I love trying out supplements and we’ve tried a lot of them over time. I guess what I am looking for is something that works instantaneously but I should know better that it just doesn’t happen. Most supplements need time to work so you don’t every really get the full impact of them until you’ve used them for months on end. This is generally why most people give up on them. We all want to see results now and we tend to lose interest if nothing happens within a week or so.

Personally, I am yet to see a supplement that has an immediate impact on me, and I’ve tried a lot of them. However, just recently we purchased a product called Better than Coffee from Primal Force (previously known as Choline Punch) and I have to say that I am mightily impressed.

We found out about Better than Coffee from an email Wanda had received. In the past she had signed up to a newsletter by a Dr Al Sears. Dr Sears is one of those online doctors that focuses more on health products rather than pharmaceutical type products….which is always good to see! There are a few doctors like this – Dr Wright and Dr Mercola are another two. They basically heavily promote their products and if you have signed up to a newsletter you will probably be inundated with emails from them.

Now normally we would just ignore this type of promotional stuff because they are all generally the same. It usually goes something like this:

“This product is made from high quality leaf products picked by Nepalese Sherpa’s at the very top of Mount Everest under a full moon on the first Sunday in June.”

And the promotional blurb for Better Than Coffee didn’t sound much different but for some reason we decided to give it a try since we like to review products for this site. Yes we were skeptical even though we did buy 3 tubs of the stuff…go figure!

The tubs eventually arrived and we immediately opened one up to give it a try. We both had a smell of the contents and agreed it had a lovely sweet smell almost like berries. Not surprising really since one of the ingredients listed on the tub is Natural Mixed Berry Flavor.

We mixed it with juice to try. Once we drank it down we went back to the office and got back to work. We didn’t really think too much about it but within about an hour we started to feel really good. It was like a buzz of energy had hit us and we were feeling fantastic. We both had a very similar reaction.

Normally by around 2pm I am quite lethargic and feel like I need to have a sleep. My energy levels completely collapse and I struggle to keep working. But with this drink I had no problems and I was able to work until 4pm quite easily. I was literally astounded since I’ve never experienced anything this fast working before.

Not only did it increase our energy levels but our overall mood increased as well. We both felt a lot happier and in a really good mood and it stayed with us throughout the afternoon and into the evening.

Funnily enough this product didn’t work so well on my brother. I usually get him to try things out as he is willing to give anything a go.  He said it did nothing for him but then again he doesn’t have issues with low energy levels so perhaps he doesn’t need it.

I also found that if I take Better Than Coffee too early in the day it doesn’t have the same impact. In the morning I am usually quite refreshed anyway so I don’t think I need it but when early afternoon hits and I take it I can feel fighting fit again within 15 minutes. However, if I take it too late in the afternoon I have trouble getting to sleep at night so between 1pm and 4pm is the right time for me to take this drink.

It really does get me through the day and I can function normally without feeling the need to take an afternoon nap.

What is the flavor like?

Better than Coffee is a powder so you mix it with water or juice. You have to use one tablespoon per glass of water (8 fluid oz).  It is quite sweet so when we tried it with juice it really was overly sweet. We now make it with half juice, half water. We have tried it with straight water and it is easy to drink but it is much nicer with juice. The flavour really is delicious and we look forward to drinking it.

Does it Mix Well in Water/Juice?

You can see from the image that it mixes quite well with juice although it’s not perfect. You really have to mix it in quickly as soon as you add it to the glass. We also find that we have to stir it between each mouthful otherwise some of it settles on the bottom of the glass and you can be left with clumpy bits at the end. Fortunately however the drink tastes great so even if you happen to find clumpy bits they are easy to swallow.

Would We Buy it Again?

Yes, definitely and in fact we have ordered another three tubs.

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