The Acai Berry – The Fuss & What You Need to Know
Published:February 3rd, 2010
As you have noticed, the Acai Berry has gained major popularity through a lot of email, Facebook, and Twitter spams, even Youtube – then made its way to Oprah. What is it anyway and what’s the fuss all about?
Coined and termed as the “super food”, the Acai Berry has been studied and proven to give a lot of health benefits. It originated from the Amazon Rainforests of Brazil and has been a staple energy food for centuries before it reached American shores, and it’s gaining a lot of popularity because of the following health benefits (as medical studies can attest):
• Increases energy
• Improve metabolism and support weight loss
• Helps suppresses appetite
• Improves muscle tone
• Increases libido
• Reduces the impact of soreness and pain
• Improves stamina
• Encourages better sleep
• Helps develop smooth and youthful skin
• Aids in fighting cancer cells and all free radicals that harm the body
• Helps in protecting heart diseases and helps lower blood pressure
Given the good taste (a nice cross between chocolate and berries) and the very high nutritional content, it has been known to replace wheatgrass as a diet fad. It’s simply because of the good taste and the numerous health benefits compared to our old healthy wheatgrass.
Studies from the University of Florida have also shown that about 86% of cancer cells were self-destroyed when interacted with the Acai.
The only downside of the Acai berry is that, the raw fruit is only found and grown in the Amazon rainforests and plantation is not available across the United States. Once you pick it up from the tree, it spoils the same day. So the only option to get the numerous benefits of this super fruit is by way of supplements and health drinks.
How can acai berry products help me lose weight?
Acai berry products (with high concentrations of it) are very helpful in aiding weight loss programs. As it increases your stamina and energy, metabolism and digestion is greatly improved, that calories are efficiently burnt each day – including the fat that you’ve wanted to get rid off. Continued use of acai berry juices before meal time is strongly advised if you plan to use these for weight loss, and it’s a great compliment to your weight loss exercise regimes as it will help you shed more pounds.
