Interesting MonaVie Story |
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Rather than go with a usual post on Friday, I'm going to share with you and e-mail that I got recently. I shed some major man-tears at the beginning of it. By the end, I was cheering.
I have a comment about Monavie... I was suckered into the scheme by well meaning people who were trying to help me and make a few bucks at the same time. I was vulnerable because I have two daughters with autism. The Monavie helped, but no different than feeding them good whole foods and supplementing them with fish oils and multi-vitamins. I am a single mom who lives on a very fixed income. I spent $500 every month for the "juice" and I really didn't have the $500 to spend. I was just trying to help my children with their nutritional issues, I was desperate to help them. After I wound up in debt and had to choose between Monavie and the electric bill, I read your site [Editor's note: this MonaVie article] and discovered that I could buy cheaper acai juice at Wal-Mart and some vitamins and supplements. As the months went on I got even smarter and started buying lots of fruits and veggies and not eating out EVER and that is when I have really seen a difference in my children. We ended up doing the specific carbohydrate diet which helps people with gastro-intestinal issues and autism. Two of the approved juices for this diet protocol are Welch's 100% Grape Juice and Tropicana OJ. These juices have no sugar except natural fruit sugars. These are the juices my girls now drink and they are doing far better than the over-priced Monavie. I seen an improvement in my childrens' behavior and their GI issues within 3 days on this diet where with the Monavie I seen little change in 2 months. Yet the people who were suckering me in insisted that the Monavie would be life changing for my children and that I could make so much money. Well now that I've become a little wiser, I have learned to save a lot of money and my children are much healthier than ever.
My favorite part here is the journey. She was in a bad situation, and gradually got to a better situation. From a Lazy perspective she really didn't do a lot of "work" to make her and her childrens' life better - she simply made different, better choices. Working smarter instead of harder is what it's all about.
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Stories like these are what makes it so fulfilling to be a blogger. I am glad that the truth about MonaVie and other such products are being brought to light. It’s a tasty juice, but it’s not a magic potion or medicine that can cure all. I like it, but it’s pricey. Glad you have brought this info to light.
A good rule of thumb before making expensive and/or dramatic diet changes: ask your doctor for an opinion. In general, they have a pretty decent grasp on what may or may not help.
(Note: this isn’t intended as a knock on your letter writer of others – sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in something and not get advice from an expert)
any of these someone or a few have to get a cut.I had many chances to sell health items and knew I would end up with a Garage full of crap and a big bill that I would tire of expounding it and knowing I was selling people overpriced items refrain from it nor any enthusiasum for it.Someone has to make a buck just not at my expense//
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A good rule of thumb before making expensive and/or dramatic diet changes: ask your doctor for an opinion. In general, they have a pretty decent grasp on what may or may not help.