Zrii Scam

Monday, February 8, 2010

Is Zrii a Scam?

Bill Farley ZriiThe first question we wanted to ask was…is Zrii really endorsed by the Chopra Center? Zrii’s amalaki drink, claims to be endorsed by the prestigious Chopra Center, co-founded by none other than Dr. Deepak Chopra. We wanted to know if the Chopra Center would actually endorse an network marketing or MLM company’s product? Well, they are right. Bill Farley’s company, Zrii, is endorsed by the Chopra Center and even uses the Zrii product in their classes and seminars. In fact, Deepak himself spoke at every big event they’ve had. Wow, pretty impressive!

The next claim that seemed to be a little unbelievable was the fact that Bill Farley, Founder and CEO of Zrii, has built numerous billion-dollar brands? It is hard to believe that one man has been so influential with so many companies. I mean, come on, Bill Gates has only built one billion-dollar brand. Distributors of Zrii state that Bill Farley, “The Branding Genius,” has developed 6 billion-dollar brands during his career, namely: Lucchese, Jordache, Gitano, Christian Dior, BVD, and his most notable Fruit of the Loom. We had to do some digging, but we found that Bill Farley in fact was instrumental in each of these becoming a billion-dollar brand. Between BVD and Fruit of the Loom, I bet half of America was wearing something he branded. Again, we were surprised and impressed with his professional track record. Learn more about Bill Farley, Zrii CEO, at MeetBillFarley.com.

So, if Zrii certainly has this acclaimed endorsement and Bill Farley is one of only a few individuals (if any) to ever build 6 billion-dollar brands, then is Zrii really a scam? Did this executive icon receive the Horatio Alger Award for scamming people out of money? Our research says otherwise, in fact, we found that Zrii and its amalaki drink and NutriiVeda product have taken the MLM industry by storm. Finally, an outside, successful businessman that sees the potential of network marketing and helps overcome the negative stigma that has clouded the MLM industry for years.

Zrii Amalaki

So we have a branding mastermind and an Ayurveda guru, but what about this Zrii amalaki drink? Does this product have any science? Who created it? This was surprisingly easy to investigate. The Zrii amalaki drink contains 7 different botanicals, including: amalaki, turmeric, tulsi, jujube, schizandra, haritaki, and ginger.

We decided to use the authority on science to see if these ingredients are worth taking…pubmed.org. Pubmed is undeniably the most comprehensive site of published scientific research. So we put the Zrii drink to the test. We researched each of the ingredients and found that there were more than 3800 published studies on these botanicals with heavy research on blood sugar levels, inflammation, cancer cells, and digestive benefits. Not too bad! By way of information, we looked at several other so called superfruits and found as few as 50 unimpressive studies to several hundred at best. Shocker I know.

We read an article from a monavie distributor that seemed to bash on the Zrii drink. Knowing his motives beforehand, we still wanted to research his claims. He claimed that the plastic bottle was not safe and that there were high sugar fruit juices in the product. In order to be balanced, we tasted Zrii for ourselves and found that the level of sugar from the fruits do not over power the botanicals. In fact, it’s the first time I tasted a nutritional beverage where we actually felt like we were getting something other than fruit juices. Additionally, we found that Zrii is certified as ultra-low on glycemic index. Another pleasant surprise and the first of its kind. As for the plastic, read this article on Zrii Answers website.

Zrii Office

And finally, what about the formulators? Besides Deepak Chopra, M.D. himself and David Simon, M.D. of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, the company states that Suhas Kshirsagar, M.D., Tom Yarema, M.D., and Daniel Rhoda helped formulate Zrii. So Deepak and Simon have quite the history and notoriety, but we wanted to find out more about these other individuals. Come to find out Suhas is one of the most well known individuals on Ayurveda not just in the US, but also around the world. He is an Ayurvedic physician born of a traditional Vedic family in India. Mmmm…he might know a thing or two about Ayurveda. Tom Yarema is a medical doctor that is considered a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and is the director of an Ayurveda clinic. Great blend of east and west medicine. Daniel Rhoda is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology and an Ayurveda Practioner. Well, they seem to be a powerhouse of a team that formulated a product then a company, instead of vice versa like many MLMs.

Conclusion: Is Zrii a scam? Is Bill Farley a scam? Zrii and Bill Farley may not be the company for you, but it is far from a scam. Those who say otherwise have ulterior motives, and are probably trying to sell you on another short-term fade or dare we say…scam. Network marketing may not be your thing, but Zrii’s products and Ayurveda are the future of alternative medicine.