diet supplement acai berry?
PoppyPopcorn asked:
there are lots of ads for it. Has anyone tried it? Does it work as well as it is advertised? Or is it just another diet pill scam?
I dont need advice on how to lose weight, I’m just wondering if anyone has tried this stuff.
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there are lots of ads for it. Has anyone tried it? Does it work as well as it is advertised? Or is it just another diet pill scam?
I dont need advice on how to lose weight, I’m just wondering if anyone has tried this stuff.
April 24th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Do some research on it online, but not on sites that sell it. I’ve seen favorable reviews, but nothing that indicates you’d see significant results or that you’d keep the weight off long term (and that’s the key).
Eat right and exercise…that’s the real key to weight loss and keeping it off. If you aren’t willing to make a lifestyle change, you aren’t going to make much difference in your size.
April 25th, 2009 at 12:11 am
We were using Mona Vie drink, which is based on flash-pasteurized acai juice, with other juices in a proprietary formula. It uses the whole berry, including seeds and skins, and the effect is uncanny. We felt so healthy, and our hair filled out (he is 93 and I am 68). We were both at desired weights at the time, so we weren’t taking it to lose weight, just to be healthy, and it certainly did the job. Also I did feel satisfied with eating less - no cravings for sweets, fatty junk, or excessive carbs. We only drank 4 oz. a day apiece.
Unfortunately, we chose to dedicate money spent on that to a charitable ongoing cause, and since then have had no end of health problems. We may be getting a reverse mortgage on our home, and if so, we plan to use Mona Vie regularly again. There is a very good compensation plan for distributing the product, but we are old and choose to spend our time in other ways.
If you plan to take tablets for weight loss, I would use only the brand that was discussed on Oprah.
April 25th, 2009 at 6:01 am
One thing that brought my dieting and losing weight out of the plateau I was in so long was the Acai Berry. I was stuck at my weight loss goals and this brought me through it and made me lose a lot of weight. So in my opinion it helped me lose weight tremendously. I know a lot of that dieting stuff is expensive but I found a free trial of Acai Berry(I think it only cost me like 7-8 bucks at the time for shipping.) The site was theweightlossplace.com - All I did was try it out for a month and I was sold, I saw the results I wanted to and like I said I was in that plateau with my weight loss. This kicked it up a bunch.
Good luck and I hope this helps.
April 27th, 2009 at 12:23 am
As far as I can tell, there are no proven weight loss benefits from the acai berry, juice, or capsules.
It does seem to be a great supplement (I take it, but don’t sell the stuff!) and is full of anti oxidents, which help prevent damage to your body. But that’s what you should take it for, not weight loss or fat burning.
The acai berry itself is an amazing thing - has a lot of anti oxidents etc and is really good for you.
But there’s nothing really to suggest in scientific terms that it helps with weight loss.
And there are a lot of scams out there, be careful where you buy it from!
I take it, and I think I feel healthier and better. But it’s not some type of magic formula, sorry.
You can buy it in different forms - juice, capsules, etc. Or as a powder which you can add to other juices or smoothies.
You can buy it online, but be careful. Lots of sites selling it have a “free offer” thing, but to get it you have to sign up to a programme which sends you the stuff every month and bills you huge sums of money. Personally, I wouldn’t buy from a website which is a company I’ve never heard of, there are too many scam artists in the business. If you are looking on-line, personally I’d go for a company which sells more than just one thing, and has a range of supplements or juices, they are more likely to be in it for the long term and not ripping you off.
You can also buy it in local health food shops, do a search for ones near you. I’ve bought it from Amazon, and from Holland and Barrett, which is a UK health food shop.