Homer -
I looked at the nutritional content and the ingredients ... the PDF is on
http://www.reliv.com/docs/nutritionals/printable/US_NOW.pdf It's basically a soy-based protein powder with some vitamins. All the fancy words in the world can't make this work any better than ordinary vitamins, a balanced diet and moderate exercise.
Non-GMO Soy Blend, Calcium Carbonate, Brewers Yeast, Fructose, Dicalcium
Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Dimagnesium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Inulin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Acesulfame Potassium, Niacinamide, Calcium
Pantothenate, Optizinc® Brand of Zinc Monomethionine, Ferrous Fumarate, Pycnogenol®, Riboflavin, Pyriodoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Copper Gluconate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Molybdenum Yeast, Selenomethionine, Chromemate® Brand of Niacin Bound Chromium Polynicotinate, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.
Their "proprietary herb blend", all 185 milligrams of it, has herbs, but none of them in quantities sufficient to do much for you.
L-Methionine (not an harb!)
Kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum)
Rutin (Ruta graveolens)
Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Rhubarb Root (Rheum officinale)
Cayenne (Capsicum annuum)
Rose Hips (Rosa canina)
Butternut Bark (Juglans cinera)
Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus)
Garlic (Allium sativum)
Bromelain (from pineapple stem-Ananas comosus)
Papain (Carica papaya)
n•zimes® and Isolase (also not herbs!)