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[lecithin]

Hi,

I recently started taking a veggie superfood called Green Vibrance, it's a powder with a bit of all the below:
Is this a waste of money? I'm paying about a dollar a day per dose for this, is this necessary on top of a healthy rounded diet? I haven't noticed any changes in energy / health / anxiety / mood / mental clarity / stress levels in the past 3 weeks of daily usage. Is something like this with a little bit of everything healthy or could I spend my money better elsewhere? Thanks for the feedback guys


Amount per 11.5 gm Serving
Nutrient Dense, Healing and Support Foods
Spirulina (certified organic)

1,500 mg
Alfalfa grass juice powder (certified organic)

570 mg
Barley grass juice powder (certified organic)
570 mg
Oat grass juice powder (certified organic)

570 mg
Wheat grass juice powder (certified organic)
570 mg
Hydrilla verticillata (wild crafted)
500 mg
Alfalfa sprout powder (certified organic)
440 mg
Kamut® grass juice powder (certified organic)
400 mg
Chlorella, pharmaceutical grade, soft cell
300 mg
Beet juice powder (certified organic)
250 mg
Parsley powder, freeze dried (certified organic)
250 mg
Zucchini powder, freeze dried
250 mg
Carrot root powder (certified organic)
150 mg
Green bean powder, freeze dried
120 mg
Broccoli sprout powder (certified organic)
100 mg
Spinach, freeze dried (certified organic)
100 mg
Cell Membrane & Nerve Support
Lecithin powder (Soy, non-GMO), 98% oil-free
750 mg
Vitamin E (water dispersible d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate)
100 iu
Policosanol (60% Octacosanol; from rice bran wax)
5 mg
High-Fiber Foods & Prebiotics
Larch arabinogalactan (FiberAid™ AG)
600 mg
Fructo-oligosaccharides
600 mg
Stabilized Brown Rice Bran
500 mg
Whole Apple powder (certified organic)
250 mg
Milled Flaxseed concentrate (certified organic, non-GMO, de-oiled)
200 mg
Antioxidants and Circulatory Support
Acerola berry juice powder
(25% natural vitamin C, certified organic)
200 mg
Silymarin milk thistle extract (80% silybin: Silibum marianum)
60 mg
Ginkgo biloba extract
(24% gingkoflavonglycosides, 6% terpene lactones)
20 mg
Grape seed standardized extract
(95% polyphenols, 90% proanthocyanidins)
20 mg
Green tea standardized extract
(95% polyphenols, 80% catechins, 45% EGCG)
20 mg
Pomegranate extract (40% ellagic acid)
20 mg
Adaptogens
Schizandra berry extract (2% schizandrin)
150 mg
Eleutherococcus senticosus root extract (0.8% eleutherosides)
60 mg
Suma powder (Pfaffia paniculata) root extract (2.5% beta-ecdysterone)
60 mg
Immune Support
Astragalus membranaceus extract (70% polysaccharides)
60 mg
Larch arabinogalactan (ImmunEnhancer™ AG)
30 mg
Beta 1,3-1,6 glucans 70% (yeast)
30 mg
Sea Vegetable Complex
(providing Iodine + trace minerals)
Rockweed (certified organic)
360 mg
Bladderwrack (wild harvested)
180 mg
Nova Scotia Dulse (certified organic)
180 mg
Probiotic Blend
Twelve (12) Dairy-free Probiotic Cultures (25 billion total at date of manufacture)
Lactobacillus rhamnosus HA-111
2.5 billion
Lactobacillus rhamnosus B, HA-114
2.5 billion
Lactobacillus acidophilus HA-122
2.5 billion
Bifidobacterium bifidum HA-132
1.25 billion
Bifidobacterium breve HA-129
2.5 billion
Bifidobacterium longum HA-135
2.5 billion
Lactobacillus helveticus HA-128

.5 billion
Lactobacillus paracasei HA-108

2.5 billion
Lactobacillus plantarum HA-119

2.5 billion
Lactobacillus lactis HA-136

2.5 billion
Streptocaccus thermophilus HA-110

.75 billion
Propionibacterium shermanii HA-182

2.5 billion
Enzyme Complex
Protease 4.5, (Aspergillus oryzae)
110 HUT
Protease 6.0, (Aspergillus oryzae)
110 HUT
Lipase (Aspergillus niger)
150 FCCLU
Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae)
6 DU
Invertase (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
1 SU
Cellulase (Trichoderma longbrachiatum)
7 CU
Skeletal Support
Vitamin D3 (in an organic alfalfa base)
1,000 iu
Phyto-Boron (patented, from calcium fructo borate)
3 mg
Fortifying Phyto-Minerals
Phyto-Chromium (from Indian mustard, hydroponically grown)
80 mcg
Phyto-Selenium (from Indian mustard, hydroponically grown)
50 mcg
Tonics
Ginger root powder (certified organic)
20 mg
Cayenne pepper powder (certified organic)
2 mg
Palatability Factor
Mango powder (freeze dried)
100 mg

[spaceistheplace]

I used to take Green Vibrance. Mixed it with apple juice and whey protein.

Gave me a huge boost of energy, too bad its so expensive.

[treonsverdery]

The supplement that I noticed gave me a bunch of immediate physiological wellness was some kind of liquid multi mineral with every physiologically plausible mineral

I clicked your idea as I just read about a nifty think known as a crosslinked enzyme complex at a chemical journal These are crosslinked enzyme zeolites with as much as 5000 times the activity as aqueous enzymes It made me think: wow you could take a gram of enzyme to convert 5 kilograms of straw nto food That would make a super camping or food charity technology

I also thought it would be a super diet pill as you could enzymatically link sugars n starches eaten to be unabsorbed; I was thrilled to see at least one person had made a lipase enzyme zeolite version to emulsify dietary lipids those providing an opportunity to believe catalyst zeolites could be made with an edible cross linking technology

Many enzyme zeolites use a cross linker like glutaraldehyde glutaraldehyde is toxic but there are other chemical cross linkers

Edited by treonsverdery, 12 May 2009 - 01:14 AM.

[Skötkonung]

I think superfoods juices are a hoax. The sugar content of many (most) of them is so high they likely negate the benefits of the antioxidants contained within due to increased glycation. Also, I have to wonder about superfood powders -- Since they contain so many different extracts, do they contain any one component in sufficient quantity to achieve bioactivity? I have a container of GNC Superfoods that I bought ages ago and browsing through the ingredients I see that it has 25mg of carnitine. Being familiar with the scientific literature on carnitine, I know that 25mg is far below what they use in human trials to enduce positive protective effect against lipid peroxidation and other things such as diabetes. My guess is that the other contents are also in much too low of a concentration to do any good. That is why my grape seed extract costs just as much as my entire container of Superfoods Powder, even though the Superfoods says it has Grapeseed Extract.

[Doc Eight or DE]

It can be very useful in conjunction with a healthy diet, I think its probably one of the more beneficial supplements for wellness that is cost effective and easy to obtain. Although some formulas are vastly superior to others.

[vreeswijk]

i've tried the superfoods before, not into them. i can easily tell (and feel) how loaded they are with sugar.



"E3LIVE" is something i've been a huge fan of for years though... it isn't a superfood, it's frozen live algae. i haven't purchased any in awhile due to financial reasons, but i will always swear by it. the difference in how i feel is quite noticeable, especially waking up in the morning. since i haven't had any in nearly a year i notice how it's a little more difficult for me to get out of bed in the morning. i work early, so this means that i get up anwhwere between 4:00-5:00 in the morning. when taking e3live on a regular basis i'm quite clear and active almost immediately after the alarm goes off.

[WyaienWyaeengee]

You really have to analyze them on a case-by-case basis.

Make a checklist and start crossing out brands based on the contents and/or creation technique.

Sugar is the easy one

Some look for iron
Some don't like lots of greens except cabbage/kale
Price/Quality



With all that said... Green Vibrance isn't bad at all. I would say it's definitely one of the better ones.