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Zola Brazilian Superfruits Acai Juice with Blueberry, 12-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 12)

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This is a long message. I apologize for its length. I would like to communicate my experience with Zola Acai Blueberry. I started drinking it, and the other two drinks in this series, Zola Acai Plain and Zola Acai Pineapple, several months ago, before they switched over to their new processing and bottling procedures. I tried all three drinks, and eventually became addicted to Zola Acai Blueberry. When they switched over to their new methods, I was at first disappointed, because I was used to the old taste and composition, but the contents were exactly the same, and I quickly became addicted to the new. It's by far my favorite drink, and I have to stop myself from drinking more than 3 bottles each day.

All that is fine, but it's not the real story. The real story is that it changed my life, because for at least the 8 years previous to that I had suffered from life-crushing migraines. I was a classic migraine sufferer, with perhaps two major migraines each month that completely incapacitated me for 20 hours each time once they began. During that time I could do no more than sit up and fast with my back against the wall and legs raised up to bed height, in total darkness, with no noise, and in excruciating pain. It was impossible to do anything but sit there in total darkness and silence for 20 hours, trying to doze off as much as possible to escape the pain, and just watching the clock frantically waiting for the expected 20 hours to end my misery. I could not lie down on the bed, because that made the pain even worse.

In between these major bouts of horror, I had numerous smaller migraines of various sizes. On most days I had migraines. Sometimes they forced me to lie in total darkness and silence for hours, sometimes they permitted me to work, read, or watch TV, but I was almost never free of headache for more than one or two days per week. On most nights I went to bed sitting up, to minimize the pain.

When I started drinking Zola Acai, I noticed within a week that my migraine condition had suddenly improved a lot. As more days went by, it became increasingly undeniable that this was no random fluctuation. When a couple of rainy days came and I had no migraine, I knew that something really remarkable had happened. At that point I began a serious analytical effort trying to discover what was the cause of the sudden relief I was now experiencing.

After some two to three weeks I had eliminated everything but the Zola Acai, of which, at that time, I was drinking perhaps 3 or 4 bottles per week. I searched on Google for some indication that acai could help a migraine, but ultimately found insufficient to my satisfaction. Meanwhile

I kept increasing my intake, and the more I did, the more relief I got. I also began checking on the other ingredients of the same drink. I took a hard look at the 24 mg of guarana berry (natural caffeine) that is in each bottle. When I checked on Google I found a number of entries pointing to guarana as helpful for migraine.

Gradually, I became convinced that it wasn't the acai at all that was giving me the relief, but the guarana. At that point, I purchased a large bottle of guarana tablets from sourcenaturals.com (or more specifically, from the Life Extension foundation, which purchased them from sourcenaturals). Each tablet has 200 mg of guarana caffeine in it. I cut each in half, and began taking half a guarana tablet each day (the dosage on the bottle recommends 3 full tablets, 600 mg, for "energy" each day, and says not a word about migraine).

I have continued drinking the Zola Acai, so I get about 150 to 175 mg of guarana caffeine per day in all. I rarely drink coffee, and seldom even tea. This regimen has all but removed migraines from my life. I have recommended Zola and guarana tablets enthusiastically to many people, but most people I know don't have migraines, and I am not sure that anyone has ever taken me up on it so far, so I don't know the results. When I can no longer afford Zola, I have reason to believe I will be fine on the guarana tablets alone, although I expect that I will probably have to up the intake each day to a full tablet (200 mg). Meanwhile, I keep drinking the Zola Acai Blueberry because I love it. I've tried other acai drinks, but they don't even begin to match up for me in taste and satisfaction.

It's necessary to emphasize that my experience is totally anecdotal, that of one man, me. I know of no scientifically controlled studies to confirm what I'm saying. As far as I am aware, there aren't any, at least not yet. For perhaps 2 years prior to that I tried feverfew, which has given partial relief to some subjects in controlled studies, but I could not claim any relief from it, and finally just gave it up. Over-the-counter headache drugs, which have given some relief at times to others, just made my migraines worse.

I no longer get the life-crushing migraines that plagued my life for years. I have gotten some two or three migraines during the last 6 months, evidently due to extreme insufficient sleep 2 to 3 nights in a row. These attacks lasted up to 20 hours each, but were not enough to stop me from writing, reading, going on the Internet, and watching videos. For someone used to real migraines, these were far from serious.

Please spread this message as much as you can. I do not know how many it will help or not help, but it recounts an experience that has literally changed my life. Please include the whole message, if possible, and point out that this experience is as yet entirely anecdotal, so I have no idea how many people it might help and how many not. Migraines can come from entirely different sources, and there is little doubt that there are many migraine sufferers whom it not help at all. But the change was so sudden, dramatic, and emphatic in my own life, that it's hard not to expect that there will be others who will find a comparable relief.

By the way, the price on Amazon is unexpectedly low. The cheapest I have found in New York City is $2.49/bottle at this time, minus 10% for an order over $150.00. That was at Whole Foods. Amazon's price is even lower, especially on small orders, and the best I have seen.

I have no relation at this time other than as a customer to Amazon.com, Source Naturals, Life Extension Foundation, or Zola, Inc.

Eugene

Not only does this drink have very good nutrients and antioxidants, but most importantly, the flavor is natural and well mixed, not too over-powering of a blueberry flavor. I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a flavorful, nutritious, acai drink.

great tasting juice drink but shouldn't be called juice because it's got lots of added sugar. shame on you Zola. Remove the sugar and the drink will be healthy, lower in calories and taste great. I recommend you DO NOT buy this product as it is.

I ordered 2 cases of this based upon the fact that the beverage contains substantial antioxidants. When I tried it, I found the taste pretty odd, and the drink rather gritty. Not terrible, just not particularly appealing. I guess that is the compromise you get with something so good for you. I will finish drinking all of my order eventually but will not be ordering more. I would not call this delicious for sure! Gibing it four stars anyway because others may enjoy the flavor more than I do, and it is indubitably healthy. One suggestion only - drink it very cold, as it seems a bit better that way.

This is Zola Acai with blueberry juice. It is a 12 FL. Oz (354 ML) plastic bottle with an easy open twist off cap. It is quite tasty, quite pleasant, just sweet enough and not overbearing. (I hate things that are sickening sweet and I hate things that have the artificial sugars like aspartame and such. This is neither.) The bottle suggests you serve it cold. I just threw it in my bag and took off for work. I drank it at room temperature. (It may be tastier when cold but it was great at room temp.) I selected this flavor because of the alleged health benefits of both Acai and Blueberry.

The bottle says all kinds of good things: All natural, USDA organic, Brazilian Superfruits. Each bottle provides 1200 mg Omega 3, 6, and 9 Fatty Acids. (That was pretty impressive and it was a lot tastier than those wild salmon vitamin tablets for Omegas--burp--ewww.) Ingredients in order listed (1st listed is supposed to be highest concentration of, and down the list): Organic Acai Pulp, Organic Evap Cane Juice, Organic Blueberry Juice Concentrate, Organic Guarana (24 mg natural caffeine), Citric Acid, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors. There are 1 1/2 servings in a bottle, so calories for the bottle are about 146. An 8 oz serving includes 1.5g total fat, .5 is saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 26 mg sodium, 18 mg potassium, 27 total carbs (1g being dietary fiber and 20g sugars, and 1g protein. An 8 oz serving contains 4% vitamin A, 15% vitamin C, 2% calcium, 10% iron, 10 % vitamin E. 93% juice. Refrigerate after opening (but you'll likely drink the whole thing--the bottle is only 6 1/2 inches tall. It is produced in the USA and distributed from California.

I think that pretty much says it all. I will not hesitate to buy this product again. I will not hesitate to try the other flavors available. It is a good drink to bring for lunch at work (or a liquid snack). If I had a school child, I believe it would make a nice, healthy drink to pack with his/her lunch.

I have been searching for a healthy yet economical drink for awhile. I think I found it with Zola. The taste is pure real fruit deliciousness, and the ingredients are quality (better than 99.something% of the drinks on the market). The acai and blueberry go great together. I also tried the Light Acai, which is also great but not quite as tasty as this mix. With the auto-ship option and reasonable price for the healthy mix, I think Zola just snagged another long-term customer.

Awesome taste. I was afraid I wouldn't like it because I really don't like blueberries. I can barely tell that the blueberry taste is there.

I've been drinking these juices for over a year. When I stop for a while, I can tell the difference in the way I feel. Buying these from Amazon with Subscribe & Save really came out to almost half of what they are in the store. Plus ... they are delivered to my front door in two days. Way to go, Amazon !!!

I can't say enough good things about this juice as well as the Zola company. To begin, I had a problem with one of the cases of juice I purchased that was in no way related to the quality of the juice. I contacted Zola and they immediately replaced the item. As for the juice itself, not only is it healthy and delicious but it gives me that extra bit of energy boost my job and long hours demands. The Blueberry as well as the new 50% less sugar are my favorites:)

My third case of Zola Acai Blueberry arrived and there are improvements: the texture of the beverage is less pulpy but not watery in any way; the balance between blueberry and acai is perfect. The bottle has a new seal and cap and indicates the juice is flash pasturized. Great product. I hope Amazon keeps it available.