I understand your frustration as I was once there too, where our anger can take over when it seems we are bombarded with negative news constantly about how hopeless things seem.

But the amazing news is that YES lots of things don’t cause cancer, for starters positive emotions ;) Secondly, organic fruits, vegetables and other whole, raw, fresh foods. Spring water, healthy doses of sunshine – but above all things, the environment within us, the thoughts and emotions we create for ourselves dictate the most the quality of our health and life.

This article is based on the fact that this web site is geared to educating those who are interested in optimal, not average health. For average health, you are totally right, a little bit of synthetic stuff won’t hurt…. but then again a little here and a little there adds up and we have the current population health crisis that we do.

As for the vitamins, synthetic vitamins in products like this drink, vitamin water, or any other fortified product, are in no way equal to natural vitamins from whole food. So unfortunately these vitamins are not always able to help us and cannot be depended on for good health. The body processes and deals with synthetic vitamins in not quite the same ways as vitamins from real, wholesome food.

Thank you for taking the time to comment on this though, all your points are very valid.

American and Canadian labels for the same product tend to be vary slightly as in the US products are monitored according to what the FDA deems acceptable and in Canada according to what Health Canada deems acceptable.

My guess is that you have a US bottle – as that is where Fuze is marketed as “Slenderize” too? I was doing this review on a Canadian bottled (as that is where I am)

However, it is also possible that since the time of this posting, the company may have chosen to amend the label, based on new information coming out or needs, etc…

Thank you for stopping by Erick, your comment and questions :)

To answer your first question of should there be a vitamin drink, my answer is ‘no’. While in our society today, there appears to be a demand for one, it is all because of deceptive and misleading marketing making people think that they will get in a “vitamin drink” what they lack in a proper diet. There is the Vitamin Water, and several others I have seen as well, and to me it is not just a waste of environmental resources to bottle water in plastic, but adding various sweeteners (natural or artificial) and then synthetic vitamins is sort of a joke, and a huge waste of our money and health. Even a multi-vitamin is not always the best way to go. We need to come back to real, natural food more. I hear excuses from people left, right and center, as to why their lifestyle just does not permit them to eat well… but to me this holds little meaning because either we are serious about fostering good health today, or we will take the necessary time, money and resources to deal with our diseases tomorrow. Many of us in society need a little shift in our priorities. I am not trying to sound harsh, but it is the truth.

In terms of Gatorade or having a real game changer, studies were done and most honest doctors speak out on the fact that Gatorade should ONLY be used under extreme sports or physical activity conditions (likes one that last more than an our or two). I think there is just as much mis-information about Gatorade, as there is about many other vitamin drinks and products.

Gatorade is way too high in sugars for a typical drink (not to mention the artificial colors, which have no place in a healthy body). Sugar decreases the functioning of the immune system. So I have to disagree about using these products to help heal the body during a cold or flu, or fight one off. It is actually counterproductive. Sure they can give us electrolytes quickly, but so can other, more natural things.

For example, it takes but a few minutes of each day, to throw in a couple of fruits and green leafy veggies into a blender and make an amazing, revitalizing and highly nutrient dense drink. Completely natural, and full of way more *useful-to-the-body* vitamins and minerals than any artificial product will ever provide.

Hope this helps you, and others out there, make better choices about your health :)

I am very interested in what people have to say about Vitamin drinks.

You’re right. Any effect I seem to get from drinking the average Vitamin drink lasts for me just about as long as from the moment I finish my sip to reading the label on the bottle. For the most part they’re a sugar-water splurge and any vitamins and minerals in them turn out to be less than what you find in an ordinary multivitamin.

My question is should there be a better vitamin drink ? Is there demand for one ? I have heard of SoBe’s drink: it gives you 10 % of the required vitamin B intake but that isn’t much let’s face it. Other than SoBe I don’t know of any other vitamin drinks that work.Do you think there would be any benefits of having a vitamin enhanced drink? a real game changer ? I am not sure if I am convinced that what works best are the natural, wholesome, plant-based and organic nutrition.

Look at Gatorade. Now I know that this is not in the same class of drink but just humor me here. This is not just your ordinary sports drink. They’re formulated to do more than rehydrate and replenish fluid after or during a workout. They provide carbohydrates and electrolytes — great stuff when you’re
fighting a cold (I think this is hilarious but during one of my few visits to my MD I was diagnosed with a bad flu and of course I was prescribed a battery of pills and advice, and among them was that Gatorade would help speed up the recovery time. When you have the medical community standing behind a product, it goes a long way to show.