to see him pressed on how influencer deals and agreements really work.
I have been taking it for 3 weeks and it makes me feel more energetic and helps my IBS. I guess it isn’t giving me the nutrients it says on the box though so I will probably cancel.
Since I don’t eat any vegetables, what would you recommend for nutrients I am missing from veggies? Is a multivitamin better than AG1?
I dont understand paying $100 a month for essentially a multivitamin.
No greens product is essentially a multi vitamin !!
THANK YOU HEAPS FOR THE TRANSPARENCY!!!!
I looked into this ag1 overhype and saw the price and refused and dismissed it. There are better options!!! God Bless you, Sir!!!
cott,
I left a reply on your post about Andy Huberman and his Roka deal, but I had to share my experience with AG1. After trying the product, both my wife and I were left with upset stomachs, excessive flatulence, and a bizarre metallic aftertaste. I wrote to AG1 about this and mentioned we’d share our experience with Peloton executives and performance coaches, as the product was outright terrible.
What followed was a flood of PR attempts-calls, emails, refund offers, even an invitation to a virtual facility tour in New Zealand to showcase their "green magic." We rejected the nonsense, especially after hearing that AG1 had aggressively tried to recruit Peloton coaches, violating company policy.
The final straw? A nasty email from their PR team, blaming me for influencing others not to use their so-called wonder product. AG1 seems happy to cash in on promotions until people realize their "magic greens" are overpriced snake oil that, frankly, just gives you the farts.
Thanks for calling out grifts like these-keep up the good work.
Best, J
Weird they went through all that trouble. Are you famous? Why such a strong reaction?
I wonder what the oxalate content is. Spinach and beet greens are extremely high in oxalates. Oxalates prevent the absorption of iron, magnesium, and zinc. Oxalates also crystallize throughout the body causing pain, inflammation, and sometimes urinary stones.
If you eat healthy foods that contain oxalates, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, you will be healthier than if you don't eat fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Basically, with the consumption of foods that contain oxalates, you get a lot more positive than negative things, oxalates is negative but negligible.
@vedranvedran141thats nonsense general anecdotal advice from vegetarians who know nothing about plant antinutrients...lectins, phytates, goitrogens as well oxalates... which r highly detrimental to those affected by them....
Contemplating oxalate in ag1 is like contemplating the chlorine in tap water plumbed with mostly lead pipes.
Peanuts/peanutbutter is also very high in oxalates (which is why I cant eat them anymore
The people on a mission against oxalates are another form of scamming. Oxalates and their inhibitors are found in the same foods. It is mostly a wash. There are far more kidney stones produced in a carnivore's diet, just made from different forms of calcium.
My husband got this and saw all ads on YT and took it with a grain of salt. Back then i was deep into the Carnivore diet way of eating and learning all I could. AG1 was a "NO" for me. Real food for me.
good to know and thank you very much for this video report!
I was looking into buying a G1 a few months ago. I was already turned off by their extremely high priced, but now I will never ever buy their crap knowing what I know about their employees and their owner.
Thank you and keep up the good work !
Good for you for standing up to that nasty looking lawyer. Always disrespect those types.
Thank you for the report! Seems like all of my favorite channels are promoting AG1.
I appreciate this video cause I’ve always had blind faith in people like Huberman and Attia because I like their character so much and trust they are the type of people to look into research correctly before promoting it. This video has made me realise maybe I should do my own research but that also begs the question why should I believe you over them? Haha it’s a maze of truth and lies on the internet and I can’t trust anyones motives! I’d love a more in depth video on why specifically AG1 doesn’t work as advertised and data to back that up. Thanks a lot for your time
You did a decent job talking about the scam that is the product. I would have liked to hear more on this. But I think the fact that the founder was a grifter in the past is the follow, not the lead. Hank Green is so right. There is no single Theranos of the supplement industry. An interesting question is which are the outliers that are NOT the Theranos? And which founders are the outliers and NOT an Elizabeth Holmes?
Keep up the good work.
I tried AG1 and it did nothing for me. These influencers speak highly of this product. I received a nice bottle and a nice green tin can and canceled my subscription. A waste of money 💰 😅
I don't mean this to be offensive, because it genuinely made me chuckle. I was following you 100% until you claimed Threads was where all the action is and everyone should go sign up. Just the irony of it in the middle of this video, out of the videos I watched today, hit me. 😄 Very interesting info you've presented here. I always had my suspicions about Athletic Greens. Honestly, I'm sus of any company RUclipsrs push *unless* I know the RUclipsr has a strong history of integrity or I have prior experiences with the company. Though, I will say I do lose a little respect for companies I like that I later see sponsoring RUclips ad reads. 🤷🏼♀️ Thank you for putting this out there. I hope people will strongly consider what you've said before they go waste money on this stuff.
Outstanding work Scott
Thanks Rohin!
I for one am so glad you made this video! Even though three different RUclips channels I subscribe to, whose content creators I really respect are sometimes sponsored by AG1, I was always put off by the product. #1 I could never get Soilent Green out of my head. #2 The "it's the end all be all" too good to be true crap, NEVER sits well with me. It's just a red flag. and #3 The across platforms marketing was a red flag with no owner's face to attach to it, struck me as odd. What man on the planet doesn't like to brag about his latest/greatest inventon/product/discovery. My intuition told me there was MAJOR sketch going on here. Now this is where our Government should Do 3 things. #1 Sieze/freeze his assets. #2 Boot his ass back to New Zealand #3 split those said assets with New Zealand. #4 Call 60 minutes in both the US and Australia.#5 Have AG1 tested by the FDA for safety/toxicity levels. Then Publish the results. My intuition SCORES! Excellent video!😊 Last thought, if you don't know what's in something, Don't take it!
It seems like any company that either 'sponsors in podcast reads' or 'merges with a SPAC' are two of the biggest red flags for consumers today.