GNC Delinea
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Printed Date: April 18 2024 at 2:16am
Topic: GNC Delinea
Posted By: SuperGrover
Subject: GNC Delinea
Date Posted: June 01 2003 at 5:28pm
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Has anyone tried GNC Delinea? It has Marine Protein in it, so I wonder if it's a poor man's version of Viviscal. I am a poor (wo)man, so maybe it's for me! http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=82177&catid=29488&trx=PLST-0-SRCH&trxp1=29488&trxp2=82177&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-SRCH - http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=82177&catid=29488&trx=PLST-0-SRCH&trxp1=29488&trxp2=82177&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-SRCH I wonder how marine protein is different from regular protein. I've started eating protein bars once every other day or so. They are more expensive though, in the long run. They're $2 to $3 apiece. ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
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Posted By: uzma
Date Posted: June 01 2003 at 6:00pm
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SuperGrover Just my 2 cents....and it may save you more than 2 cents: Buy dried Japanese seaweeds and either crumble them onto your salads (nori), add to soups (wakame, hijiki) or powder them into a cup of hot water and drink as a tea (kombu). This stuff provides class-A marine proteins & minerals (it's also vegan i.e non-animal derivation). Seaweed is easy to assimilate in the natural form and means you will not be ingesting non-synergistic combinations of substances that potentially disrupt your digestive process. It also costs a lot less than the pills and tastes good (well, to me). Just my experience and opinion. Uzi ------------- Uzi |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 01 2003 at 10:35pm
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Thanks Uzi! I would agree with you that's probably a better way to get marine protein in your diet. But I only eat salad 2 or 3 times a week, and I eat soup almost never. Tablets are just easier for me. My diet is so erratic. At least I no longer consume fast food 4 or 5 days a week. That was college. Hey, who can turn down 3 McDonald's cheeseburgers for $1.50? Yum. I used to only eat 2 meals a day, too. Now I'm back up to 3, on most days. I think seaweed tastes good, too. I like to get seaweed salads when I eat at Japanese places. :) ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: Rapunzelwannabe
Date Posted: June 02 2003 at 4:16pm
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It's funny you should mention this, because someone on another message board (Naturallycurly.com) just told me that these two products have the same ingredients. She said she has gotten 1 1/2" growth/per month in the back, and 1 " on the sides, using Delina. That's pretty fantastic, especially since Delinea is about half the price of Viviscal. I looked it up on GNC's website -- they seem to market it as more of a skin supplement, instead of a hair supplement. Also, they make no claims about it helping with hair loss (Viviscal does). When you compare the two labels, they look somewhat similar. They both contain vitamin C and Silica compounds. Viviscal calls it's "secret ingredient" Cartiligeous Seafood Extract (North Pacific Marine) 300 mg-- Delinea calls it's "natural marine protein complex" 250 mg. I guess the key here is how similar the two marine ingredients really are. I'm going to talk more to the person on the other board who says they are the same, and possibly email GNC and ask some questions. I'll share what I find out! |
Posted By: Rapunzelwannabe
Date Posted: June 02 2003 at 4:18pm
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BTW, Uzma -- I love, love LOVE Sandman (and his Sis, of course!) -- and Neil Gaiman is my favorite author of all time. So, I guess you could say I like your Sig! |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 02 2003 at 11:10pm
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Hmmm RapunzelWannaBe. Thanks for that post! That's really interesting. The only thing is I feel guilty not supporting HairBoutique.com. Karen is so darn generous running this great board and writing so many great articles, I want to help support her. But the Viviscal is sooo expensive. It's really beyond my means to buy it every month. I guess I'll buy some pretty hairclips instead. :) ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: June 03 2003 at 8:24am
| even though delina is marketed towards skin, viviscal also makes a vitamin with marine protein for the skin and one for the nails... on the vivinal website it says the marine protein in theres is shark and bovine cartilage ( http://www.viviforyou.com/products/vivinal/ingredients.html - http://www.viviforyou.com/products/vivinal/ingredients.html ), probably the same as all of the these high priced marine protein pills. |
Posted By: Jeffrey Hines
Date Posted: June 03 2003 at 10:56am
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Delinea may very well be a good product. However, I question the posts on the message boards, because someone associated with Delinea spammed our message boards with tons of messages in the past. This makes me question the validity of any post associated with this product. |
Posted By: Rapunzelwannabe
Date Posted: June 03 2003 at 4:39pm
| So, do you think the person who told me about the product on the other board is somehow affiliated with GNC? Hmmm... interesting... could be. I'll keep an eye on her other posts to see if she seems like a "real person" or a spammer. She still has not answered my question to her, about how she found out the products had the same ingredients, as she put it. I'll post what I find out. |
Posted By: rrobey
Date Posted: June 04 2003 at 2:22pm
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After reading these posts I decided to look into Delinea. From what I can tell just by reading what's on the internet it's worth trying. I called my local GNC and they said it's $26.99 for a box of 60 (which will last a month). Here's my plan (which I think makes perfect sense). If you're a GNC Gold Card member the first week of every month you get 20% off purchases. A gold card only costs $15/yr. If you purchase a Gold Card then buy a box by this Saturday (or during the first week of any month), you'll only be spending about $5 more than just purchasing the delinea alone, but the beauty of it is you'll be ready for your next box the first of the next month and using your Gold Card you save 20% which equals out to a little over $10 a box on this stuff. So esentially you'll be paying around $17 each month. I think that's worth me trying it out for a few months and see if it works. What do you all think?? Just wanted to share what I plan on doing. ;-) Becky ------------- |
Posted By: rrobey
Date Posted: June 04 2003 at 4:27pm
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Made a mistake in my calculations.... it would be $21, not 17. But either way it's still affordable (as long as it really works). Becky |
Posted By: rrobey
Date Posted: June 05 2003 at 12:09pm
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Ok, guys. I went and got a Gold Card and Delinea today. I just took my first pill (which smelled horrid). I'm going to try it for a few months and keep you guys posted. I'm going to continue to take biotin and amino acids along with the delinea. Hope this works! Becky ------------- |
Posted By: Rapunzelwannabe
Date Posted: June 05 2003 at 2:09pm
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Do the Delinea pills have a slightly fishy taste? (Viviscal definitely does) -- just curious. |
Posted By: rrobey
Date Posted: June 06 2003 at 7:02am
I'm not sure if it's a "fishy" kind of taste, but it tastes BAD! Between the smell and the taste they're kinda hard to take.... they'd better work.  ------------- |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 06 2003 at 10:05am
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Becky! That is exactly what I plan on doing! Great minds think alike. I've just been working so much lately I haven't had time to either read and post here OR go to GNC! I already have my Gold Card, cuz I buy Ultra Nourishair and my husband eats loads of protein bars. As for the spammer, that surprises me. I believe Delinea is exclusively GNC, like Nourishair. And I think the folks at GNC have more professionalism and class than to use such tactics to promote their products. But maybe not. Maybe they have one strange employee. Who knows. I would Google Delinea, but now I must run. Later this evening though! Bye all! :) ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 06 2003 at 9:53pm
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Hey! I bought Delinea today! Already took my first pill. I didn't notice any strange odor, but then I didn't really sniff them either. I did Google Delinea. Nope, it's exclusively GNC. The only other Delinea was an energy company. :) I wonder where the word comes from. I'll let you all know how well it works for me! ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: Rapunzelwannabe
Date Posted: June 06 2003 at 11:53pm
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I bought some too! After all this talk, I had to try it. The look and taste (in my opinion) are identical to Viviscal. To me, they both smell a little fishy. So, let's see how they work! Deena P.s. -- started a Silica supplement too -- taking 1000 mg a day -- is that the right amount? Anyone? |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 07 2003 at 11:12am
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Wow, that's a lot of Silica. I only get Silica in my multi-vitamin and that's only like 3 or 4 mg. There's a small amount in Delinea, too. If I were you, I would research Silica at a place like webMD to see if they say anything about too much Silica being bad for you. (Just search on Silica Overdose or Silica Harmful). I know too much of certain vitamins, like B vitamins, are supposed to be bad for you. But I don't mean to scare you. If they're selling such high doses of it, it's probably OK. Oh, and Delinea does smell fishy, but it isn't overpowering to me. I guess it's about the same as the Cod Liver Oil caplets I take. I just hold my breath when I take them. :) Let me know how you like the Silica! Of course, the problem with trying so many things at once is that it will be hard to say if it is the Delinea or the Silica causing the benefits. But oh well. :) ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: princessmonica
Date Posted: June 07 2003 at 2:17pm
please let us know if they work. right now i can't afford all the vitamins and hair care products i really want  i feel like i'm always saying i can't afford it right now...------------- http://www.msnusers.com/monicasanders - http://www.msnusers.com/monicasanders |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 08 2003 at 12:15am
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Me too Monica! Sometimes I resent living in such a consumer oriented society. Everywhere you look, there is something else to buy. There ARE other ways of living, I think.  Somewhere...But I really can't talk. I'm one of the biggest shoppers I know. Very Pisces, so I've read. (Which I am. :) ) ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: princessmonica
Date Posted: June 08 2003 at 12:50am
really pisces like to shop? my cousin is a pisces and she doesn't like to shop well in MY closet she likes to shop  . me on the other hand who is a gemini, LOVES to shop! my cousin saids she gets to confused especially when it comes to clothes. we went shopping for clothes when she went back to work. in 5 minutes i had clothes picked out for her ------------- http://www.msnusers.com/monicasanders - http://www.msnusers.com/monicasanders |
SuperGrover wrote:Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 08 2003 at 10:03am
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Yeah... I don't really buy most of that astrological/horoscope stuff. :) I read it in a book that said in a relationship, a Pisces woman will not mind the bank account and will just spend away, so it is up to her man to watch the money. Whatever! ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: Spaci32
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 8:27pm
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Okay all. On a whim I went and got this stuff too. Decided it was worth a try since i'm trying to grow it out for a few weddings I'm in. Anyhoo, I'll keep ya'll updated. They do smell and taste horrible. I gag everytime I take them. I dont know about you all but i"m a gemini and a complete shop a holic. Sales, regular, on line. I don't care. If it's cute and I have a little cash I spend it. I think I"m going to start my own shoppers anonymous group. This retail therapy thing isn't working on my bank account. Traci ------------- A wish is a desire without any attempt to attain its end. |
Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 6:12am
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Hi all, The problem with astrology in general is that it is too general. To really get a good feel you have to get the personalized and detailed version. So I agree with you SG that the general descriptions just don't usually work. I am a big fan of astrology BUT when I read the general sun sign stuff about Cancer women (my sun sign) I just gag. NOT me at all. It always says that Cancer women love to cook and are big homebodies. Again, not me at all. LOL. Best wishes, Karen ------------- That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger or drives you totally insane. :-) |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 9:14pm
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LOL Traci! That's me too. I can't keep cash in my wallet, cuz I will spend it. Like if I'm going out to lunch, and I know there's a 20 in my wallet, I'll automatically buy a $20 lunch! It's like programmed in my brain. Credit cards are dangerous for me, too. But I'm getting better. You're right. Delinea smells and tastes gross. Gotta hold my breath so I can't smell, and swallow quick so I can't taste. It helps to swallow it with milk. Masks the taste some. Toodles! -Another Traci, who is also Spaci. Especially at work. ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: June 12 2003 at 4:51pm
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SG, You crack me up. Too funny. I can just see you chugging milk with the disgusting vitamins. There you are with a milk mustache, making a horrible face. There has to be a commerical in there somewhere. :-) Karen ------------- That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger or drives you totally insane. :-) |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 12 2003 at 8:06pm
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....aaaactually, I still take vitamins the same way I used to take pills when I was a kid. I can't stand having a pill of any kind on my bare tongue, so I fill my mouth as full as I can with water or milk, then I carefully and gently push the pill between my lips and swallow quick! :) I'm so used to doing it that I forget it looks weird to other people. This could count as another thing I do at my desk at work when no one else is looking! ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: Spaci32
Date Posted: June 12 2003 at 8:06pm
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They usually do contests for that. I can see it now. All these people with long (and short) gorgeous hair with mustaches and funky faces from swallowing the "delicious" vitamins. I think we may have a winner here. Hey supergrover. I keep reading all of these different threads and this is getting wierd. Maybe we're like the same person but got split into 2 people on some cellular level. If you have a thing for ketchup then I'll get scared. Ketchup can make anything taste better. Even if the meal cost $20 originally. And you know what. You can spend a ton 'o' cash at walmart-even if you went in for chapstick. NYC and Iowa "I'm a little bit country, you're a little bit rock n roll" Traci ------------- A wish is a desire without any attempt to attain its end. |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 13 2003 at 2:45pm
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This IS weird! And look! We were posting at the very same time! Only you hit submit at 8:06:52 and I hit it at 8:06:38. Just seconds apart! Creepy! You may be comforted to know that I do not have an obsession with ketchup. I only put it on burgers and dogs, and I don't eat those much. The part about Wal-Mart is true, but everyone buys more than they intended to when they go in there. That's why the company is doing so well! I visited Iowa once. I went to school at Purdue and was in the marching band and we went to an away game at U of Iowa. It was a nice place! But I feel your pain. Indiana is just slightly less cornfield-y than Iowa. Only because they have more small cities. Mmmm. Terre Haute. Fort Wayne. Gary. I think I prefer plain cornfields. I will now go respond to your post on that other thread, if I can find where that was. I did read it last night, but I was too tired to respond. I was too tired to do anything but toss my carcass in the bed and sleep. (Of course stopping a moment to swallow my vitamins first though! Yum, Delinea before bed.) PS You don't happen to drive a Camaro or a Corsica or own tabby cats or a Labrador Retriever, do you? ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 13 2003 at 5:41pm
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Aie! OK it's several hours later and this window is still shrunken down on my screen! I haven't had time to respond to your other post. Too much work! Now I gotta run. Bye! ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: Spaci32
Date Posted: June 13 2003 at 10:25pm
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Actually I'm moving in a month to the lovely mountains (or hills) of North Carolina. The flatness is neat but I need a change for a bit. As for the car....I drive a neon to work and my real car is an outback. Was looking at a jetta but a great deal came along. I do own 4 cats, a sheltie, and a dwarf hamster. Never a dull moment at my place. Off to gag down a few vitamins. If only they could taste like strawberry or something. Maybe they could make flintstone vitamins for adults. The brad pitt vitamin or something. I would suck on that for a while..... ------------- A wish is a desire without any attempt to attain its end. |
Posted By: Spaci32
Date Posted: June 29 2003 at 12:22pm
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So has anybody had any results with the delinea yet? I always forget to take mine so I haven't had a chance to give it a good run yet so no opinion from me. Traci ------------- A wish is a desire without any attempt to attain its end. |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: June 29 2003 at 9:41pm
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Well... I think it's doing good things for my skin! I really haven't measured my hair in awhile, so I can't say. The package does say to take it for 60 days before you see a difference. So I'm still waiting to make judgement. I'll be back at GNC this week with my Gold Card to buy another box! I FEEL like my hair is longer... I think it's wishful thinking though. I need to have someone help me measure. I'll let ya know. ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: Spaci32
Date Posted: June 30 2003 at 8:59pm
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Thanks. Us Traci's need to stick together. I'm going to try real hard and take it religiously. Have to be the "old" maid of honor in 3 weddings next year and want to show up all the other bridesmaids. Can't show the bride. That would be just rude. Unless the best men are single and cute.... ------------- A wish is a desire without any attempt to attain its end. |
Posted By: rrobey
Date Posted: July 02 2003 at 7:05am
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I **THINK** my hair has grown faster than before, but can't really tell (especially since this month was trim month). I measured yesterday and the length is at 18 1/2", so I'll see on Aug. 1 how much it's grown in a month's time. I'll keep you posted. Becky ------------- |
Posted By: SuperGrover
Date Posted: August 01 2003 at 5:26pm
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It is August 1st! I measured my hair last night just before midnight (I'm so impatient! LOL) Anyway, I have a very AVERAGE 1/2 inch of growth this month. So screw the Delinea! It is not a substitute for Viviscal. Case closed. For me anyway. It MIGHT have helped my skin some. We shall see how the skin acts when I go off Delinea. I have had very few pimples lately, I should mention that in fairness. ------------- "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32" |
Posted By: rrobey
Date Posted: August 04 2003 at 3:12pm
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Same with me SuperGrover. I gave up on the Delina. I got 1/2" growth this month too which is average for me. I was really hoping for 3/4", but I guess it could be worse... I could have only gotten 1/4". I do think it helped with my skin too, but not worth $23/month. My skin isn't that bad in the first place. Becky ------------- |
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: October 12 2003 at 1:21pm
| has anyone continued taken delinea? has anyone taken viviscal and this (at different times) to compare? i want to check it out but i hate going into GNC, they always pressure to buy stuff you didnt come in there for. |