Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 --- jsthorpe wrote: > My Dan doctor just started using Monavie now, too! > Fun to share:)) > He likes the Gel packs better than the Juice...(but > we love both). > I think he likes the gel packs so he can give > samples to his patients.?? > Only Time will tell... He's an immunologist. > > RE: ...More on MB12 reactions...etc. > > > Hi eblair..and others ...from Sue, > > Yes--- below is an old post explaining more about > the juice. > You can also email me at st@... if you want > me to send > some individual Gel packs...at 3.00 each...plus > shipping...to try. > They are nice for lunches, snacks, and travel..or > before sports,etc. > > We get Cases of the Monavie Active as that muscle > tests best for us. > And you will note from the feedback BELOW most kids > with ASD do better on > the ACTIVE type than the original juice. ..We find > the Active juice and the Original GEL > muscle test very comparable... for us. > > That's probably because the Gel has a bit more Acai > in it --wheras the Active juice > has glucosamime added.... One balances the other in > effectiveness..it seems. > The GEl is also good over ice cream or yogurt...or > in smoothies... > Or if you are GFCFSF... it can be mixed with any > beverage or whatever. > > Here's more info in the former post....Sue:) > > Hi from Sue, > > We've been using the anti-inflammatory juice drink > called MonaVie > which has eliminated over 90% of the PILL form of > supplements that we had been using for our > Spectrum disorders ( Depression, Anxiety, and ADD) > for the past year. This is a whole food source which > is more absorbable than pills > and is recommended by many doctors....and we are so > " healthy " we switched. > > There are accounts from 7 families below as to how > Monavie helped their children with AUTISM Spectrum > Disorders. > > You'll also see much on the anitinflammatory > properties...at the NON PROFIT > Website www.mymonavie.com/fundingASDresearch which > I opened in honor of my adult ASD son...GARY...now > 26. We are donationg 100% of the proceeds from this > site to the Autism Research Institute in San Diego. > MonaVie juice is also an outstanding whole food > source for the general public. > > Monavie has 19 different fruits in it with the Acai > berry being the foremost fruit. > (It also has the best process for Harvesting the > Acai berry known as OptiAcai unique to > MonaVie.) > > While Dr. Perricone writing the book= the Perricone > Promise, has noted the ACAI berry ( which is the > Main fruit in MonaVie) has the highest ORAC value of > any known fruit or veggie... and is rated by HIM to > be #1 on his superfood antioxidant list; (Dr. > Perricone has MonaVie.. everywhere on display in his > Manhattan office.) > Dr. Ralph Carson said--- " Perhaps most > important to know about phytonutrients and fruits is > that they appear to be far more beneficial and > effective in promoting health when a combination of > fruits (not just a single fruit) is consumed. " > (That's why MonaVie blended the 19 together.) > berry. > > As I mentioned before... That Acai berry is an ANTI > inflammatory since it is found to have cox 1 and cox > 2 inhibitors INHERENTLY in it. > And that's why it helps so many different > conditions.. It has a low glycemic index... and > also has the protein equivalent to an egg.. > It has EFA's 3,6, & 9 > More than 16 phytonutrients and antioxidants > Anthocyanins > Fiber, > Phytosterols > Amino acids, > Plant sterols > large amts. of vitamins A,Bs,C, C,E, etc.. > Minerals such as CA, Magnesium, potassium, > phosphorus, & micronutrients > Glucosamine > Glyconutrients and much more.... > > It is widely known to help PAIN due to the 1 and > 2 inhibitors that are inherent in the fruit. > So ANTI-inflammation is a #1 benefit.. and you > already know --inflammation is one of the the root > causes of disease...including Autism Spectrum > disorders. Tribal people in Brazil have known for > centuries the Acai berries wonderful benefits for > all types of skin conditions... including acne. > Blood pressure, vision, blood sugar levels , & > HDL/LDL are things that are commonly helped by > eating Acai as well. > Below are 7 summaries of how families with ASD have > been helped by using MonaVie: > (There is also a School for Autism in Chicago using > Monavie ) > > MY STORY ( from the Hartigans) > August 2006 > Let me tell you how Monavie has touched my > life. I am the father of 8 year old triplets B/G/G, > one of whom has autism. My son was diagnosed with > autism 6 years ago and I thought his life was over. > We consulted with doctor after doctor, and even > traveled around the state to try and find help for > our son. After trying everything the doctors > recommended, we did not see any change in our son's > condition. We sought out the best therapist and > tried to enroll him in a special program in our > public school district. After numerous meeting with > the school and therapists, we decided to pull him > out of public school and home school him. This was > a huge responsibility on my wife and was rewarding > to see his academic achievement. But, the one thing > he was lacking in was social interaction and > awareness of others. Being home schooled put a huge > deficit in an area he was already lacking in. So we > decided to move to another county and try a new > special education program to try and recapture the > socialization deficiency our son had. During the > first year back in public school, there was > regression in the skills our son had already > mastered. We opted to request for a one on one > personal aide to help our son focus on academics and > engage in more social settings with regular > education students. This was very challenging due > to his lack of communication skills. In the summer > of 2006 my family was introduced to Monavie. With > huge skepticism because of all that we have been > through, I decided to try a bottle of Active Monavie > without telling anyone. I started feeling great, > had more mental focus, and was not nearly as tired > as I was before. I decided to give my wife a bottle > of Active and have her try it to see if it would > help her bad hip and back. She had been in 2 car > accidents over the last 4 years resulting in a > broken hip and bad SI joints in her back causing > large amounts of inflammation. She noticed a > difference after 1 week. She started decreasing her > medications and eventually stopped taking them all. > After these huge successes, we started doing private > research on Monavie. We found that it was helping > all kinds of conditions and parents were having huge > success treating ADHD. (For those who don't know > ADHD is on the Autism spectrum) We decided to try > our son on a bottle of Original Monavie to see what > results we would see. We saw some improvements with > speech and mental focus but not a huge amount. My > wife decided to research Monavie Active to see what > the different ingredients were and why our son did > not see huge results on the Original. She found out > that the Active contained essential fatty acids and > glyconutrients. These ingredients were deficiencies > in children with autism. Because of the autoimmune > disorders most autistic children have, these were > key nutrients that their bodies needed. Once we > started our son on the Active he did a 360 degree > turn around. He is now speaking full sentences and > has much better mental clarity. We have received > reports back from Speech and OT therapist that have > asked what are we doing that has created an > explosion of growth and communication in our child. > Our son has is now being mainstreamed into regular > education for Language Arts and Reading, five days a > week. This is something we never thought he would > be able to accomplish. By the end of the second > nine weeks they want to mainstream for Math too! > > Update 2/16/07 Our son is doing so awesome. > Attended yet another IEP meeting to find > out-starting next school year(Aug 07) our son will > be completely released from the autism program at > school === message truncated === ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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