Mona Vie - Kingston,NY

I work with a wellness company and have many testimonials about their products and just getting rid of toxins in the home have helped. Let me know if you would like me to email them to you.

Jenn Smith
http://jennsmith.stayinhomeandlovinit.com
http://www.cbc.ca/MRL/clips/rm-lo/mesley_cleaner030311.rm

Hi J.,

I haven't tried it, and have only heard of it in passing. I know that it is a fruit juice blend. It is purported to have healing and beauty enhancing powers due to it's high anti-oxidant ingredients. Anti oxidants help reduce c-reactive proteins and inflammation. I do not know if there are any other health claims associated, but I can't see how a high fructose beverage would help with ADHD. The only word of caution I have is about giving unpasteurized juices to your kids, as there are cases of gastrointestinal parasite infections. You have to watch out for that. Ask your herbalist or doctor about it. They could give you more reliable information that a sales rep could.

HI J.
My children do not have ADHD but my daughter does have anxiety disorder. She is just starting to drink the juice so I can't tell you yet how she is doing. However I can tell you that I became a distributor so that Ican buy the juice at wholesale prices becuase it helped sooooo much. Someone gave me a bottle to try and in 1 week my shoulder pain was 90 percent better and now 3 weeks of drinking it straight my back is feeling sooo much better. I found the following info from a website that I was reading so I will attach it to you. If you want to read more about it you can go to my website www.mymonavie.com/aryoung/ you can read , purchase or become a distributor. My email and phone is on there if you want to contact me for more info.

Joanna Godwin
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States of America
At just 18 months, our third child, Christi, was diagnosed with NF (neurofibromatosis). NF is a genetic disorder of the nervous system which causes tumors to form on the nerves anywhere in the body at any time. The effects of NF are unpredictable and have varying manifestations and degrees of severity -- ranging from mental retardation to no problems. About 50% of children with NF are effected neurologically.*
The first significant signs of Christi's problems surfaced at the age of four. She was unable to listen to a story and interrupted with multiple questions. Her Pre-K teacher noted that her handwriting was poor and that her behavior was disruptive to others. Not able to hold a thought, she would blurt out in class on a regular basis.

Entering kindergarten, her condition worsened. Christi tested way below average, being a lot slower to process than kids her age. My husband and I kept hoping and praying for her to progress in the developmental stages.

Christi's pediatrician sent her to a private psychologist before entering first grade. In addition to Christi's NF, she was further diagnosed with the following:

1) ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): a mental disorder that develops in children, impairing functioning at home, school and in relationships with peers and may include symptoms such as: impulsiveness, hyperactivity and inattention*

2) OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder): an anxiety disorder including recurrent obsessions that create an awareness of alarm or threat, person effected typically engages in some avoidance or escape response*

3) CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder): a deficit in which the child experiences difficulty analyzing or making sense of what he hears*

4) WLD (Whole Language Disorder): an impairment of comprehension or use of the form of language, including the sound system and word order, the meaning of language, including vocabulary, or the function of language in communication, including social interaction and appropriateness*

5) VPD (Visual Processing Disorder): an inability to visualize whole images, causing major comprehension problems because the individual understands only part of the information rather than the complete picture*

6) SID (Sensory Integration Disorder): a neurological disorder that results from the brain's inability to integrate certain information received from the body's 5 basic sensory systems*

7) Developmentally delayed

8) 78 I.Q. (100 I.Q. is average)

Christi was in a constant state of turmoil, and it was difficult for the rest of the family as well. What had become extremely hard for Christi was that her brother, four years younger than she, was passing her in every area, and he couldn't help becoming frustrated with her lack of reasoning skills. She was so distraught she would pull her hair out of her head, pick at scabs till they bled, bite her fingernails down to the nub, and irritate practically everyone. She struggled tremendously with terrible thoughts haunting her.

Even though she was irritating to others, particularly to her three siblings, she couldn't make herself stop. She had no idea as to how to fix it or make it better, nor did anyone else for that matter. With the diagnoses made, this began a cycle of trials with countless medications.

ADHD was treated firstly in hopes of Christi being able to focus; therefore, function more normally academically, as well as socially. The following drugs were tried with Christi since she was 7 yrs. old--some working only a short time and all of them causing negative side effects: Metadate CD, Adderall, Straterra, Dexadrine, Concerta, Ritalin, Dextrostat, Luvox and Zoloft.

First grade proved to be horrendously difficult for Christi. We spent 2-3 hours nightly, laboriously working with homework assignments. Hoping she was just a "late bloomer," we kept her in first grade, but moved her to another private school at Christmas time. She passed first grade, but we still debated over holding her back that grade.

Proceeding to second grade, again we worked really hard in helping Christi make it through yet another school year. The work load had increased to 3-4 hours daily, with no real signs of improvement in the learning process.

For third grade, we placed Christi back in her original school, and we were told by the teacher that she was not ready and simply not able to do the work. With that interpretation, my husband and I chose to put her back a grade, repeating second grade.

Continuing to struggle in grades three and four, Christi worked with a private tutor two times a week, while we still maintained a 3-4 hr. daily workload. By the end of these school years, she was making D’s and F’s, but we were happy just to see her be promoted.

By fifth grade, the situation with Christi's education became even more complicated. Three different teachers were tried, and all of them concluded the same: She is too far behind. After two weeks, the school determined she was not going to survive the fifth grade curriculum. Once again, we found ourselves moving Christi to another school, a smaller private school. We kept up the same heavy weekly workload, including the private tutoring two times a week. She was passed to sixth grade.

However, at the onset of Christi's sixth grade year, the teachers said she was not ready. An echoing of what we had heard so many times before was repeated: Christi is unable to do the work. At this point in Christi's schooling, I felt like I had exhausted all of my options with the schools. Home schooling was the only strategy I had not tried. Although I kept the private tutor twice a week, this process was indeed the biggest challenge I had ever undertaken. I felt I was getting nowhere with Christi--that she had plateaued. She could not apply what she had learned. There were just no signs of abstract thinking--no analytical, logical skills whatsoever.

By Christi's seventh grade year, I was at my wit's end. I called the Home School Association and asked for an adapted curriculum. They provided me with a remediation program on a third-fourth grade level. The plan was to have her see some success with school at her level, so that her horrible self-esteem could be boosted. Then, perhaps she would be able to progress in school. However, I was extremely haunted by the idea that Christi would never get a high school diploma. I was told that perhaps she could follow the certificate track, rather than the diploma track. Not exactly what a parent wants to hear, but we trudged onward anyway.

In August of 2005, Christi would begin her eighth grade year, already two years behind in age. She was to continue with the home schooling program, and again her meds were changed in hopes of improvement. Since the pediatrician had had no success with ADHD medications, she decided to treat Christi's OCD. Luvox was administered first with no success. Zoloft was the next drug, 100 mg daily.

The Acai Blend was introduced to me the summer of 2005. Drinking the Acai Active formula, I immediately noticed an energy boost, and the migraine headaches that had plagued me for years simply stopped. My husband saw the changes in me, and he too began drinking the Acai Blend. Like myself, he also gained more energy, and he developed clearer thinking in his stressful job as a business owner. In addition, his high blood pressure began to normalize, and he was able to reduce his medicine by 2/3.

With such positive results, we felt it was worth a shot to also give it to Christi. After all, none of the meds had proven effective. So, in July 2005, we started her on the Acai Blend. After only ten days with Christi drinking 2 ozs. daily of the Acai Active Blend, we noticed a significant improvement. Christi was actually listening without interrupting everyone, and she was making appropriate comments in conversations.

Our eldest daughter returned from college to take Christi to lunch, and was truly astonished with the changes in Christi. She exclaimed that for the first time ever the two had had a conversation and that Christi was very polite and well-behaved. Christi's sister begged us to keep her on whatever we were giving her because of the positive changes she witnessed.

Christi's pediatrician was shown the Acai Blend with accompanying literature. She had no objection to Christi drinking it, so I kept it up! With Christi continuing to improve, I cut back on her Zoloft medication by 25 mgs. every ten days. By the end of August, Christi was completely off her medication.

Christi's height had been stalled at 4'10-1/2" since age 12 (for two years), and her pediatrician had told us not to expect any further change; stunted growth was yet another manifestation of the NF. Ninety days after Christi had begun the Acai Blend, the doctor found she had grown a full inch taller!

Christi continues to show improvement by drinking 2 ozs. of Acai Original Blend every morning. We no longer have to give her a sedative to go on family trips, because she is able to ride quietly in a car and converse normally with others. All of our friends have commented on how sweet Christi has become, and we've had many inquiries about Acai Blend due to her remarkable story.

Communicating with kids her own age, instead of younger ones like she did before, Christi gleams with happiness. With the increased self-esteem, Christi has been able to attend a Technological School. She made a "90" on her first business law test, with no assistance from me. Partaking in a work study twice a week with another student, Christi works at stables, helping younger students.

Also surprising is the fact that she is horseback riding and competing in horse shows. At a most recent horse show, Christi placed in every class 2nd, 3rd and 4th places. To be an equestrian requires technical skills, and Christi is able to complete multiple tasks with the sport, over and beyond those in her age group.

Before taking the Acai Blend, Christi struggled with everything and was a very unhappy child. The family suffered the effects as well. Now, she is a delightful child with a great sense of humor and keen intuition. She has made improvements in every aspect of her life and continues to do so. She loves to be hugged and touched and for me to play with her hair, whereas the SID was so severe before, she couldn’t stand contact. Christi is constantly striving to better herself, and she has a strong desire to succeed.

The most amazing of Christi's accomplish-ments since her use of the Acai Blend stemmed from her desire to obtain her learner's permit on her fifteenth birthday, Sept. 26th. Her pediatrician had told me long before she may never get a driver's license. On her own initiative, Christi asked that I get the driver's license book to study. She devoured it in three days, had me quiz her and said she was ready.

Failing the computerized test the first time did not defeat her. She begged me to go back the next day to retake it. I tried to persuade her to wait two weeks to take it. Christi would not hear of that, so we went back the second day, and she passed it. Driving me all over town, Christi is a good driver and more careful than my other children. Appreciative of all the good fortune that has come her way since starting the Acai Blend, there is no doubt in my mind Christi will carry on through life's journey successfully. ~Joanna Godwin South Carolina

Addendum: I spoke with her doctor and told her the WHOLE story. She told me that she is COMPLETELY convinced that Christi's extreme problems stemmed from some nutritional deficiency that MonaVie has obviously taken care of! This is coming from a doctor who was known for downplaying any nutritional remedies. Now she just told me that there is NO other explanation for Christi's exceptional improvements! She is THRILLED for us and said to keep doing what we are doing. She wants to see Christi, because she says now all the ADD moms are asking HER about the Acai Blend! I had no idea!!!

References: *http://www.nfinc.org/what.shtml *http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health information/adhdmenu.cfm *http://www.ocdonline.com/define.php *http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/process_deficit/capd_p... *http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/sensory_in... *http://www.speechandlanguagecenter.com/subpages/dictionar...

Joanna's quality of life has improved because Susan Bateman was kind enough to share.

Hello J.,

I have a 15 year old son that was classified as having ADHD since he was 5 years old. I was extremely adamant about giving him meds in the beginning.As time passed, I realized that what I, the tutors,teachers and play therapy were doing, wasn't enough. He needed soemthing extra. I decided to start him on meds after a year of debating it. He has been on different ones through out the years. At first you see the difference and after a while they become immune to the meds. Once this happens they start them on something else. Adam(my son) has not been on Mona vie, but has been on Strattera for about three years now. I do recommend that you read about ADHD and the different meds that are out there. Also ask lots of questions. Adam is doing very well now and is not hyper any longer. He does tend to drift a bit in class, but I think as they get older the condition subsides. I hope I was able to help you some what. Please email me if I can help in any other questions you may have.

M.