Monavie

Ok, it has been awhile since I have posted. But I must tell you that I had started drinking Monavie just 3 weeks before I was diagnosed with cancer. At that point they told me to STOP everything, so I did. After surgery and rads, I just laid around the house had no energy at all. The onc started me on Tamoxifen which raised my liver enzymes sky high, it also affect my kidneys. My onc ran more blood work to check for hepatitis, which all came back neg. I started taking Monavie again in late Sept 2008.This Feb 2009 my doctor checked my liver function again and now I am normal! Also the kidney function is normal. He said he is not sure what I am doing, but keep it up. They only thing I changed was drinking the monavie! I love this stuff!

This is my first Blogg, just joined the group.  As I read so many comments and concern and they are valid concerns.  Although I am a believer of the Mona vie juice, and what the company stands for, because since I was introduced only six months ago, I am doing well both in health and financially, so I do not need convincing. But yes I also think every one regardless how we feel about our product must make sure that every one becomes educated before we insult any one just because it does not work for them.  Many people pointed out allergies and for those who are allergic to certain fruits We! who represent and promote the product the first thing we say it is fruit and we go further into explaining the other ingredients which are all listed in the bottles and brochure handed out.  Don't blame the Mona vie company and the distributors for  not educating oneself so that what we so often do in our lives, we eat the wrong foods, drink beverages that have all kind of chemicals in them as they are processed, breath the same air (pollutions)and some even smoke, so many people do so much wrong to their body's and along comes something good and natural wholesome but they try to make it bad. Bad is all the drugs abused and prescribed by the Dr's. But for those who truly are allergic to something in the juice, please make sure you say the truth about the reaction for you, does not mean for any one else .  I am allergic to aspirin so, does that mean every one should be aware, perhaps!  but Doctors prescribe it on a daily dosage to many. So do they prescribe many other drugs that are truly killing are the immune system and have caused death.  All I am trying to say educate yourself.  When you have a reaction to something it is your responsibility to research. God made all the fruits of the earth for both men and animals and gave us free choice.  I stand behind my product and my Mona vie company, I believe every one should be healthy and financially free and this company gives the opportunity to have both. I am sad for those who can't drink it I pray they find an alternative without chemical drugs.  The world should drink the Mona vie juice "acai" is the #1 food ..Mona vie stand behind it and so do many other researchers and scientist who are no affiliated with Mona vie.  As a distributor for some one who said behind closed doors we gather and claim it cures cancer "please stand corrected" no one in our group "Georgia" has said that, many people have testimony's perhaps some one had an experience/hope..We applaud them for sharing not claiming.

It sounds like your getting a very high sugar spike which could be causing the palps, keeping some up at night, etc.  Sugar, even if it is naturally coming from a fruit, is taken in moderation for us BC survivors.  Whenever I make a fruit smoothie I add cinnamon to hold down the natural sugar spike that comes with the berries.  Does the bottle mention the amount of sugar per ounce?

Dlynne, here are the full ingredients of MonaVie Active: Proprietary blend of açai (freeze-dried powder
and whole fruit juice); fruit juice from concentrate (white grape,
apple, acerola, aronia, purple grape, cranberry, passion fruit,
apricot, prune, kiwi, blueberry, wolfberry, pomegranate, lychee,
camu camu); fruit purees (pear, banana, bilberry); citric acid,
natural flavor, sodium benzoate, D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride,
Potassium Sorbate, Esterified Fatty Acids.
MonaVie Active Gel also contains: Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum,
Ascorbic Acid.

The nutrition info is on the bottle and Gel Pack. Be sure to refrigerate and shake bottle before drinking since it is made from whole fruits - peel, pulp and seeds for most fruits. Suggest you drink 2 oz. in the a.m. and p.m. I felt a difference in energy in 3 days but we recommend a 90 day trial. If you like contact me at the email on my profile. Thanks, Ken

I do understand that the University of FL is doing a study on Monavie.  My oncologist had no problem with me taking it, though I didn't ever buy it.  She said she had several patients who said they felt better taking it.

In regard to anti oxidants.  I believe they don't want anyone to take mega doses of many supplements while on chemo or rads, but anything in moderation,neither my of my doc objected to.

I have been drinking a glass of "Arthur's Acai Plus" juice everyday.  Much cheaper and the ingredients sound a lot better.

Berry puree blend (organic acai, blueberry, blackberry, boysenberry, apple juice, banana puree, pear juice), lemon or lime juice.

That's it.  No chemicals.  No concentrates or powders.  No preservatives. Reading the MonaVie ingredients would keep me from using it.  (In Canada, not sure if it is the same in the US, ingredients are listed starting with the most predominant items used.)   

I know there's been a lot of discussion about the "amazing" acai berry, but all I've read is that it is really no more anti-oxidant-full than blueberries.  But, the marketing of it has done wonders for the Brazilian farmers who grow it (financially, that is....).

I haven't been on here for a while but have read this thread from start to finish and had a big smile as a result of the posts by the Monavie agents. Come on you lot!! I can't think of one single reason any of you shysters would be on here unless you googled Monavie and went SWOOP to this forum. Shame on you! Y'all know you've been trained to do it. Go away and leave the cancer patients alone.

My mother swore by glucosomine and chondritin for her arthritis. You can buy it in the vitamin section in pill and liquid form. Antioxidants are good but not miraculous. You can buy Acai juice at the health food  store. Tests have shown that a serving of Monavie is equal to half an apple. And the arguments go on.