Acai

I drink acai berry flavored tea... but only because it has no sugar and still tastes good... not because I thought it would help me lose weight (well at least not anymore then drinking water would)

I tried the Acai Berry and found no "different" results.

I use the Agro Labs Acia cleanse every morning and I also use a cleansing Acia pill product every 6 mos.

I LOVE IT!

The secret is to get the real stuff, which costs more but totally worth it. You must get the product with real juice and the pulp to get the desired results.

The hype is real, but you do have to be weary about the fake product, or the product with a low % that they are trying to pass off as the real thing.

I took my mom a bottle and she asked me to bring her 5 bottles the next time I came to see her, thats how well it works.

Has anyone used Acai as a weight loss tool? I keep reading that it is wonderful for cleansing out toxins and burning fat. Anyone know from experience?

My bad experience was in somebody working with MonaVie trying to recruit me into their MLM pyramid.
The actual berries are great - filled with nutritious antioxidants.

I highly recommend them as a great source for what your body needs.
But.....:huh:
Don't get sucked into joining anybody's club, "business opportunity" or other such scam where Acai is touted to be some kind of miracle berry that will make all our dreams come true.

It's just a berry - a wonderful berry, but just a berry.

For the people saying it "works".....works for what?

Well, I honestly do not know what kind of product you can get at wallmart, but you have nothing to lose but fecal matter. Just be sure and wait and try it when you are not going anywhere the next morning. You do not know how it will effect you. When I start my 10 cleanse every 6 mos, I start on Friday night because I am going to go to the bathroom 3 or 4 times on Saturday. YAY, it is awesome. haha

Fecal matter and money...pooping yourself like crazy using supplements to do so...really unnecessary and just a plain bad idea. I can see nutritional arguments perhaps...but as a laxative...acting like that really helps anything, is silly.

For those of you that poop on a regular basis, well good for you. I do not..................

I crack up at people giving their "opinions" around here. I think it is important that we share our experiences, that is all that really matter.

I crack up at people giving their "opinions" around here. I think it is important that we share our experiences, that is all that really matter.

So, opinions -- especially those based on reputable data -- are a bad thing? Do I have to do meth to know if it's good or bad for me? :huh:

Opinions are like aholes ya know, everyone has one and they are usually full of *kitten*.

My "a-hole" is rarely full of *kitten*. It's a portal, not a storage area. If yours is, I suggest using moist towelettes in addition to TP. :flowerforyou:

Your 2 cents dont mean jack, and that is my 2 cents.

How about the opinions of medical professionals?

The body does an excellent job of "cleansing" itself. Just treat it right and it will treat you right. There is no "cleanse" as effective as simply eating well.

"The best way to 'detox' the body is simply to let your body do its job. Unless you have a medical problem, your body takes care of itself quite nicely, experts say.

"The liver and kidneys are nature's best-kept secret, because they are the weapons to eliminate toxins from your body," says Gerbstadt. "If you are concerned about certain substances in your diet, it is easier and safer to simply eliminate [those substances] rather than engage in unhealthy detox plans."

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=64306
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/detox-diets-purging-myths

According to Chau Che MD, with New York University:

"Despite evidence to the contrary, the idea that colon cleansing is therapeutic by removing impurities, lives on. However, these claims largely fail to consider normal physiology. The digestive tract has inherent properties that work to clean our colon. After food ingestion, the small intestine absorbs nutrients and contracts to move indigestible residue into the colon. The colon continues the digestive process by absorbing and secreting electrolytes and fluids while its resident bacteria ferments the undigested food products. These are just some of the many mechanisms in which the digestive tract works in order to ensure that the colon does not become encrusted with fecal matter as some products claim. The black, rubbery material passed on a colon cleanse is actually a byproduct from the supplements and fiber in the colon cleansing product as opposed to old fecal material, in which consumers are led to believe."

http://www.clinicalcorrelations.org/?p=1605
Reviewed by Michael Poles MD and Fritz Francois MD, NYU Division of Gastroenterology

As a dietitian I have to warn you-lots of companies and products go for the "quick weight loss" scheme. Even if it did somehow result in weight loss-and usually these kinds of products do not-it will not likely be long-term/sustainable.

Eating a healthy diet and working out is the best way to stay healthy and fit.

on CNN todfay they said the Feds arrested marketers of this stuff for false advertising or something...I only caught the soundbite

Not terribly surprised.

I crack up at people giving their "opinions" around here. I think it is important that we share our experiences, that is all that really matter.

So, opinions -- especially those based on reputable data -- are a bad thing? Do I have to do meth to know if it's good or bad for me? :huh:

Opinions are like aholes ya know, everyone has one and they are usually full of *kitten*.

My "a-hole" is rarely full of *kitten*. It's a portal, not a storage area. If yours is, I suggest using moist towelettes in addition to TP. :flowerforyou:

Your 2 cents dont mean jack, and that is my 2 cents.

How about the opinions of medical professionals?

The body does an excellent job of "cleansing" itself. Just treat it right and it will treat you right. There is no "cleanse" as effective as simply eating well.

"The best way to 'detox' the body is simply to let your body do its job. Unless you have a medical problem, your body takes care of itself quite nicely, experts say.

"The liver and kidneys are nature's best-kept secret, because they are the weapons to eliminate toxins from your body," says Gerbstadt. "If you are concerned about certain substances in your diet, it is easier and safer to simply eliminate [those substances] rather than engage in unhealthy detox plans."

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=64306
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/detox-diets-purging-myths

According to Chau Che MD, with New York University:

"Despite evidence to the contrary, the idea that colon cleansing is therapeutic by removing impurities, lives on. However, these claims largely fail to consider normal physiology. The digestive tract has inherent properties that work to clean our colon. After food ingestion, the small intestine absorbs nutrients and contracts to move indigestible residue into the colon. The colon continues the digestive process by absorbing and secreting electrolytes and fluids while its resident bacteria ferments the undigested food products. These are just some of the many mechanisms in which the digestive tract works in order to ensure that the colon does not become encrusted with fecal matter as some products claim. The black, rubbery material passed on a colon cleanse is actually a byproduct from the supplements and fiber in the colon cleansing product as opposed to old fecal material, in which consumers are led to believe."

http://www.clinicalcorrelations.org/?p=1605
Reviewed by Michael Poles MD and Fritz Francois MD, NYU Division of Gastroenterology

HEY, No Fair. Using facts is just SO wrong in an online argument. Next thing you're going to tell me is that candle-ing doesn't really help clean my ears......