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From: dyer@vaxuum.DEC (Rasphemous Bloomers)
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Subject: Is Pollen Any Good?
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Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 16:53:46 EST
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Is Pollen Any Good?_______________________________________________

	There's a company in Ohio called Cernitin, which distrib-
utes products made by a Swedish company called Cernelle.  The main
ingredient in their products is pollen.  I'm told that Cernelle
gathers their pollen in a way that doesn't hurt bees because they
don't use bees (they gather it themselves).
	Cernitin is selling these products in the United States
using a "multi-tiered" system.  That is, they're using the same
pyramid scheme as (for example) Amway.  The major differences are
(1) being a young company, those who participate now will be in a
more advantageous (to them) level than one who participates in
(let's say) Amway, and (2) since these products are marketed as
holistic healthy products, the people involved tend to be the New
Age types.
	The products are mostly pills in jars, though there is a
powdered diet drink mix (Dick Gregory's - no pollen in it) and
some candy bars that taste like Tiger Milk bars (with pollen in
them).  They're also coming out with a line of skin care products.
I find the products rather expensive.
	I'm not particularly fond of pills in jars with nutriti-
onal claims, but I'm not one to be closed-minded.  So I put it to
you folks:  Is pollen any good for you?  Why or why not?
		<_Jym_>
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