Acai Berry the Perfect Miracle Fruit

Most of us here in the United States and Canada are just now getting acquainted or introduced to Acai Berry fruit, but the truth is it has been around for thousands of years.

The Shuar, one of the earliest known tribes to use the plant, was known for their exploits of plants and foods to produce various cures. The Acai Berry was introduced in the United States and Canada in the 1990s when it was discovered to fight cancer, infections, protect the heart, and stimulate the immune system and weight loss. The fruit, similar to the grape, grows in Central and South America in the rainforest of the Amazon jungle. Though the native of the land have known about the medicinal effect of this fruit for thousands of years, the excitement of this wonder fruit have just recently begun here in the United States, since scientists began to unlock the mysterious wonders of this near perfect (if not perfect) healthy fruit. The benefits of this fruit have proven to be enormous with no known health effects.

For many, this little known berry from the jungle of the Amazon is nothing short of the ultimate cure-all for many aliments. In many aspects they are right as it has now caused a sensation in the medical and scientific world as new discoveries to its effectiveness to maladies are being discovered in record time.

The Acai Berry is a little larger than a grape and most of the fruit itself is seed rather than pulp. Nevertheless some of the benefits of this seed are:
1. It can prevent wrinkles
2. It can prevent heart disease
3. It can prevent cancer in many cases
4. It is perhaps the most nutritious and most powerful health fruit in the world

Acai Berry has 10 times more antioxidant than red wine and it has up to 30 times more anthocyanins than red wine. It has essential fatty acids comparable to that of olive oil and an almost a perfect amino acid and synergy that can help the cardiovascular and the digestive health system. The benefits of this South American fruit have proven to be enormous. It is known to have a very low sugar content as well as content that improves sexual functions. The plant itself comes from an indigenous palm tree that produces about 44 pounds of fruit per tree per year.

Because the fruit begins to breakdown almost immediately once it is picked, it becomes extremely hard for it to be stored and shipped. In many cases, in order to reap the full benefit of the fruit, it is shipped over night in the region that is local to the Amazon. However places such as the United States and Canada do not get to enjoy the fresh fruit, but does get to enjoy some of the benefits in the form of sport bars, diet supplement, nutritious supplement, beverages, desserts, and other forms.

For many, perhaps the greatest benefit is the fact that this unique fruit composition protects the body from free radicals and inflammation. Free radicals can take away electrons from healthy cells and damage the DNA. This increases the risk of heart diseases, degenerative diseases and cancer. Acai Berry is a strong protector against such risk factors.

In summary, Acai Berry is perhaps the most nutritious and healthiest fruit known now in the medical and scientific world. Its compositional make-up for producing an healthy body seemed to be unsurpassed by any other fruit or food yet to be discovered. Unfortunately, those of us living in North America are presently limited from its full benefits because of it regional limitations that demands extremely fast storage and shipment to be a benefactor to its full benefits. With improved storage and shipment procedures and facilities I would expect this to change rapidly over the next few years.

Tony A. Hall is an educator who understands the necessity of good health. Learn more by visiting Acai Berry [http://www.ConsumerSmartReport.com/health.html].

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