Pura Vida Pure Moringa-Review
Product Claims Of Pura Vida Pure Moringa
Moringa is a plant native to south-east Asia, India and Nepal where it has been used to combat a variety of medical ailments for centuries - for good reason. When this plant came to the attention of the West and the research was published in scientific journals, it shone a spotlight on the unsurpassed nutritional value of this tree. Gram for gram, Moringa has more vitamin A, protein, potassium, iron, vitamin C and a host of other minerals than even the leading food sources of these same minerals. It is also rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, making it highly valuable in the race to preserve youthful features and to fend off diseases such as cancers, and to help manage ones such as diabetes. Most excitingly of all, if you take the right quality in the right amounts, it suppresses the appetite, helping you lose weight without feeling starved or fatigued. In fact, you should feel an energy boost.
Pure Vida says its 100% Pure Moringa Leaf Powder Capsules says its Moringa formulation is an energy, metabolism, and immune booster. The source is touted as single origin Moringa from Nicaragua and non-GMO.
Today, you can find moringa supplements in all corners of the globe as manufacturers have rushed to exploit the powers of tis superfood. Unfortunately, many have done so in a way that brings you little of moringa’s ‘actual’ power. The criteria for moringa to be effective though are well researched and a supplement’s effectiveness can be measured against this.
Ingredients
- Each serving of 2 capsules contains 1000 mg organic moringa leaf powder.
Pura Vida has USDA certification to prove that their moringa is organic. Only the leaves are used, and they are handpicked, so large-scale merchandising methods which could lower the quality are not used. It is also packaged within a few hours of harvesting on the same site and the manufacturer says that all these factors make it the ‘highest quality Moringa capsule on the market’. However, as long as there is no third-party testing to this effect, this claim remains unsubstantiated. In the case of a moringa capsule where the dosage and purity of the product are specific guidelines that must be met if the product is to be effective, it is imperative to have third-party testing not only regarding the source, but the end product in the capsule. Is the dosage the same in every capsule or are their variants? Without independent verification, we simply don’t know.
Dosage Instructions
Take 2 capsules a day, with meals. As with any supplement, it is best to get clearance from your doctor, especially if you are breastfeeding or pregnant or on other medication.
Each capsule contains 500 mg. The guideline is 2 capsules of 600 mg per day. Even small deviations from this can make a difference to how effective the product is.
Cost and Guarantee
A bottle of 120 capsules will cost you $17.99 on the product website and $19.95 on Amazon. Pure Vida does not advertise discounts for buying several bottles at a time. There is a ‘lifetime’ guarantee but with no explanation as to what exactly this entails, it is all but meaningless. Does this mean you can open a bottle, stop using it, and then return the partially opened bottle 2 years later? What exactly can be returned? Elsewhere, on Amazon, the manufacturer speaks only of a ‘satisfaction’ guarantee.
Summary Of Our Pura Vida Pure Moringa Review
Pura Vida has gone to lengths to ensure that it sources organic Moringa and has had this USDA certified. The dosage is adquate, but falls short of the 1200mg required per day for maximum effectiveness nonetheless.
Although the company claims to be the gold standard in Moringa manufacture, curiously, there is no GMP certification the company puts forward. So, while the moringa is put forward as ‘pure’, as it should be, there is no independent verification to this effect or to attest to the evenness of the 1000 mg dosage. Certifying a source as organic is one thing, but being able to verify the integrity of the final product in the capsules as pure and uncontaminated is quite another. The way the guarantee is phrased is also too broad to be of any real meaning as the terms and conditions are not made explicit. Whenever a manufacturer makes a claim, it must be backed up with evidence or certification - use this as a guideline when buying your moringa. It must be pure, certified as such, and contain an exact dosage of 1200 mg over 2 capsules, having been made in a GMP-certified factory.
