We answer some of the most commonly asked questions in Green Vibrance Powder Reviews.
Green Vibrance contains 70 different ingredients. These are split into 10 different groups: cereal grasses, plant-based micro-nutrition, antioxidant life preservers, immune support, adaptogens, skeletal support, fibre, liver support, enzymes and tonics, and probiotics.
Overall, the ingredients in Green Vibrance are slightly under-dosed compared to similar greens powder products, such as Supergreen Tonik. That said, we’ve nothing to say against the ingredients they chose to include, they are generally healthy, supportive, and beneficial. Let’s take a closer look at a few of these blends…
Cereal Grasses
Cereal grasses are packed full of nutrients that benefit the body in a number of ways, including boosting the immune system, supporting cardiovascular health, and promoting healthy digestion. Green Vibrance includes three different cereal grass powders derived from leaves and juice. These are barley grass, oat grass, and wheat grass.
Plant-Based Micro-Nutrition
For us, the main ingredients in this section worthy of note are spirulina powder and spinach powder, both of which are under-dosed.
Spirulina is a great ingredient with heaps of known benefits. Unfortunately, the amount in Green Vibrance is quite a bit on the low side. They include just 600mg whereas other greens powders, Supergreen Tonik for instance, include up to 2000mg, which is a much more beneficial amount. While 600mg will not doubt offer some of spirulina’s benefits, such as its anti-inflammatory properties, to enjoy other advantages more is needed. For example, studies have shown that 1g or more per day is able to lower cholesterol.
In addition to not having enough spirulina powder, Green Vibrance is horrendously low on spinach leaf powder, with only 200mg per serving. We would expect at least 1000mg per serving to gain the full benefits of this powerful green superfood. Spinach is high in vitamin E and magnesium, as well as being high in protein and low in calories. It also helps to remove and prevent toxins.
Antioxidant Blend:
The Green Vibrance antioxidant blend certainly contains healthy ingredients but some of them are way under-dosed to be effective. Turmeric root, for instance, is known to be an effective antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, but only when taken in doses of between 500-2,000mg per day. The 150mg dose included in Green Vibrance is not likely to do much.
The most highly dosed ingredient in the antioxidant blend is chromium, the antioxidant effects of which are supported by some evidence [1]. However, the 800mg dose is still slightly too low, with studies suggesting 1000mg per day would be most effective.
Immune Support
While many of the ingredients in Green Vibrance offer immune-boosting benefits either directly or indirectly, the makers felt it necessary to add a few more immune-supporting ingredients just to be sure. There are three ingredients in the immune support blend: astragalus, beta glucan, and ResistAid.
Astragalus is derived from a plant and has anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties. There is some limited research suggesting it can help prevent viral infections and fight against the common cold in humans. There is no consensus on how much astragalus you need to take for it to be effective but estimates range between 9-30 grams per day. If this is true, then the 200mg dose included in Green Vibrance is basically useless.
Beta glucan is derived from oats and is considered by the FDA to reduce the chance of heart disease. It is also thought to boost immunity, however, studies into its effect on the immune system have not yet been carried out on humans, only in the lab and on animals. For its other benefits, the recommended dosage is 2.5-2.5 grams per day. Again, this means Green Vibrance is very much under-dosed, with only 30mg in each serving.
The third immune-boosting ingredient, ResistAid, is derived from the larch tree and has been shown to boost the immune system in a number of ways by multiple studies. Though the studies we have seen suggest around 1.5g per day, whereas Green Vibrance contains just 30mg [2].
Probiotics Blend:
Probiotics are good bacteria that actually improve your health. In particular, probiotics are great for improving gut health and intestinal health. Some experts advocate the use of probiotics to treat gut-related illness, such as irritable bowel syndrome.
Green Vibrance has a good amount of probiotics with around 2.5 billion CFU per ingredient, amounting to a total of 25 billion probiotics, which is the highest amount we’ve seen in a greens powder.
Most greens powders contain much fewer probiotics and some don’t contain any. For example, Raw Organic’s green powders supplement contains just 1 billion and Spruce Greens has 10 billion (making it the second highest dose of probiotics we’ve seen in a greens powder).
The Green Vibrance probiotics blend has 12 different strains of probiotics. This diversity will help to keep your gastrointestinal tract healthy and strong, improving digestion and alleviating any digestive issues you might suffer from.
1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14995150/
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856471/