Benefits Of Acai

Benefits of Acai are in some cases real and proven and in other cases are just based on media hype and clever marketing. There are hundreds of claims about Acai berry health benefit to weight loss and fat trimming; most of these claims have not been proven in a clinical study. If you expect to lose weight taking Acai berry capsules or Acai juice without following a serious weight loss plan and diet, you are in for a big disappointment.

However, Acai can help with weight loss if you are on some kind of proven diet which includes good daily portions of fruits and vegetables, drinking adequate amount of filtered water, getting involved in a stress reduction program, and some simple daily exercises like walking, swimming or light cardio. Only then you should benefit from adding Acai berry products to your weight loss diet.

Acai Berry Colon Cleanse

Another condition that you should satisfy if you intend to benefit from Acai use is a good colon cleanse and body detox. This is advised for any one who wishes to start a weight loss program. The excess waste that gets stock in the colon over the years causes the nutrients from our food no to be absorbed and assimilated into our body, which gives us the sensation of feeling hungry all the time, craving sweets and suffering from mood swings.

The colon can contain up to 10 lb of unassimilated food, foul and decomposed fecal matter ambushed in the intestinal tract.

Colon cleansing is a necessary step for a successful Acai berry diet plan or any other weight loss plan. A healthy digestive system and bowel movement should help you get rid of some of the food cravings and the feeling of constant hunger.

It is not necessary to use Acai for colon cleanse, colon cleansing was in practice way before Acai products have become popular thanks to Oprah Winfrey show and Dr Oz.

Benefits of Acai: Anti-Inflammatory

Acai has been known to have an anti-inflammatory activity which has been indicated as a possible COX1-COX2 deterrent in vitro experiment.  COX-1 is an essential enzyme that has been demonstrated to have a primary role in the production of new tumors. COX-2, is never found in normal cells of the body.

Benefits of Acai: Antioxidant

Freeze-dried Acai berry have shown in vitro experiment a high anti-oxidative capability, especially for superoxide and peroxyl scavenging. In freshly purified human cells of the immune system (neutrophils), Acai antioxidants were having an innate capacity to perform an oxygen demolishing performance at very low doses. It has also been shown that the high Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) antioxidant value of the Acai fruit may be greatly enhanced when a freeze-drying process is utilized to preserve the fruit pulp compared to other drying methods.

After Acai pulp or Acai juice use by healthy volunteers, plasma antioxidant capability was considerably raised by Acai pulp and applesauce. Individual augmentation in plasma antioxidant capability of up to 2.3- and 3-fold for Acai juice and pulp, were observed, respectively.

In plain English this means that some benefits of Acai are: Acai has a very high capacity of getting rid of free radicals which are responsible of damaging our cells membranes and our DNA causing cancer, lupus, degenerative diseases and aging.

Acai Berry Side Effects

Always consult with your doctor before taking Acai supplements or products. Acai berry should be used cautiously in people with high blood pressure, edema or gastrointestinal disorders (ulcers or intestinal bleeding). The fruit may also be unsafe in individuals who are taking COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors or anticancer agents.

About Acai

Acai word comes from a word of the local peoples of South America conveying – fruit that cries- Acai has always been an established food of the locals of the Amazon for hundreds of years. Acai berry drinks are concocted by squeezing the Acai juice from the Acai pulp and skin. The Acai fruit is used as a natural ink or dye. There are at least 22 different uses for all parts of the Acai tree.

The Indian tribes of the Acai Amazon cut down the tree and eat the Acai palm heart, turn the fruit into an Acai juice drink, and use the mature Acai palm fronds for thatch for their house roofs.

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