Typical Multilevel marketing...Jim Jones juice...
Gonna have to agree with the other reviewer.  Monavie is a typical MLM product...they took a good product that few people really understand or will understand(in this case a rich antioxident berry) overpriced it, and put the Jim Jones pyramid cult glasses on all their distributors/suckers.<br /><br />The price of 100% Acai berry juice at Wholefoods is just shy of what you pay for the same quantity of Mona Vie.  The problem is that the amount of the very expensive Acai juice in Mona Vie remains a secret and is probably not much.  Acai in Mona Vie is mixed with cheap juices like grape and others.  You'd probably do better regarding antioxidants to simply mix half Acai and half (purple)grape juice, and take a good multivitamin.  If sugar is a problem, then just dilute the Acai and drink that.  You'd definitely save much money if you did this.  Top commonly attainable antioxidant rich foods per weight in order 1-10, blackberries, walnuts, strawberries, artichokes(cooked), cranberries, rasberries, blueberries, ground cloves, grape juice, cranberry juice.  Acai is the best so far for ORAC value(the potency grading system for antioxidants) per weight, but is not considered a common food so it isn't on the list.  A great way to get Acai is freeze dried powder, which you can order online at Amazon or get through a few major retailers(maybe Costco).<br /><br />I give it two stars because you should be taking antioxidents, and the Acai berry is excellent for that, but I've looked and have yet to find any legitimate science identifying any benefit to the "patented freeze dried" Monavie process over the freeze dried Acai packets at groceries like Whole Foods.  I asked my brother(a biochem Phd) about Monavie, and he generally said he couldn't imagine that Monivie's process has any benefit.  Also, fruits/veges aren't the only source for antioxidents, so for the Monavites to espouse that "Monavie juice has everything" is wrong and neglects noting the key anticancer benefit of the antioxidant Selenium(found in meat, garlic, and seafood).  In fact, just recently, the Mayo clinic identified that beta carotine(antioxidant) can cause cancer in smokers!...<br /><br />(Jan 08), Selenium has been identified by the Mayo Clinic to reduce cancer rates by 23% in men, with no effect on women.  Some sources of Selenium: fish & shellfish, red meat, grains, eggs, chicken and garlic.<br /><br />'While antioxidants have been touted for cancer prevention, different antioxidants have different effects, and their effects may also vary depending on the part of the body involved, Dr. Aditya Bardia of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and colleagues note in their report.'<br />'In fact, the researchers found, smokers who take beta carotene supplements could be increasing their risk of smoking-related cancer and death.  While vitamin E had no anti-cancer effect overall, Bardia and colleagues did find that supplementation with the nutrient was tied to a 13 percent lower prostate cancer risk.'[reported by reuters health]
Rating: 2 stars