Side Effects of MonAvie Juice

Because MonaVie is not medicine, but a fruit juice, it has no side effects in the medical sense. Instead, its side effects are all nutritional in nature. Just as apples don't have side effects, the acai berry, which is MonAvie's primary ingredient, is simply another fruit, with its own nutritional profile. However, the marketing plan of MonAvie has relied largely on the claim of medical benefits, insisting on an investigation into the traits with medicinal properties and their potential effects.

Inflated Claims

• One of the most dangerous elements of MonAvie as a product is its positioning as a potent cure-all. Structured as a multi-tiered marketing opportunity with over a million salespeople, MonAvie is so unregulated in its sale that its salespeople will make a great variety of claims for the product that cannot be supported by nutritional or medical fact.

Antioxidants

• One of the claims made by the producers of MonAvie is that it contains a high level of powerful antioxidants that can contribute to overall health, particularly cardiovascular. While MonAvie does contain a good number of antioxidants, the berry inside the drink actually contains less antioxidants than a number of cheaper, less-exotic fruits. Apples, strawberries and blueberries all contain higher levels of the antioxidants in MonAvie than the acai berry.

Economics

• The high cost, when combined with the medicinal aura of MonAvie, can produce a negative economic side effect. MonAvie is very expensive and can become an additional financial burden for those who join as salespeople, placing a sales minimum on them every month. In comparison to the nutritional qualities of MonAvie, it is more economically efficient to buy fruit. However, people may believe the inflated claims, making it seem medically unsafe to discontinue purchasing the expensive beverage, even to the point of economic hardship.

Alternative Treatment

• Correspondent with the inflated claims is the danger of not seeking proper treatment for medical maladies that MonAvie salespeople have claimed can be treated with the juice. Thus, there is a psychological side effect to MonAvie use. This comes out most clearly in claims that MonAvie can be used to treat cancer, the flu and even autism.

Other Ingredients

• In addition to the acai berry blend, MonAvie includes a number of other supplements, including resveratrol, fatty acids and glucosamine. While none of these ingredients have negative side effects, it is worth noting the presence of good cholesterol. While omega-3 fatty acids are important contributions to a healthy diet, their presence should still be noted as additional cholesterol in your diet.