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Zurvita Zeal for Life Review

By CANDICE GREY ConsumersCompare.org Update: Oct 08, 2024

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“A higher way of life.” This is how Zurvita describes itself and its goal. The founders are a Houston, Texas, couple who had “tremendous success within the direct sales industry, creating a seven-figure income for themselves.”

So, millionaires.

Multi-level marketing (MLM) dietary supplements, and so-called health and wellness products, are the fuel for this industry. Millionaire husband-and-wife team Mark and Tracey Jarvis came up with supplement product lines to:

• give users energy
• improve mood and focus
• provide protein supplementation for athletic performance
• aid in weight management

And we’re here to see if in fact the last of those is a reliable, safe, and effective weight loss aid—so I’ll try to ignore, for now, the business model that sells the Kool-Aid and gets others to sell it, and those others recruit others, and those others sell to more folks, and Mark and Tracy get even richer.

Zurvita Zeal Reviews

Zurvita offers two different Zeal for Life product lines: protein and weight management. We’re interested in losing weight. Zurvita’s Weight Management Program combines nutritional products and healthy lifestyle training; in other words, products and support—or as the company says, “ lifestyle and nutritional guidance.” Zurvita reviews highlight the brand’s health and wellness products, particularly their Zeal supplement line, praised for boosting energy, focus, and overall well-being.

The products include Zurvita Protein, Zurvita Cleanse (a detox), and Zurvita Burn (a fat burner). You buy these in a kit for about $180 on Amazon. If you want to buy direct, you need to log in to the Zurvita site, find a distributor and go from there. I was not prepared to do that.

Anyway, Zurvita—a company the Jarvises say was built to “honor and glorify God”—has, as its “inspiration engine” for the core of their weight management program, motivational, inspirational and educational elements to keep participants excited, energized, and engaged in their healthy pursuit of better fitness and improved lifestyle, including:

• personal growth and development
• recognition and encouragement
• exercise for a healthy lifestyle and
• weight management balanced nutrition

I’m good with the latter two; the first two I don’t buy. But that’s just me. Ignore me if you’re inclined to seek out inspirational support.

Anyway, the products, they say, boost your energy, optimize health, enrich, restore and protect your body and help maintain a healthy weight.

Ah-ha! Help maintain a healthy weight. There it is. You don’t lose weight on this Zeal supplement, you maintain a healthy weight.

I could just stop here. This is not a diet. This is not a weight loss plan. This is a supplement that Zurvita claims will make you more energetic, focused, healthier and “enrich, restore and protect” your body. I picture a writer (not unlike myself) sitting with the Jarvises and creating jargon like this to pitch their Zeal for Life line.

Zurvita Zeal for Life claims to provide balanced nutrition with its “unique formulas” that combine core vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants with phytonutrients from fruits and vegetables, along with other exotic botanical ingredients from all over the world. Zeal by Zurvita reviews often mention the supplement’s positive effects on energy levels, mental clarity, and immune support, with users appreciating its blend of vitamins and natural ingredients.

The drinks come in four flavors. But what’s in it?

Zeal for Life Ingredients

Depending on the goal of the Zeal supplement you choose to purchase, Zurvita may contain various substances. Zeal is available in two variations, including vegan zeal and classic zeal. Vegan Zeal is a beverage created especially for vegetarians. Flavors include bold grape, wild berry, tropical dream, and kiwi watermelon. Additionally, Classic Zeal is available in a variety of delicious flavors.

 Zeal for Life Zurvita is advertised as containing the most potent nutritional supplements into a single, delectable real-food product. We discovered that Zurvita Zeal contains a variety of botanicals, vitamins, amino acids, necessary minerals, and other components when we examined the list of contents. Zurvita Zeal reviews praise its energy boost, mental clarity, and wellness benefits.

Let’s examine the Zurvita Ingredient profile in more detail.

1. Botanicals

Zurvita contains a huge variety of botanical extracts. Ashwagandha, Aloe Vera, Chlorella, Grapeseed, Guarana, Maca, Moringa, Turmeric, Blueberry, and Yerba Mate are a few of the herbal extracts that are most potent.

These botanicals offer a number of advantages as well. A good supply of vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates is chlorella. Due to their high caffeine content, guarana and yerba mate can keep you energized and active.

Moringa extracts have anti-inflammatory properties and can be a powerful source of antioxidants. Similar to how each individual botanical herb has unique qualities, so does Zurvita Zeal.

2. Vitamins

The vitamin complexes in Zurvita range from Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, Vitamin C, and Vitamin D all the way to Vitamin E. The effective operation of your body’s cells depends heavily on vitamins.

Vitamins also assist in converting food into energy, thereby speeding up your metabolism. They support the preservation of brain, tissue, and healthy skin cells. As a result, vitamins are quite important for maintaining your body’s health. And at this particular point, Zurvita really nails their product.

3. Essential Minerals

There are numerous important nutrients in The Zeal for Life. These nutrients include potassium citrate, magnesium, sodium, iron, and zinc.

The vital nutrients have a variety of tasks in our body, including promoting healthy muscle mobility, cell growth, sugar level regulation, cell division, and brain function. You could develop goiter, anemia, and other health problems if you don’t get enough of these essential minerals.

4. Amino Acids

Amino acids including Glycine, L-Arginine, L-Lysine, Tyrosine, and Ornithine can be found in Zurvita’s Zeal for Life. Amino acids are essential for controlling the health of your skin, muscle growth, digestion, and energy levels.

According to studies, amino acids also aid in the synthesis of several nitrogen molecules, including peptide hormone, neurotransmitter, and creatine.

5. Other Ingredients

Zeal for Life additionally includes substances such beta glucan, citric acid, crystalline fructose, and fructooligosaccharides in addition to the ones already listed.

Your immune system may benefit from beta-glucan, which can also protect your skin from bacterial infections. Citric acid can aid in enhancing the absorption of some crucial nutrients like calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.

That was all about Zurvita’s Zeal’s components. None of them appear to pose a risk to your health or have any significant adverse effects in Zurvita. And their collection of plants appears to be rather amazing.

How Does Zurvita Work?

Zurvita manufactures a range of goods, from its signature Zeal for Life to its Zurvita Cleanse. The MLM business offers four main product types in the areas of performance, nutrition, and its own items.

Any other MLM would also offer things that fit into the same category if you had a look at them. However, in the end, what matters most is the user’s satisfaction and experience with the product.

The clinical evidence and scientific support for their products allow Zurvita to differentiate itself from the competition and convince you that the statements they make about “complete nutrition” are true.

Let’s look at the features that their four goods offer. Additionally, some scientific evidence supporting their products is provided to determine how well the product retains its authenticity.

1. The flagship product from Zeal For Life is essentially a combination of many nutrients that is designed to help you manage your weight and increase energy. Zeal for Life is available in five flavors, three of which are vegan.
2. Protein from Zurvita is advertised as a “nutrition powerhouse” in their protein supplements. It also comes in two flavors and contains powdered forms of 26 vital vitamins and minerals.
3. Zurvita Burn is a fat burner, and the company makes the claim that using it will aid in rapid weight loss.
4. Zeal cleanse is a natural probiotic cleanse pill by Zurvita that aids in bodily cleansing (i.e. cuts excess fat from your body).

There is no scientific proof that using cleaning products and doing cleanses would aid in weight loss. However, they employ citrus Aurantium as a component since it has a lot of beneficial nutrients and citric acid, making it useful for weight loss.

The Science (or Lack Thereof) Behind Zeal for Life

Zurvita has its own clinical study, which is focused more on mental and emotional health results from its products and makes no mention of weight loss. And I am suspect of the claims about helping people with depression and anxiety and anger and other mood issues.

And no record of this trial at ClinicalTrials.gov, the official database of the U. S. National Library of Medicine. Doubtful it’s independent or financed by anyone other than Zurvita. So shady.

Distributors, and the company itself, make a lot of claims, some shocking in their dishonesty. Like a Facebook page for Zeal for Life that claims doctors recommend it for heart disease, cancer and stroke. Or that it may be effective for Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s.

Truth in Advertising has called out Zurvita, sending letters to both it and the Direct Selling Association, cautioning them about allowing these types of illegal claims. But it’s hard to keep up with direct sellers, and MLMs that encourage their distributors to sell—and distributors anxious to make some kind of money—well, they might claim anything. This is an ongoing problem in the dietary supplement direct-selling and MLM industry.

If you’re looking for more debunking of so-called medical and scientific claims made by Zeal, there’s an entire blog devoted to telling the “truth” about Zeal product science.

Word on the Street about Zeal for Life

The last six months of reviews for Zeal for Life Wild Berry 30-Day Wellness supplement drink all read essentially the same: “Five Stars,” “Great Product,” and “Try Zeal.”

Hmmm. I’m doubtful. But scroll through the Amazon page of Zeal for Life product listings and you’ll quickly note that most are positively rated.

The Zeal for Life Tropic Dream Wellness canister of drink powder—which runs nearly $70 for a 30-day supply—had off-the-charts high reviews.

This review from “Christine” was compelling:

This product is amazing! After going through chemo and radiation, months later I started getting hot flashes at 46 years old. My doctor told me that after testing me, I was 100 percent into menopause! A friend told me about this and how it gets rid of the sweats so I tried it and after only a few days I barely got them. Now after almost a month, I feel great and have a lot more energy as well. Well worth the money!

Wow. What am I missing?

“Becky Navarez” says, “meh:”

I drank this every morning. It tastes very natural and good; however, I did not feel an energy boost and it’s very expensive. I like it and wish it was cheaper so I could order again. It’s not worth over $50 though. This is very overpriced.

But “Angela Jane” is in love:

I’ve used Zeal for years! I love, love, love this stuff! Initially, I did lose quite a bit of weight but I don’t attribute it totally to this one lifestyle change – it was a mixture of many. I began running, eating healthier and most of all having a more positive frame of mind. I love that I can get so many minerals and vitamins in one fell swoop! I especially love the tropical flavor, it is just the right amount of sweetness to me. I will say that my boyfriend isn’t a huge fan of the taste, but he isn’t as much of a health nut as me. He does enjoy the Zurvita chocolate protein powder (which I also highly recommend).

Again, this sounds like a distributor; trying to balance the positive with the mildly negative so as to appear real and objective. I could be wrong (but probably not.)

I found it curious to note the Zeal for Life $180 kit on Amazon has no reviews at all.

Oh, and I wanted to include this comment from “Bob” of San Antonio, Texas, who just a couple of weeks ago lashed out at people who complained about side effects with Zeal products.

I’m sorry Zeal didn’t work for you. Zeal works for the strong, not the weak. You weak people who are in the process of being culled by Mother Nature need to go back to your socialist coffee shops and Whole Foods Markets. The rest of us will outlive/outperform you in every way.

Whoa. I’m thinking of a distributor.

So I’m confused. A few ingredients are suspect at best, and it’s not cheap, but if these users are to be believed (who am I to question) it’s popular and folks say it works. Then again…

The Bottom Line: Is Zeal for Life Worth a Try?

Depends.

For me it’s a definite no—I’m a skeptic—but it may be a yes for you. These are products you can certainly do without, and some ingredients are questionable in both efficacy and safety. Plus, I prefer to get energy, nutrition and a boosted metabolism by eating whole foods. But that’s me.

Also, Zurvita is an MLM and people who sell Zeal for Life Zurvita products, called Consultants, are told up front that any earnings are based on performance. So if you bust your butt hawking Zeal supplements, maybe—just maybe—it won’t be Death of a Salesman but rather We’re in the Money. Probably not, though.

And lastly, I am put off by Zurvita’s “higher way of life” slogan. Come on, folks. This is nonsense. And meanwhile, the Jarvises are getting filthy rich(er).