patty Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 I am considering supplementing our family with Juice Plus+, a wholefood based supplement, but it has "SORBITOL". I googled it and it says it is an artificial sweetner, however, my ND said it is not. Can someone shed some light on this? Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedogs Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 I am considering supplementing our family with Juice Plus+, a wholefood based supplement, but it has "SORBITOL". I googled it and it says it is an artificial sweetner, however, my ND said it is not. Can someone shed some light on this? Pat I don't know about the sorbitol but I can tell you that we took JP for over a year. Didn't see anything special about it. I figured ds was getting some whole foods in him anyway b/c he isn't a big fruit and veggie kid, but I didn't see any health changes in either of us. For the cost, $42 a month, I figured I could find something at the health food store that was comparable. I signed up under a friend and I felt bad when I cancelled my subscription but I felt I was wasting my money....that's just my humble opinion. I also researched it online and there was a lot of negative crud out there about it so maybe that swayed me to stop taking it, too. But, on the other hand, I have heard some people say that it helped their kids with allergies, etc. I just never saw anything firsthand and I have about 5 close friends who sell or take the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 sorbitol can be natural or synthetic. it is a crystalline alcohol naturally found in some fruit, but when added to stuff it is usually the synthetic form. it can cause gastro intestinal probs if too much is taken. it is rx as a laxative and used as a sugar substitute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Thx Chemar & ilovedogs! ilovedogs, Yes, i agree it is expensive. Since our ND recommended it to help with my son's allergies, i thought i will look into it. You said you have 5 other friends on it. What are their experiences with the product? Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedogs Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Thx Chemar & ilovedogs! ilovedogs, Yes, i agree it is expensive. Since our ND recommended it to help with my son's allergies, i thought i will look into it. You said you have 5 other friends on it. What are their experiences with the product? Pat Well, 3 of them are distributors for the product so they're always trying to sell me on it. Honestly, their kids still get sick and still have allergies(if they had them before starting the product). We do have 2 friends who did double doses of the product for their kid's allergies and did see an improvement after about 6 months but both of them had very poor diets to start(think McDonalds and pizza daily kinda thing). We took it for a year and I saw no difference on the 'outside', but you never know how or if it helped on the inside. But, that's how it is with many supplements. I'd just hate for you to waste your money b/c there are other comparable products that sell garden/fruit blends that copy JP and they're less expensive. Maybe you could research an alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brink Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 I always assumed it was a synthetic. Our son didn't react too well from the sorbitol, especially in the sugar free gums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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