The Acai Berry is sometimes regarded as a “Super food,” because of the many benefits that people experience when taking it. It is obtained from acai palm which grows in Southern and Central America. In the Amazon rainforest, they discard the seed of the Acai and eat only the skin and pulp, The Acai is 90% seed and only 10% of it can be eaten.

The Acai Berry is rich in Omega fats, almost 50% of the fruit is fat and 74% of this fat comes from healthy fats like Omega 3, 6 and 9. It is also rich in amino acids and protein, almost 7.59% of the weight of the Acai pulp is amino acid. Research shows that regular intake of Acai Berry could reduce the chance of having a heart attack or stroke, because it protects the bad cholesterol or LDL from oxidizing which causes the blocking and hardening of the arteries. It also improves blood circulation.

This “Super food” recently has become a very popular ingredient for some health drinks and supplements due to its ability to sustain energy and improve mental focus.

The Acai Berry has high antioxidant levels. Anti-oxidants slows down the process of aging because it fights free radicals which damages our body. Anthocyanins , a compound which provide color to fruits and acts as a natural antioxidant, is found in Acai is 30 times the amount found in red wine.

It is also a good source of essential minerals like potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, and Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, C and E.

Many believe that something healthy might not taste good, but it is completely the opposite with the Acai Berry. It has a very unique taste, which may be used for desserts and smoothies, or it may also be eaten by itself.

The Acai Berry definitely offers a lot of health benefits. Continuous research of this fruit should be given attention since there are still some other aspects of the fruit that needs to be discovered and be able to harness its full potential as a “Super food.”

Do you know that acai berry fruit can be processed in two ways? And this is the key for you to know whether the acai product is pure or not.

The first one is the freeze drying method, whenever you want to buy acai supplement, you should always choose acai products which is processed by this method. Because it can ensure the preservation of minerals as well as acai nutrients, and you can be assured that you can get a pure acai supplement.

On the other hand, if the acai berry fruit is produced using spray drying method, maltodextrin can be added as coating to the fruit. You can never buy the pure acai products in this case.

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Data is 2009-11-01

The story is

I answered an email add saying I would have 14 days to try the product. I didn’t get the product for 2 weeks. When I got my credit card bill they had already charged me even before I got the product. I have called them twice to stop my order to no avail. They keep charging my credit card. This is a scam! I sent the product back immediately and have sent unopened product back as soon as I get it. I’m still being charged.

My suggestion according to this story is:

1. Never, never try free trial offers, especially acai berry.

2. Never answer unknown emails.

3. If you want to buy acai berry online, check this post where to buy acai berry.

I just read about Julie’s post in her Julie Health Club about Antioxidant drinks, I think her post is really very helpful, and I cannot more agree with her.

In her post, she mentions some claims made by merchants, that their products with high ORAC can cure some illnesses. This is lies. To be honest, like she says in her post, such fruit drink with high ORAC can help you lower down the risk of getting chronic diseases. However, they are just fruit extract, there is no research that can show that such drinks or pills which has high ORAC have directly relation with health.

I do agree with her. Any time we should judge the things using our own brain, but just advertisement. Such things are quite commen in our daily lives, we always believe that there is something magic to resolve our problem especially when it is health related problem.

In Julie’s case, when you believe those claims without researching by yourself, you are very likely scammed by acai scam. I do not say that acai fruit is scam, but the seller who want to make money from acai. So always keep calm, and do enough research before you buy anything.