Is Losing Weight Through The Acai Berry Diet Genuine?
It is all over the Internet and everyone who is probing for ways to lose weight has no doubt heard about the acai berry diet and the magical way it can help you lose weight. Merely consume this teeny little berry that tastes similar to a blueberry dipped in dark chocolate and the weight will fall off your body like magic. As you read some of the claims you would think that is how it happens but that is not precisely it.
So what is the truth? Well an acai berry from the Brazilian rainforest will not help you lose weight any more than a blueberry from the state of Maine. It is not a magical bullet. It is not a mystical potion that instantly makes the pounds melt off.
Although the acai berry can be helpful to your weight loss efforts and it can be of help when it comes to the deterrence of diseases, the slowdown of the aging process and the lessening of inflammation in our bodies since this small little berry is one of the most nutritious foods ever found in nature.
Antioxidant qualities in a food are measured by the ORAC score or the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity and the acai berry in fact has one of the highest ORAC scores yet found in a food. It has more than 10 times the antioxidants as grapes and even double the amount of antioxidants as blueberries, which are another robust fruit.
The acai berry is also high in the essential fatty acids Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9. Up to 50% of the edible pulp is comprised of these fatty acids and monounsaturated oleic acid, which is the same healthy fat that is found in olive oil.
The acai berry is also atypical in the fact that it contains 19 amino acids, which are the building blocks to protein. They also play host to vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, C and E along with the minerals potassium, magnesium, copper, calcium and zinc.
The acai berry has only come into vogue in the past few years because it is exceptionally perishable. It cannot be shipped fresh because it must be processed within 24 hours of leaving the tree to keep its nutritional integrity. There are a range of processing methods although the best way has been proven to be a freeze-drying method.
The acai berry is not a mystical brew that will help you lose weight but this little berry is an extremely and highly nutritious food that can help you to gain optimal health and energy. When you give your body optimal nutrition it responds positively to diet and working out and the weight will come off.
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The acai berry and acai berry juice have a whole spectrum of trace elements, micronutrients and even an amount of all of the macronutrients.
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