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submitted: May 2nd 2008 | by: ChrisGatenby | Total views: 2 | Word Count: 750 | |

Mona Vie offers a nutritional products that are marketed via a multi level network of independent distributors. The benefits attributed to Mona Vie juice and Active include living longer, having greater energy and reduced aches and pains and, if you are a distributor, making money.

Founded by Dallin Larsen, Mona Vie is based in Salt lake City, Utah. The distributor compensation plan features many different ways to make money including direct sales, bulk order bonus, first order bonus, star maker bonus, binary team commissions and executive and leadership pools. The plan is considered to be both generous and lucrative.

The arrangement seems to place juice costs at about $30-$40 per 25 ounce bottle. You may purchase at wholesale and sell at retail, for about a 15 percent mark-up. Distributorship prices are lower yet, and purchasing wholesale and distributorship pricing, will earn you bonus points and you will progress up the levels. If your customers should purchase in bulk, you will also get bonus points.

The main ingredient of the juice is the acai berry, grown in the Brazilian Amazon and believed to be one of the finest antioxidant super-foods in the world. The acai berry is combined with other fruits to create a great-tasting, healthy juice. With 2 ounces of juice in the morning and 1 ounce of juice at night, the company says you can improve your quality of life instantly. (That is about 1 bottle per week).

The products reportedly give you increased energy, boost your immune system, rid you of any joint pain, and reduces your chances of illness from: heart disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis, blindness, cancer and other chronic illnesses. Some of the more aggressive claims one hears are probably from independent representatives and may not be claims endorsed by the company. Reports also claim that the juice is a potent source of anti-aging antioxidants.

Less that 17 percent of Americans get their daily recommended servings of fruit and produce and 48 percent consume less than one serving a day, so this product could be fulfilling a need for better nutritional habits for most of us.

Although the primary benefits of the Mona Vie product are said to stem from antioxidants, the ORAC score of a serving of Mona Vie was not stated in the material that I read. Clearly, acai berry has high ORAC value but it is still important to know the ORAC value per serving. As for vitamins and minerals, the Mona Vie literature indicated that one serving contains 20% of the recommended daily value of vitamin C, 1% of the sodium and 3% of total carbohydrates.

Based on what I had heard about Mona Vie, I expected it to be a complete nutritional product. However, based on the literature, it is primarily an antioxidant product and you have to go elsewhere to get your vitamins, minerals and so on. Considering the high price and narrow coverage, I am not impressed Mona Vie. A liquid supplement product that I use from an MLM company costs only $30 per month delivered and covers all the vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and antioxidants (2500 ORAC). That beats Mona Vie hands down for value.

Those looking for an antioxidant supplement or business should check out Xocai healthy chocolate with 3582 ORAC value in each square. I suspect that it is easier to sell people on the idea of substituing healthy chocolate for other candy in order to get their antioxidants than getting them add a costly juice.

In terms of the quality of the business opportunity, there is no denying the success of many Mona Vie distributors or the company as a whole. The concern I would have has to do with the cost of the product compared to other alternatives such as a value priced multi-formula supplement like GBG or a decadent antioxidant treat such as Xocai Healthy Chocolate.

From a product standpoint, I find the Mona Vie business opportunity to be less desirable than other options due to concerns about the price of the product relative to its limited set of nutritional components. The products are probably of high quality but may be a tough sell in todays economy where more and more people are having to tighten their belt.

In conclusion, I do not see Mona Vie as a fit for me but one has to respect the success that the company and their distributors enjoy. Those that see value in the product will be best positioned to succeed with it.

About the Author

Chris Gatenby is a top online marketer from Florida. If you are searching for a home business, be sure to consider the two companies mentioned in the article: Xocai Chocolate and GBG Nutrition & Weight Loss.

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