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Brazilian acai fruit gets star role
One of Rio de Janeiro's hippest health foods is finding its way to South Florida, where it is turning up in smoothies at juice bars and Bally's gyms and desserts at Delano's Blue Door on South Beach. It's the pulp of palm fruits that grow in the...
Brazilian berry destroys cancer cells in lab, UF study shows
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Brazilian berry popular in health food contains antioxidants that destroyed cultured human cancer cells in a recent University of Florida study, one of the first to investigate the fruit's purported benefits.
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Buyers taste acai berries at a market near Belém.
American buyers are changing the face of the tropical fruit trade near Igarapé-Miri in the Brazilian Amazon.
Still, not everyone is thrilled with the arrival of Sambazon. Mr. Baumgardner says he has received phone calls from a few local fruit...
Free Radicals - Destructive Scavengers and the Vital Role Antioxidants Play
Several years ago, it was all over the news. Free radicals were damaging - we all had them, and antioxidants were the solution. But what role really do free radicals play in damaging the body, and how are we supposed to best get rid of them? How do...
'Natural' Acai market ripens
A hunch sent Rick Black to Rio de Janeiro, to ring in Y2K with a Brazilian woman he'd met in college.
He was looking for romance, but the Newport Beach surfer wound up falling for something quite different: A superfruit called
acai berry.
Black...
"Natures Perfect Food"
Health Sciences Institute- July 2003
Nature's Perfect Food - Discover the amazing health benefits of the fruit from the Amazon's "tree of life" By Judy Douglas
If you get your health guidance from the mainstream media, you'd think the...
Surfer Magazine - Amazon Superfood in a Bottle
Amazon Superfood in a Bottle Helps Rainforest
Sambazon finally put the energizing Açai (ah-sigh-ee) fruit in a bottle. They pulled out all the stops on these fresh-bottled smoothies, putting 2 of their frozen packs in each bottle. That's...
The Acai berry is a well-kept secret of the Amazon
For many years, the acai berry has been a well-kept secret, but that is beginning to change. Today more and more people are discovering the health enhancing power of this antioxidant rich food from the Amazon.
The acai berry is a dark purple...
The Acai Fruit and Cardiovascular Maintenance
The Acai fruit from Brazil that offers vital nutritional benefits for people over 40 years of age. The Acai contains 33 times the cholesterol fighting anthocyanin than a glass of red wine, a daily value of calcium, twice the daily value of the...
"The Fruit That Packs a Punch"
FRUIT IS A BIT like pop stars. Remember when pomegranates exploded onto the scene last year? But this summer, there's a new contender that's got something to offer that no kumquat or baby banana could ever match: Açaí (pronounced ah-sigh-EE)...
The Hidden Secrets of the Acai Fruit
Polyphenols, Phytochemicals, Anthocyanins, what are they and what are the benefits of such compounds?
Phytochemicals characterize, or sum up the whole picture of the beneficial compounds found in fruits, vegetables, and certain teas. They are...
The high-flying Acai fruit
Mangosteen, açaí and pomegranate have been plucked from obscurity and lauded for antioxidant levels that put blueberries in the shade. Lynda Searby charts the rise of these 'super fruits'
Several years ago, few people could spell açaí - let...
The New number 1 Superfood - The Most Powerful Antioxidant Known In The World
There has been a groundbreaking discovery in the field of health and nutrition. Though it has been featured in the media and become an underground buzz, it is still generally unknown. It is the anti-aging and health re-vitalizing power of a little...
"The next big workout cocktail"
There was a time I would reward myself, aglow from the rigors of a Jane Fonda workout, with a healthy cocktail consisting of bananas, vanilla ice cream and heaps of Peter Pan peanut butter. But when it hit me that my fitness drink of choice was in...
Top 10 Must-Have Foods Healthy items to keep on your grocery list
By Cary Galloway (Homemakers)
If you want to improve your health and achieve optimal wellness, eating the right foods can help you reach your goals. The following energy- and immunity-boosting foods can keep you feeling great all year long.
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What is the Acai Berry?
What is the Acai Berry?
The Acai fruit is small, round and blackish purple, It looks like a grape, but smaller and darker. It has a big seed and very little pulp. Acai is widely used in energy drinks, ice cream, energy bars with granola, and...
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The Acai berry is a well-kept secret of the Amazon
For many years, the acai berry has been a well-kept secret, but that is beginning to change. Today more and more people are discovering the health enhancing power of this antioxidant rich food from the Amazon.
The acai berry is a dark purple berry that is very rich in a number of nutrients, including all important antioxidant vitamins. The acai berry grows naturally on the top of the many palm trees found in the rain forests of Brazil and the Amazon. The fruit of this tree is harvested in the wild by local farmers and used to make a fruit bulb with is quickly frozen to preserve its nutritional value.
The power of the acai berry
Acai berries contain very high concentrations of nutrients known as anthocyanins. These chemicals are the same ones thought to give red wine its many health benefits. In addition, the acai berry contains large amounts of protein and fiber, as well as healthy omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids.
It is easy to see, therefore, why the acai berry... [Read More]