Acai Berry

The acai berry ( "ah-sigh-ee") is a small berry about the size of a grape, which grows in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil. It contains a large pit, leaving only about 10% of the berry as actual fruit. It is harvested and processed to separate the pulp from the seed, producing a thick puree.

Although Brazilian natives have harvested this berry as part of their diet for hundreds of years, it has only recently become popular in other parts of the world. Doctors, scientists, and nutritionists have learned of it's outstanding nutritional qualities and health benefits.

Perhaps the biggest boost for the popularity of the Acai Berry has been the best-selling author and anti-aging expert Dr. Nicholas Perricone who has touted the berry as the “Number one super food in the world” in his book “The Perricone Promise” and in appearances on TV shows such as Oprah.

It lives up to it's claim as the number one superfood, as the acai berry contains an amazing amount of free-radical fighting antioxidants and is considered to have the best overall nutritional value of any fruit on earth.

The high anti-oxidant and nutritional value of the acai berry means it can help:

- Support the immune system
- Aid in weight loss
- Improve digestion
- Reduce pain and soreness
- Promote healthy sleep
- Increase energy & stamina
- Increase libido
- Fight cancer & disease
- Lower blood pressure
- Fight aging & inflammation
- Protect against heart disease

Unfortunately, the berries are extremely perishable and spoil within a day of being picked from the tree. Therefore you must be careful to find a source which sells a high-quality acai berry product, as many products are processed and mixed with other fruit juices, which dilutes the acai berry benefit you can receive. For this reason, acai supplements and freeze dried acai are very popular forms of the acai berry.