For Those on the Body By Vi bandwagon

It is true that eating 100% fruits, veggies, no gluten, no sugar, no white bread, no white rice etc as claimed by this man and is blog is better, but the fact of the matter is 95% of the population have busy active lifestyles and simply do not have time to eat like this. Visalus is a great answer to the avid fitness person who needs a shake after a hard workout to repair their muscles and restore their glycogen. A lot of people do not like vegetables and what a great way to get good solid nutrition fast. A lot of people are overweight due to lack of nutritional quality so why not add some to your diet. It is also way better than 98% of the other protein shakes on the market today. I promote Visalus but do not in anyway promote starvation. Most of my shakes range at the 200 calorie mark by the time you prepare them. I use them pre and post workout and occasionally for breakfast/lunch if I am in a hurry

Also, the claims he states this doctor makes are inaccurate about soy. Soy is safe. I see a world renowned digestive doctor and he says the product is great and he practices from here to Switzerland. I also have a nursing baby allergic to milk along with a ton of other food allergies and he drinks this stuff too and has no problems in fact the antioxidants are helping.

Soy is used in Japan solely they do not even have regular milk there. In fact I was concerned about using soy when my doc told me I had to switch and he assured me he lived in Japan and had to use it as he had no choice and claimed it was healthier. My digestive issues highly improved after switching. The people in Japan are of the healthiest in the world.

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I use the body by Vi product and this article has a lot of misinformation. Also, contrary to what this article suggests this is a great protein to use post work outs to repair your muscles. They have stacks available for all fitness goals which is why my friends who work at bodybuilding.com as trainers here in Boise use this protein as well. They are not allowed to promote it, because of their contract there but they purchase and use it. I have done a ton of research and used a lot of other products before switching to it and here is why:

A low sugar protein.
A lot of protein out there has a lot of sugar between 15-30 grams. If you want to burn FAT not just lose weight, (losing weight comes sometimes from losing water/muscle) then you have to minimize the sugar you consume, because any time you ingest sugar your body has to use energy/fuel to burn through the sugar first before it can get to the fat and even begin to burn the fat. Most of the time our bodies run out of energy before we can even get to the fat burning mode.

A very clean pure protein

A low sodium protein

A protein without a lot of fillers:
If you read the labels on a lot of protein on the market today you will find that a lot of proteins use gelatin to spike the protein content. Gelatin is great for beautiful skin and hair but does not aid in building muscle.

A lot of proteins also use milk protein or milk powder which is great for building strong bones but also does not aid in building muscle.

An easy digestible protein:
A protein that is lactose free, gluten free, wheat free, are all a plus for me.

A protein blend that is absorbable:
High protein content is not always better, because unless that protein is actually absorbed into a cell and penetrating the cell membrane then it does nothing for you, you can ingest it all day long and you are basically going to just pee it out. You end up not getting the benefits you think you are getting. A lot of protein powders contain whey that is not absorbable in fact only 75-80% of most whey proteins are absorbale.


Here is what I found works:

A Trisorb protein blend: A unique blend of highly absorbable proteins.
Whey Protein Concentrate + Whey Protein Hydrolysate + Non-Gmo Soy

I know the first question I am going to get asked is WHY SOY?
First of all the soy I am talking about is Non Genetically Modified Soy (Non-GMO) that has been processed to remove isoflavones that can impact estrogen, which causes this protein to work great for people who usually can't do soy. Soy is also a complete protein and it is easily digestible, it is great at reducing cholesterol and c-reactive protein. In scientific studies Soy has been proven to build muscle just as good and in some cases even better than whey proteins.

Why Whey I thought whey was not absorbable?

The whey I am talking bout are very pure clean sources of Whey protein in the form of whey protein concentrate and the newest technology in whey protein hydrolysate. This is the most concentrated and "clean" "pure" protein on the market today and it is very expensive. This protein is clinically proven to build lean muscle. The FDA also allows it to be called a "fat loss accelerant". This is the only protein on the market that the FDA allows to use that claim. This protein is specially formulated to remove fat, lactose, and carbohydrates.

A protein that adds in Aminogen:
Aminogen is a patented and clinically tested amino acid and digestive enzyme, that is proven to aide in protein absorption and digestion. Aminogen is very important to athletes and bodybuilders, and now you don't have to go else where to buy it, because it is already included.

They then combine these three sources of pure clean protein and add in Aminogen that work together synergistically and are scientifically proven to work together to penetrate your cells, so you are literally absorbing every single gram of protein you are ingesting and it is burning lean muscle while burning fat. There is nothing else on the market that does that.

Maybe you are wondering why building muscle is important?
It is important to build muscle because muscle burns fat, as people age they think their metabolism is slowing down which it is, but it is really only slowing down because people no longer have the muscle they need to continue burning the calories they used to burn when they were younger. Did you know that for each pound of lean muscle we have you will burn an extra 35 calories a day while at rest. Muscle is what burns fat in your body. You can reignite your metabolism at any age by just building some lean muscle.

Maybe you are thinking you can just go to the gym and build muscle... let me reassure you your diet plays a huge role in the way you look, you can work out a ton but if you continue to make bad food choices you will never be able to burn through that sugar to get to that fat and you will stay the same. Working out will only change your body 30% while diet will change it by 70%, which is why this protein causes so many changes for people who don't exercise.

A protein with a patented fiber blend so you can feel full and also works not just as a protein shake to aide in your post workout recovery, but also works as a whole meal replacement, so it will save you money and costs only $1.85/meal.

Unbelievable nutrition
In order to get all the nutrition in one protein meal you would have to eat the following:
1.5 Cups of chopped broccoli
13 whole eggs
5 medium peaches
2.5 chicken breasts
1.5 C frozen yogurt
1.5 C bran flakes
18oz tomato juice
1.5 C shredded romaine lettuce
5oz cooked lima beans
15 slices whole wheat bread
20 spears of asparagus
1c brown rice
2c sliced mushrooms
30 apples
5c chopped celery (10 whole stalks)
3.5 medium tomatoes
3 pineapples
30 prunes
Where to get this protein:
Choose Visalus as your meal replacement or recovery protein:
The visalus meal replacement shakes work because they help you to build lean muscle so you can ignite that furnace in your body and burn through more fat throughout the entire day. That is why you want to have as much lean muscle as possible.

You may be thinking why not just eat real chicken, veggies etc. First of all it would be very expensive and you would have to eat a lot of food to get the nutrition found in one replacement and you can't find it an any garden around, and 95% of the population today have fast paced busy life styles, on the go and do not have the time or sometimes even the energy to make healthy food choices, so having convenient, healthy clean, pure, protein available to them anytime and anywhere makes a huge difference to their health and fitness success not to mention all the benefits you get from it!

This protein is safe for pregos, nursing moms, people with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetics alike and will even help reverse health issues!

I use this protein and I still eat my 1800 calories a day and I have lost 17 lbs in 2 months.

A ton of my personal trainer friends use this and my body building friends like I said it is a pure protein. Yes it does use splenda but splenda is the safest on the market with all the controversy and it is in very minimal amounts even my friends at bodybuilding.com cook with splenda and so do I!

Soy is used in Japan solely they do not even have regular milk there.

I started using Body By Vi on May 23rd and I am on day 26 of my first 90 day challenge. I have lost 29 pounds since May 23rd. Sure, I am having that shake for breakfast and shake for lunch, but I am also very interested in changing my lifestyle. I work out almost every day now, doing 60 minutes on the elliptical we got on Craigslist and actually have started eating healthy. We grill our meats for every meal to lessen the fat content and instead of having pasta or bread as a side at dinner we have a huge pile of veggies and I have replaced soda and sugary drinks with water. Sure, I splurge every now and then, twice a month we have pizza and every once in a while I split a soda at the movies with the family, but my calorie intake has dropped dramatically and I am not starving myself because the foods I now eat, for the very very most part, are super low calorie, like spinach, onions, lettuce, squash, tomatoes, etc. So, although I know that I would be losing weight even if I were not using the shakes, the shakes are great because they really do fill me up and give me all the vitamins and nutrients my body needs. I do not sell Body By Vi, I'm just a consumer. But I totally believe in this product. It's amazing. I am working hard to change my lifestyle, and am doing great at it, but I get to do it with two yummy strawberry shakes and faster than I would be with just the hard work alone. You should try it before you knock it. You might surprise yourself.

They actually DO work.My friend is a promoter for this Product and I have Met MANY of her clients that are losing weight fast.But she includes a meal plan for them and weekly support.I drink one Occasionally.What I can say is that its not as gross as other protein shakes...