Periodically we will feature the benefits of an ingredient that is found in one or more of MonaVie’s products. The MonaVie products are developed specifically to be healthy and tasty so you can provide the best benefit for your body. Each ingredient is selected for the health qualities and benefits that it provides. Because of the great benefits that berries provide they are found in high quantities in MonaVie products.

Berries are known throughout the world as delicious fruits with sweet benefits. Everything from the strawberry to the huckleberry seems to carry within its fleshy body a pack of nutrients that can outweigh almost any other fruit. Today we will feature the blueberry-a common berry with uncommon benefits. Perhaps no other Northern Hemisphere berry is as powerful and as talked about as the humble blueberry. This native to countries around the world has taken great hold in North America and Northern Europe due to the demand by consumers worldwide. In Michigan alone, around a quarter million tons of blueberries are harvested annually.

Blueberries grow in two main varieties in North America – the highbush and lowbush varieties. The lowbush is the main crop of Maine. They produce around a fourth of all the blueberries consumed in the United States. Many cities in Maine are huge producers of the fruit and call themselves the “Blueberry Capital.” The other variety, highbush, is the major crop in Michigan and accounts for around a third of all blueberries sold in the U.S. Canada’s main fruit is the blueberry and it can bring in over $300 million, Canadian, every year.

One of the most fantastic properties of the little half inch fruit is that it is loaded with plenty of strong and important nutrients. In fact, the quantity is so high that this fruit is among those of the label “super fruit.” These fruits contain a higher than average content of essential and beneficial compounds. Each one helps the body in healing and regeneration. Super fruits are not common throughout the world and are spaced quite a bit between areas where they do grow. Other examples of super fruits include apples, pomegranates, and kiwis.

Blueberries contain a large amount of antioxidant and anticancer chemicals. These natural compounds work within the body to create a healthy balance among cells. One such balance is the life and death of the cells. When the cells don’t die they become cancer. The cancerous tissues are stopped by nutrients such as flavonols and tannins (not to mention lesser known ones like proanthocyanidin, resveratrol, and pterostilbene).

Other nutrients contained in the blueberry include: vitamin A, lutein, folate (vitamin B9), vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, magnesium, iron, lutein, and calcium. There is also a healthy does of manganese and vitamin K in a handful of blueberries.

Eating a raw, ripe blueberry is just about the best thing you can do for your body. With all the nutrients and beneficial compounds contained in the pint-sized berry, this fruit lives up to the name of “super fruit.” It’s powerhouse of health will continue to enable people to live better for years to come. Another great use of the blueberry is combining it with other fruits for beverages. If the beverage is not boiled or frozen, these fruits contain their compounds in the natural state and allow for people to drink to their good health daily. Truly, the blueberry deserves our praise and attention.

Yes, MonaVie is gluten free.  Many people that suffer from celiac disease or other food allergies find that once they remove gluten from their diets they become free of all their physical side affects.

Unfortunately it is not that easy for some people and they may even struggle with problems such as finding appropriate energy drinks.  MonaVie Active is a great supplement in this situation.  Naturally plant derived glucosamine is an added benefit of this gluten free juice that MonaVie offers.

Note: One product that is not gluten free is the MonaVie RVL Nutrition Snack Bar.  There are two other RVL products that are gluten free, so one shouldn’t feel disheartened by this small detail.

Like most natural products, MonaVie won’t keep through the next ice-age (though they are still selling MSG laden canned meats at your local supermarket if you are concerned), but it does last a while.

Unopened, you can store your favorite MonaVie drink for a year from its manufacturing date. After opening, drinks like MonaVie Pulse and (M)mun can last from fifteen to thirty days in the fridge.

Others, like MonaVie Gel, EMV and EMV Lite need to be used immediately once opened. However, MonaVie Essential and MonaVie Active are good for two to three months in storage as long as they are refrigerated.

Remember that most drinks are only good for seven to ten days in the refrigerator after opening and they are pasteurized and preserved. So not only will it last longer, but it is healthier too.

MonaVie (M)Mun

Immunity is something we all crave, especially when the local health goes downhill. MonaVie (M)mun is a  special version of the MonaVie drinks designed with an extra goal in mind – to keep you free from illnesses. MonaVie (M)mun contains Wellmune, a substance clinically proven to help fight off the ill effects of being unwell.

In combination with the nineteen vitamin rich fruits that make up the drink, this powerful immune system booster enables the body to remain healthy even when others are not. Then, there is the added benefit of having all the antioxidants and nutrients that the MonaVie formulas naturally contain. So not only will you feel better, you’ll stay better.

Included in this amazing drink are the following fruits: Açai, grape, apple, pear, aronia, cranberry, maqui, black currant, elderberry, blood orange, sea buckthorn, strawberry, baobab, lingonberry, acerola, cupuaçu, bilberry, jabuticaba, camu camu.

MonaVie Pulse

What is a pulse? It is the very rhythm of live as expressed through your heart. That is what MonaVie Pulse seeks to strengthen with its scientific formula including resveratrol and plant sterols. Plant sterols have been linked to a reduced risk in heart disease when consumed in a quantity of 0.4 grams per serving and combined with a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol. What is even better is the amount in MonaVie Pulse – twice the amount required.

What does this mean for the average consumer? More heart health and longer life overall. Like its sister drinks, MonaVie Pulse contains AcaVie, the purest and most powerful version of the acai berry, and eighteen more fruits to create a delicious and healthy drink to enjoy for a long life.

The nineteen fruits include: Açai, grape, pineapple, apple, pomegranate, prickly pear, elderberry, yumberry, bilberry, blueberry, cherry, maqui, cranberry, strawberry, aronia, acerola, cupuaçu, jabuticaba, camu camu.

MonaVie RVL Weight Loss Program

RVL is MonaVie’s weight loss program. It uses three different products to help manage diet and bring down weight. First is the MonaVie RVL Nutrition Shake Mix. This mix combines AcaVie with ten other fruits and vegetables to produce a much healthier meal than we typically eat in just half the calories. It also contains whey protein and fiber to enhance muscular and digestive body functions.

The second product is the MonaVie RVL Dietary Supplement which, again using vegetables as well as green tea, ups metabolism and help burn body fat.

Third is the MonaVie RVL Nutrition Snack Bar. This bar is a simple and healthy option for in-between meal cravings. As an added benefit, these products are made with the wholesome goodness people have come to expect from MonaVie and the benefits of the Acai berry. When all three items are combined with a good diet and exercise the results are sure to follow.

Everyone needs energy and in large quantities. You need it to do your job, to take care of children and to just plain live. What you don’t need are unwanted side-effects like the overheating or the unavoidable crash that comes later when you take energy drinks.  That’s where MonaVie can help.

MonaVie EMV is the ideal energy drink. It combines several delicious fruits with proven natural energy sources to create a beverage that not only tastes great, but gives you lasting energy without the drop-off. You get all the benefits without the nasty repercussions. What is even better is that it comes in a low calorie option, MonaVie EMV Lite. This provides the same boost as the regular version, but with only 75 calories per can using the best stevia extract for its sweetener. Either option is fantastic for combating the day to day or the not so common in your life.