Experiences with Tony Robbins' Green Drink?

[Alvin]

I'm just curious; anyone here had any experiences with Tony Robbins' green drinks and/or the akaline/acid diet?

I'm looking to boost my energy and health levels, but I wanted to know more before shelling out a ton for supplements.

[Zulu]

What is Tony Robbin's Green drink?

I agree with the fact that our diet is to acidic; that's why I've cut out the grains.

[Alvin]

Zulu, this is the green drink. It's an akalinizing greens drink; according to the website:

Pure Energy contains a concentrated formula of organic grasses, green vegetables, sprouted grains, and natural fibrous herbs combined with Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) to help alkalize the blood and tissues and nourish the cells for an ideal pH balance.

[Lonewolf]

Hi, yeah I tried a version of the alkalising diet for a couple of weeks and I had a few cups of the green drink.
I felt good, lost a bit of weight around the middle but also a bit of strength in the gym. I am not sure I believe in this idea of acid/alkalinity, but there are good benefits to drinking lots of water and eating green vegetables with every meal which may account for the effects.
Eating lightly and avoiding animal protein and fats also gives you more energy as previously it was deployed to breaking down the above. I found my thinking was lighter and I had a great sense of well being.
The green drink tastes like wet grass and I'm not really convinced that it is any better for you than say, eating a bunch of string beans or broccoli.
For a serious bodybuilder or strength athlete I would say this is a suitable approach for a cutting diet but would not work so well for bulking up. For regular people into general fitness it's a great idea.

[ViceVirtue]

I have gone through a few canisters of Perfect Food - Super Green Formula simply because it's the major brand available at my local health store.

Overall, I would recommend it or any similar "green drink" to anyone looking to improve their diet or compensate for a lack of vegetables. However, I don't buy into the whole alkaline thing Tony hails about. For one, and admittedly this is prejudiced, I'm never going to take diet advice from a motivational guru. If this whole acid/alkaline deal was as abundantly clear as Tony makes it out to be, I'd expect this diet to be more widely accepted and recommended by more health experts.

As far as results go, I never noticed anything significantly different after drinking 1-2 servings a day of this stuff. Your milage may vary, but I'd not expect to be transformed in the way Tony describes. Yet, I said I recommended it, didn't I? Well, cost-factors aside, it's clearly got some great nutritional value and it's filling and it doesn't taste toooo bad. (it's exactly as you'd expect liquid veggies to taste like. It's no Gatoraid, but it's not disgusting). I mixed mine with a scoop of whey protein and a scoop of Metamucil for my breakfast and sometimes snack or dinner. It's a pretty filling combo and probably comes in under 150 calories, which is super low for the nutrients it provides and how filling it is.

Final word: Read the labels, do some research, make a decision and try it out for yourself.

[Amit]

Hi Alvin,

I just saw this thread, I was looking into this too and the one I was looking at was this one by alkavision which does a great bundle deal - :: AlkaVision, Inc. - Research

If you do try the innerlight one let me know how it fairs for you!

[impaul99]

I did the whole Robbin's "Living Health" program. It's not done by Tony Robbins, it's done by Dr. Robert Young. THere are definitely a lot of good things about the information in that course, and it's definitely better then the standard north american diet. However, after taking my Nutrition Studies I still think that Dr. Young is missing certain things.

I would not take everything he says as gospel, like anyone else I would do your own research and compare notes. If it helps, I did follow his diet plan for 3 weeks and lost 16lbs of fat and felt great. However, I gained it back afterwords because I went on a trip to Disneyland and fell off track as it's impossible to eat well while in Disneyland

[rossio]

Hello

If you have ever clicked on any of the links in my sig or visited my energiseforlife.com site you will probably know that I am rather keen on the whole alkaline diet approach to health.

Personally it has done wonders for me in terms of my skin, energy levels and overall health - but I was not particularly unhealthy before to be honest!

Regardless of the science of acid/alkaline balance etc I think that Lonewolf hits the nail on the head by pointing out that the components of the diet (eating lots of green things, drinking lots of water, avoiding lots of crap) are going to give you positive health benefits.

When I first started out I was just beginning my marathon training and I did lose a fair bit of weight. But I think that was the combination of not quite getting all of the alkaline diet right (didnt include good fats for example) and also running 70-80k's a week.

But since then the weight has gone on and then some - so I think that if you get it right then you don't have to worry about losing muscle too much.

Anyway - more directly in relation to the question - I definitely experienced benefits from using green drinks. I don't generally stick to one for too much time, as I prefer to rotate them and mix them together (so that I don't get sick of the taste). The five brands I trust are:

Tony Robbins Ultra Greens
SuperGreens
Udo's Choice Beyond Greens
Alkalive Green
perfectlyhealthy MegaGreens

Out of those I am never without TR's Ultra Greens and prob use that the most - simply on taste.

If you are going to use another - I do feel that you get what you pay for. The biggest things to look out for are:

- how the grasses are prepared, freeze drying is not the best - try to find one that the grasses have been dehydrated
- the mix of ingredients - try to go for a wide range of grasses
- avoid those with filler ingredients such as GNC's Maximum Greens which contains sugars, chemicals and fermented products

Phew - I think that is it!

Have a great weekend everyone
Ross

[YingYang]

Hello everyone.

I really felt the benfit of all the Green Drinks that I tried and believe in the alkalising science, makes sense.

Just thought I'd add my favourite Green Drink, it is the Kyo Green Energy one. I buy mine from the Alkalizeme.com site, the only supplier of this product that I have in the UK.

I also find that pH Drops are important. Hope this helps someone

[MasterD]

That your blood must maintain a proper pH; that's for sure.

However; it is still very disputable about what is alkalizing and what is acidifying. For me, fruit works wonders; after I cut it out for about a year because of Robert Young's advice. It gives me a lot of energy. I think there is a lot more wrong with his advice (his science behind it is brilliant, but his solutions are not worth very much in my opinion).

If you are living on SAD; well yeah; then a green drink may do some benefit, because at least you take in some vitamins and minerals.

[JenZ]

I've tried practically every green powder & the one I still with is Vitamineral Green. Just seem to get the most benefits from it & nothing bad or "questionable" in it. It doesn't taste good, but if you find there are some good smoothie combinations that make it work like just mixing with orange juice. Some make it into a soup. This is where the vitamix comes in handy.

[cbadics]

I recently purchased a canister of SuperGreens. I have a couple questions for you.

I have no intention of switching to the alkaline diet. I'm not saying I don't believe it's beneficial; I just don't want to try it right now. Will green drinks like SuperGreen still deliver postive results?

For a person who doesn't eat as many green foods as he should, will supplementing with SuperGreens help with that?

Thanks everybody,
Charles

[Natureboy]

Hey Charles,

I bought Supergreens last year. I wasn't particularly picky about what I ate, but did ditch add a few more fruit and veg to my diet.

After a few days I must confess I was feeling a lot more energy and 'cleaner'. Now whether this was attributed to the Supergreens or the fact I was taking a lot more purified water into my system, I can't say. I was needing less sleep each night, and woke with more energy.

I fell out of the routine of taking the Greens after a few weeks, but plan to get back into it some time soon.

It's important to note, that it's not designed to become a substitute to your current veg intake, but it can help supplement it.

[Kenny Lindsay]

Hi,

I have used Tony Robbins' Green Drink and several other brands for a while.

I find you get used to the taste so it's not an impediment to drinking it.

I would say I get far fewer colds than I used to, however, would also say that
I've never experienced any extraordinary change like Tony Robbins said.

Best Wishes,

Kenny