Athletic Greens

I take AG every day and I also take the Omega's & D3's. Let me be up front and tell you that my hubby works for the company BUT I will share MY experience with you, that's all. Promise.

I started taking it a year ago on & off. If I remembered, I took it. I never had taken a liquid supplement before, so my first impression of the product was that it looked like swamp water after I mixed it up! I was honestly hesitant to try it. At first I thought the take was "not bad" or just "ok," but I think if you are accustomed to taking this kind of thing you will find it to be on the sweet side with no bad taste. I've given it to friends who eat all kinds of health foods and supplements and they've had positive comments.

I know people report all kinds of positive results from AG ranging from not getting sick to feeling amazing and losing weight. Personally, the biggest change I notice is the benefits to my digestion even by the second day. Otherwise, I would say that I never take it after 4pm because it gives me a little energy kick that might keep me awake. I had my hubby ask Chris, the owner, about this and he said there are no stimulants in it, so his guess is that my insides are doing the "happy dance" because I gave them so many good things.

Sidebar, my hubby has taken this regularly for almost 2 years and hasn't gotten sick once! He used to get sinus infections and upper respiratory infections at least 2-3 times a year and since he started the greens he hasn't even gotten a cold.. the flu... nothing! I think I've been sick maybe once this last year. (knock on wood)

In November I discovered some health stuff going on with me and immediately started faithfully taking the greens every day..... I don't figure I can risk NOT taking them now. I want to give my bod every opportunity to be healthy and fix itself where it can.

OK, weight loss due to the greens? I know many people experience this, but unfortunately, I haven't noticed that in myself. Until recently, my eating habits had gotten pretty bad, so my weight loss now is probably due to drastic dietary changes. I've had a terrible time losing weight until I really started tracking... probably due to my age, hormones & lack of exercise. I am consistently losing weight and I am consistently taking AG, so who know for sure. AG isn't a "weight loss" product- it's a Nutrition product.

Is it filling? Yes, I think so. My diary says I have it in the am (which is recommended), but every now and then I put it off a bit and use it to hold me over between meals.

I don't know if you care about this sort of thing, but I always have, so I'll share my "insider info!".... I've wondered at times about all these health products and the big wigs up there just trying to sell us another promise while most of it is just clever marketing and they know it. I wonder if they care at all. I want to tell you first hand that the owner of Athletic Greens, Chris "The Kiwi" is one of the most humble, sincere, kind-hearted guys you will ever want to meet.

I promise you that this guy cares about his customers and won't give us junky ingredients with high dollar names, but the absolute best stuff he can get his hands on. Even though I can't pronounce most of what's on the label and don't know what half of it does, Chris knows his stuff and he has it covered. He developed the product for himself because he was terribly sick and was told by the Dr.'s he wasn't going to make it. His body wasn't absorbing the nutrients from regular food and he became malnourished (ya, the health nut, Nutritionist, fitness dude just like the trainers you see at the gym was deathly malnourished). There were other problems, too for Chris, but he had an urgent need for this product himself. He didn't just buy someones company because they wanted to retire.

He's the real deal and I value knowing what's going on behind the scenes in this day and age when corporate business seems to have lost it's conscience.

I hope this helps,
K

My pleasure!

A month ago I started taking AG and am now a believer in it.
My energy level is up, I haven't gotten sick, and I always get sick in January, and my workouts are at a higher intensity which I attribute to the energy. This maybe TMI however my digestive system is working better.
My husband has now started taking it. He is one of those folks who has to work out to keep weight on but I am anxious to see how AG works for him.

wow! I am surprised by that harris970. I was taking AG for about a year on auto ship and cancelled without any problem at all. Let me say that it was only the cost that was the reason for the cancellation. I really love the product and have recently re-ordered it. More energy is the first thing I noticed along with better digestion. (which is important for me since I have a disease called cholitis.)

I am thinking about ordering this for my sister who has auto-immune disease. @cwsreddy, from my research, the superfoods to eat together are Broccoli, Spirulim and Green Tea Extract...I looked at the ingredients in shakeology (vanilla - i assume the flavors will have same main ingredients) and Shakeology doesnt have the Broccoli. I used to drink shakeology and I never really noticed any difference so I quit ordering it.

Don't waste your money!

Wowy, that does look snazzy (their website). Not sure if you are interested in organic raw types of similar products, but I would probably steer clear of this, just because of their very snazzy website, I'm a bit of a "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is" cynic, and their website would cause me to steer clear of them. Plus, the money. I thought I was paying a LOT for Amazing Grass, Amazing Meal, but I see they are half the price, are organic and raw AND have almost the same list of ingredients. Plus, if Autoship is your thing, they give you 20% off as well as free shipping and the more you buy, the bigger the savings. Amazon will also autoship it to you monthly, if you buy from there. I personally try and buy directly from the company, but that's me. I think Amazing Greens is a great company and would like to see the price come down a bit, but that won't happen unless demand goes up.........or at least, that's how our economy used to work.............on a supply and demand, competitive basis.......who knows how it works at this piont?........sigh.....regardless, they are still half the price of Athletic Greens and are better sourced, apparently. I want to say here, that I've got no affiliation with the company, but I love the product and hope they stay in business. I was just able to buy a bunch at our local Co-Op for half of the usual price, so if you can get your local co-op to stock it, they'd probably get a good deal as a new customer and pass on the savings...........Good Luck!

I have been using Athletic Greens daily for about three months and love it. On day 4 I noticed my energy increased. After that I couldn't help but stay active. I started cleaning out all the bedroom closets in my house. I usually drink it pre-workout to give me a nice energy boost. No complaints with billing or cs. I read somewhere while signing up that if I did not cancel within 6 days, I would be billed for a full shipment of AG. Gotta read the fine print ; )

You should check out a athletic greens review here, which include comparisons with 3 competing products. The comments there are quite insightful - http://www.fourhourbodysupplies.com/athletic-greens-review-and-comparison/

There's also 3 more articles, one that focuses on the negatives, one on the positive, and another on the alternatives for athletic greens.

hope you find them useful

I wish I had seen this thread earlier. I ordered the trial and was instantly charged $8.95 for shipping on the trial, and another $105.90 for what I guess is another package as well. The order form said the only thing I would be charged for was the $8.95, and after that I had 21 days to cancel. I ordered several hours ago, and now have two charges on my Amex. Good thing I paid for it with Amex because I will be canceling in the morning and if the charge isn't reversed, I will be contacting Amex about it.

I did a search for Athletic Greens scam after noticing the charge, and it brought me here. I should have done the search first.

I started taking AG 2 weeks ago and noticed couple of side effects I wonder if readers can comment.

1. Anal seepage/"oozing"... I know, sounds bad. Didn't know any other way to phrase this.
2. Having trouble urinating. I'm older male taking Flomax already for "lazy" prostrate. Anything known about what's in this product that would cause that? Urologist told me ingredients in over-the-counter cold medicine affects prostrate big time.

Thanks in advance any responses.