Does Monavie help
against high cholesterol?
Yes it does! The "king
of superfoods", acai, has in its composition quantities of omega-6 and
omega-9 essential fatty acids (EFAs) that equals the olive oil's ones.
These EFAs help reduce the LDL, also known as bad cholesterol and at
the
same time, the HDL or good cholesterol is kept at a good
level.
Also,
monavie & cholesterol are in a continual battle because of the
phytosterols and dietary fiber that acai has. These two are responsable
for a better health of the digestive and cardiovascular system. They
also help with the reduction of unhealthy
blood cholesterol levels.
Next you
can read the results of a study named "Effects of MonaVie Active on
Antioxidant Capacity in Humans". If you don't want to read the whole
study, then you can go straight to the part that interests you, the
part that deal with monavie and cholesterol, and
that is the one relating to monavie
& cholesterol (it's the part that is bold below)
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Monavie and cholesterol study
"Free
radicals are highly reactive molecules that are associated with the
degenerative aging process. Free radicals steal electrons from healthy
cells causing cellular damage. They are byproducts of normal metabolic
processes in the body and are produced by exposure to environmental
pollutants including cigarette smoke, smog, harmful chemicals, toxins,
and sunlight. Antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables help counter
the effects of the damaging free radicals.
A study
conducted by an independent laboratory in the United States
commissioned by the Natural and Medicinal Products Research division of
AIBMR Life Sciences was performed to determine whether drinking MonaVie
Active affects antioxidant activity and or levels in human serum. The
study began with a pilot study that determined which assays and
follow-up schedule to use.
The main
study used two measures of antioxidant activity: 1) the Thiobarbituric
Acid Reactive Substances (TBARS) assay, a well-established method for
screening and monitoring of lipid peroxidation; and, 2) the Reactive
Oxygen Stress in Red Blood Cells (ROS RBC) assay that measures the
ability of antioxidants to enter into a living cell and protect it from
damage.
Clinical
Study
Methods. We
employed a crossover study with twelve participants, all of whom took
both MonaVie Active and a placebo at two separate stages in the study.
All participants were told they were consuming MonaVie Active. Each
treatment was separated by a seven-day washout period where the
participants did not consume MonaVie Active. The placebo consisted of
two capsules of potato flakes dyed purple to look like MonaVie Active.
Blood samples were drawn from the subjects prior to consuming MonaVie
Active and placebo, and at one and two hours following consumption, to
determine baseline antioxidant levels.
Subjects
were randomized to receive either 4 ounces of MonaVie Active or placebo
first.
Results were compared and contrasted on an individual basis and on a
group basis.
Results. The TBARS measure of lipid peroxidation shows more antioxidant
activity when the subjects were consuming MonaVie than when consuming
the placebo. An inspection of individual subjects revealed that 83.3%
of subjects had a decrease (relative to the placebo) in lipid
peroxidation after taking MonaVie.
A treatment
by repeated measures analysis of variance showed this positive effect
to be statistically significant at (p = 0.04). Likewise, the ROS RBC
cell-based assay revealed that when subjects consumed MonaVie Active
they had a rise in antioxidant activity at both one and two hours after
consumption. An inspection of individual results revealed that 82% of
subjects had a small to moderate increase (relative to placebo) in
antioxidant activity within cells. A treatment by repeated measures
analysis of variance showed this effect to be statistically significant
(p = 0.03).
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.
Complete
and final results of this study are expected to be published in
scientific literature in 2008 after presentation of the findings at an
international scientific nutritional symposium in the fall of 2007.
Important
Note: This study was conducted in a relatively small number of healthy
adults. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed before
these results can be generalized to the population-at-large."
Source: www.aibmr.com
So, as you
can see, monavie & cholesterol aren't friends at all :) Monavie,
and especially acai, has the power to fight against the bad cholesterol
and he usually wins.
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