Posted on 11/19/2009 1:11:19 AM PST by Global2010
Other than the ads that claim Acai Berry is a great diet supplement does any Freepers use it for a reason as a diet supplement in concentrated capsule form?
Thanks. Could not find any legit forums when I googled it is all ads promoting the product no real medical info.
And I dont count Dr. Oz as a legit resource.
I’ve watched it go from expensive “Amway” type sales:
http://www.monavie.com/Web/US/en/monavie_original.dhtml
To mainstream:
http://www.langers.com/Products/100s/langers100.htm
Haven’t researched the specific health benefits...antioxidant??
Some weeks back I remember seeing a flurry of ads warning about putative dangers of the stuff. Of course that might have just been the lawsuit troll of the day.
I picked some up for a doable price at the local Co-op.
Not falling for the free trial (and we auto charge you for the full price next month) gimmick.
It is suppose to be a concentrated antioxidant and V-Bs.
I am not a big supplement person as good wholesome diet works other than I do use V D3 due to low blood levels and no sun in our area.
I have been fasting for multiple reasons the last few months and found during the fast calcium/mag/zinc help with some issues during my cleansing fasts.
But I wonder if Acai has any real nutritional value or is just the latest scam or rama.
I guess I was looking for antioxidants without sugar/fruit kind or calories.
Then there was the claim (claim and I know better to listen to claims) that it naturally (as in no stimulant/manmade) is a appitite suppresant.
When I cleanse and use Mag/Cal the first thing I want when going back to food is purple cabbedge and apples.
I just recently added smoked sea salts to my diet as a taste helper and that has curbed allot of the craving for meat (I eat meat but in very small portions) also crimini mushrooms help curve the beef visual/brain cravings.
Long story short is I fell down about a year ago for many reasons and screwed up a good diet with crap food so getting back to what was working so well health wise and what better time to start then before the holidays, for me as a single person that is.
I am cooking the free turkey but no stuffing/potatoe/gravy just baked yams and other items that wont lead me back to the proccessed food diet.
Good luck with the healthy diet...I am trying to improve my diet lately...but am focusing mainly on exercise.
I use it. It’s a little rough for a day or two because it gets things moving, if you know what I mean, but I feel good when I take it. It’s supposed to be a great antioxidant and the only supplement I take. I take the 500mg and got mine at Wal-Mart. It’s the Spring Valley brand. No bad side effects for me.
The internet buy me ads all claim they have the pure stuff and all others use fillers that have no value.
Basically the stock up of food/supplies I have done for emerg included goodies in the freezer and that was a Huge mistake to think that the freezer had some sort of unreachable power.
This was over the last year and being on many road trips I got into the mindset of whats one stop at Mc D or other fatty food at events we attended.
The ole who hoo were on a road trip.LOL
Not good if the road trips are often during the week.
I must say the two things I did try were oyster shooters (that will hold me for twenty years, more a bravado thing to do and the first time then second on the next trip of Fried Pork Belly and Grits, had never in my life ate grits and they were good)
That is just the tip of the iceberg, so now the last month I am returning to what works diet wise not what is yummy all the time diet wise.
if you do seriously diet you may be surprised how wonderful things like nutrasweet start to taste
I think it’s BS. I do not think it is worth the hype and cost. There are cheaper organic fresh fruits that are just as good.
I got to the point (where I was mentally three years ago with diet) of putting my mind to it.
Really taking it on, not just thinking about it.
I am already through the de tox and cleansed of the sug cravings (I wont turn down the portion sized treats that may end up on our door step during the Holidays, looking forward to kindness of others, I just wont buy any or use Holiday as goody excuse : ) ) after a month of fasting off and on so the hard mental battles are simmered down.
Yeah but better a berry cleansing than a backdoor colonic cleansing. : )
I have heard the claims that it does cleanse the 24ft of gut.
Does it give you any sensation of no hunger.
I dont do capsule well even the pure vegan type and those seem to make me feel full no matter what is inside them.
I am curious about the claim of delivering good B supplements via the pure berry extract.
Yeah when I was on the right track a few years back just the simple things in life like right now PNW apples are awesome and a huge treat. : )
And purple cabbedge? Last two weeks huge craving for purple cabbege.
The smoked sea salts are really awesome too as it gives that grilled/smoked flavor to salads or other veggie dishes so it is like having the meat flavor of a grill and salty without the over sized portions of actual meat.
Lotsa lemon juice/chili flakes/herbs and wierd ketchup...I have not bought ketchup in years but now crave ketchup...sugar perhaps.
I drink veggie juice and over the summer went weeks at a time eating mainly farm fresh tomatoes so maybe no farm fresh tomatoes have me wanting the sweet taste of Ketchup. Who knows.
Well I put out $14 bucks which is ALOT now a days for anything.
And you are right loading up the cart with a weeks worth of fresh fruit and veggies is the ultimate which is exactly what course I am on plus ridding the emerg supplies of all temptations.
LOL I cant keep goodies in the catastrophe emerg supplies.
And lucky for me I live way outta town so once we are home we are home.
It is the down time reading FR/posting that the thought/compulsion to hit snacks, so no snacks stashed no worries I dont bake and dont eat eggs ect...so no chance of whipping something up, besides my legs/feet are so dang tired/sore after a day of work running about that standing for more than a few minutes is unbearable late at night.
It is apple season up here in the PNW and we have two lovely types on the market right now that are sweet/crisp.
Subsitute ‘GOJI’ for ‘ACAI’ and roll the calendar back a year or two and you’ve got the very same frenzied marketing BS going on.
I tried the Goji juice during it’s 14-1/2 minutes of fame and it tastes good, no harm done, slight energy boost but you can get the same effect from a decent cup o’ coffee, and for about $50 bucks cheaper a bottle.
That is what my realist mind is thinking too.
I am not a coffee drinker but ice tea with a splash of juice and or stevea works for me.
I normally drink herb de caff iced tea but this herb tea I got on reduce to clear was the right price however I am too awake (normally a night owl, but not like this) and so I read the label and it says uses the finest black teas with fruit infused flavor...him I think that means it has caffiene.
I worked a 13 hr run today and should be really sleepy...so thinking black tea has caffeine.
And not being a coffee drinker (de caf per) the rest of the morning coffee high folks really drive me nuts...now I am just like one of THEM at 2:30 am...lights out by 3 or tommarrow will be hell.
The main benefit for me is the cleansing. I felt the best I’ve ever felt after my first colonoscopy. If you don’t over-do the Acai berry it cleans you out gently. My energy level stays up and I credit Acai for that. I enjoy steamed broccoli and cauliflower but if I eat too much I have terrible digestive upset. The Acai does a similar thing without the upset. I think the claim that it causes you to lose a bunch of weight works if you use Acai with colon cleansing products. The reason for that is because you stay on the toilet all the time. I opted for Acai only. I’ve dropped 6 pounds but I don’t know if it was the Acai or not. I try to eat good but going through menopause three years ago threw me all out of whack.
I can’t say it keeps me from being hungry. I tend to eat if I’m bored so I try to stay busy. I ride a mountain bike and walk as much as possible. My job is also very physical. I don’t know how to put this delicately but when I was going through menopause I was constipated ALL the time. That will cause weight gain. I haven’t had that problem since I started the Acai berry and I feel great. The hot flashes have even stopped. I can’t credit that to Acai berry but I’m just thankful they are gone. :-)
Good info.
I am not even pre meno yet and have allot of friends who share your sufferings.
So the Acia maybe be one of those homeopathic avenues I can try when the pre change and full boar change comes.
God please let me be blessed with being a late changer. Since I was a late bloomer. : )
Thanks for sharing your exp. with Acia.
Not good.
I found that out the hard way (no pun) a few years back when an accupuncturist suggest some chinese herb thing for pain.
I went to the doc dumbfounded at why my gut froze up as I was then eating a mostly high rougage diet.
First thing he asked what supplements are you taking when I told him he got that no wonder look on his face and told me knock of the chinese herb (can remember what the hell it was) as too much of a good thing can do the oppisite of what is intended.
Neverdem has some good pings to allot of bio/med threads and how each of our bodies interact with endocrine/diet/medical issues ect.
Well researched IMO.
So yeah metab/endocrine is a huge factor, like the thyroid hormone it runs just about everything in the body, I liken it to the idle system of a car.
So much in health and our individual body functions is so intertwined.
I like science that works on unraveling how it all relates as opposed to pharma cures that can kill.
And with your BP/metab issues you have to be really careful as you know about what you put in your body no matter how organic it is, it all tweeks the system.
These people charge your credit card well after your “free trial” and then after you have cancelled.... then they charge you for some monitoring program !!
They are nasty people !!
The natives who use it use ONLY the tiny amount of pulp surrounding the seed.
They seem to do well on *that*.
What you buy contains the seeds and every other thing to “plump up” the juice since just the pulp juice would be exorbitantly expensive.
Experts question both the nutritional value and “safety” of consuming the seeds.
[the natives absolutely NEVER do]
It has antioxidant properties but common, cheaper blueberries FAR outstrip acai’s nutritional content.
There are also only 2 “harvest times” for the berry and God forbid you get the “wrong” season’s harvest.
It tastes even worse than usual and can make you physically sick.
[been there, done that, the company recalled that batch]
I will never waste another dime on “Oprah’s Snake Oil”.
Save your money and drink 8-10 oz of cranberry juice daily.
I have been looking into turmeric recently. Has anyone else tried it or looked into it? One nice thing, it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
Pitiful extreme to go to just to lose some weight.
I have been looking into turmeric recently. Has anyone else tried it or looked into it? One nice thing, it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
isn’t it an anti-cancer agent too?
Juice and broth are big in my cleansing/fasting days.
I prefer Pure Cherry Juice (lowers uric acid levels which mine tend to run high at times) cut with Cranberry/Pom or a Orange/Banana/Pine.
Also I drink de caf ice herb tea and use a splash of juice to keep glucose levels up/even running.
I have a wonderful flavored stevia powder for a natural sweetner. Spendy but worth the piece of mind in that it is made from a plant not in a lab.
The Acai was a try and see as a supplement and like my mag/calcium I may use it only at times when fasting/cleansing.
The worst thing about really cleansing toxins for me is the nightmares that I can say are like the visions/bad trips you here about in the traditional Indian cleansing tents.
Frightning stuff.
Esp. when it is reality based past lost thoughts.
I chalk it up to like a colon cleanse for the brain. All part of the re set button.
For me being in a strong place faith wise is important before cleansing the mind and body.
So as a Catholic recieving Holy Communion is extremely important as part of the program.
But hey that is just my thing.
The whole Mind, Body and Soul thingy.
Mind being my biggest challenge.
Good info at link. Wether it is factual or not Wally World sees it as a sales propaganda. : )
I dread going into that store but they do have a handy photo station to crop/color/size pics I can do myself.
And the photo paper for my home pic printer is sold there (small town not many options).
They have the best socks in town too.
But I dread going in the whole atmosphere of WalMart and we dont even live in what some Freepers describe as urban Wally World.
Good post.
I really really get turned of by Oprah.
I did watch when Sarah was on though.
Painful as it was.
I noticed Sarah on the Fox channel was so much more condusive, probably for Sarah too.
As far as anything a tv show promotes I look at it as trying to Sell something.
TV shows are virtually ad campaigns.
Speaking of being the Shop season I got recieved a fingerhut catalog (didnt know they still existed LOL) and I cracked up at the stuff they were peddling Baby Phat shoes and Goddy bling for excuberant prices all for easy monthly installment plans LOL.
Get a reality show aka Baby Phat selling designer clothes all to end up peddling it in a Fingerhut someday. LMAO
I was wise enough not to fall for that gimmick.
But your warning is good for All to know.
The ole nothing for free.
I opted to go to the life long co-op aka hippie store in town and buy small bottle for my try it and see.
When I try a new product of any kind I always check for a 800 consumer number and or website so if it is not a satifactory product I can get my money back.
Kinda like Glenn Beck pointed out about the crummy pistacios he bought he should of known it was not worthy as there was no consumer phone or address on the package and sure enough I picked up the bag to double check his word and he was right.
This particular nut is new and in all the stores and has an alluring (for men) tv ad of a domitrex sexy woman cracking a whip on the lil nut/pistachio. LOL Beck fell for it.
Lowered my bp by getting a pet.
I learned a long time ago that what is good for all, is not necessarily good for me. I have sensitivities to florals, many plants, and preservatives so I’m an avid label reader and I would rather be safe than sorry. If I’m going to try something new, I try very small amts and work up if nothing happens. Only takes a couple of trips to the er to realize you can’t put just any old thing in your mouth. The older I get, the less I’m willing to try just anything.
Turmeric is being studied for its anti-cancer, anti-microbial, anti-biotic, ant-viral, anti-fungal and just about anti-everything else properties.
I use it all the time but don’t buy the expensive capsules.
I go to the spice aisle, get some McCormick turmeric and just swallow the powder with some milk or something.
[it does not taste good, it’s very “astringent” so have whatever you’re drinking in your mouth *first*]
Try it the next time you’re congested. [nose or lungs]
Keep upping the dosage until everything that ‘comes out’ is light turmeric colored and tell me it doesn’t work.
It also settles an upset stomach.
I have no idea why since you usually don’t see that listed on the “wonder of turmeric” sites so it might just be me.
[It’s also a very potent gas expelling agent so stay away from people for the first few days you start taking it. that stops once you’re ‘cleared out’ but thought it best to warn you]...:-D
Very good advice.
And true. IMHO.
I have loved ones with BP issues who must take pharma ( I am guessing they are out of other options).
It is crazy how out of whack and ending up in the hosp their systems get with med increments up/down.
I dont say this to them but I will say it here it scares me when two or more up in years (70s) freinds all seem to go whack and end up in the hosp at one time around the country.
All I can do is offer an ear and prayer.
Hoping they have attentive primary care providers.
I tried a couple of times to eat foods laden with it and became sick to my stomach (just me).
I tried the same dishes with no turmeric and no stomach ache.
As another on the thread stated which is so true what is great for one per can be absolutely horrible for the next guy.
Also on the blueberry note.
They freeze very well!
I am kicking myself for not freezing a batch this past year.
I like to make real fruit non dairy non tofu/soy smoothies and banana/bluberry is a fave.
Also might add that being ill in a highly lit ER room on a gurney for hours at a time is no picnic either. : ( So cold and lonely feeling.
Nothing like home Dorthey. : )
Most grocery stores [and WlaMart Super centers] carry very acceptable frozen blueberries year round.
You can also buy dehydrated ones in bags in the dried fruit section and if you soak them, they plump right back up.
All is not lost!....:)
Thanks.
Good to know.
I buy mine at the grocery (Simply Organic). It's about four dollars for 3.7 ounces...about a three month supply.
Here's a "tea" recipe I like:
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/morerecipes/r/TurmericTea.htm
Ingredients: 2 tbsp turmeric 1/4 cup water 1 cup milk or soy milk 1 tsp almond oil honey, to taste Preparation: Stir together the turmeric and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and allow to cook, stirring, until a thick paste is formed.
Use 1/2 to 1 tsp of this turmeric paste for each cup of tea. Add turmeric paste, milk, almond oil and honey to saucepan and reduce heat to low. Bring milk just to a boil then remove from heat. Whisk briskly or blend if you prefer a frothier drink.
It seems to affect different people different ways. I liked it so much I was drinking 4 to 6 cups a day and I found it to be very constipating so I cut back. Apparently it can also have the opposite effect.
Thats right it fights Alziemers I forgot that.
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