Acai Berry Health Facts

The Acai Berry has now become a very interesting food to the world over especially for those who want to lead healthy lifestyles. This particular fruit whose name is pronounced as "a sigh ee" contains large amounts of antioxidants as well as amino and essential fatty acids and high nutritional properties. Native Brazilians have been eating this particular berry for many centuries and there are many legends surrounding its incredible powers to heal and sustain the body. Below we provide you with further facts on the Acai berry and how it is beneficial to the human body.

The berry is found on a palm tree that can grow to a height of 25 meters and the berries are to be found at the top of the tree within the groups of branches in clusters. The berries when seen from below look like small groups of bluebottles.

Many fruits that we now take for granted have far less antioxidant properties contained within them and are in fact finding it very difficult to compete with the Acai Berry. This particular berry has 50 times more antioxidant properties within it than mangoes. It also has 2 times as much as pomegranates and 3 times as much as blueberries.

Today in the USA alone sales of Acai Berry juice have now reached over $5 million each year even though it only first went on sale there around 5 years ago. But even so there are still many hurdles for those selling the product in this country to overcome. As a lot of people have not actually heard of the fruit and very few actually know how to pronounce its name correctly. But despite this once people have tried this particular berry will soon want more because of its distinctive taste.

Further more the antioxidant properties within the blood also help to control a person's cholesterol levels much better. When a person eats this particular fruit it not only helps to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol to be found in a person's blood, but also helps to increase the levels of good cholesterol.

Plus because it has high levels of calcium contained within it the Acai berry is beneficial to a person's cardiovascular system. In research carried out it was shown that those people who had high blood pressure would often not be consuming sufficient amounts of calcium in their diet. However as soon as their calcium intake was increased so their blood pressure levels begun to drop. Also in other research carried out it is believed that by consuming sufficient amounts of calcium will help to reduce LDL cholesterol levels. This in turn lowers the chances of a person actually suffering from a stroke.

It is the antioxidants that are contained within this berry which help to fight and control free radicals in the body. If a person has too many free radicals in their body it can cause oxidation to occur which will then cause damage to cell membranes. Not only can this lead to a person suffering from many different ailments but can also speed up the ageing process.

Today in Brazil the pulp of the Acai berry which is extremely nutritious is not only consumed by the much poorer people of the country especially those located in the Amazon Basin but it is has now become extremely popular with all levels of society and with Brazilians of all ages. In fact in Brazil it is now given to women after childbirth to help in the recovery process as well as providing them with a good source of energy. In fact nowadays around 200,000 liters of the Acai berry juice is being drunk by the 1.3 million people who live in Belem where it is produced.

Most of the powder extract of this particular fruit will be contained in supplements such as MonaVie and is particularly ideal for those people who are looking to lower their blood cholesterol levels as well as improve the health of their cardiovascular system. In fact this berry is considered to contain some of the highest levels of nutrients to be found in any fruit today. As well as being found in powder form the berry is also added to energy drinks, ice cream as well as energy bars that also contain granola. So if you are looking for a way to increase your overall health levels then it may be worth your while considering using this product in the future.

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Rich in polyphenols--a powerful form of antioxidants--the Acai Berry found in MonaVie is able to neutralize free radicals, thereby lowering oxidative stress.

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