Did TRIMSPA Hold Weight For Anna Nicole?

Anna Nicole Smith in front of Trim Spa billboardTRIMSPA, the company pimped by Anna Nicole Smith and credited for her spectacular weight loss, is claiming that their former spokesmodel used human growth hormone only for its anti-aging properties, even though it was described by Chief Medical Examiner Joshua Perper as a "longevity/weight reducing medication."

In a statement to TMZ, TRIMPSA claims they spoke with Howard K. Stern yesterday, who told them, "Smith took human growth hormone since 1999 or 2000," but added that the hormone was used for its anti-aging properties -- not its slimming effects -- which are said to influence the metabolism of proteins, carbs and lipids.

In addition to Anna's fondness for HGH, she also indulged in another weight loss product -- Slim-Fast. The Broward County Medical Examiner stated that they found the diet drink on her nightstand in the Hard Rock Hotel room where she died, and TMZ memorably obtained exclusive photos of several cans of Slim-Fast and a family-sized bottle of methadone in Anna's Bahamian mini-fridge.



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136. Anna is gone and so is her beloved son Daniel. Only one person knows the real truth and that is the snake in the grass.( Howard K. Stern) There will be no truth given by him because if he would he would be behind bars in a heart beat. He was an enabler and why would he not stay for the ride. The dollar signs are written all over his face. Let Anna and Daniel rest in peace. but, for GOD"s sake get that little girl out of his care, before there is another death. Wonder how he would cover this one........................

Posted at 8:29AM on Mar 29th 2007 by DRS

137. As far as her weightloss goes, it was none of the above. It was colonics. She said in more than one interview she had them on a regular basis, and I personally know people who have taken that route. ugh, but it works.

Posted at 9:54AM on Mar 29th 2007 by Liz

138. ANNA DIED AS THE FRICKEN GORGEOUS WOMAN SHE IS- (FROM A GAY GUY). SO THESE FORMER BLOGS ARE JUST MEANINGLESS!

Posted at 10:53AM on Mar 29th 2007 by RANDY

139. REMEMBER THIS...those of you are blogging on behalf of Stern's attorneys:

YOU are getting PAID to post your blogs!

WE are NOT getting paid. NO ONE is posting their negative views about Stern for any reason OTHER THAN to post what they really believe.

We are not being paid to post what we have been TOLD to post!

Posted at 4:34PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Howard K. Stern is a MONSTER!!!!

140. Stern doesn't need a PR firm. JUST TAKE THE TEST !!!!!!! That would help more than any PR.

Posted at 4:57PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Donald Andrews

141. I have had some experience with human growth hormone and I am surprised about the claim that it improves longevity or aids in weight loss. I know of people who needed growth hormone replacement for medical reasons. Before this hormone was produced with new technical methods, it was made from cadavers. This method resulted in very little medication and children who needed it were lucky to get one injection a month. Once it became more available, many more children who needed it were accommodated. Although there was some "weight loss" in these early subjects, I believe it was associated with the normal growth changes which are common to all children as they progress through childhood. I know of no weight loss magic from this drug that didn't require the same efforts that the rest of us mature adults have to make.

I know many people who use Slimfast for convenient replacements for lunch or for diet supplements but it would be a poor choice for anyone who was dehydrated from flu. I thought the doctor stated that Anna drank pedialyte, which would make more sense for an ill person who needed hydration. I would be suspicious of anyone's claim for how Anna lost weight. There was no evidence of recent lyposuction. If Slimfast could turn us ladies into Anna's shape, the grocery stores wouldn't be able to keep it in stock. Weight loss comes from decreasing calories eaten and/or increasing the amount of calories burned. If viewers harken back to her tv reality show, they will be reminded of her herculean efforts to regain a model's shape. Nothing resembling her remarkable shape is achieved through surgery or drug use alone.

I wonder why so little attention has been paid to other reasons for the death of both Daniel and Anna. I have trouble believing that either of these took (for them) an unusual amount of drugs on the day they died. I would want to know if there was a relationship between dehydration and drug toxicity. Air flights, especially long ones, can result in dehydration and water may not have been available on the plane (remember the embargo?). Alcohol is dehydrating. Warmth is dehydrating through perspiration. An intestinal virus is dehydrating and so is the flu. Diarreha and vomiting certainly dehydrate, sometimes to a deadly level. Does a dehydrated person have a greater risk of drug toxicity if dehydration is present simultaneously?

Sleep apnea - I cannot find this addressed anywhere, but it was reported that Anna Nicole was discovered with her head flexed forward and her mouth open. Breathing can become shallow during sleep. If she was so deeply sleeping might apnea be one of the factors which made a difference between being able to reposition herself so that fuller breathing was possible? Same question for Daniel. Hospital beds generally aren't for two tall folks that are exhausted from childbirth and flying cross country. Could all three of these factors have combined to cause death? I would sure like to know, as just about any of us could be in a similar position. My understanding of sleep apnea is that once it's diagnosed, it must be treated. It can be quite deadly.

As for methadone: if one looks up this drug one finds that it has been studied for safety during pregnancy. Find me another in its class that has been studied as much. If it is as safe as the study purports, will its usefulness for recovering heroin addicts be unfairly stigmatized by ignorant statements about it from tv and radio commentaters?

Posted at 11:48PM on Mar 29th 2007 by Cyd Maybaker

142. Sleep Apnea : I am not a doc but I know that people with Apnea could stop breathing while sleeping. I would think that the last thing you would want to do is put someone with that condition into a deeper sleep with Chloral Hydrate. You are talking about Crescormon which was taken from the pituitary of cadavers. Growth Hormone is now synthetic and used by bodybuilders for muscularity. Increased muscle mass increases metabolic rate which means that it aides in weight loss.

Posted at 12:37AM on Mar 30th 2007 by Donald Andrews

143. STATEMENT 101#

I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. ALEX,TRIMSPA SPOKEMAN CLAIMS THAT THESE DRUGS DI D NOT AFFECT HER WEIGHT LOOSE. i WAS A NURSE.ANYONE WHO DISPUTES THIS STATEMENT CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY AND THEY WII TELL YOU SIDE AFFECTS ARE WEIGHT LOSS. OR LOG ONTO PDR.COM,PHYSICIANS DESK REF.COM.MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKING CALAUNAPIN,FOR ANXIETY ATTACKS,SHE WORE AROUND A 16 IN PANT SIZE. AFTER BEING ON THE MEDICATION SHE WENT DOWN TO A SIZE 12.WHEN SHE WENT OFF THE MEDS THE WEIGHT CAME RIGHT BACK.ALEX FROM TRIMSPA,SHUT YOUR MOUTH,YOU CLAIMED YOUR NOT A DOCTOR ON GRETTA LAST NIGHT AND YOU WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT THESE DRUGS WERE NOT FOR WEIGHT LOSS.YOU SAID YOU SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS,BOOM 3 SECONDS LATER DR.PERPER
INTERVIEWED RIGHT AFTER AND ALMOST ALL THE DRUGS WERE FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND TO CONTROL WEIGHT. YOUR NOT DOING A GOOD JOB REPRESENTING YOUR COMPANY.SOUNDS LIKE THE LAW SUITS ARE GOING TO POOR IN,I THINK YOU NEED AN ATTORNEY AT THIS POINT.GUESS WHAT, I NOW ONE THATS NOT WORKING THAT MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU, AND JOBLESS AND POSSIBLE HOMELESS SOON,OH I THINK HIS NAME IS HOWARD K STERN.HE WORKS FOR CHEAP ALL HE NEEDS IS A SOFA TO SLEEP ON.

SECOND, JACKIE HER BEST FRIEND INTERVIEWED THAT HER AND ANNA HAD ALWAYS TAKEN SLIMFAST.EVERYONE KNOWS WHEN YOUR HEAVY AND YOU LOOSE SO MUCH WEIGHT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PLASTIC SURGEY TO REMOVE THE ACESS HANGING SKIN.ASK SHARON OSBOURNE WHO HAVE BEEN HONEST ABOUT HER WEIGHT LOSS.NO ONE PILL CONTRIBUTES TO ALL THAT WEIGHT LOSS AND YOU SHOULD BE SUED FOR MAKING THOSE STATEMENTS.WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU NEED PROPER NUTRITION,EXCERCISE,LOTS OF FLUID AND FREQUENT VISITS TO THE DOCTOR TO MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN CERTAIN LEVELS WHILE DIETING. AND YOU DON'T DO THIS WHILE PREGNANT.AFTER GIVING BITRH SHE LOST ALL HER WEIGHT TO WERE IT TAKES MOVIE STAR MOMS,MULTIPLE WORKOUTS,EXCERCISE AND EATING PROPER.NOTHING I EVER READ IN CASE STUDIES TO TAKE DRUGS THAT WERE FOUND IN HER SYSTEM.

I HOPE YOU AND YOUR DIET PILLS ARE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT YOUR SAYING,NIC GUM CURVES YOUR APPETITE AS WELL,SO DOES SMOKING. DR CHRIS LEFT THE HOTEL ROOM 2 DAYS BEFORE ANNA DIED.NO ONE WOULD LET IT SIT THERE UNLESS BEING USED.THE GUM YOU CLAIM IS HOWARD'S. IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE EVERY PLACE YOU SEE ANNA YOU SEE STERN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN STERN SMOKE IN ANY NEWS FOOTAGE.SO ALEX CHEW ON THAT.SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE NO CLEW ON WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT,REMAIN SILENT.I THINK YOU SHOULD.YOUR COMPANY AND ANNA WIL BE SUED FOR MISSELLING A PRODUCT,AS YOU SHOULD.IT DOES NOT WORK ALONE AND FROM WHAT I HEARD THE PRODUCT LIKE MOST DON'T WORK.

WAY TO GO SARAH,YOU WERE RIGHT ON AND I'M GLAD YOU WATCHED THE SAME INTERVIEW AS I DID ON FOX NEWS.MAYBE ALEX SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN AFTER DR PERPER DID ARE BEEN ARMED WITH AN EARPEICE SO HE COULD HAVE REBUTTLED THOSE STATEMENTS.SHAME ON YOU ALEX,HIRE AN ATTORNEY BECAUSE TRIMSPA AND YOU ARE GOING TO NEED ONE.ANYONE ON TRIMSPA,MAYBE YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY AS WELL.

Posted at 12:49AM on Mar 30th 2007 by Juanita Pfeiffer

144. Ugh, so what. The woman is dead, who cares about what she used for weight loss and or the fountain of youth. None of it matters anymore cuz it sure didn't save her, now did it?

Posted at 1:52AM on Mar 30th 2007 by vampira

145. ford shelly staged that refrigeratior pic i hope he goes to jail

Posted at 2:25AM on Mar 30th 2007 by ethel jo

146. "ford shelly staged that refrigeratior pic i hope he goes to jail" YEAH RIGHT He went out and bought a bunch of drugs and Slim Fast to put in the fridge. Give me a Break !!!!!!! Why didn't he buy Trim Spa. That would have made more sense and how did he happen to have the same drug (Methadone) that was found in Anna's system. (just a coincidence huh?) First Goen said the pic was a fake now he is saying the Slim Fast in the fridge and on the night stand belonged to Ann's shrink friend. It cracks me up that the people who say O.J. Stern is innocent until proven guilty want to throw Ford Shelly into jail. I have heard that Shelly is going to testify that he saw Stern remove Methadone tabs from Daniel's pants after he died. If that is true I could see why you Howard supporters would want Shelly in jail. Maybe that is why his lawyers are trying so hard to get the inquest posponed indefinately even though Howard is only testifying.

Posted at 12:25PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Donald Andrews

147. BLOG SITES INFILTRATED BY BLOGGERS-FOR-HIRE
The Houston Chronicle
Wed Mar 28 2007

It has recently come to light that the lawyers representing Howard K. Stern have hired a public relations firm in an effort to turn his reputation around. A source who is an employee at the office of one of Stern's several lawyers says that Stern's team of advocates are "desperate" and "quite alarmed" that, despite their best efforts to sway public opinion in Mr. Stern's favor, polls indicate that the vast majority of respondents remain vehemently convinced that Stern played a role in the deaths of model Anna Nicole Smith, 39, and her 20-year old son Daniel Wayne Smith.

"The lawyers are scrambling," says the source, who prefers to remain anonymous. "I think they figured people would change their minds after the [autopsy] report was released."

On Monday of this week, Dr.Joshua Perper, Medical Examiner for Broward County in Florida, released his autopsy findings. Dr. Perper determined that Ms. Smith died as a result of a drug overdose and that her death was an accident.

Based on one recent poll, 9 out of 10 respondents did not agree that her death was an accident.

"The blogs are saying differently," our source said. "A lot of people are wondering how the medical examiner could base his findings on testimony that came from people who would be the first ones to lie if they had anything to hide."

According to our source, the internet is filled with blogs, or message boards, where the public can post their opinions about the Anna Nicole Smith case. One such blog can be found at TMZ.com, an entertainment site that posts news related story about celebrities.

"Mr. Stern's folks have been monitoring the blogs for months now," our source said. "They've been trying really hard to change people minds [about Mr. Stern]. The problem has mushroomed and it’s beyond their capabilities to handle.

"I suppose because they're figuring he may be facing charges here [in the United States], they hired our agency. Part of our job will be to go on the blogs and try to get people to change their minds about their client. People's opinions can affect the jury pool and change the outcome of a trial."

Coincidentally, Mr. Stern's concerns about a tainted jury resulted in an unexpected delay in yesterday's inquest proceedings in the Bahamas. The delay came about because of Mr. Stern's wish to do away with the jury or at least have the opportunity to question the 7-person panel about their impartiality. Such a request is unprecedented. The inquest procedure is rooted in a Common Law tradition dating back almost 300 years.

Posted at 1:29PM on Mar 30th 2007 by The Chronicler

148. I lost wieght like crazy on the Anti-Aging hormones. I took them for 2 and a half years. All the movie stars take them,but they are so expensive! I stopped 6 months ago and i've gained 25 lbs. I'm going back on them. They do make you feel great. Your skin is so pretty as well. It's more a West coast thing.

Posted at 5:27PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Sara

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