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  • Posted By: wendylady @ 08/06/2008 1:49:35 PM

    Wow! What a rip off! you can buy acai juice at the freshmarket for $2.50 made by Zola and they donate some of the profits to profect zola which supports a local school where the acai berries are harvested.

    • Posted By: ejriedman88 @ 08/06/2008 2:03:19 PM

      But the stuff you buy at the super market... doesn't have anywhere near the same nutritional value that Mona Vie does. Maybe you should do some research on the product before bashing it.

    • Posted By: elkinmaui @ 08/06/2008 1:58:14 PM

      So does Mona Vie....they have their own project for the children and orphans in Brazil. Your mistake is that you are gullible by using the word "Cure". No medicine or food will cure anything. Mona Vie just helps strengthen our weakness, from years of abuse.

  • Posted By: Ben Stroked @ 08/06/2008 12:47:02 PM

    If drinking this crap will get me a ferrari Ill drink it.

    • Posted By: auctiontime @ 08/06/2008 2:02:49 PM

      If drinking this crap will put Gasoline in my Ferrari!! I'll drink it!!

    • Posted By: dsqard @ 08/06/2008 12:58:49 PM

      AMEN brother, where's MY car???!!! LOL

  • Posted By: imthedudeman @ 08/06/2008 2:02:21 PM

    Stefaru, et al. It's juice. I'm sure it has some health benefits, the same way 100% pomegranite juice does. I'm sure it's full of antioxidants and other beneficial compounds, but it's also not worth anything remotely close to $40 a bottle. You're either corupted by the idea of making money from something you think is a fine product, or you're a fool. The producers of this product, and probably much of the upper and mid-level marketeers responsible for its rapid expansion are MLM pros, which is to say they are con artists. Drink the juice if you must, but don't drink the kool-aid.

  • Posted By: Mickey46 @ 08/06/2008 1:44:24 PM

    I have been in the nutritional industry for a long time. ANY MLM (Multi-Level-Marketing) company works on a 10 to 15 times mark up. So the product will cost around $3-4$ to make. For that to happen I can tell you that it will not be a quality product and most likely will do nothing for your health except raise your sugar levels.

    • Posted By: ejriedman88 @ 08/06/2008 2:01:55 PM

      This is not true either. It has many health benifits and it has no sugar in it! Know the product before bashing on it.

  • Posted By: Kdutchman @ 08/06/2008 1:44:07 PM

    Years ago they had another "miracle tonic" called Hadacol. It didn't last too long either. Hadacon claimed all sorts of health disorders were cured with it's use. Oh well, there is a sucker born every minute!

    • Posted By: ejriedman88 @ 08/06/2008 2:00:52 PM

      Mona Vie doesn't claim it is a Mircale Tonic. Know the product and thoughts behind it before saying negative things about it.

  • Posted By: gjross @ 08/06/2008 2:00:07 PM

    If you want to get into a great home base business contact Gj Ross 206-601-1803 or email ryamaka@msn.com

  • Posted By: ajloe @ 08/06/2008 12:48:46 PM

    I was giving the bottle by one of friends and drank it for several weeks. I saw no difference in the way I was feeling. I think that the sensation of feeling better is all in your heads!!...Plus Mona Vie has a GROSS taste!! Sorry people, but this is just a scam to get your money!! (in my opinion)....Want to feel better??... Excersise, eat healthy, get your 8 hours of sleep and stop trying to rely on stupid things!

    • Posted By: GreenGables79 @ 08/06/2008 12:58:00 PM

      Amen.

      • Posted By: auctiontime @ 08/06/2008 1:59:47 PM

        Didn't get any of your money!! Your friend GAVE you the juice!!
        You should really thank your friend for GIVING you the juice>>>Thanks Friend....

    • Posted By: gracie1220 @ 08/06/2008 1:52:14 PM

      You are right about the excersize and eating healthy. My nutritionist put me on a great diet and that helped with quite a few of my symptoms (of depression and anxiety and chronic fatigue.) However, after a few weeks of this she also asked if I would drink Mona vie. I felt even better because it really helped stabalize my blood sugar levels. I don't think it is a cure all, and shouldn't be depended upon. However, in combination with a good lifestyle it is helpful

  • Posted By: Dvon @ 08/06/2008 1:59:16 PM

    If you drop out, you can not succeed at anything you do in life, most people do not finish what they started, it is not MonaVies falt the drop out rate is %70 - MonaVie is the real deal, and the compensation plan is being studied by top universities around the world, why? because it's a very agressive pay plan paying you 8 different ways right from the beginning, if people followed this simple plan they to would become wealthy and at the same time staying healthy, what is wrong with that?

  • Posted By: gjross @ 08/06/2008 1:59:01 PM

    If you would want to get in on a business with mona-vie contact Gj Ross 206-601-1803 or email ryamaka@msn.com

  • Posted By: joyce.r @ 08/06/2008 1:58:35 PM

    My husband swears it makes the pain in his knee disappear. It gave me a major migraine, so I would rather have the joint pain.
    Joyce R

  • Posted By: rebelallways @ 08/06/2008 1:58:28 PM

    The Asia is not everything. I have been drinking it now for over two years and can tell you that I can ride in my truck for 6 hours and get out with no back pain. Before I started drinking the juice one hour driving would leave me feeling like I was crippled. The only time that has come back was when I ran out for a week. If you are looking for a quick fix and something to get you high, its not for you, but drinking your daily servings of fruits in a Mojave blend gives you all the vitamins and minerals you need, so you don't have to go buying expensive products at the health food store just to piss out. Forget about any get rich quick plan and just stay healthy. I am 63 and well built, muscular and toned as healthy as a person 33, yes , sex as well.

  • Posted By: robsky321 @ 08/06/2008 1:58:00 PM

    Stefaru, The big difference here is that milk and OJ don't cost $40 a bottle! Its only about the money!!! Quit being a sheep! If it is such a miracle why is there no endorsement from the FDA? All this is is another MLM scam

  • Posted By: tomyhealth @ 08/06/2008 12:46:20 PM

    Ok, so I have been drinking the juice for 2 weeks but haven't felt any difference; now, I am a vegan and eat several servings of vegetables and fruits a day, so maybe that is why it makes no difference to me. If I didn't have good eatting habits and was financially comfortable, I would defenitely be drinking Mona Vie to ensure a healthy diet. I don't see anything wrong with this product, except that is expensive for many of us. I don't see the need for FDA to approve this juice, that is all natural.
    I say, if you can't, for whatever reason, eat all the servings of veggies and fruits you need, drink Mona Vie!

    • Posted By: gracie1220 @ 08/06/2008 1:54:52 PM

      My friends in my office all drank it, and quite frankly the only one who didn't feel a difference was the girl who had the healthiest lifestyle. I think that Mona Vie is a great product, it helped with a lot of my ailments. However, obviously, there are lots of great fruits and veggies out there that can probably due similar things. In our society it's difficult to get all those nutrients because we are so busy. Mona Vie is helpful because you get nutrients in 4oz of juice a day. It's nice to have. However it should be part of great diet.

    • Posted By: grumpygray @ 08/06/2008 1:05:50 PM

      The FDA regulates many things that are natural like Arsenic and Marijuana.

  • Posted By: Mickey46 @ 08/06/2008 1:54:27 PM

    Comment to Mlz18. Did you have your C-Reactive Protein tested before you started on MonaVie and have you had it check since you have been on it? If you have reduced your asthma using this product it would be a miracle. Sorry to inform you and all the others this product is a big money machine not a cure all.

  • Posted By: taketime2str @ 08/06/2008 12:52:50 PM

    Sales pitches like this are bilking the public out of millions daily. Logically, this is yet another scam. Drinking any good juice , Pomegranite, blueberry , peach etc. will be just as good for you anf a fraction of the cost.The pitch is based on peoples fear of aging, getting sick, not looking so youthful and did I say the desire to get rich quick.. Save your money and take a good walk daily and eliminate all the junk, processed food and you will benefit far more than looking for a get fixed quick scheme.

    • Posted By: auctiontime @ 08/06/2008 1:53:52 PM

      Good thinking!! I wonder if it would help a NEGATIVE ATTITUDE!!??

  • Posted By: JP2282 @ 08/06/2008 1:53:18 PM

    MIKE YOU'RE AWESOME! Yeah not a pyramid people. Sooo ignorant. Anyways I just started drinking the juice and I'll have to agree with you sweeny, I sleep like a rock now! Not to mention my left knee is, or should I say "was" bad and hurt me all the time until I discovered Mona Vie. Love the stuff! I don't mind drinking something that's healthy for me while making a few hundred on the side. Even if I don't make any money it still benefits me to drink it for better health. And come on guys, we all know not everyone out there is getting their recommended serving of fruits/veggies everyday ike you might think. Just 4 ounces a day = 13 servings that's it you're done. Ok I'm done rambling. Give it a "shot" you really have nothing to lose!

  • Posted By: Rmullins @ 08/06/2008 1:29:34 PM

    Very few people have the drive to succeed in a network marketing business, it takes alot of sacrifice and the ability to handle rejection. Why is it that one person can succeed at it and another cant ? Its actually simple, ATTITUDE , ATTITUDE, ATTIITUDE

    • Posted By: Anna1310 @ 08/06/2008 1:53:08 PM

      Spoken so well! A true networking marketing company takes work to suceed. If they say you can get rich quick, turn a run the other way! Robert Kiosaki and Donald Trump say network marketing is the way for the working class person to be able to have their own business with little start up costs. You only reap what you sew! Right attitude and hard work. Mona Vie is not for everyone. Go to dsa,org and reasearch many other good companies. Do your due diligence!

    • Posted By: vital3 @ 08/06/2008 1:41:26 PM

      I USE TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE...BUT WHEN YOU ARE ON THE VIRGUE OF SUICIDE FROM THE FIBROMYALGIA I WAS SUFFERING FROM AND FIND SOMETHING OTHER THAN DRUGS!!! YOU BECOME A BELIEVER. ONE YEAR AGO I HAD GONE TO OVER FIVE DOCTORS. THEY ALL SAID "YOU HAVE FIBROMYALGIA AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN" GEE WHAT A THING TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS.... I WENT ON A SEARCH WITH GODS HELP TO FIND SOMETHING OTHER THAT DRUGS... GOD INTRODUCED SYNERGY INTO MY LIFE. YES I GOT MY LIFE BACK. I AM PAIN FREE. IF YOU KNOW WHAT FIBROMYALGIA IS YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. THESE PRODUCTS HAVE HELPED MANY OTHER PEOLPLE WITH DIFFERENT DISEASES. TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK..GIVE IT A TRY WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOOSE?

  • Posted By: fitnessminded @ 08/06/2008 1:53:05 PM

    I am quite disappointed in this article. I am not a drinker of this product but had heard about it and was anxious to find out if it truly worked. The title of the piece makes it seem as if some type of research was done to either repute the claims or validate them but neither was accomplished. If anything, the only thing that was accomplished was marketing for the company. Maybe the writter of this article is one of the millionaires? Next time research your product a little better and give us important imformation that will help people determine whether this is something they should be taking or not!

  • Posted By: Kdutchman @ 08/06/2008 1:51:26 PM

    Probably taste better is it was put back on the shelf for a few months and let it sour into wine. Could really be a miracle cure then. You wouldn't care if you had aches and pains at all then.

  • Posted By: roinva @ 08/06/2008 12:54:04 PM

    I joined the MonaVie team last fall. I drank several hundred dollars worth of the juice. I swear by its effects. I only work part-time as a CPA due a long history of bad health. After a few weeks of drinking MV, I was able to double my billable hours. However, I say all of this and you will wonder what fool would quit drinking it with these praising effects. . At the rate I was drinking it for the good effects, it was costing me over $150/month. I could not afford to sink all of my time, money and energy in trying to find others in my poor community to sign onto the plan. I quit purchasing it and eventually stopped drinking it faithfully. I am on my last bottle. When it is gone, I am looking for cheaper or more readily available options for the acai berry benefits. It's good stuff but not quite worth the commitment. Here's hoping the other acai berry options are just as beneficial.

    • Posted By: healthy1 @ 08/06/2008 12:59:40 PM

      roinva, try Berry Splash at healthfood stores. Made by co. called Garden Greens. MUCH better tasting. The same great fruits. And a LOT cheaper than the Mona Vie scam.

      • Posted By: auctiontime @ 08/06/2008 1:51:17 PM

        Should I buy from healthfood store...???? UMMMMMMm

    • Posted By: gracie1220 @ 08/06/2008 1:48:12 PM

      You can buy the whole frozen berries at some health food stores. Zola makes a 100% acai berry juice. Be careful to read labels. Some juices claim to have acai in them, and they do, but they are primarily raspberry and blackberry juice. (Although all berries have nutritional benefits.) Also, stock up on vitamin C, and other supplements. I do a combination of supplements and acai, along with a lot of olive oil in my diet, and I feel soooo much better.

    • Posted By: Hanfrank @ 08/06/2008 1:25:56 PM

      Enter Your Comment So you made the decision to put a price on your health and vitality. .....When It comes to Health, You want the best. If your health is lost then I do not have to tell you the consequences. Study Monavie and the plan and you will see how easy it is to get Monavie paid for by the company. All you have to do is share it with other people who do not put a price on their Health.

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