Posted by So if you have social media, you must have seen the viral ‘super greens’ or ‘rheal superfoods’. Their whole sales pitch is to be this magical juice to fix your bloating as quickly as you can drink a glass of water. So the big question on everybody’s lips is if these brands selling women the dream of bloating fixes is fact or fiction.
We are dedicated to being a safe space for people, therefore, we only report the facts to debunk all these myths about health and to help men and women save their money from companies trying to see you a false hope. We will be diving right into what you should expect from these two products, as well as any potential effective replacements to consider.
Super Greens Powder
Companies on all social media platforms have gone crazy with finding influencers, micro and large, promoting the super green powder to individuals and promising a huge list of benefits, from reducing their bloating to making them feel like a brand new person full of energy. The product itself is advertised to be full of prebiotics, probiotics, antioxidants and a multitude of vitamins.
It’s rare for people to look at the ingredients for one but also to actually understand what they mean and how much of anything is actually good or bad for the body. This is where many products thrive, they know that people are going to vouch for what that one influencer said rather than spend time researching what the packaging says.
So we’ve decided to put all the information together so you don’t have to. Experts have found these greens aren’t as good as they are made out to be. For example, I have seen countless videos of individuals explaining the contents of the product. One individual claimed there is more fibre in one apple than in the whole bag of powder.
Tamsin Hil, a registered dietitian from the NHS, says she came across one of these advertisements on social media and thought she would dive into what they are offering, She looked at the market leader first and found it was valued at just under one billion pounds. After her looking at the ingredients listed, she claimed it was unlikely that it would make any real impact on your health in a positive or negative way.
This just secures the notion that influencers and the marketing team of Super Greens have fooled hundreds of thousands of people into believing a product could do all of these amazing things. It also symbolises the importance of education; it doesn’t take a medical professional or a nutritionist to realise that the ingredient contents suggest it’s not that good for you.
It also suggests that we shouldn’t always listen to all of the ads we see on our phones. It’s like back in the thirties when they advertised smoking was good for you; in the eighties, drinking beer was hydrating; and in more modern settings, nicopods are a healthier alternative to smoking. At the end of the day, if you want to find health options, in-depth research is the key.
Rheal Superfoods
Rheal is another company that was featured on the BBC programme Dragons Den in 2021. It claims that its unique blend supports the immune system and aids with digestion for overall health.
These two competitive companies are both essentially selling the same dream to individuals to aid with their bloating and give them the energy boost that they need. A spokesperson for Athletic Greens came out with a statement that said, “Our scientific team and researchers have reviewed thousands of studies as part of the formulation and continuous improvement process for AG1.”
It’s interesting to note that Rheal Superfood hasn’t made any scientific claims based on its ingredient list. There are no claims online or when new agencies have asked them, so this suggests that they haven’t and they are winging it in a way. Potentially, they are false advertising, which wouldn’t be a first for many weight loss or health-trending products.
Although both of these brands’ products have been approved by the Food Standards Association in the UK, this doesn’t validate their effectiveness; it just reassures us that they aren’t bad for us.
Final Thoughts
It’s important that individuals do their research before buying into new trending health products. I don’t blame individuals wanting to be healthy and find easier ways of adding these nutrients into their diet but understanding that businesses capitalise on that and don’t always have the consumer’s best interests at heart is key. Doing your own research and doing your best to add things naturally into your diet, such as whole foods and other superfoods in their full form, is the best route forward.