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  • Posted By: Geneshredder @ 04/13/2009 10:06:24 PM

    The criticism of Monavie is entirely deserved. A bigger scam I can't imagine! Fruit punch for $45 a bottle? Miracle cure? Puh-lease! Do any of the distirbutors who are posting these spam testimonials seriously think that they are going to convince anyone here to buy this snake oil?

  • Posted By: annmarie_scott @ 04/09/2009 1:26:01 PM

    I've been drinking Monavie for 2 months now and I can speak of how it has benefited me. I feel more energized, the ani-inflamatory properties of the Glucosamine sure have helped with the inflammation in my sinues that I have had problems with for YEARS!!! I'm breathing better that's for sure. And there are plenty of studies to prove that the Acai berry is high in antioxidants. Why not drink juice that tastes good and I enjoy rather than swallowing handfuls of vitamin pills every day, that I usually forget to take and are not absorbed into my body anyway. That's more of a waste than drinking Monavie every day. I feel better, it's not a miracle or anything, but it is healthier and I'd rather give that to my kids than most of the other junk they eat and drink. My entire family has seen positive impacts in one way or another from it because when you make your body healthy, your body does all the work in fending off sickness.

  • Posted By: Amishfurnitureoutlet.ca @ 04/08/2009 10:28:55 PM

    I have recently been approached by a good friend to explore the benefits of consuming and sharing the MonaVie product. His family had been involved in Amway for many years but he never asked me to join him in that business. The product seems to be healthy (19 fruits certainly can't hurt you) and is definitely better for you than Cola's or Red Bull (remember its claims...It gives you wings!). Society consumes millions of beverages every week (some not so good for you) and none of us get a chance to make any money off this. If you can share a good product and build a network of people that believe in better health and making a few bucks....then try it out. If it doesn't go so well, maybe your just not good at it. Don't blame the product, Red Bull had marketing hype...MonaVie has income potential. All I know is I would rather consume/recommend something good for me and make a few $$ at it then consume condensed caffeine (Commonly reported adverse effects due to caffeine used in the quantities present in Red Bull are insomnia, nervousness, headache, and tachycardia) and help the Red Bull boys keep their rankings in Forbes (In 2008, Forbes Magazine listed both Chaleo and Mateschitz as being the 260th richest persons in the world with an estimated net worth of $4.0 billion)

  • Posted By: I Am A Sceptic @ 04/08/2009 2:53:48 PM

    I am a Mona Vie distributor. I found this article about 10 months ago when I was approached regarding this product. I presented this article to the person that pitched me on it with the same negativity that a lot of you have, but figured I would give it a try. Without giving you all the details from then to now I will say that I liked the influx of energy it gave me. My wife actually agrees with me on something (that's a first). If anyone believes this is a miracle product, get your head out of the clouds. The person who introduced me to Mona Vie didn't promise me great things from it, just that it made him feel better so why not me too. On a different note....my wife and I started taking Mona Vie last September and 2 months later she got pregnant. I am not saying this juice makes you more fertile but after 6 years of my wife not being able to conceive, I now believe I should have listened to my wife and got snipped. LOL. I am probably the companies worst sales person because I am not marketing it, and have only signed up 2 people under me. I use the product for my own benefit and pleasure. If you don't like it or care to use it....don't, but don't bash the product just because you don't like it or the person who pestered you to sign up.

  • Posted By: Happy19 @ 03/14/2009 3:54:10 PM

    Before agreeing or disagreeing with anything about the acai berry, please research it on the AIBMR.com AIBMR Life Sciences is the oldest dedicated full-service nutraceutical products consulting company in the world. They specialize in nutraceutical research, foreign and domestic regulatory compliance, preclinical and clinical trials management, safety testing (toxicological studies), product pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and product development. You can also search for brand named juices on there. I was surprised by what I found in my search results! Be Your Own Judge.

    • Posted By: M.N. @ 04/03/2009 4:21:28 AM

      Nobody is disputing the properties of the ACAI BERRY!!! what we are disputing is : where on your MonaVie bottle does is state how much Acai is in the juice blend? Can you tell me that? Can you find that information in any of the materials provided to you by the MonaVie enterprise? The answer is NO, you can't!

      • Posted By: PositiveInput @ 04/05/2009 7:35:40 PM

        Where on any bottle of anything does it state how much of each ingredient is contained within it?
        Your point is pointless.
        Why not direct your energy on something more constructive.
        Maybe enhancing your life while not trying to bring others down?
        That would be a good start.
        Well, there you go.

  • Posted By: infoseeker @ 03/15/2009 5:28:41 AM

    infoseeker@
    I commend you on your article which sheds a lot of truth about the MonaVie business opportunity and juice. There are other more affordable, great products on the market that go toe to toe with Monavie and you can find them at www.agrolabs.com and www.brazilbotanicals.com.

    As for the business part of it, it is really difficult to make money with their pay plan and product. When you are told by upline that you really need to be on 2 to 3 cases of this stuff for your family of 3 or 4, this business really becomes super expensive every month. There are better companies that you can associate yourself with if you want to start a home based business and all you have to do is do your homework. Afterall, one of the reasons that you start a business from home is to create additional income which may someday allow you to stay home and enjoy more time with your family.

    • Posted By: jsg1515 @ 03/15/2009 12:20:27 PM

      I have been a Mona-vie distributor for 10 weeks and am at the Silver Exec. level making about $500 per week. It is funny to me how anyone who knocks Mona-vie and talks about it being too hard or too expensive always follows that up by mentioning another product. people, use your heads, why do all other health beverages compare themselves with Mona-vie? because Mona-vie is the best. You won't see Mona-vie distributors comparing our product to anything else because we don't have to. We have opti acai which is the best form, we have 19 different fruits, we have incredible marketing, we have incredible publicity and an incredible support system. Let me know when these other products are featured on Rachel Ray and The Doctor Show. People, you never get to the top by trying to bring others down. You get to the top by hard work. I have plugged into the Mona-vie opportunity and worked it about 5-10 hours a week for 10 weeks and am making $500 per week. There are thousands of other normal folks doing the same thing. Show me another company that has been in business for 4 years and made over 50 people millionaires and thousands of people making 6 figures and up. Enough said.

      • Posted By: Naughtgonnatakeit @ 03/20/2009 5:20:09 PM

        You call 5-10 hours a week hard work? What was your previous occupation? Blood donor?

        • Posted By: swellduck @ 04/03/2009 12:33:15 PM

          The hard work is consistency and committment, something the average American knows nothing about.

          • Posted By: scotty61 @ 04/03/2009 1:31:23 PM

            Yes it's hard work - fake it till you make it. Lie to everyone! Monavie reminds me of the Madoff Ponzi Scheme. It took the Government time to crack down on that scheme and the same will happen with Monavie.

            Open your eyes people, this is a Ponzi Scheme hiding behind a snake oil product.

          • Posted By: scotty61 @ 04/03/2009 1:22:54 PM

    • Posted By: JuceForLife @ 03/23/2009 10:32:05 AM

      Whats so difficult about making money on the MonaVie compensation plan? You have to do the work to make it in any kind of business and MonaVie is no different. The only expense you have with MonaVie is buying the juice. Go buy a Subway or McDonalds franchise and see what its going to cost you? The average McDonalds only makes around $200,000 per year net. So if MonaVie is "super expensive every month" (your words not mine), they you "Are Not Doing The Work" to build a MonaVie business.

      What qualifies you to make a statement there are better companies out there? I have been in network marketing for many years and MonaVie is by far the best out there. They pay distributor's more than all other comp plans I have seen. Dallin has put together an incredible leadership team and the company gives back to Brazil in ways you will never know, unless you do the research.

      The problem with many people is they all have "unqualified opinions". They are willing to give an opinion on anything with no knowledge or experience on the subject matter. Or they are a part of another network marketing company and can not even think there could be a more stable and profitable business out there.

      I will you well in your future with network marketing.

      • Posted By: rsuarez @ 04/03/2009 8:51:57 AM

        Well I must say that a MonaVie business is not for everyone. Obviously not for that average folk. Let's say that you have a family of four and you want them all on the juice. The expense on product alone is well over $600. Now, on top of that you have to add business expenses such as a website, brochures, cd's, dvd's, and the price of gas for all of those home meetings.

        I have found what I consider to be the sleeping giant in the network marketing industry with a much better compensation plan than MonaVie. They pay you a commission for being on one bottle of product (about $49) for showing others how to do the same thing.

        The products are affordable, life changing, and life enhancing. And, they even have a product created by Dr. Alexander Schauss. You do know who that is right? Bottom line is this, there are better companies out there with better pay plans and better support (32 calls a month to help you build your business).

        And if you don't want to associate yourself with any company to get the benefits of the acai berry, I have found two websites that go head to head with MonaVie. They are http://www.brazilbotanicals.com and http://www.agrolabs.com
        Both have great products and the product of one of them is made up of 80% pure acai.

        As for the affordable company that I was talking about just go to http://www.alifechangingproduct.com and http://www.acaiplus.com/acaihealth and just compare pay plans. Oh and there is a more stable and more profitable way to build a network marketing business and with the internet you don't really have do all tha running around giving home meetings anymore. I have seen many pay plans....breakaway, stair step, binary, matrix and this one is the best that I have seen.

  • Posted By: dmwar @ 04/02/2009 9:42:25 PM

    It's obvious you have no idea of what your talkiing about. Explain to me what a pyramid is considering you know it all. Grape Juice ? okay call it what you want but I know better. Not only do I drink it and sell it but I have several customers who have benifited from your so called grape juice. I can give you countless testimony on the effects this product has had on my severeal customers. Better yet why don't you ask a doctor the benifits of this so called grape juice. Put your head back on your shoulders and join a winning team and product.

  • Posted By: jmarshall67 @ 04/02/2009 6:59:06 PM

    when will people learn to spot a pyramid scheme......if this grape juice could cure cancer it would be sold in stores.........people are so despreate to get rich without actually having to do any work

  • Posted By: jmarshall67 @ 04/02/2009 6:56:13 PM

    wow.... when will people learn to spot a pyramid scheme,,,,,if this grape juice really did cure cancer and do all the things its hyped up to do it would be sold in stores....heres an idea lets not put our hopes of riches in get rich quick schemes and miricale cures and actually do what it takes to become succesful......work hard

  • Posted By: kelbode @ 04/02/2009 8:37:10 AM

    SHAME ON YOU!! How did you become so hardened, and how on earth were you allowed to publish such a slanted, misquoted, and terrible article?! You ought to be ashamed. You obviously never tried the juice, and never had a loved one suffer while standing by feeling helpless. When you do, and chances are good that you will, I hope you will soften a bit enough to reconsider your harsh and WRONG conclusion of this incredible product AND company. Your credibility as a writer of factual truth has just been flushed.
    You didn't research, or you would have found many thousands of men, women and children who's lives are in a sweeter place because of Dallin Larsen's vision and work, and the absolute first rate product his company has introduced to hurting people. I hope someday you get the chance to hear the stories I've heard, and SEE with your own eyes the grateful faces of friends and loved-ones who get a chance to live without pain and medications for the first time in their lives. I can only repeat, Shame on you!

  • Posted By: kelbode @ 04/02/2009 8:34:43 AM

    SHAME ON YOU!! How did you become so hardened, and how on earth were you allowed to publish such a slanted, misquoted, and terrible article?! You ought to be ashamed. You obviously never tried the juice, and never had a loved one suffer while standing by feeling helpless. When you do, and chances are good that you will, I hope you will soften a bit enough to reconsider your harsh and WRONG conclusion of this incredible product AND company. Your credibility as a writer of factual truth has just been flushed.
    You didn't research, or you would have found many thousands of men, women and children who's lives are in a sweeter place because of Dallin Larsen's vision and work, and the absolute first rate product his company has introduced to hurting people. I hope someday you get the chance to hear the stories I've heard, and SEE with your own eyes the grateful faces of friends and loved-ones who get a chance to live without pain and medications for the first time in their lives. I can only repeat, Shame on you!

  • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 03/27/2009 1:23:51 PM

    It appears the FDA has a few pending complaints being compiled that will bring doomsday to Monavie this year. Way to many misrepresentation and fabricated testimonies being throwing out their by thousands of distributors. Distributors do not adhere to their policies and procedures and continue to misrepresent their snake oil company. You can all thank yourselves when the FDA throws your juice into a Landfill much like their predecessor Royal Tongan Limu Juice. http://www.fda.gov/ola/2003/dietarysupplements1028.html

    Judgment day is near!

    Hundreds of people filing a complaint with their local FDA agency are speeding up the process.

    http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/complain.Html

    • Posted By: karmichael116 @ 04/01/2009 7:04:06 PM

      Mr. 2SFTC
      I hope you find some comfort in your life at some point.
      You seem to harbor a great resentment towards the company Monavie.

      Holding resentment towards someone is like eating poisoned pills while waiting for them to die.

      Your very feeble attempts are actually pitiful and I hope that one morning you will wake up and decide to not have that day filled with the rage that seems to envelope your total being. By the way -- Newsweek deleted your last post because they saw what you are and know what you are about. Yes, I have to admit that I was the culprit that reported you. I will not report your latest spew (your 50th?). I can only see you posting these in hopes that some other people will actually believe in you.

      Sir/Ma'am -- believe me when I say this --and this is contrary to your hopes, aspirations and dreams -- Americans do not gravitate towards negative, spiteful, enraged individuals.
      You happen to fit all three of those descriptions.
      Americans like to carry the message of hope for their future. And their kid???s futures.
      Why would you want to try and silence that hope?
      I hope that one day you will find some peace.
      Eric Ortiz, Distributor ID 1934485
      American Canyon, CA
      A single father ot twins boys trying to carve out a future for my family.
      And yes --- here is my website www.oldticker.com I am not promoting the selling of anything NOR is this an auction site.

    • Posted By: karmichael116 @ 04/01/2009 7:03:41 PM

      Mr. 2SFTC
      I hope you find some comfort in your life at some point.
      You seem to harbor a great resentment towards the company Monavie.

      Holding resentment towards someone is like eating poisoned pills while waiting for them to die.

      Your very feeble attempts are actually pitiful and I hope that one morning you will wake up and decide to not have that day filled with the rage that seems to envelope your total being. By the way -- Newsweek deleted your last post because they saw what you are and know what you are about. Yes, I have to admit that I was the culprit that reported you. I will not report your latest spew (your 50th?). I can only see you posting these in hopes that some other people will actually believe in you.

      Sir/Ma'am -- believe me when I say this --and this is contrary to your hopes, aspirations and dreams -- Americans do not gravitate towards negative, spiteful, enraged individuals.
      You happen to fit all three of those descriptions.
      Americans like to carry the message of hope for their future. And their kid???s futures.
      Why would you want to try and silence that hope?
      I hope that one day you will find some peace.
      Eric Ortiz, Distributor ID 1934485
      American Canyon, CA
      A single father ot twins boys trying to carve out a future for my family.
      And yes --- here is my website www.oldticker.com I am not promoting the selling of anything NOR is this an auction site.

    • Posted By: karmichael116 @ 04/01/2009 7:03:10 PM

      Mr. 2SFTC
      I hope you find some comfort in your life at some point.
      You seem to harbor a great resentment towards the company Monavie.

      Holding resentment towards someone is like eating poisoned pills while waiting for them to die.

      Your very feeble attempts are actually pitiful and I hope that one morning you will wake up and decide to not have that day filled with the rage that seems to envelope your total being. By the way -- Newsweek deleted your last post because they saw what you are and know what you are about. Yes, I have to admit that I was the culprit that reported you. I will not report your latest spew (your 50th?). I can only see you posting these in hopes that some other people will actually believe in you.

      Sir/Ma'am -- believe me when I say this --and this is contrary to your hopes, aspirations and dreams -- Americans do not gravitate towards negative, spiteful, enraged individuals.
      You happen to fit all three of those descriptions.
      Americans like to carry the message of hope for their future. And their kid???s futures.
      Why would you want to try and silence that hope?
      I hope that one day you will find some peace.
      Eric Ortiz, Distributor ID 1934485
      American Canyon, CA
      A single father ot twins boys trying to carve out a future for my family.
      And yes --- here is my website www.oldticker.com I am not promoting the selling of anything NOR is this an auction site.

    • Posted By: PositiveInput @ 03/29/2009 2:42:48 AM

      Dear "Report2FTC"
      I started reading all of the posts that this article in Newsweek has generated. Many positive comments and some negative comments. Unlike your posts -- the good and bad comments do share one common purpose. That purpose is to express their thoughts, concerns, validations or complaints about Monavie. As I scrolled through several pages, I have seen your post many times. In many cases, it is the exact same post that seems to have been copied and pasted repeatedly. The conclusion that I have come to, is that you have an agenda to have as many people as possible file a complaint to the FTC on your very biased behalf. Why?

      Sir. Ma'am - perhaps your opinion would be better received if you actually voiced what your REAL complaint with Monavie is. Maybe if you did voice your concerns, well, just by writing it out -- you could perhaps begin the process of healing the hatred, biased, prejudicial condition that runs through your body.

      Wouldn't it be ironic if YOU tried drinking Monavie and it worked to heal you of all of the ailments you have inside?

      I am not sure why you are posting repeatedly, but I would advise you to just let go and move on. You will sleep better and you can get back to the business of having a life.
      And yes, I am a new distributor who is just reading and researching the company that I am promoting.
      That company is Monavie.
      I am reading the comments because I like to have an open mind and see what DOES concern the American public about Monavie.
      What I have gathered through my in depth research is that the positive comments and articles found on the Internet far outnumber the negative comments. That coupled with the fact that most of the negative comments are based on not having any true facts with a very biased opinion behind them. Granted, there have been some, what appears to be, genuine complaints from certain individuals who have tried the product for heath reasons but didn't get the results they were looking for. These comments are rare but I do believe them I can only pray for these people to find something that will work for them.

      In my experience in life, it has been made abundantly clear to me that being a negative person and casting negative thoughts around toward other people is just plan ugly and has no benefit to mankind.

      Please try to reside in the comfort of knowing that there is a Monavie distributor in American Canyon, CA that would cling to the hope that someday you will let go of your hatred and actually embrace the human condition with an addition of some positive input and help your fellow mankind.
      Good Luck and well, there you go.
      If anyone would like to know more about Monavie ??? go to:
      www.mymonavie.com/49

      • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 03/30/2009 1:40:42 PM

        • Posted By: pandora13 @ 03/30/2009 4:28:51 PM

          just as a note to the person who posted the policies.. 1. the person you responded to didn't make aclaim. They just asked a question so technically, there was no violation. 2. If you are going to play the "smart guy" and get wordy with your retorts, please spell correctly ( on youy "copy and past" comment I believe you mean "paste" ).

      • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 03/30/2009 1:43:40 PM

        ???The conclusion that I have come to, is that you have an agenda to have as many people as possible file a complaint to the FTC on your very biased behalf. Why????

        Eric Ortiz, Distributor ID 1934485, Why are you asking me, when you should look in the mirror and ask yourself why you would want to con people into a nutritionally deficient bottle of watered down concentrated juices with added vitamin c, sugar, and various chemical preservatives that is priced at $40 a bottle? Dr. Schauss own study shows it to be deficient. The snake oil juice is being fraudulently misrepresented for the sole purpose of building a Pyramid Scheme and everyone should know the truth. No one should have to loose money to another Bernie Madoff money making scheme, hiding behind a worthless product.

        ???Wouldn't it be ironic if YOU tried drinking Monavie and it worked to heal you of all of the ailments you have inside????

        This is the type of fraudulent comments that the FDA and FTC are looking for, thanks for violating your contract with Monavie and putting them in further jeopardy with the FDA and FTC. I will copy and past Monavie???s policies and procedures again just for you so you have more facts as to why distributors, like yourself, don???t play by the rules and continue to misrepresent this scheme.

        ??????IMPORTANT NOTICE: MonaVie Distributors are prohibited from listing, marketing, advertising, promoting, discussing, or selling any MonaVie product, service or the business opportunity on any website or online forum that offers auction as a mode of selling (e.g., eBay, Amazon). Please refer to Section 4.4.2 of our Distributor Policies and Procedures for complete details. By signing below, you acknowledge receipt of this formal warning. Those found to be in violation of this policy are subject to penalties without further notice, up to and including termination of their MonaVie Distributor account.

        By checking this box, I agree that I have read MonaVie???s online sales policy as described, and will comply with the same. I understand that failure to abide by this policy may result in penalties without further notice, up to and including termination of my MonaVie Distributor account.??????

        • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 03/30/2009 1:46:05 PM

          "That coupled with the fact that most of the negative comments are based on not having any true facts with a very biased opinion behind them.:

          If you would of read all the comments I???ve posted ??? I???ve provided documented facts with links to reference to. It???s clear you are looking the other way in order to cash in on this scheme.

          "Granted, there have been some, what appears to be, genuine complaints from certain individuals who have tried the product for heath reasons but didn't get the results they were looking for. These comments are rare but I do believe them I can only pray for these people to find something that will work for them. "

          If your new to Monavie then how do you know they are rare from your opinion? You seem to base your misinformed information on nothing but your own.

          Eric, thanks for leaving your website, now they have a way to police your medical claim of ???healing ailments.??? Say goodbye to your sales job if your not a repeat offender.

    • Posted By: PositiveInput @ 03/29/2009 2:42:05 AM

      Dear "Report2FTC"
      I started reading all of the posts that this article in Newsweek has generated. Many positive comments and some negative comments. Unlike your posts -- the good and bad comments do share one common purpose. That purpose is to express their thoughts, concerns, validations or complaints about Monavie. As I scrolled through several pages, I have seen your post many times. In many cases, it is the exact same post that seems to have been copied and pasted repeatedly. The conclusion that I have come to, is that you have an agenda to have as many people as possible file a complaint to the FTC on your very biased behalf. Why?

      Sir. Ma'am - perhaps your opinion would be better received if you actually voiced what your REAL complaint with Monavie is. Maybe if you did voice your concerns, well, just by writing it out -- you could perhaps begin the process of healing the hatred, biased, prejudicial condition that runs through your body.

      Wouldn't it be ironic if YOU tried drinking Monavie and it worked to heal you of all of the ailments you have inside?

      I am not sure why you are posting repeatedly, but I would advise you to just let go and move on. You will sleep better and you can get back to the business of having a life.
      And yes, I am a new distributor who is just reading and researching the company that I am promoting.
      That company is Monavie.
      I am reading the comments because I like to have an open mind and see what DOES concern the American public about Monavie.
      What I have gathered through my in depth research is that the positive comments and articles found on the Internet far outnumber the negative comments. That coupled with the fact that most of the negative comments are based on not having any true facts with a very biased opinion behind them. Granted, there have been some, what appears to be, genuine complaints from certain individuals who have tried the product for heath reasons but didn't get the results they were looking for. These comments are rare but I do believe them I can only pray for these people to find something that will work for them.

      In my experience in life, it has been made abundantly clear to me that being a negative person and casting negative thoughts around toward other people is just plan ugly and has no benefit to mankind.

      Please try to reside in the comfort of knowing that there is a Monavie distributor in American Canyon, CA that would cling to the hope that someday you will let go of your hatred and actually embrace the human condition with an addition of some positive input and help your fellow mankind.
      Good Luck and well, there you go.
      If anyone would like to know more about Monavie ??? go to:
      www.mymonavie.com/49

  • Posted By: silvamir @ 03/27/2009 4:18:00 AM

    Yeah...let's not spend $40 dollars on a drink made of fruits. Let's spend it on refined sugar, saturaded fat, trans fat, high sodium, cholesterol medicine, insulin, gastric bypass and yes...hopefully you health insurance!

  • Posted By: silvamir @ 03/27/2009 4:17:26 AM

    Yeah...let's not spend $40 dollars on a drink made of fruits. Let's spend it on refined sugar, saturaded fat, trans fat, high sodium, cholesterol medicine, insulin, gastric bypass and yes...hopefully you health insurance!

  • Posted By: AvidReader-S @ 03/25/2009 12:14:49 PM

    This Newsweek article on MonaVie is appalling! MonaVie has done an unprecedented 1.5 Billion in 4 years and seems to be one of few positive things that is growing faster now, while nearly everything else in this economy is unstable and falling apart.

    This article on MonaVie doesn't seem to be at all in line with reality, science, facts or results. If in doubt about MonaVie, the acai berry or other areas of this subject - check our RealHealthAnswers.com and start looking at the facts, not what a lone warped writed with an agenda babbles with the misaligned expectation of people's intelligence that is a disgrace to Newsweek.

  • Posted By: Abots22 @ 03/24/2009 9:23:42 AM

    I believe the anti-cancer, anti-inflamation and all the wholistic benefits of the antioxidant are real and Acai juice has one the highest ORAC counts of any food. There are countless studies of how antioxidants prevent and even reverse cancer. However, the problem with products like MonaVie is it's a juice BLEND, and I believe acai juice isn't even the first ingredient. If you ask MonaVie they will not tell you citing it's a "proprietary blend". Many manufacturers of "proprietary blend" products will at least tell you the decending order in which the amount of each ingredient is in the product. Vitacost.com sells 100% pure acai juice for like $16/bottle and it will last a whole month also. So, is the MonaVie "miracle" real? Maybe, maybe not. But it's a heck of a lot more expensive than pure acai juice.

    My opinion is this is just product marketing at it's best, which I really don't have a problem with. However, if you really want all the claimed benefits of MonaVie juice I believe you can get it and more with one trip to your local farmers' market and a new juicer. I will say that the fact that the FDA is harassing them gives them some credibility since the FDA doesn't like anyone encroaching on Big Pharma's market share.

  • Posted By: JuceForLife @ 03/23/2009 4:14:34 PM

    Hey Tony - Did NewsWeek pay you to write this? What is your compensation plan like? How many hours a week do you work? Does your employer have a nutrutional beverage like MonaVie? Your article, though not very well written, is just another example of how someone can make uneducated opinions and put them out to people. So I have to ask, what qualifies you to be a writer? Or even write an article about the fastest growing company on the planet like they were used toilet paper?

    Maybe you should revisit MonaVie and get the real story and the whole truth? i will assume you are apart of another network marketing company based on how you can demoralize thousands of great people making a difference in todays world. So whats your security net?

  • Posted By: dlogan81 @ 03/12/2009 12:37:47 PM

    I agree!!! According to the USDA, the average american only consumes 9% of the daily intake of fruits and vegetables. 4 ounces of this stuff Monavie gives you your whole daily value. http://www.shop-monavie.com

    • Posted By: Report2FTC @ 03/12/2009 1:04:58 PM

      dlogan81

      You must be new to Monavie, because guess what you just did, you violated your terms and agreement to be a sales rep for Monavie. You just lost your Job buddy!!! I will post your terms and agreement so you know it before your canned.

      IMPORTANT NOTI CE: MonaVie Distributors are prohibited from listing, marketing, advertising, promoting, discussing, or selling any MonaVie product, service or the business opportunity on any website or online forum that offers auction as a mode of selling (e.g., eBay, Amazon). Please refer to Section 4.4.2 of our Distributor Policies and Procedures for complete details. By signing below, you acknowledge receipt of this formal warning. Those found to be in violation of this policy are subject to penalties without further notice, up to and including termination of their MonaVie Distributor account.

      ??????By checking this box, I agree that I have read MonaVie???s online sales policy as described, and will comply with the same. I understand that failure to abide by this policy may result in penalties without further notice, up to and including termination of my MonaVie Distributor account.

      • Posted By: JuceForLife @ 03/23/2009 10:18:40 AM

        Thats calling the kettle black. You slam someone for a blog post and you are selling MonaVie products through an unapproved web site. Remember for your finger pointing, three are pointing back at you.

      • Posted By: imjake35 @ 03/19/2009 11:18:52 PM

        Are you in charge over there at Mona Vie? I think that there should be some type of warning process before you take someone's job away.

  • Posted By: dlogan81 @ 03/10/2009 4:20:31 PM

    To purchase Monavie : http://www.shop-monavie.com

    • Posted By: JuceForLife @ 03/23/2009 10:11:07 AM

      Please note you are not allowed to make postings selling MonaVie products except through authorized MonaVie web sites.

  • Posted By: imjake35 @ 03/19/2009 11:16:19 PM

    All of this is truly hilareous.

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