Amazing. Apparently overpriced berry juice can save humanity and protect the rainforest.

quote:<HR>Indeed, one of the greater facets of MonaVie's mission might well be in helping to save the rainforest, the lungs of the world, for future generations.<HR>

It also gives you rocks hard ab and increases the size of your penis.

Or could it just be a network marketing scam

quote:<HR>WARNING: Be careful about the Monavie juice products. Why? First, marketing experts are calling Monavie and its company a "legalized scam."

Second, the Monavie product contains 19 fruits which includes ordinary fruits such as banana! The most significant fruit--acai--is so minimal in this formulation since there are so many other fruits that the consumer would not benefit from this juice product the real health-promoting power that the acai berry can offer.

Why waste your money on a diluted juice product with so little acai?<HR>

They had samples at the Eugene Expo and I tried it and grabbed one of their 'gu' type packets. The sample just tasted like a sweet grape juice to me. I didn't read the brochure on it so didn't know it would make my non-existent penis get bigger.

dang! Why did I only take one sample then???????

It's very expensive. $40. per bottle and if you sign up, you get a discount at $20. per bottle You have to drink $100. worth every month in order to get enough asci berry juice for your health benefit. The asci berry is freeze dried, therefore, the nutrients are are supposed to absorb better by the body. Whatever.

I think I'll just eat my fruit 'n veggies.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by christyeb7:
I recently heard about this juice....Monavie....From what I hear it works wonders and is very good for you. Has anyone used this and had any results from it? Any info would be great!

Christy<HR>

Well I actually use the stuff and it works well. I have a ruptured L5S1 disk in my back making exercise brutal. I found the Monavie came in Regular and Active. The active had Glucosamine and Celedrin added. The Glucosamine help the body repair joint damage and the Celedrin is an anti inflammatory. I found after 2 weeks, my back pain was less in the morning and after workouts. I was taking Advil daily and Vicodin for pain if needed. I no longer take these, not even the Ambien Cr I was taking to sleep. It seems the back pain was waking me during the night.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by RhodeIslander:
Where were these qoutes from?<HR>

Through the powers of Google, I found what is probably the original post on this diabetes site:http://www.diabeteseducationandresearchcenter.org/backchat/chatback315.html

I've pasted it below. Read from the bottom-up.

Marty

On Fri Dec 15 07:06:35 2006 () said:
"All this from a beverage made from 19 fruits most of which are available at your local grocery store -- like the BANANA!"
That was funny! I agree, I don't see how a bottle of fruit juice can cure diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.

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On Thu Dec 14 14:28:53 2006 () said:
WARNING: Be careful about the Monavie juice products. Why? First, marketing experts are calling Monavie and its company a "legalized scam" and another Internet pyramid scheme. Second, the Monavie product contains 19 fruits which includes ordinary fruits such as banana! The most significant fruit--acai--is so minimal in this formulation since there are so many other fruits that the consumer would not benefit from this juice product the real health-promoting power that the acai berry can offer. Third, there are claims (see the last post) that this product will cure anything and everything from acne to cancer, from diabetes to aging! If such a miracle product truly worked, why is there no legitimate news source reporting on all the people being cured of all disease by drinking some fruit juice? Beware this Internet scam!!

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On Thu Dec 14 13:32:32 2006 () said:
MonaVie -- yet another Internet health scam and it finally found this site. Monavie is just a "legalized" pyramid scam. Just Google "MonaVie" and you will find hundreds (maybe thousands) of web sites offering the product for sale, most claiming to be "the only site that sells real MonaVie." There are claims it will cure acne, reverse aging, repair joint damage, and cure cancer, diabetes, heart disease -- almost any and every illness or disease known to man. (If it is so amazing why isn't everyone drinking this juice and getting miraculously cured?) All this from a beverage made from 19 fruits most of which are available at your local grocery store -- like the BANANA! The web sites tout the special formulation which includes acai berries available only in the Amazon rain forest. But realistically -- if a juice contains 19 different fruits, how much of that is going to be acai berry? What a joke!

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On Thu Dec 14 13:04:52 2006 () said:
Have you guys heard of MonaVie? I have seen and heard a lot of testimonies from people who had health problems (diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, high cholestrol, heart disease, arthritis, etc) got better from drinking MonaVie. My grandma and my dad are one of the living proofs that I've seen and heard from. I would recommend you guys to try drinking MonaVie as well. MonaVie is made out of 19 fruits from Brazil, South America. It is known to meet our body's needs.


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quote:<HR>Originally posted by ShinSplintTodd:
Monavie is a pyramid sch...

Ooops, I mean multilevel marketing scheme.


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Come on, pyramid schemes are illegal. Dont do the biz but be accurate when you disagree. This would require a greater degree of responsibility.