Folks, I have no problem with you buying woo, as long as you UNDERSTAND it's woo, that any claims to benefit are merely CLAIMs, for worse, UNPROVEN claims.
However, the marketers of woo should at least pick REPUTABLE and SCIENTIFIC people to be their advisors, to look legitimate.
Previously, MLM Skeptic have pointed out some other woo products (a patch that claims to affect accupressure points through 'wireless communication', sea 'scum' dried and packed into pills as ULTIMATE nutrition, and a product that's based on assuming that the seller's hypothetical position paper about stem cells is true) MLM Skeptic now must add another item to the list of woo: a Chiropractor selling brain supplements as co-founder and "chief science officer".
First, before the "haterz" (a term I borrow from my, well.. haterz) jump all over me, I have nothing against chiropractors... other than they shouldn't pretend to know stuff they know nothing about... same as anyone else. There are special chiropractors, such as Ted Carrick, who may have invented something called Chiropractic Neurology. On the other hand, there are also chiropractors who want to be family M.D. can't get the degree, but want the job any way.
So what's wrong with this guy? Let's start with the premise: brain supplement. I.e. nutritional supplement that helps your brain, with 14 important ingredients! What are they? They ain't telling.
The company is called Brain Abundance, where they claimed the following:
In fact, thanks to our Co-founder Dr. Pejman Behrouzi, along with our team of top experts in the fields of neuroscience, nutrition, medical science, and product formulation Brain Fuel PLUS is the most complete supplement for your brain ever created!
On a different page Dr. Pejman Behrouzi is listed as "chief science officer" along with head of the company.
Notice the word "neuromusculoskeletal"? That's codeword for "chiropractor".
In fact, if you Google for his name, which is VERY unique and thus impossible to mess up, you'll see the SAME portrait:
I am finding NO published papers, NO specialty (other than chiropractic), and no media coverage of him doing ANYTHING more than just a "regular chiropractor" at his "Family Wellness Clinic" in Encinitas, CA.
I've checked normal curriculum of doctor of chiropractics and frankly, if neurology is covered at all, it's as an introductory course of basic medical science, much like "human skeletal system 101". I am NOT finding ANY evidence of Dr. Behrouzi having received additional training in neurology and nutrition, or have conducted experiments, studies, or published any papers in those areas (checking PubMed revealed 18 papers by Behrouzhi, but none of them are Behrouzhi P, like our guy here.)
Thus, I find the claim in the corporate profile that Behrouzi to be "one of the most well respected authorities on the importance of brain health" to be, well... bull****.
Maybe I can claim to be "one of the most well respected authorities on the important issue of scam busting", eh?
Kinda makes you wonder what sort of pill this "Brain Fuel PLUS" really is... Or who would write this sort of **** and expect people to believe it.