As for the products, Pharmanex products are basically the same kinds of products that you can buy in any herbal/natural health supplement store, but priced much higher.
A 30 capsule count of their Teagreen product is $30 retail (shipping not incl.). Each capsule has 250 mg Green tea leaf Extract.
I can buy two 100 count packs of 315 mg Green Tea Leaf Extract capsules on Amazon for $13 with free shipping.
I can probably do a similar comparison on most of their other products. It's not that the products are terrible or anything - but they're terribly overpriced.
The dirty secret of the Gold, Diamond, Platinum, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, or whatever they call their top level earners is that they don't make it from selling product of the MLM company they promote; they make it from referral fees of thousands in their downlines, downline purchases, speaking engagements, seminar events, signup bonuses and from sales of their books and tapes.
Nu Skin has surely saved many children from hunger. But Nourish the Children's food costs more than 10 times that of typical food-aid products, with much of the difference going into the pockets of the company and its sales force.
But make no mistake: Nourish the Children is not a charity. It's a business for Nu Skin and distributors, who are paid commissions and get credit toward their overall sales quotas for their VitaMeal sales. They also get a nonprofit's charitable-donation tax receipt for any VitaMeal purchases they donate to others.