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  • Posted By: Fred22 @ 08/06/2008 1:37:25 PM

    749 independant medical studies and counting. Some things do work. WWW.DISCOVERLIMU.COM/USA

  • Posted By: rebelallways @ 08/06/2008 1:35:17 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: presutin2 @ 08/06/2008 1:34:46 PM

    I am brazilian from the amazon region and since I was a child, we drank acai juice more like a desert than because of its nutritional value which is very minimal. I can assure you that acai by no means is recommended to cure anything!!! There are no scientific studies that prove that acai has curing properties and this guy is just another con making money due to ignorance from those who don't know better. Like the previous poster mentioned, this guy is making money by scamming people with a pyramid scheme and that makes me really mad because, while he is driving all these expensive cars and living the lifestyle of the rich and famous, others are drinking the juice in the hopes they will cure their ailments. I hope the feds catch up with him and real soon.

  • Posted By: rogerthat @ 08/06/2008 1:34:30 PM

    I was going to stay out of the fray on this one, but if you really are interested in clinically proven information on how antioxidants work on a cellular level, please visit www.sozomax.com/105389/
    Please click the link to Dr. Keller. This is the real deal folks.

  • Posted By: danny_latch @ 08/06/2008 1:11:17 PM

    My dad and mom got in to the buisness and failed. I tryed it for a few weeks and felt ok, but I also take GNC mega man multi-vitamin. The drink might make you feel good, but the buisness is not set up to get you rich unless you know a lot of people with no lives and like to spend money and not invest it.

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

      Just like you! i tried to sell cars one time and failed! it's called NEGATIVE THINKING!!

  • Posted By: whatifitstrue? @ 08/06/2008 12:34:58 PM

    Acai doesn't have to be expensive. I went to my local health food store & purchased it in capsulated form - 60 capsules for around $7.00 & it works just fine!

    • Posted By: rebelallways @ 08/06/2008 1:33:43 PM

      It's not the same. You need all the other fruits as well. 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: healthy1 @ 08/06/2008 12:46:14 PM

    The fruits used in Mona Vie are good, including the acai. But last time I checked they had some ingredients that were artificial, so the product can not considered all-natural. There are better options in the healthfood stores, including one called Berry Splash. Great taste too.

    The other problem with Mona Vie is the compensation plan. "Fewer than 1 percent qualified for commissions and of those, only 10 percent made more than $100 a week. And the dropout rate, while not disclosed by MonaVie, is around 70 percent, according to a top recruiter." Obviously they have built a cozy pyramid scheme for their early founders and top promoters/recruiters. Very typical of MLM, unfortunately. Same thing happened with Noni, Herbalife, Amway, etc. The fat cats at the top make all the money and new recruits get shafted.

    • Posted By: jjohnson48 @ 08/06/2008 1:32:02 PM

      Healthy1 - I have been reading this blog about Mona Vie and was wondering if the berry splash that you are talking about . Does it have a lot of surgar? Also have you tries Mona Vie (I did not have time to read all the stuff you wrote so if you allude to have tried it - I missed it.

  • Posted By: vital3 @ 08/06/2008 1:29:17 PM

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  • Posted By: witchr_99 @ 08/06/2008 1:29:03 PM

    Is this the NONI drink of the year? I remember when Noni juice came out my sister got all hyped about it. Even bought a bottle for mom. Is my sister still drinking Noni and talking about how great she feels on it? No. Makes you wonder. blogermeister is partly right. I managed to read a few of the testimonials here, and one person advocating Mona Vie said with drinking the juice and having an exercise program you could lose the weight and would feel better. Well, DUH! I think that's the prescription most doctors make - eat more healthy and get some exercise. Seems to me the only ones getting rich on this pyramid are the ones at the top (including the one who bailed on a company just before the Feds decided the claims made about that supplement were patently false or purposely misleading. I'll stick to my 100 % juices I can get at my small, hometown grocery store (and help them out by keeping my money in town).

  • Posted By: mrsweeney @ 08/06/2008 1:28:42 PM

    I've been drinking Mona Vie for 3 months now and use to have bad allergies. After 1 month of the Juice I no longer have allergies, sleep better, less knee pain, and lower cholesterol. That's just 2 oz every morning and evening. I beleive the antioxidants are flushing the free radicals out of my system so it can operate the way we are intended to.
    It's #1 on my list for health!!!

  • Posted By: jsimpson @ 08/06/2008 1:28:36 PM

    zzzzzzzzz.... Sorry, I fell asleep reading your remarks about good nutrition. Clearly there is a lack of proper nutrition among busy Americans. As a MonaVie consumer I am happy to enjoy the nutrional benefits of the product. In my busy lifestyle it is just not practical to consume the recommended daily allowances of fruits and vegetables. As a Registered Nurse I am not happy with those in positions to influence individuals in unhealthy directions. You clearly do not have the expertise nor the insight to comment on that in which you are not educated. Using your opinions about the MonaVie business plan to discourage people from learning about good nutritional supplements is unethical. I do not know what else to say but shame on you!

  • Posted By: hedwig @ 08/06/2008 1:11:29 PM

    Several years ago, this stuff was distributed in packets of thick liquid and sold in health food stores. I tried it out for awhile, putting it in fruit smoothies every day for about 2 months. And I must say I don't know what all the hype is about, because I felt no different than I did the day I started using it. Personally, I wouldn't spend the money on it.

    • Posted By: auctiontime @ 08/06/2008 1:28:19 PM

      Your smart!! If it don't work for you? Don't buy it... SIM___PLE???>>>>>

  • Posted By: kmart shopper @ 08/06/2008 1:26:20 PM

    What a total scam. It's simply a fruit with high ammounts of antioxidants. Good for you, but you can find it elsewhere in other products for quite a bit less money(still relatively expensive) with the same benefits. But believe whatever you want if it makes you feel better(placebo effect) and help make these greedy folks wealthier.

  • Posted By: freedomfinder @ 08/06/2008 1:27:00 PM

    I am definitely not going to say that MonaVie is a scam, however to make any real money - you have to move a TON of product ($8/bottle means to make any real money, you have to become recruiting machine). Network Marketing is a legitimate way for entrepreneurs to create a fortune for themselves by helping others in the process. I would say that it absolutely has health benefits, as I am a consumer of this juice-product (though I would never get involved with the business-side). I am a Network Marketer who is creating a fortune and I am doing so in a relatively short amount of time. Really, there is no "right or wrong" company to join, as long as the company focuses on INTEGRITY and is a legit vehicle to help you make BIG MONEY! Love what you do, or it is just not worth doing! http://abundanceisyours.info/

  • Posted By: thiagocev @ 08/06/2008 1:26:58 PM

    Its a marketing scheme like NONI the Tahitian Juice. They are using marketing scheme called pyramid. I am brazilian I know that acai juice is very good, ans has been studied for a long time in research centers and universities in Brazil. Its sad make people consume that to make them think that will be a cure for their health problems...

  • Posted By: Nascar @ 08/06/2008 1:26:42 PM

    People save your money buy berries and plain yogurt and make smoothies. Just as healthy and much cheaper. Jumba Juice makes a smoothie with Acai berry. Much cheaper.

  • Posted By: Cope1212 @ 08/06/2008 1:23:51 PM

    There are alternative products that are more potent and more affordable on the market. Check out Deborah's Collection for the best blend avaiable and a very high ORAC score.

    http://www.esells.com/ecitemList11.asp?CO=D&txtItemID=133

  • Posted By: kboxer20 @ 08/06/2008 1:09:06 PM

    Ever hear of the placebo effect? You rubes will believe anything!

    • Posted By: gracie1220 @ 08/06/2008 1:23:27 PM

      I suffered from depression and chronic fatigue for 10 years. I took Lexapro, I went to therapy. I went off Lexapro, back on to another anti-depressant. I experienced extreme fatigue to the point I couldn't even drive. For those of you who have not experienced ailments like this, supplements seem like insanity, they are placebo's for suckers. However, I now have a full time job, and I'm a student. No more naps, no more crying, no more crazy cravings. Placebo, well, if it is, it's a damn good one.

  • Posted By: StacyW @ 08/04/2008 11:41:05 PM

    You greedy sales reps all talk the same talk and scheme others into this overpriced juice. I was approached a year ago by a good friend of mine and he gave me a few bottles to try. I had the worst sleep you could ever imagine and could not stop going to the bathroom. This juice has no standardization to follow and I lost all respect for my friend. He no longer does this business because he felt so bad.

    • Posted By: auctiontime @ 08/06/2008 1:23:07 PM

      You should give your friend another chance! Just think! Your both Mona -Vie Free.....Make him feel better!!

    • Posted By: susanwesla @ 08/06/2008 8:57:49 AM

      Unfortunately, no one probably explained to you the detoxification that occurs when you consume this type of beverage/supplement. It is quite normal to experience more frequent bathroom visits, mild headaches or even mild flu-like symptoms. That SHOULD have proven to you your need for continuing the product at least until the symptoms cleared. Think of it this way, what kind of weight loss plan drops you 50 lbs in 2 weeks? None that is helathy. But you expect to reverse the cumulative negative effects on you rbody from years of pollution and abuse in just 2 weks? Think about it!

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