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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Rachel Ray, Acai Berry, Healthy And Delicious!

By Brad Jensen

Rachel Ray promotes acai berry. Oprah Winfrey promotes acai berry. Acai is also one of the 10 superfoods promoted by Dr Perricone. Plenty of experts believe that this berry is the new wonder food.

Acai berries are only found in the Amazon rainforests and they taste like a mixture of the richness of chocolate and the tang of berries. Acai berry is full of health promoting things such as essential fatty acids and antioxidants. Although acai may not be available in Loblaws, but you can readily find this gem in health food stores.

Among the many benefits of Acai is that it can prevent and sometimes reverse signs of aging. A mixture of antioxidants assist in fighting premature aging. Acai has 10 times more antioxidants than red grapes and up to 25 times then the established health benefits of red wine. These antioxidants work together to keep your skin soft and smooth and supple and youthful looking. Acai can also actually reverse some pre-existing facial wrinkles.

Acai also contains a wonderful combo of dietary fiber, healthy fats, and phytosterols. These ingredients work together to facilitate digestive and cardiovascular health. Phytosterols from plant sources are super helpful in treating many conditions, such as arthritis, immune system deficiencies, and high cholesterol. The plant sterols try to saturate absorption sites faster than those of cholesterol, which is an animal sterol, and therefore reduce the total amount of cholesterol absorbed by the body. Total and low-density lipid cholesterol levels can be reduced by the consumption of phytosterols which represents an enormous health benefit to anyone at risk of high cholesterol..

Acai berries also boast an amino acid complex which acts in conjunction with minerals to promote proper muscle growth and health. This is important to anyone trying to increase their muscle mass or anyone trying to prevent muscles wasting.

The fatty acid content in acai berry resembles that of olive oil and other healthy oils such as canola and grapeseed. It is also rich in monounsaturated oleic acid.

Oleic acid is critical to good health for a number of reasons. Oleic acid helps omega-3 rich oils such as fish oil go into the membranes of our cells; together they help make cell membranes healthier by making them more flexible. By keeping our cell membranes supple and flexible, our cells can function more efficiently. This benefit can not be overstated as high insulin levels create an inflammation, and inflammation causes premature aging. From another health perspective, oleic acid exhibits other benefits as it has been shown to prevent the progression of dangerous and deadly heart disease.

The oleic acid found in acai berry is used in many new and exciting medications. For example, Lorenzo's Oil, made famous in a movie of the same name, uses oleic acid. The use of oleic acid in Lorenzo's oil slows the onset of ALD which is a condition that causes symptoms similar to those seen in MS patients. Although not a complete cure, Lorenzo's oil delays the development of ALD in those boys who do not yet show overt signs of the disease..

The health benefits of acai are too good to miss. You owe it to yourself to take advantage of these health benefits. Listen to Rachel Ray and make acai berry a part of your life.. - 17274

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