Mona Vie.

Soxfan24
Profile picture for user Soxfan24
Posts
96
Joined
6/23/2008
Location
Brick, NJ, USA
Soxfan24
Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 4:44am
Anyone here ever use it? Notice anything related to riding (E.I Armpump, fatigue, etc)?

http://www.monavie.com/_/controller.html
|
Tiki
Profile picture for user Tiki
Posts
10700
Joined
8/1/2006
Location
Corona, CA, USA
Tiki 7/16/2008 3:43pm
7/16/2008 3:43pm
If going on taste and effect. Its good stuff. If going on price and the whole business end...
Cygnus
Profile picture for user Cygnus
Posts
14845
Joined
8/15/2006
Location
Hanover, CO, USA
Cygnus 7/16/2008 3:44pm
7/16/2008 3:44pm
Sondy132001
Profile picture for user Sondy132001
Posts
4042
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Sondy132001 7/16/2008 3:44pm
7/16/2008 3:44pm
I used it for 2 weeks, I liked it and could tell the difference between using it (slept better, more energy, better bowel movements (yeah sorry)) and not using it. It's just so damn expensive.

S
djp2k8
Profile picture for user djp2k8
Posts
149
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
djp2k8 7/16/2008 3:46pm
7/16/2008 3:46pm Edited Date/Time 7/16/2008 3:46pm
Grocery stores sell acia juice now, but I've only seen it mixed with either grape or cranberry juice. So maybe it's not as effective diluted?

The Shop

See All »
Soxfan24
Profile picture for user Soxfan24
Posts
96
Joined
6/23/2008
Location
Brick, NJ, USA
Soxfan24 7/16/2008 3:49pm
7/16/2008 3:49pm
At $40 a bottle, how much did you drink a day?
Sondy132001
Profile picture for user Sondy132001
Posts
4042
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Sondy132001 7/16/2008 3:57pm
7/16/2008 3:57pm
Soxfan24 wrote:
At $40 a bottle, how much did you drink a day?
2-3 ounces twice a day, you can find it cheaper on ebay, same stuff just people egt sucked in to sell it and then don't want it and auction it off, also look for alternate products that are the same and half the price.

S
todder
Profile picture for user todder
Posts
1608
Joined
10/20/2006
Location
Sw, WI, USA
todder 7/16/2008 4:06pm
7/16/2008 4:06pm
Same people who spend $40 on water mixed with juice will complain about $5.00 for a gallon gas.
twizzler
Profile picture for user twizzler
Posts
1005
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
USA
twizzler 7/16/2008 4:10pm
7/16/2008 4:10pm
I'm a distributor for it. I have done absolutely nothing to recruit people to use it. But I now have enough people under me that I get the monthly supply for free and am getting paid a few hundred per month. I can't complain. I like the stuff and it has helped me. Many people complain that it is expensive. But you break a $40 bottle down to using 4 ounces per day and it's approx. $4 per day to drink the stuff. So it's really not that expensive.
maicoman
Profile picture for user maicoman
Posts
764
Joined
5/17/2007
Location
USA
maicoman 7/16/2008 4:17pm
7/16/2008 4:17pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 7:39pm
If you like drinking chucks of unknown fruit that gives you diarrhea, go for it.


I got two bottles for free and it didn't do anything.
djp2k8
Profile picture for user djp2k8
Posts
149
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
djp2k8 7/16/2008 4:48pm
7/16/2008 4:48pm
Antioxidant Protection
Acai berries contain Vitamin C, and are an excellent source of polyphenols, including rutin, anthocyanins, and catechins. Acai is naturally rich in ellagic acid. These and other antioxidant compounds protect delicate tissues from free radical attack, a key factor in healthy aging.

Immunomodulatory Activity
The nutrients and antioxidants in NOW Acai Juice help support healthy immune and inflammatory response through its modulatroy effects on Nitric Oxide (NO) production.

Cardiovascular Support
In addition to its powerful antioxidant properties, Acai Juice modulates NO production and healthy vascular response to stress. Each of these effects is important for the support of healthy heart and blood vessels.

from herbalremedies.com

todder
Profile picture for user todder
Posts
1608
Joined
10/20/2006
Location
Sw, WI, USA
todder 7/16/2008 4:56pm
7/16/2008 4:56pm
Eat an orange.
cruddy_waters
Profile picture for user cruddy_waters
Posts
19
Joined
7/12/2008
Location
Washington, DC, USA
cruddy_waters 7/16/2008 5:03pm
7/16/2008 5:03pm
Try Pom. Its cheaper and does pretty much the same thing. There is also a Blueberry+Pomegranate version if you dont like the taste of the original. Really anything high in antioxidants can do you no wrong.
adamdf
Profile picture for user adamdf
Posts
2132
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
St. Michael, BB
adamdf 7/16/2008 7:28pm
7/16/2008 7:28pm
So is Mona Vie basically one of those pyrmaid system things? Where you have to be a member selling it in order to purchase it? I don't understand why they would do this? If its a great product, it will sell well, i have read great things about it on the racerx virtual trainer site, Aldon baker says he has been using it with good results with his athletes, i would buy it but seems like you have to join and that is just too much bs for me. Is there another way to get my hands on it? Or are my assumptions correct?
YAMABOB
Profile picture for user YAMABOB
Posts
76
Joined
7/15/2008
Location
Oceanside, CA, USA
YAMABOB 7/16/2008 8:00pm
7/16/2008 8:00pm
Zambazon juices are made almost exclusively from acai berries.

www.zambazon.com I think.

Ketchum
todder
Profile picture for user todder
Posts
1608
Joined
10/20/2006
Location
Sw, WI, USA
todder 7/16/2008 8:05pm
7/16/2008 8:05pm
cruddy_waters wrote:
Try Pom. Its cheaper and does pretty much the same thing. There is also a Blueberry+Pomegranate version if you dont like the taste of the original...
Try Pom. Its cheaper and does pretty much the same thing. There is also a Blueberry+Pomegranate version if you dont like the taste of the original. Really anything high in antioxidants can do you no wrong.
I looked up the benefits of pomegranate juice and that is some good stuff. Mayo clinic even says so. Thanks for the tip.
nc_mx_kid
Profile picture for user nc_mx_kid
Posts
1485
Joined
3/6/2007
Location
Team Charlotte Motorsports, NC, USA
nc_mx_kid 7/17/2008 5:41pm
7/17/2008 5:41pm
here is an interview w/ Aldon Baker on Mona Vie http://www.racerxvt.com/virtual_trainer/aldon_exclusive_nutrition.html

From what I know Mona Vie is a well marketed product, so some of the price you are paying is for the marketing. There are companies selling Acai Juice which is the main component in Mona Vie for muchmuch less at nutrition stores.

Pit Row

See All »
GuyB
Profile picture for user GuyB
Posts
35722
Joined
7/10/2006
Location
Aliso Viejo, CA, USA
GuyB 7/17/2008 5:52pm
7/17/2008 5:52pm
I remember pyramid schemes. They should be making a comeback sometime soon. Smile
`ol Ger
Profile picture for user `ol Ger
Posts
6269
Joined
7/15/2007
Location
Piqua, OH, USA
`ol Ger 7/17/2008 7:54pm
7/17/2008 7:54pm
has it been 20 years already..?
newmann
Profile picture for user newmann
Posts
24437
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
USA
newmann 7/17/2008 8:14pm
7/17/2008 8:14pm
Why ground up shrimp shells? I also read the Racer X / Aldon interview and looked it up. About a week later one of my wifes friends came to the shop trying to sell her on it. I popped my head around the corner and started quizzing her all about it. She never got to the sales pitch of "walking the beaches of the world". LOL She did however leave a free bottle. Four days in, the wife started getting a rash all over. Related.....who knows. Nearly 2/3rds of a bottle got pitched though.
OW38B
Profile picture for user OW38B
Posts
3619
Joined
8/17/2006
Location
Coto de Caza, CA, USA
OW38B 7/17/2008 11:55pm
7/17/2008 11:55pm Edited Date/Time 7/17/2008 11:56pm
P.T. Barnum was right...........
teggers
Profile picture for user teggers
Posts
3722
Joined
8/15/2006
Location
Winter Park, FL, USA
teggers 7/18/2008 12:38am
7/18/2008 12:38am
GuyB wrote:
I remember pyramid schemes. They should be making a comeback sometime soon. Smile
Very similar for Mona Vie (sp)
It's a shame that a great berry is going to be lost for a few years in the hype.
There are some juices that have Acai on the labels, but they don't tell how much.
A damn shame. I drank a bottle yesterday and don't have the runs.
Adam43
Profile picture for user Adam43
Posts
3322
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
WF
Adam43 7/18/2008 7:14am
7/18/2008 7:14am
adamdf wrote:
So is Mona Vie basically one of those pyrmaid system things? Where you have to be a member selling it in order to purchase it? I...
So is Mona Vie basically one of those pyrmaid system things? Where you have to be a member selling it in order to purchase it? I don't understand why they would do this? If its a great product, it will sell well, i have read great things about it on the racerx virtual trainer site, Aldon baker says he has been using it with good results with his athletes, i would buy it but seems like you have to join and that is just too much bs for me. Is there another way to get my hands on it? Or are my assumptions correct?
Its all over that Racer X virtual trainer page because the guy that runs it is a distributor / part of the scheme. I could never buy anything that way.

Post a reply to: Mona Vie.