Comments on: Do acai berries REALLY work?

By: MonavieMan

MonavieMan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:33:13 +0000

I was first introduced to the acai berry about a year ago, before all of the publicity and hype that has developed recently. It has been interesting to see many companies try and tap into the growing market. The thing that I have noticed is that many (and most recent trends) are very low quality acai, and so do not offer the nutritional, antioxidant, and health benefits that are associated with pure acai.

The acai fruit itself is amazingly beneficial to health, but many of the new and developing companies that make things like the acai pills and powders are made up of low quality acai. The acai that I use is a juice called MonaVie. It was developed three years ago as the acai was just being discovered by countries outside of Brazil (acai is native to the Amazon). They developed a patented flash freezedry process that allowed them to retain almost all of nutritional and antioxidant content of the acai berry. I was very skeptical of MonaVie at first, but as I started drinking it, I noticed that I was feeling a lot healthier. I started losing weight, I felt more energetic, and I noticed that I started sleeping better at nights. I have been drinking it for a year now, and it has worked great for me. I would recommend it to anyone that wants to try and add it to their diet to see if it works for them.

By: sdg-FNP

sdg-FNP — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:07:49 +0000

When they have double-blinded placebo controlled studies that demonstrate they actually DO something…then I’ll be willing to read/listen. Until then….probably nothing more than placebo effect. Regardless of Oprah.

By: Jerome

Jerome — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:42:56 +0000

I don’t know about the hype for working but I like the taste and enjoy drinking the drink for the drink of it.

By: Kenjie

Kenjie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:13:04 +0000

The fruit is really healthy but don’t expect miracles from it. Of course the advertising for it is a bit over hyped like any other product.

By: Elyseyy

Elyseyy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:01:07 +0000

The actual fruit has many health benefits.

By: Cribber

Cribber — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:10:23 +0000

For anti cancer, yes. For weight loss, no.

By: rx8 slotcar

rx8 slotcar — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:27:35 +0000

if you can afford them pretty pricey

By: ~~Princess_Autumn~~

~*~Princess_Autumn~*~ — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:25:25 +0000

Look, the only thing that will help you lose weight is diet and exercise. Don’t spend money on these advertised quick fixes.

By: Mary Baker Glover Patterson Frye

Mary Baker Glover Patterson Frye — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:22:55 +0000

yes, they do

use them instead of cranberries

By: Layla A

Layla A — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:57:12 +0000

no idea
probably though
as long as that all you eat..

answer?