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What Makes Cold Remedies Work?

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    ProPhase Labs CEO Ted Karkus on how “Cold-Eeze” helps treat colds.

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-- yes that it is a kind.

This has been both behind hasn't it I mean the media seem to be in league with these medical companies to -- -- -- rush out and get a flu shot from the worried step about the flu.

It's -- boss isn't it yeah.

And those Stewart is not out with the flu of course -- -- them believe the hype he says the cold flu season is all about making money and doctors and drug companies and all those kind of guys well.

Our next guest is a -- of a company that actually makes -- -- is this from pro phase labs.

What it hurts your Barney.

And a lot of people kind of -- that way that's on this that was overblown.

I was I would guess you don't agree with that.

Well first -- it's been a really intense season the coffin and flew last season the incidence of upper respiratory illness has been through the roof this year -- the last couple years.

Back in fourth quarter 2009.

Everybody was scared about the Asian flu everybody -- in the big pandemic it came and went -- about two weeks retailers loaded up on product.

They ended up throughout all of 2010 having to sell through that inventory -- there are stuck with.

This time around.

We have a situation.

Where the incidents is through the roof and it -- through the roof for several months now so you can expect that all the cough and flu manufacturers.

Are gonna have great fourth quarters of 2012.

And they should -- good for you have another great quarter mean is that demand up for your product -- -- public companies have to be careful what I say but what I can tell you is that our product is highly correlated with the incidence of fluent culled.

And that incidence is up more than 20% year earlier.

On your box -- cold remedy.

I mean that's different than those of cure because we know there's no cure for the whole.

I'm -- -- asked that question.

You basically have you dietary supplements.

That are gonna make you feel better that you can take every day -- obvious symptom relievers that are gonna make you feel better for few hours of symptom relievers don't cure you.

Of your cult or your flu when the product wears off in 246 hours just as sick -- you were before.

With -- on the other hand particularly to take at the first -- -- called.

Yours your cold is going to be much shorter duration.

-- clinically proven to shorten called by 42% so brutal if center called who's gonna last nine days now maybe will be for five days and -- -- the question asked the question.

Why would anybody want to be sick a single day longer than they have to be.

I've taking your product and I can testify it does work.

What key ingredients the magic ingredients that shorten the duration of the cold drink vitamin C.

So let me -- Tracy -- interviewed me on this very show about a year and a half ago she said the same thing and she said I never see the product advertisement -- what your product.

So here's the deal that I got to put its annual event that's two beautiful women product what are you waiting for not arguing and we can talk got this job you got -- all right so cold these releases think science -- -- unlike dietary supplements that may have -- -- them if you think about those are products that are going to.

Don't want your stomach be digested may be.

They'll be absorbed by your blood system maybe they'll provide some immune support our -- product releases think science -- -- There -- absorbed by your upper respiratory system if you think about the cold virus enters through your mouth through your nose into your upper respiratory system the cold virus wants the tax recent up.

If what we're running out of time I don't wanna -- -- mud into technical -- fair that the -- a little odd though that been a business where you make money off of some personal human suffering.

I think -- it just the opposite I'm in the business of helping people making them.

Feel healthier if you take our product you're going to be sick less -- you're gonna be happy.

I get I have this in every package of gold is it's a note from me you can email me I reinvent personally respond to every email.

And every day I get emails from people think Ted I love you'll love your product it made me healthier state might they save my wedding I was able to go to work.

So I'm happy making this -- or after -- -- A little on a daily basis we were were unfortunately we're out of time that if Stewart was -- he said he would tell you it was a great interview and a great commercial.

I'll I department really everybody -- -- next.

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