Mona Vie / Acia Berry.....

[Beauocchi]

I have a friend who just started on Mona Vie juice and swears by it already after just taking it for a couple days--says it has improved her energy level immensely.

I done just a little research and find it is claimed to be a 'superfood' and is more widely known on the West Coast.

I have type 2 and blood pressure issues (elevated) and take a myriad of Rx's and am endeavoring to do the low-carb route to significant weight loss to hopefully kick the drugs.

This acai berry has my interest. As it comes in a powder and also a capsule, I think if I do decide to try this it would be better than taking the Mona Vie as it is a blend of 19 juices. Juices are not good for the diabetes or so says my vet.

My question to ya'll is does anyone have any insight on this acai; any personal experience with it; any information at all, good and bad?

It is rather pricey and I'd like to make an informed decision. Thanks much for any and all help.

[+35-65]

I've never had the acai berry juice, but I recently bought a bottle of noni juice. Since a recommended serving is only 2 Tbsp, it really didn't seem to mess with my blood sugar (but I don't have diabetes). I mixed it with 24-32 oz of water and had it with my supplements first thing in the morning. I also started coconut oil at the same time.

I definitely noticed an increase in my energy level after starting both. I just finished the bottle of noni a few days ago, so I'm going a week or so without it to see if it was really worth the price. I can feel a slight decrease in energy, but I still feel damn good, so I lean more towards crediting having a big glass of water first thing in the morning than the juice itself, but I will say that the impact is noticable, but I just can't decide if it is enough to make it worth it.

Sorry if that was absolutely no help.

[Beauocchi]

Thanks for your info. I don't know what noni juice is although I have heard of it. Yeah, the stuff that is purported to be so good for us is tres expensive. The capsules of acia that I found were $39 for a bottle of 120 and the recommended dosage is 2-8/daily!

I've started taking coconut oil also, but don't see any noticable changes; may be too soon.

[Gypsybyrd]

Hi .. I asked the same question. Although I'd never hear of the capsule form. As for the juice version not being great because of your Type II ... it's 2 oz. Would it really affect it that much? I'm not all that familiar with diabetes, hence the question - purely curious?

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Monavie (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=344568)

[Beauocchi]

You're probably right about not affecting the glucose levels as I think the recommended dosage is only a few tablespoons a day; how could anyone afford to consume it by the bottle daily any way! The capsule isn't for the mona vie, just the acia berry. I'm going to give the capsules a try, if I find no appreciatale difference (more energy as purported) I will give the juice a try.