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anyone heard about Monavie - acai berry?

I am an advocate of vitamins/supplements, however, I do know that not everything that's purported as "good for you" or "natural" is  really true.  I've been reading on health benefits of Monavie, which has acai berry in it.  I was looking into it this supplement for nutritional purposes only.
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I just happen to be doing a little research on this website and came across your comments about Monavie. Please do not take offense, I've never done this kind of chatting before but I just had to comment on the Monavie. I'm 45 and have never been into any kind of marketing sales in my life but when I was invited to a tasting party and heard about this juice 100% juice!!! I was willing to try it. I suffered from carpel tunnel for years and was awake almost every night with pain. On top of that I did not sleep because I am a worry wort. I also had a cold that I could not get rid of even with antibiotics. Almost five months. Anyway honest to God. My pain in my arms after just a few days started to diminish and within two weeks my head cold or whatever it was keeping me congested went away as well. I had all these ailments and just put up with it.Complaining I was getting old! AT 45! I've been drinking it routinely now for a few months. I sleep, I have no more pain, more energy than I've had in  years and because I think my body is getting the necessary nutrients I've never felt better. It's just plain good for you and so easy to drink. I have a lot of promise and hope for a healthier life and I thank God for that.  
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476246 tn?1418870914
I understand. It takes some time to develop 'an eye' to see these things. Not so easy when you are new... But I am starting to understand a little. We've seen it with some other posts lately. Sometimes people drop a stupid question, and then they never come back. Annoying. Then they start sending you pm's and you think OMG, what the heck is going on. You should see the last MT thread... the person almost drove me out of my skin... On his/her pm to me talking about using MT and liver something. Starting to attack treatment as being nothing but a the hype, which doesn't work and that I should educate myself and dig and dig and dig. I really don't understand why these ppl come here to stir up the forum or individual people.

Marcia
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It stikes me as kind odd but also within the realm of possible.  Someone uses whatever product, googles and finds a forum and and decides to post on the topic.  I've lounged around HCV forums for awhile and it is not uncommon that people peddling the product to drop spam everywhere with anectdotal stories of success.  No offense intended to anyone who posted in this thread.  I merely mention it to suggest that you have to take some posts from strangers with a grain of salt.  

Willy
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Meki
I don't understand why anyone should laugh at you.... Taking antioxidants is like taking vitamins or super foods or what not.... You are taking care of your health and that's good. I would be the last person to laugh at you... I've been growing and drinking wheat grass and what not... So Meki, you are not alone

Willy, just checked when this thread appeared and what happened to it along the way... Regarding the dates... It does look kinda weird.

Marcia
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My take on it is that why is it so expensive?  It's just a berry probably being picked by natives for a few pennies per day.  Where does all the money go?  

Also interesting that members who never have posted before suddenly join the forum to advertise the stuff.  A thread appears, a member joins, posts praise and is never heard from again.  I find that less useful than for instance, hearing from a person that I know is "real".  This may be one more way to make an appraisal of the product.  The less substance, the more hype required in selling it.
  
From a marketing standpoint...... it couldn't be that great if it only cost what regular juices do.  But..... if it costs 10 X as much it's probably 10 times better; simple math.

it's SO obvious.....
Willy
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It's about the size of a regular wine bottle - and you drink 1 to 2  (one ounce) shots of it daily.

So it's very pricey.

But the ingredients aren't all that bad and it tastes like prune juice with something else in it. LOL!

I figure if my neighbor will continue to pass it over for free or low cost - I'll keep trying it and I'll see if there is anything good to it.

Meki
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