The açai berry by itself, and MonaVie, are both backed by scientific studies that have been published in peer-reviewed journals throughout the last few years that show the açai berry’s antioxidant and nutritional profile, as well as MonaVie’s ability to raise serum antioxidant levels.
In fact, MonaVie is now in the process of studying the effects of MonaVie Pulse and its cholesterol-lowering affects, in addition to the research that has already been done on MonaVie Active, and the açai berry.
Here’s a brief rundown of the studies that have been done on the açai berry, and MonaVie:
Effects of MonaVie Active on Antioxidant Capacity in Humans:
From the study:
“In summary, MonaVie Active has not only shown experimentally to increase antioxidant activity in human serum, leading to a decrease in lipid peroxidation in the blood stream, but there is also evidence that MonaVie Active provided antioxidants that are able to penetrate cells.
This study confirms that by drinking four ounces of MonaVie Active containing Brazilian acai berry, the subjects had a significant increase in their antioxidant capacity and inhibition in lipid peroxidation, which reduces the risk of cholesterol being oxidized.
Oxidized cholesterol has been shown to contribute to damage to the internal lining of the arteries.”
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In Vitro and in Vivo Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Capacities of MonaVie Active:
From the study:
“This study investigated the in vitro and in vivo antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of…MonaVie Active (JB), containing a mixture of fruits and berries with known antioxidant activity, including acai, a palm fruit, as the predominant ingredient…
The cell-based antioxidant protection of erythrocytes (CAP-e) assay demonstrated that antioxidants in the JB penetrated and protected cells from oxidative damage (p < 0.001), whereas polymorphonuclear cells showed reduced formation of reactive oxygen species (p < 0.003) and reduced migration toward three different pro-inflammatory chemoattractants: fmlp (p < 0.001), leukotriene B4 (p < 0.05), and IL-8 (p < 0.03).
A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover trial with 12 healthy subjects examined the JB’s antioxidant activity in vivo.
Blood samples at baseline, 1 h, and 2 h following consumption of the JB or placebo were tested for antioxidant capacity using several antioxidant assays and the TBARS assay, a measure of lipid peroxidation.
A within subject comparison showed an increase in serum antioxidants at 1 h (p < 0.03) and 2 h (p < 0.015), as well as inhibition of lipid peroxidation at 2 h (p < 0.01) postconsumption.”
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Antioxidant capacity and other bioactivities of the freeze-dried Amazonian palm berry, açai:
Antioxidant capacity and other bioactivities of the freeze-dried Amazonian palm berry, Euterpe oleraceae Mart. (Acai). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2006; 54(22): 8604-8610.
Phytochemical and nutrient composition of the freeze-dried amazonian palm berry, açai:
Phytochemical and nutrient composition of the freeze-dried Amazonian palm berry, Euterpe oleraceae Mart. (Acai). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2006; 54(22): 8598-8603.
Comparison of Chemical and Cell-Based Antioxidant Methods for Evaluation of Foods and Natural Products:
From the study:
“The objective of this study was to compare three tests frequently used for evaluation of antioxidant potential in natural products: (1) oxygen radical absorbance assay (ORAC), (2) cell-based antioxidant protection in an erythrocyte model (CAP-e), and (3) reactive oxygen species formation in polymor-phonuclear cells (ROS PMN).
The methods were applied to four natural products, all containing antioxidants capable of entering and protecting cells in the CAP-e assay…This illustrates that complex natural products may have similar antioxidant properties but different effects on human cells…
The sequential use of the three methods serves to bridge analytical and biological testing methods.”
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