Juice Plus is it really healthier than fresh vegs/fruits?

It's obvious you don't understand the funding piece of a study. Do some research and get back to us.

Actually I am in a perfect position to understanding the funding of scientific studies. I am a PhD candidate in neurobiology, have worked in biomedical research for more than a decade, and have in fact published my own research in peer reviewed journals sporting significant impact factors. Every single journal I have published in, or read papers from has a distinct requirement for acknowledging who ponied up the dough for the experimental process. Do corporations have a vested interest in positive results obtained from studies evaluating their products? You bet your *kitten* they do!

ETA: I'm also willing to bet dollars to donuts the reason you don't "feel right" when you don't take this junk is for the same reason people tend to feel off when they forget to wear their wedding rings or their watch, it is simply a disturbance of a normal routine and nothing more.

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^^ Christina Estrada ^^

Glad you are a personal trainer, but you can walk into 24hour, LA, Chuze, Fuse, Frogs, Planet Fitness, lazy fitness, health clubs, and all the other so called "gyms" where all you see is merrygorounds. You see people lose weight and gain it back, you see people wanting a superpill or a magic pill. And all these trainers are selling them "the next best thing" in supplements. There are many "master trainers" as you call them with multiple certs, degrees, and creditation. But if you really look around...the "master trainer" is NEVER the fittest healthiest person in the room. Often times it looks just the opposite. I'm sure others can attest, but i have seen multiple times a trainer drinking a freaking REDBULL while training their client. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! And their client is in much better shape then them. So, its great you can claim all your'e accomplishments, but size up to someone who actually applies it, there ya go.

^^ amaysngrace ^^

There is NO magic pill, super pill or any other pill to help you lose weight, get ripped, shredded abs, or gain weight overnight. No, it took you years to get the way you are its going to take you years to change it. As far as your'e son. I have a very close friend whos brother is Autistic, the sweetest kid you'll ever meet. The parents have a hard time feeding him fruits and veggies too but they juice alot. Personally, I am not a HUGE fan of juicing because you take out alot of the actual nutrients from the skin as well as fiber. Is it better then nothing? YES. It also gets into your'e system faster than just eating it. I know my buddies brother LOVES having his juice in the morning and its an easy tasty way to get his nutrients. He also takes a few other supps like a multi, fish oil, and joint supplement. But as far as juice plus, I can't talk alot about it because I know little of it. But if something is freeze dried and powdered, I can only imagine its definitely not as good as juicing fresh fruits and veggies. Could it possibly help? maybe. But again, like others said, you are teaching your son what healthy food is, and that taking a "pill" doesnt make things "magically" change. Good on ya mate and keep doing what youre doing. Don't be swayed by titles and slogans like "the next best thing" etc. You can never go wrong with Raw. Cheers

missiontofitness wrote: »

trainercritic wrote: »

^^ Christina Estrada ^^

Glad you are a personal trainer, but you can walk into 24hour, LA, Chuze, Fuse, Frogs, Planet Fitness, lazy fitness, health clubs, and all the other so called "gyms" where all you see is merrygorounds. You see people lose weight and gain it back, you see people wanting a superpill or a magic pill. And all these trainers are selling them "the next best thing" in supplements. There are many "master trainers" as you call them with multiple certs, degrees, and creditation. But if you really look around...the "master trainer" is NEVER the fittest healthiest person in the room. Often times it looks just the opposite. I'm sure others can attest, but i have seen multiple times a trainer drinking a freaking REDBULL while training their client. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! And their client is in much better shape then them. So, its great you can claim all your'e accomplishments, but size up to someone who actually applies it, there ya go.

^^ amaysngrace ^^

There is NO magic pill, super pill or any other pill to help you lose weight, get ripped, shredded abs, or gain weight overnight. No, it took you years to get the way you are its going to take you years to change it. As far as your'e son. I have a very close friend whos brother is Autistic, the sweetest kid you'll ever meet. The parents have a hard time feeding him fruits and veggies too but they juice alot. Personally, I am not a HUGE fan of juicing because you take out alot of the actual nutrients from the skin as well as fiber. Is it better then nothing? YES. It also gets into your'e system faster than just eating it. I know my buddies brother LOVES having his juice in the morning and its an easy tasty way to get his nutrients. He also takes a few other supps like a multi, fish oil, and joint supplement. But as far as juice plus, I can't talk alot about it because I know little of it. But if something is freeze dried and powdered, I can only imagine its definitely not as good as juicing fresh fruits and veggies. Could it possibly help? maybe. But again, like others said, you are teaching your son what healthy food is, and that taking a "pill" doesnt make things "magically" change. Good on ya mate and keep doing what youre doing. Don't be swayed by titles and slogans like "the next best thing" etc. You can never go wrong with Raw. Cheers

You revived a 4 month old dead thread. Why?

To get people to read about the silly product, of course.

Toss in a bunch of new things to discuss, like Redbull, and people will talk about that and keep bumping the thread.

christinaestrada wrote: »

Hey there girl!

On a side note, as far as vitamin/mineral supplements go. Please don't get anything over-the-counter. The pills in the grocery store are not even digested, which means a.) you're wasting your money, b.) your son is getting no benefit.

The bolded is blatantly not true. Has anyone ever seen whole pills in their feces? My husband designs wastewater treatment plants, and while he's seen all sorts of things come into treatment plants, undigested pills are not one of them.

The people who try to make you believe this do it by placing a regular vitamin in a glass of water and letting it sit for 30 minutes. When it doesn't dissolve, they say it's proof that you don't digest store vitamins. New flash! Your stomach uses hydrocloric acid, not tap water, to digest food and pills.

Why do I get the feeling that this new poster also sells Juice Plus? Two posts, and one of them is touting how much the product does for her family?