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Saturday, October 3, 2009

Observe The Healthy Edge Of The Acai Berry

By Denise O Kelly

What if you could get plenty of health benefits from one tiny little berry? Not only is this berry nutritious, jam-packed with antioxidants, essential fatty acids and amino acids but this berry is also delicious, purportedly tasting like berries covered in dark chocolate or a cross between a blueberry, a raspberry and a grape.

The acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) berry is rather rare as it is only grown in the Amazon rainforest, however, it is one of the healthiest nutritional discoveries of this century. It has more antioxidant capacity than almost any other food, it hosts a collaborative combination of healthy fats and an almost perfect essential amino acid complex.

Antioxidants are molecules that are capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is imperative to life but in excess it can damage our cells which in turn turns into many diseases, premature aging and even being overweight. Nature has provided an abundance of nutritious foods that are packed with antioxidants. The acai berry has been found to have one of the highest antioxidant levels of any food ever discovered.

Antioxidant qualities in foods are measured by what is called the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity or ORAC. Acai berries have the highest ORAC of any other berry, boasting a 10 times higher ORAC than red grapes and 2 times as high as blueberries. Acai berry juice has 10 to 30 times the ORAC of red wine.

Not only that the acai berry has a host of essential fatty acids. The fatty acid content in this berry is similar to that in olive oil, as it is rich in monounsaturated oleic acid. Oleic acid makes the cell membranes more supple. By keeping the cell membrane supple, all hormones, neurotransmitter and insulin receptors function more efficiently. This is important because high insulin levels have been linked to numerous diseases, most notably diabetes, but also heart disease and metabolic syndrome, which is believed to be a contributor to many different conditions, including obesity.

The tiny, little acai berry is being proven to be a superfood, the term coined to describe a food with a high phytonutrient content that is believed to confer health benefits due to the superior nutrition.

The acai berry definitely fits into the definition of a superfood as it has been proven to be beneficial in the prevention of diseases, weight loss and the prevention of decline associated with aging.

The acai berry is extremely perishable so it is not accessible throughout the world in its fresh form but only in its processed forms, like juice or supplements. - 17274

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