Juice plus Supplement

I have not tried it, but I do know someone who sells it and her family all take it in some form. I think they do a lot of shakes. She says they all stay healthier now and has clients with great results also including one who recently attributed it to helping lower blood pressure. I'm sure some of that may be sales pitch too.

They are very good - my picky dd loves them when we tried some. The only thing I really wonder about is whether or not all of the antioxidants are ruined in the extreme processing required to turn a vegetable into a gummy snack. I'd rather have my kid get used to eating a real vegetable rather than buying an expensive processed food.

I use them. My distributor wants me to join and sell but not I'm interested in that. My local gym (The Edge Fitness Center) supports Juice Plus. It's a little costly, and although I'm not certain of all it's claims (ie that it's really equivalent to eating 10 servings of real vegetables...) I don't see any reason why it would ever be considered adverse.

I give the gummies to my kids, and my mom is a distributor. I'm on the fence as to whether or not to keep giving them. They're very expensive, and their customer service is the worst I think I've ever seen. (For example, I always run out early because I have two kids. I've tried to order more once or twice, but they always screw it up--even my mom as a distributor can't get any resolution with their customer service department. I mean, do they want to sell more of their product or not?!) I'm also not entirely convinced that they are the magic pill everyone says they are. My kids are (knock on wood) super healthy so far this season, unlike last year, but I'm giving them other things in addition to juice plus. My mom says I shouldn't have to do that, but there you go.

On the other hand, I keep giving them, because now I'm afraid to stop doing any of what I'm doing, because they are so healthy this season. And my sister kept track of her ped visits (with 5 kids) from one year without/before giving juice plus, and then the next year with juice plus. She said the juice plus more than paid for themselves in fewer ped visits!

I did ask my ped, and he said it's very hard to know unless one knows all the ingredients and amounts, etc. He said he's very suspicious when a product claims to have a proprietary recipe or process (okay there are fruits and veggies--but in what amounts?) I told him that the next time I receive lit from JP, I'll bring it in to get his opinion.

Sorry, don't think my answer helped you. I will check back though to see what others have said!

I've been taking them and 12 years and love them. I also am a distributor. As a nurse with a background in research, I looked at it very critically. I do believe in the product and it's benefits and believe it has made a world of difference in my families health!

Lori Krause, RN, BSN
www.LoriKrauseRN.com