The researchers, who were affiliated with a company called Biophage Pharma, seem to have abandoned this line of research (presumably due to lack of positive results at some stage), because nothing has been published on anthrax and beta glucans since 2003.

Mentioning this study in a Monavie product pitch is misleading and illegal, and it violates Monavie’s policies (which, pathetically, are never enforced).

And really, can I just get this off my chest? It’s a *ahemcough* pyramid scheme *cough*. When you require your members to buy a case every month and your business plan is what you call a “tree” (but really, isn’t anything that grows exponentially actually an inverted PYRAMID, hmm?) it sure sounds fishy to me. So honestly, the product doesn’t matter. It could be cutlery or cleaning products, but as long as the get-rich-quickers keep flocking to this company, the bigwigs will be laughing all the way to the bank.

Sorry. Cathartic moment there. =)

They just took existing fruit and stripped it of vitamins, minerals and fiber, and then marketed up the result by 10,000% or so.

I’m really not surprised by any of the things that Dr. Clayton says anymore.

How can this company continue to make such outlandish claims about their products considering they continue to fail to provide information which confirms what precisely (and the quantities) are in it…

These are a few of Clayton’s latest stunningly dimwitted quotes from the 2010 “Monavie Vision” distributor meeting:

“The reason why I’m here is that the research that I’ve been doing for the last 5 years or so has been enough to convince me that with the Monavie drinks — the Monavie products — and with you, the Monavie team, you have the capacity, you have the potential to have more of an impact on our appalling public health than the medical profession, the pharmaceutical industry, and governments put together.”

“This is just a taste of things to come. You now have access to a set of prophylactic and maybe eventually therapeutic tools which are actually more potent and a darn sight safer — more effective — than anything that the drug companies can provide.”

“Ladies and gentleman we need to change our healthcare system. It’s cruel; it’s expensive; it doesn’t work; and we kill far too many people with the adverse effects of the medications we use. That’s unnecessary. We can do better. And now, for the first time, you actually have the tools — and for the first time, we have the people — to bring this revolution forward. You’re in the front line folks – it’s up to you.”

Clayton is an irresponsible self-serving a-hole who is flaunting FDA regulations and jeopardizing public health to promote this pathetic horse-piss scam juice. My disdain for this arrogant charlatan knows no limits.

It’s not unlike the behaviour as described by some former Amway reps – people alienating themselves, mass hysteria, rejecting what were previously reliable sources and accepting only what is being told by the comopany and its reps.

That’s because many of these “top level” or “kingpin” distributors have come from Amway. Namely Brig Hart and Orrin Woodward. Both were “allowed”, or enticed and encouraged to bring along their existing Amway lines of sponsorships when they “joined” MonaVie. (after the obligatory 6 month inactive time to satisfy the Amway lawyers, of course).

Amway is where these two cut their shyster teeth, and honed their tool selling skills.

There is much detailed commentary regarding this topic on Lazy Man’s MonaVie post.

No member of any reputable medical fraternity or the like would stand up and promote Monavie – any why would they considering Monavie is proven to be poor nutrition.

The Indianapolis Regional Meeting is distrubing to say the least – I used to think that people were defending their distorted belief in this company because of greed but I’m starting to think it’ss deeper than that for some….bordering on cult like?

It’s not unlike the behaviour as described by some former Amway reps – people alienating themselves, mass hysteria, rejecting what were previously reliable sources and accepting only what is being told by the comopany and its reps.

I’d rather be on planet Kelmar than have my brain turned to mush by Dallin Larceny and his cronies.

I have to say quickly though that it’s quite remarkable how none of the distributors are willing to abide by their contract and post their name/ID#s. I’m not remotely surprised; they wouldn’t be able to get away with saying such stupid deceitful things if they complied. Nonetheless, it sure doesn’t establish credibility when the distributors are so embarrassed by their own behavior that they won’t honor the terms of the contract they signed. It proves in one fell swoop that they are dishonest. If you make a deal, you should stand by it right? I didn’t make a deal; I didn’t sign a contract; I’m not selling anything; and I post information that anyone can verify for themselves. I hate arguments from authority (almost as much as I hate ad hominem attacks like the one Clip-Clop squirted out) so I purposely do not discuss my credentials here. I wouldn’t want people to believe me at face value merely because of who I might claim to be; I want them to read for themselves — and they are. That’s great. Talk to you soon…I’m going swimmin’.

[Editor's Note: We have previously concluded that Vogel is a giant space octopus from the planet Kelmar. If you want to get back to facts and figures, it is best to provide some yourself rather than try to shift the focus the conversation another commenter. Space Octopi and Kelmar are not related to MonaVie.]