Shakeology - What is this stuff?

I had never gotten on board with the concept of drinking a nutrient-rich beverage everyday.  Who wants to be tied to a drink that tastes like crumbled drywall and has stuff in it that you eat anyway?  It took me three years to try Shakeology, and I only did it then because a friend of mine who is a Beachbody coach was completely hooked and was in the best shape of her life. She kept telling me how good it made her feel, and I figured she was just embellishing everything.  So I supplemented her real-life info with data.  I needed data.  Here is what I found:

3,000 daily Shakeo drinkers were surveyed and it was reported that:

93% felt healthier since starting

81% felt they craved junk food less

86% felt an increase in energy

72% felt it helped them lose weight

82% felt it improved their digestion

Going beyond "feelings," a clinical study showed Shakeo to aid in weight loss, lowering of cholesterol, and a reduction in blood sugar (by A1C test, for those who are familiar with this).

Ok, those are some good pieces of data.  But what in the world is in this stuff?  Here is what is provided on the back of the bag of the chocolate version (the one I drink).  I found lots of great goodies listed, and nothing that concerned me (after I looked up some of the weird ones).  And it clearly went far beyond what I consume on a daily basis, even though you can often find me on the couch eating raw vegetables out of a bag like one would eat potato chips.  So, I was ready to give it a whirl.  I'll try anything once (after letting my skepticism do it's job of course!).

I, too, felt an increase in energy and improved digestion.  But what blew me away was how much my mental function improved.  After I had kids, I felt like I delivered boatloads of brain cells along with each baby.  I often struggled with finding the right words, my recall was sluggish, and I was easily overloaded at times.  Not anymore!  Furthermore, when a nasty cold ravaged our household for over a week while I was on my first bag, I suffered nothing more than a couple nights of mild congestion.  That is worth it alone!!!  And, the stuff actually tastes good.  I would suffer through a powdery mess to feel this way, but to have it be something that I actually look forward to drinking each day was unexpected.  I even had my husband try it, the guy who has tried a multitude of protein shakes, and he said it was surprisingly tasty.

I then focused my efforts on researching an alternative to Shakeo.  I was sold that it was improving my health, but I wanted to find something I could buy down the street at the store.  However, all of my reading led to the conclusion that this is truly a unique, stand-alone product; there is simply nothing else like it on the market.  One article I found helpful was this one.  My philosophy is that nothing is more important than one's health, and I therefore made a commitment to myself that I would add this to my daily routine.

Hopefully this article is helpful for those fellow critical minds wanting to learn more.  Please contact me if you are interested in trying it, or follow this link to order.  Your insurance policy is the 30-day empty bag guarantee - if you don't feel healthier in one month, you get your money back, even if the bag is empty!