Comments on: More MonaVie Than I Can Swallow

By: Wrong

Wrong — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:10:16 +0000

It IS what is being marketed as a supplement. The good nutrition is by “Supplementing” your diet. You seem to have problems with definition. And what is GMO? If it’s genetically modified foods, then you’ve lost this. Genetically modified food is fine.

By: Wrong

Wrong — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:08:34 +0000

You don’t need to buy into a scam to know it’s a scam. You’re an idiot. (Almost a non-sequitur, but I think I can wrangle it).
Of course some people are deficient. That doesn’t mean everyone is, and that certainly doesn’t mean that people should buy this juice, or any claiming to be a superjuice.
If you seriously think this will better your health, drink it. But you’re wrong. Supplements to Antioxidants ONLY HELP THOSE DEFICIENT IN ANTIOXIDANTS. That’s a fact. Other claims, like the immune boost, are also nonsense, unless of course the things manage to give you lupus or allergies (I know you didn’t address this, but it’s another common claim). Whether or not Acai is high in antioxidants, you would be better eating Acai than taking a juice diluted in sweeteners and preservatives. And finally, what kind of a person becomes a devout vegan based on studying nutrition? I’m a vegetarian, and that alone requires supplements and extra effort to get the correct nutrition. A vegan can’t get the dairy in the foodgroups you claimed we might not be consuming. In fact, that lifestyle is more difficult to eat well on, not less (I’ve considered becoming one, mostly from an ethical perspective, and the effort would be huge, and that’s something I can’t see myself being able to accomplish at the moment.) You claim authority and cite less sources than Dunning did, claim “Facts are Facts” without citing a reference, and never understanding that hupercharging nutrients has never improved a healthy person, and if you need a supplement, tasty juice is probably not as good as a course of supplements proscribed by a dietition or nutritionist. And whilst I can’t see Dunnings reference to Acai’s lack of antioxidants, he also cites a reference on the useless nature of trying to supplement a healthy system.

By: dale

dale — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:13:37 +0000

I attended a Monavie meeting with the expectation of outrageous claims. The video we were shown was very short on actual claims from the company. Instead the sales pitch relied heavily on testimonials. At the end of the show customers/distributors were invited to share their stories of ill health and salvation. I was raised by ignorant hicks who took me to penticostal tent meetings as a child. The whole affair reminded me of that. I’m reserving judgement on the juice until I conduct further research but the business model is a runaway success. My issue is simply price. I’ve always eaten better quality food than most people but I’ve never hopped on a fad bandwagon. I’m going to check out competing products and compare nutrient annalysis minus the testimonials.

By: Skeptic at Large

Skeptic at Large — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:22:08 +0000

Found this conversation after doing a little research when I was apprached by a MonaVie salesperson who tried to convince me that her product would be a suitable “alternative” to benadryl when I was having an acute allergic reaction that involved hives and tingling of the mouth. While it seems that MonaVie in and of itself is just harmless juice, the fact that it was touted as a replacement for benadryl is incredibly frightening, and makes me wonder what other claims are made. I confronted this person, and she went on to tell me that this stuff works for everything from autism to Lyme disease. When I refuted her claims, she went into a personal attack. Of the ploys listed on Quackwatch.org, she attempted 7 on me, but finally went away when she determined that I had a brain.

What I find remarkably coincidental, is how similar her statements are to those that have posted here defending MonaVie. It makes me wonder if they work from a script of some kind.

By: JACK

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By: Gwen

Gwen — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:39:19 +0000

I’ve never purchased MonaVie (or what ever it is called) nor would I EVER consider purchasing something of this sort. Even if it is a harmless bad tasting fruit juice, I’ll just bet it costs hundreds of times more than an equal amount of pleasant tasting juice of equal value. In that case, this is just pure and simple theft.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:14:08 +0000

Well, mark, perhaps it’s my graduate work in biology that gives me the illusion of having some sort of knowledge here.

Don’t like my opinion? Don’t care to actually read about the subject?

Learn about the immune system from Dr. Mark Crislip, who surely knows more than you or I.

http://www.quackcast.com/spodcasts/files/6319331ae076e5a5967d7d7282813128-21.html

By: mark

mark — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:24:35 +0000

carl
why do you talk about things you dont know about? (post 46)

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:43:03 +0000

Well, consider what antioxidants actually do, Tobias. They suppress the immune system. No kidding, our phagocytes rely on powerful oxygen free radicals to kill pathogens. MonaVie would logically act to diminish their effectiveness.

By: Tobias

Tobias — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:51:31 +0000

Carl, if you truly believe spam is as healthy as MonaVie, that is your opinion. I really hope you really know better than that, but if your a cheapskate in these rough recession times and cant afford MonaVie, then i hope that spam really is doing miracles for you:)