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.
The company is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and was founded by Dallin Larsen. The business plan is hailed by some industry professionals as very generous and the most innovative and lucrative plan ever devised. The plan allows for multiple ways to earn weekly income, listing numerous levels: direct sales, bulk order bonus, first order bonus, star maker bonus and team commissions for a start. If you get that far, the bonuses get more complicated, but supposedly will steadily increase your income.
The Mona Vie juice costs $30 to $40 per 25 ounce bottle and the difference between wholesale and retail prices allows for a mark-up of about 15 percent. Bulk purchases qualify for lower pricing and earn bonus points. Obviously, the idea is to incentive volume purchases and reward those who move a large volume of product.
Mona Vie is not an economy product since someone taking the recommended one to two ounces twice daily will go through a 25 ounce bottle in about a week. The primary ingredient is said to be the acai berry from Brazil. The berry is rich in antioxidants and considered to be a super-food. Other fruit juices are included in the formulation. The flavor appeals to many but it is not universally loved.
Health benefits attributed to the product include boosting your immune system and improved resistance to serious conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arthritis, blindness, cancer and other chronic illnesses. The company literature that I read refrained from making such claims. Some people believe that antioxidants are helpful in slowing aging.
Studies have shown that few Americans consume the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables. People whose diet is lacking can benefit from a nutritional supplement. However, it is important to check the product label details and not just assume that a product is well rounded. From what I have seen, Mona Vie does not replace a multi-vitamin.
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.
Personally, I am not impressed with Mona Vie because of the price and limited vitamin and mineral content. I currently take a Liquid Multi Formula which contains 2500 ORAC units per serving in addition to a full complement of vitamins, minerals and supplements. I pay $30 delivered for a month’s supply which is a fraction of the cost of Mona Vie and mine is an MLM product too.
I also enjoy Xocai Healthy Chocolate, another MLM product which has acai berry as well as potent antioxidants from specially processed cocoa. One little Xocai Power Square has an ORAC value of 3,582.
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.
I have noticed that the desirability of the product and the cost of the monthly autoship are important factors that people look at when deciding whether to join a network marketing company. Since Mona Vie would not replace my multi-vitamin supplement it would be an extra monthly cost and I suspect that prospsective customers would look at it the same way.
On balance, I think that people seeking a home business opportunity can find better alternatives than Mona Vie that will be easier to promote and will have better customer retention.