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Miracle Berry Hitting America With Full Force
January 29th, 2010 by admin
Everyone around these days has heard the claims of the acai berry. What is it exactly, you might be asking yourself. Well, the acai berry is in the same fruit family as dark purple fruits like the blueberry and cranberry. It is native to Central and South America and grows on the acai palm tree. These trees are primarily found on the beaches of Peru and Brazil. The legend says that this fruit was harvested in famine period and the local people turned it into red wine. This reddish or purple fruit is about an inch long and is considered a rare fruit. The reason it’s so rare has nothing to do with it’s abundance as it grows in the Amazon in great bulk. However, it spoils very easily and this makes exporting it South America quite difficult. While the berry has been used by the natives of South America for years, it’s a relatively newcomer to the American marketplace. It first made it’s appearance an additive in energy drinks then it jumped into the smoothie markets.
The biggest benefit of this wonderful fruit is the antioxidants it possesses. Consider that it has between 10 and 30 times more antioxidants than pomegranates, grapes or blueberries. These wonder berries also have a multitude of vitamins, minerals, amino and omega acids. Put this all together and you have one of the most nutritiously dense berries anywhere to be found. The seeds have no nutritional value, but the juice is what is capturing America’s attention in leaps and bounds. When looking for the juice in health food stores or on the Internet, check to make sure that the item is certified organic or kosher. This will help insure that the company making it has high control standards. The acai berry juice that will give you most benefits is the one that is chemical and free of any preservatives. Also, steer clear of the juices that have sugar or corn syrup added. Sugars are inflammatory while acai juce is anti-inflammatory.
Thanks to the natives of South America, America has a new wonderfood to add to it’s arsenal of natural foods that ward off disease and fat. As with anything, the berry it’s self will not cure your ailments. However, used with a healthy diet, it’s a wonderful tool to help combat cancer, obesity and improve mental health.