Archive for January, 2010
Fruit for Loot: The Acai Berry Scam
As is the case with most successful Internet scams, the acai berry boondoggle had a ring of truth. The berry, which is native to South America, does contain beneficial antioxidants with some healthy properties. Unfortunately, opportunists saw their chance to imbue the acai berry with miraculous traits that it just doesn’t possess. They began marketing the berries as weight loss supplements.
Luckily news of the acai berry trial scam is now so widespread that people are actively trying to avoid being swindled. Bear in mind that acai berry supplements are widely available in health food stores and pharmacies – small, unknown Internet startups do not have any special access to a “different” sort of extra-potent acai. Never give out your credit number to a company unless you are absolutely sure of its credibility.
Açai Berry – The Purple Fruit
Are you ready to invest in your health in 2010?
Did you make a new year’s resolution this year (actually year after year) that you need to eat healthier and exercise more?
If you have been unsuccessful before, it is never too late to start but this year, try to take one step at a time. Sometimes, too much of one thing may prove to be too much to handle. For example, if you drastically reduce consumption of what your body is normally used to, the results may cause more damage than if you were to reduce it at a slower rate.
Recently, a doctor of my friend prescribed a new medication for her high blood pressure. She was also diagnosed with diabetes so she had to watch her glucose intake. The doctor advised her that she must avoid all salt. So what does she do? She avoided all salt and ended up in emergency because her electrolytes were way below normal. On top of that, she had a nervous breakdown immediately after she left the hospital and ended up in a psychiatric ward.
Throw our bodies out of balance; it could cause some serious damage to our bodies and medical health issues.
Nine months ago, I made a choice to have a much healthier diet and commit to a more regular exercise routine. As I was searching for health and well being on the internet, I encounter some new vocabulary, like antioxidants, phyto-chemicals, detoxification, phyto-nutrients, saturated and unsaturated fats or free radicals. Then I read about foods to avoid, like alcohol, caffeine, meat and meat products, sugar, salt, fatty and processed foods.
Have you heard about eating a rainbow diet which includes a variety of fruits and vegetables that are good for you? If I were to live a healthier lifestyle, I needed to re-adjust my food intake.
I came across the Açai berry fruit (the purple fruit) that has the highest antioxidant properties and helps fight against free radicals and toxins that surround us daily and come from food we ingest into our bodies. This fruit has at least twice the amount of antioxidants than blueberries. It is also high in fibre, amino acids, and omega fats. By taking the Açai berry supplements, those vital components to your diet will be taken care of.
The Açai berry is a staple food in the Brazilian natives’ daily diets.
Due to the fragility of the fruit once harvested and in order to keep the maximum nutrients, the Açai berry must be made into either a freeze-dried powder, frozen or dilute with other juices and preservatives.
The Açai berry capsule with the freeze-dried powder is the easiest and most economical way to consume this super fruit.