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The
Acai Berry
What
exactly is
the Acai Berry?
The Acai Berry, which is pronounced a-sigh-ee, resembles a blueberry or
a grape, altough acai is darker and even smaller than a grape. The acai
berry has originated from Brazil and it is being used for decades there
by the locals. This small, round berry named acai berry has a low
amount of pulp, acai
mostly being composed of seeds. The acai berry is used for making ice
cream, energy bars and even health drink and energy juices.
The acai berry is found on huge palm trees which grow in the Amazonian
Forest (these trees will grow to reach up to 80 feet tall). The acai
berries grows in bunches, similar to bananas. An acai berry tree can
have between 3-8 bunches of acai berry.
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health benefits of the acai berry
1. Açaí improves circulation
2. The acai berry
helps in maintaining a healthy heart function
3. Acai berry fights the cancerous cells
4. The acai berry
actually makes you stay younger (it makes your skin
look youger) by slowing down the aging process
5.
Açaí berry can reduce arthritis pain
6. Acai berry helps in the battle
against weight
7.
The acai berry gives a lot of energy to people that eat it
8. Acai berry also improves mental
focus and clarity
9.
The acai berry helps in getting good sleep
10. Açaí berry
ensures all the vital vitamins
11.
Acai berry is known as an great destroyer of free radicals, which are
very
bad for our bodies
12. The acai berry prevents
artherosclerosis
13.
Acai berry helps the digestive function and improves it
14. Acai berry contains a lot of
fibers
15.
One of the most important health benefits of acai berry is that it
detoxifies and cleanses the whole body of bad toxins
16. Acai regulates cholesterol
levels
17.
Acai can fight depression
18. The acai berry speeds recovery
after injuries
19.
Acai strrngthens the immune system
20. Açaí berry has
important minerals
21.
The berry alleviates diabetes
22. Açaí berry
improves visual acuity
23.
Acai berry also enhances the sexual performance
24. The acai berry can help against
leukemia
25.
Acai improves the overall physical strength
26. Açaí berry can
also help clear the skin of warts
27.
The acai berry aids in stabilizing normal blood sugar levels
What
does Acai taste like?
Açaí tastes like a mix of berries and chocolate.
What
does the Acai berry pulp contain?
The Açaí berry pulp contains:
- monounsaturated fats (which means healthy fats)
- phytosterols that help cardiovascular and digestive health
- dietary fiber
- açaí berry has a high level of essential amino acids
and
trace minerals (these are vital to helping the muscle contraction and
their regeneration).
- the little acai berry is known to have more than 9 times the amount
of antioxidants than grapes, 2 times more than blueberries and 10 to 30
times the anthocyanins of red wine.
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