If "an apple a day keeps the doctor away," imagine what a blend of 19 power-packed super-fruits will do for your health and energy levels. In a vast wasteland of dull health products, MonaVie is a delicious blend of the Brazilian acai berry - one of nature's top super-foods - and other nutrient-dense fruits. MonaVie Active is an advanced formula that contains glucosamine and esterified fatty acids. Additionally, MonaVie Gel allows you to enjoy all the benefits of MonaVie Juice in a convenient gel pack. Whichever MonaVie product you treat your taste buds to, you'll feel great knowing that you are taking charge of your health.
Benefits
- Delivers powerful antioxidant protection - Provides the right variety and balance of phytonutrients - Serves as a delicious alternative to encapsulated nutritional supplements - Contains glucosamine and esterified fatty acids (MonaVie Active)
Key Ingredient
The acai berry is the crown jewel of the MonaVie blend. When properly freeze-dried, acai boasts an ORAC score of 1,027 per gram - higher than that of any other fruit or vegetable tested to date. It's no wonder that for ages the indigenous cultures of the Amazon have revered acai as a source of health and vitality. Recently, modern science has validated the remarkable health benefits of this fruit, and studies have shown acai to contain the following beneficial nutrients:
Studies have also shown that freeze-dried acai powder has an ORAC score that is 79 times higher than that of red grapes and an anthocyanin (purple colored antioxidants) level that is 20 - 30 times that of red wine. The final MonaVie blend incorporates the flavors and benefits of the acai berry and other healthful and delicious fruits.
What Makes MonaVie Unique?
- The Key Ingredient: MonaVie's acai leverages a patent pending method of preserving the benefits of the acai berry into a freeze-dried powder. Rich in polyphenols (a powerful form of antioxidants), acai is able to neutralize free radicals, thereby lowering oxidative stress. What's important to note is that the acai berry's nutritional properties are volatile and can easily be compromised if not properly harvested and processed. The process used to make MonaVie's acai freeze-dried powder is the most effective method of ensuring the nutrient content and antioxidant activity of the acai berry.
- The Blend. The acai berry is arguably the most important fruit in existence for your health. Experts have referred to acai as the world's No. 1 super-food. But nature has given us literally thousands of different phytonutrients and antioxidants that are important for our bodies to function optimally. While it may be difficult to get too much of a good thing, it would be unwise to ignore the variety of health benefits that nature's other fruits have to offer. This is why MonaVie products include a blend of beneficial fruits from around the world. Together, their synergistic effect reaches far beyond what any single fruit could accomplish. MonaVie believes in the philosophy of Balance - Variety -Moderation : balance is better than relying upon the contribution of a single ingredient; variety can produce greater benefits than one particular nutrient; and moderation is more powerful than excess.
- The Process. MonaVie takes great care at each step in production to ensure the highest quality standards are met. ( Harvesting) The process begins with the harvesting of the acai berry deep within the Amazon River basin. Unlike poachers, who illegally chop down an entire tree just to harvest a 12-inch section of the tree know as the palmito (or "heart of the palm"), our conservative harvesting method removes only the acai berries, thereby preserving the life of the tree and promoting the preservation of the rainforest.
( Processing) Acai is a powerful yet delicate fruit and much of its vitamin and nutrient content can be lost within 24 hours after harvesting, if not properly cared for. To preserve its full complement of nutrients, our acai is frozen soon after harvesting. This frozen acai is then processed into our patent pending, freeze-dried formula (OptiACAI), the most effective and nutrient-dense form of acai available.
( Formulation and bottling) Most companies use a process known as kettle pasteurization. This process involves heating the formula for several hours and can inadvertently "cook out" many of the nutritional properties. However, MonaVie uses flash pasteurization in which the formula is rapidly heated, bottled, and cooled, thereby capturing the fresh flavors, vibrant colors, and dense nutrient content of the blend.
- The Science. Each step of this advanced and unique process takes place under the watchful eyes of our industry leading product development team and scientific advisors.
Who Should Use This Product?
- MonaVie Original - Men and women who want to supplement their daily diets with beneficial antioxidants and a variety of nutritious, pigmented fruits.
- MonaVie Active - Men and women who want to maintain an active lifestyle and supplement their daily diets with beneficial antioxidants and a variety of nutritious, pigmented fruits.
- MonaVie Gel - Men and women on-the-go, who want all the benefits of MonaVie Juice in a convenient gel pack.
Did You Know?
- Dr. Nicholas Perricone (featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show), in his best-selling book, The Perricone Promise, ranks acai as the world's No. 1 super-food.
- Every batch of each fruit in the MonaVie blend is tested before shipping to and after arriving in the United States to guarantee quality and freshness.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is acai?
Acai is a small, round, dark-purple berry with amazing nutritional properties. Its appearance is similar to that of a grape, but it has a smaller amount of pulp and a single large seed. Scientific experts have referred to the acai berry as the most nutritious and powerful food in the world.
Does acai have a high ORAC score?
Yes, MonaVie's OptiACAI freeze-dried powder boasts the highest ORAC score (1,027) of any fruit or vegetable tested to date, on a gram-to-gram basis. The acai berry is the star among other wellknown antioxidant fruits, such as blueberries, grapes, cranberries, and pomegranates. By comparison, acai has more than 10 times the antioxidant power of cranberries. Obtaining a variety of antioxidants through diet or supplementation is essential to maintaining good health.
What does ORAC mean?
ORAC (oxygen radical absorption capacity) is a way to measure the antioxidant capacity of a food. Foods with high ORAC values are desirable for their ability to inhibit free radical activity.
What are phytonutrients?
Phytonutrients are powerful antioxidants and naturally occurring compounds that contribute to the flavor, color, and diseaseresistance of plants (i.e., fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes). Maximum health benefits are derived from consuming a variety of phytonutrients with a full spectrum of colors and pigments, such as those found in MonaVie products.
What are polyphenols?
Polyphenols are a class of powerful antioxidants that are thought to be responsible for the French Paradox: the French have a diet relatively high in fat, yet have a decreased incidence of heart disease; this is attributed to the amount of polyphenols present in the grapes used to make French wines. MonaVie products contain a powerful variety of polyphenols, including anthocyanins. It is estimated that MonaVie products have 20 - 30 times the anthocyanins found in red wine.
What is glucosamine hydrochloride?
Glucosamine hydrochloride is a natural compound found in the body that is used to help make and form cartilage. Glucosamine has also been shown to help lubricate, cushion, protect, and rebuild joints.
Are MonaVie products safe?
Yes. MonaVie contains fruit juices and purees naturally found in the food supply that have been consumed by various cultures for hundreds of years. However, if you have any health concerns, consult a physician before starting any new product or program.
What is the shelf life of the MonaVie Original and Active Juices and MonaVie Gel?
If unopened, both the MonaVie Juices and MonaVie Gel have a shelf life of one year. If the MonaVie Juice has been opened, then the shelf life is approximately 30 - 60 days, as long as the opened bottle is refrigerated. MonaVie Gel should be consumed in its entirety as soon as it is opened.
MonaVie Original and Active MonaVie Gel
Other Ingredients: Proprietary blend of acai (freeze-dried powder and whole fruit juice); fruit juice from concentrate (white grape, nashi pear, acerola, aronia, purple grape, cranberry, passion fruit, apricot, prune, kiwi, blueberry, wolfberry, pomegranate, lychee, camu camu); fruit purees (pear, banana, bilberry); citric acid, natural flavor, sodium benzoate.
MonaVie Active also contains: D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Potassium, Polysorbate-60, Esterified Fatty Acids. MonaVie Gel also contains: Stevia Rebaudiana Plant Extract, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbic Acid.
Recommended Use
Shake well before using. Drink 1 to 2 ounces twice daily. Refrigerate after opening. Do not use if safety seal is broken. Go ahead, drink to your health!
Why MonaVie There is Cheaper Brands of Fruit Juice with Acai
Our January 30th MonaVie Showcase call featured acai expert Jeff Graham, business partner of Dr. Alex Schauss and now full time with MonaVie as our new head of Product Development.
Jeff assures us of other, exciting breakthrough products in the future! He also stated that in the near future, he will have a much expanded FAQ section in our back office.
Jeff said he had just returned from another trip to Brazil where he'd worked on arrangements for securing a plentiful supply of premium quality acai berries to accommodate the tremendous growth we are enjoying.
In commenting about other acai products on the market, Jeff said that the maximum concentration of SOLIDS (skin and pulp) that can be made is 14% but that most acai blends being sold today contain only 3-5% solids -- with the rest of the content being primarily water.
Our MonaVie formulas use not only the highest possible percentage of solids, but ALSO include a substantial amount of powerful, freeze dried acai powder (Opti Acai).
This powder is exclusively available to MonaVie and NO other company. It comes from the Brazilian processing plant owned by Dr. Schauss and his partners, the entire freeze drying process being patent protected.
Aside from the exclusivity significance of this, one of the core reasons why MonaVie is delivering such sensational results is that a maximum amount of the tremendously beneficial phytonutrients in Acai fruitare captured and preserved by our proprietary methods of processing.
This is the SAME Opti Acai that has been the subject of an extensive study by the United States Department of Agriculture in recent years, in conjunction with Dr, Schauss.
Jeff Graham mentioned that he had just read the draft copy of a major scientific paper related to this research, soon to be published in the prestigious Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The comparison of ORAC values of freeze dried Opti Acai powder and the fruit the USDA has long heralded as the most powerful of antioxidants (cranberry) is certain to send shock waves through the world's marketplace.
When compared on the basis of ONE gram of powder, the "past champion" cranberry's ORAC value stands at 94. ONE gram of our Opti Acai delivers a thunderous ORAC value of 1027!!
Although numerous scientists have participated, including the USDA's two top antioxidant researchers, the LEAD author of this landmark article is Dr. Alexander Schauss!
Jeff Graham concluded his presentation by mentioning that the addition of glucosamine hydrochloride and esterified fatty acids (Celadrin) to our Active formula has been found to help greatly in repairing cartilage and joints. He also said that two of MonaVie's other fruits, acerola and camu camu, also come from Brazil.
Can I enroll as a distributor and get MonaVie at distributor cost even if I'm not interested in selling it?
Answer: Yes you can.
"The Acai berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world... nature's perfect energy fruit!"
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