The Brazilian acai (pronounced “ah-sigh-ee”) berry is grown in the rich, fertile soil of the Amazon Rainforest. For countless centuries, the people of the Amazon have revered this unique fruit for its health-promoting properties and prized it as a source of health and vitality. The remarkable health benefits of acai are continually being documented by modern science. And because of its unparalleled antioxidant levels and extraordinary nutrient content, acai is now widely regarded as one of the world’s top superfoods.

The acai berry is one of the most powerful yet delicate fruits in the world. Much of its nutrient content can be lost within 24 hours after harvesting, if not properly processed. MonaVie’s unique freeze-drying process captures the full complement of acai’s nutritional value.

What does ORAC mean?

ORAC stands for oxygen radical absorbance capacity. This is a scientific way of saying, ” How well does a certain antioxidant help my body defend itself against free radical attacks?” On a gram-for-gram basis, MonaVie’s freeze-dried acai has a higher ORAC score than any other fruit or vegetable tested to date (J Agric Food Chem. 2006, 54(22):8604-10), boasting an antioxidant capacity more than 15 times higher than blueberries and more than 20 times higher than raspberries.

What are Antioxidants?

Antioxidants prevent free radicals from potentially damaging millions of healthy, functioning cells by donating an electron to unstable free radicals. Experts agree that a diet rich in a variety of antioxidants helps fight the visible signs of aging and is essential to maintaining your good health.

What are free radicals?

Free radicals are atoms with at least one unpaired electron. In excess, free radicals produce harmful oxidation that can damage cell membranes, accelerate the aging process, and lead to certain ailments. Tobacco smoke, alcohol, stress, lack of sleep, a poor diet, pollution, and excessive amounts of sunlight are all prolific contributors to the unwanted formation of free radicals.

MonaVie’s extraordinary products feature a delicious blend of the Brazilian acai berry and 18 other body-beneficial fruits form around the world. MonaVie’s premier acai blends are products with a purpose. From powerful antioxidant support to joint and heart health, each formula delivers key nutrients to help you maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.

Support your body’s antioxidant and nutritional needs with MonaVie. Taking a Balance-Variety-Moderation approach to nutrition, this premier formula delivers powerful antioxidants and phytonutrients to help fight free radicals and maintain your body’s overall health. Enhance your body’s joint health with MonaVie Active. This advanced formula features the added benefit of plant-derived glucosamine, which has been scientifically shown to promote healthy joint function by targeting mobility and flexibility. Designed to support joint performance and recovery, this vital formula delivers the resources your body needs to get moving.

Watching your cholesterol? MonaVie Pulse nutritionally supports your cardiovascular system. With added heart health benefits derived from plant sterols* (which studies suggest play a key factor in lowering cholesterol), resveratrol, and omega 3 fatty acids, maintaining existing healthy cholesterol levels has never been easier.

In addition to its premier juice blends, MonaVie offers three convenient gel options-Original, Active, and Pulse. Formulated to deliver the same remarkable benefits as their juice counterparts, these nutritious gels perfectly complement your daily diet-anytime, anywhere. Individuals who regularly consume MonaVie Active have reported an increase in vitality, better health, and overall sense of well being, and an improvement in joint health.

Each of MonaVie’s health minded products feature an exclusive lend of the Brazilian acai berry-one of nature’s top superfoods-and 18 other body-beneficial fruits. While the acai berry serves as the foundation for each of MonaVie’s vital formulas, with literally thousands fo phytonutrients and antioxidants found in nature’s fresh fruits, MonaVie didn’t want to focus on just one at the expense of others. This led to MonaVie’s scientists and product development team selecting additional fruits whose synergistic union would reach far beyond what any single fruit could accomplish. These specially selected fruits have been exclusively combined to create MonaVie’s premier balanced blends.

The Power of Fruit

Fruits come in a variety of vibrant, eye-catching colors, but their real beauty is on the inside. Fruits are a great source of essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, enzymes, fiber, and other natural substances to help you look and feel your best. MonaVie offers the benefits of a blend of nutritious fruits in a convenient and delicious juice beverage.

USDA Recommends…..

Eating 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, along with physical activity, to promote good health.

CDC Says……

Fruit intake is critical to good health. Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a well balanced diet are likely to see an increase in health benefits.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) at www.5aday.gov

It is proven that MonaVie has exceptional products at a price that some criticize. However, you can not put a price tag on health. If you believe you can, go ask those who suffered from health problems in the cemetery. However, the central question is whether MonaVie is a good business to invest in. Is it lucrative to become a MonaVie Distributor? How much time do you have to give in order to make a couple of hundred per month? Is this another multi-level marketing scam that will fail in a couple of years? Let’s address these questions. MonaVie is relatively new to the industry of Health & Wellness. The MonaVie products hit the scene in 2006. If there was ever a time to get involved, the time is now. With any business, you will only get what you put in. I’m sure those who are making 300-500k a year with MonaVie did not do it in their sleep. It’s really up to you how much you want to make. However, another 500$ will save a lot of people from foreclosure! For more information on the MonaVie Income Disclosure Statement, click here. I highly doubt that MonaVie products will fail or be considered a scam. You can’t deny the importance on the acai berry. Competitors may not like it, but they can’t deny it! The bottom line is this; you have the opportunity to get ahead of a trend that is relatively new, “Going Green & Health and Wellness”. My advice would be to take advantage of it at this very moment!

There has been a lot of speculation on whether MonaVie and the Acai Berry is really what it is cracked up to be. The monavie juice and the monavie ingredients has been on multiple TV shows and Internet sites. Some critics call it a scam while doctors claim that it can help your body tremendously. The acai berry is originates from Brazil and is suppose boost your immune system like no other fruit/berry on the planet.the people of the Amazon have revered this unique fruit for its health-promoting properties and prized it as a source of health and vitality. The remarkable health benefits of açai are continually being documented by modern science. And because of its unparalleled antioxidant levels and extraordinary nutrient content, açai is now widely regarded as one of the world’s top superfoods.  So, lets break down each monavie juice to see exactly what the purpose is.

First, we have MonaVie Original. According to www.monavie.com, “This Balance-Variety-Moderation approach to nutrition delivers powerful antioxidants and phytonutrients to help fight free radicals and maintain your body’s overall health.”

• Offers potent antioxidant protection against free radicals.
• Features a wide array of nutrients for optimal health.
• Delivers the antioxidant capacity of approximately 13 servings of fruits and vegetables in just four ounces.
• Provides nutritional benefits for all ages.

Second, we have MonaVie Active. According to www.monavie.com, “MonaVie Active® features the additional benefits of plant-derived glucosamine, which has been scientifically shown to promote healthy joint function by targeting mobility and flexibility. Designed to support joint performance and recovery, this vital formula delivers the resources your body needs to get moving.”

• Individuals who regularly consume MonaVie Active have reported an increase in vitality, better health, an overall sense of well being, and an improvement in joint health.
• Initial research suggests that drinking four ounces of MonaVie Active on a daily basis can enhance your body’s antioxidant activity.
• Gives your body the resources it needs to help fight free radicals that target joints.
• Helps you maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.

Third, we have MonaVie Pulse. According to www.monavie.com, “MonaVie Pulse^TM delivers added heart health benefits derived from plant sterols* (which studies suggest play a key factor in lowering cholesterol) and resveratrol. Scientifically formulated with your heart in mind, this delicious formula offers key nutritional support to those watching their cholesterol.”

• Boasts heart healthy levels of plant sterols to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels.
• Features resveratrol, which supports your cardiovascular system by helping protect healthy blood vessels.
• Delivers powerful antioxidant polyphenols to promote a healthy cardiovascular system.

My conclusion is very simple. If this acai berry was pure hype, some of the world’s top doctors would not be backing the acai berry. The acai berry would not be featured on the world’s top TV shows and radio stations. My suggestion is that if you haven’t put yourself in position to capitalize off this product, do so immediately! Just my two cents….

This article is strictly an opinion and has not been proven as a fact!

There may be some debate about future control of Viacom and CBS, but the media mogul doesn’t plan to bequeath his empire anytime soon - thanks to a little purple elixir.

(Fortune Magazine) — As the years tick by, Sumner Redstone just gets more optimistic. Earlier this year the 84-year-old said he planned to live another 50 years; two years ago he was predicting another 20.

His age has been in the spotlight lately because of the recent public spat with his daughter over his succession plans, but the controller of Viacom (Charts) and CBS (Charts, Fortune 500) has lately been getting a bit of help in the form of a little-known superjuice called MonaVie. “It’s a miracle drug,” he told Fortune. “I feel great.”

Redstone attributes his good health to a Brazilian berry.

A dark-purple elixir with a cult-like following, MonaVie is an antioxidant-rich concoction whose main ingredient is the Brazilian açai berry (pronounced ah-sigh-ee), long touted among health nuts for its anti-aging ingredients.

Vitamin-water it’s not: MonaVie costs $40 a bottle, and you can’t get it in stores; it’s marketed only through the company’s network of thousands of individuals who sell it out of their homes (think Avon or Tupperware).

Redstone first heard of the juice from Viacom exec Bill Roedy on a trip to Germany in January. After learning that his butler’s sister-in-law was a devotee too, Redstone ordered some up and started drinking four ounces a day. “Since I’ve been on MonaVie I haven’t taken a sleeping pill,” he says.

New crack in the house of Redstone

He even considered investing in Utah-based MonaVie after its CEO, Dallin Larsen, came to visit him at his Beverly Hills mansion. Redstone decided against it - because it would present a conflict of interest to recommend it to friends - but Larsen, a veteran nutritional-products salesman who founded the company in 2005, has no better ambassador.

At a recent party, Redstone gave bottles to Bill Clinton and celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck. “Just about every friend I have is on it,” Redstone says - a group he says includes Viacom and CBS board members as well as cancer survivor and former junk-bond king Michael Milken. (It can also be found in the clubhouse of the Boston Red Sox; pitcher Jonathan Papelbon is a fan.)

So is it a fad, or is there something to it? Nothing proves that MonaVie cures any ailment, but in one of the first academic studies of açai’s benefits, University of Florida researcher Stephen Talcott found that the berry’s antioxidants destroyed leukemia cells in a laboratory. But Talcott has since distanced himself from MonaVie and its junkies.

Larsen is careful not to cross the line. “It’s not a drug,” he says. He touts the juice as a way to “increase energy in a natural way” and to alleviate “the everyday aches and pains from inflammation.”

Redstone says he’s never felt better. “I know I look a lot younger than I am,” he says. “I feel like I’m 40 years old.”  

Source: http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/news/newsmakers/100172390.fortune/index.htm