The Miracle Of Pure Acai Berry

Pure acai berry is becoming known as the most beneficial fruit in the world. Pure Acai berry from the Amazon forest is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods according to Dr Nicholas Perricone. This berry has been around for thousands of years and not until the 1990′s was it introduced to the western world.

Acai berry was first used by the tribes of the Amazon jungle as a cure for various ailments. It comes from a palm that has a long thin trunk up to 25m high with a group of branches with 3 meter long leaves at the top and the berries hang from these branches in clusters, each of them producing 700 to 900 fruits. Each palm tree produces about 20 kg of fruit per year and the wine produced by this fruit has become one of the most important products in terms of finance. In the city of Belem in Brazil, over 30,000 people are involved to keep up with its enormous demand. This berry is now a fruit that is taking the fruit industry by storm.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF PURE ACAI BERRY

This palm fruit has been eaten for hundreds years by Brazilians. In the 1950′s, medical professionals began to recognize its health benefits. Recently, several medical studies in the United Sates have documented its health benefits. Best studies have shown that pure acai berry is one of the most nutritious foods in the world. In fact, the berry has prodigious nutritional properties. It has high levels of iron, calcium, carbohydrates, fiber and antioxidants. It also has many important vitamins and minerals, including B and E vitamins, Omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-6, and Omega-9.

Many positive things have been mentioned about this berry. It has been recognized as one of the foremost superfoods for anti-aging. For example, its amino acids and trace minerals can help slowing down the destructive effects to the skin which cause the signs of aging and can help diminishing also inflammation, a leading cause of the aging process. Its antioxidants properties help to lower the incidences of heart disease and its high levels of Vitamin E helps the immune system to function better.

There are claims also that the berry is a natural cholesterol controller helping to reduce the bad cholesterol in the blood and to increase the good cholesterol. Other claims include that pure acai berry helps with weight loss, blood circulation and can function as a natural form of viagra. While more study needs to be done to prove the effectiveness of the claims, there is no doubt that adding this berry to your diet will improve your health.

Article by Gilles Coulombe B.A. B.LL D.S.A. Gilles Coulombe is the webmaster of NewHealthFrontier.com a site about a wide range of health problems proposing for each of them natural solutions for a longer and healthier life.

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