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Acai Berry |
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Review
Summary |
Acai Berry is the superfood extraordinaire on the health and wellness market. The fruit is especially prized for its nutritional content, though some promoters have begun to attach unsubstantiated claims to Acai. According to some, the fruit may act as a colon-cleansing and/or weight loss supplement. We would question the validity of such claims and point consumers to Acai’s nutritional content.
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| Introduction |
As nutritional science develops, we learn more and more about the properties of foods, both old and new. With this knowledge comes a refining of categories, and now we have a new category called superfoods. Such foods enhance a human diet and support a healthy immune system, fighting disease, and even prolonging life. Generally accepted superfoods include blueberries, broccoli, oats, oranges, salmon, spinach, tea, tomatoes, yogurt and more.
Recently, however, this Brazilian food has received quite a bit of intention on the superfood scene: Acai Berry. Harvested from the Acai Palm, Acai has become a buzzword on the health and wellness market. It seems that one can’t turn around without hearing about a new product that contains Acai Berries as a central ingredient.
Acai is most noteworthy for its nutritional content, including fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants. But for some dietary supplement manufacturers, this nutritional wallop is not enough. Various marketing schemes have been designed to promote Acai as a cleansing agent in detoxification supplements and some are even pitching it as a weight loss pill. According to these product websites, which all look suspiciously alike we might add, Acai cleansing/weight loss supplements can supposedly eliminate waste and toxins, reduce fatigue, gas, and bloating, and flush excess pounds from the body. These are attractive claims, but have NO warrant at all in promoting this food product as a colon cleanser or weight loss pill. In fact, we recommend checking our America’s number one diet blog website to read a popular Acai Berry blog. These are customers who have purchased Acai Berry products that were all falsely pitched a cleanser or weight loss product. See what the actual customers have to say about these products...
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| Ingredients At A Glance |
Acai Berry, as noted above, is prized for its nutritional content. The berries may function as a nice supplement to cleansing products, but they are not cleansers on their own….they also do NOT promote weight loss.
An analysis of freeze-dried Acai (the only form that can retain nutritional content and avoid rapid breakdown) reveals a fruit that delivers a significant amount of “good” fats, such as oleic acid, palmitic acid, and linoleic acid. Acai Berries also deliver antioxidants. Their potency is mid-range among other food sources of antioxidants.
Beyond the nutritional content of Acai Berries, there is little mention of any other benefits. One wonders where marketers are getting the information necessary to claim that Acai will function as a detoxifier, cleanser and weight loss supplement.
Real, high-quality colon cleansers provide safe, natural, and stimulant-free detoxification and elimination of impurities. No reputable colon cleansing products include Acai Berries in their formulations. Why – because they have no colon cleansing properties. Instead, real colon cleansers contain ingredients that will remove unwanted toxic plaques from the digestive system…..and improve your digestion to prevent the build up again. Acai Berry does not function in this way, and so it is impossible to accept the marketing behind Acai Berry cleansing supplements. Our suspicion is compounded by the product presentation, which is spread out across nearly identical, but supposedly different, websites. All in all, it feels like a gimmick.
If you are interested in colon cleansing, we recommend reading this popular Colon Cleanse blog. These customers are all very satisfied with the results they received….very much the opposite of the Acai Berries blog.
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| Diet Lifestyle |
Acai cleansing and weight loss supplements seem to promise more than they can deliver. We would recommend cleansing needs be met by time-tested herbal remedies. Acai Berries ought to be left alone as simply a great superfood. If you are looking to lose weight or cleanse, you can click here for a list of well respected weight loss products. |
| Positives |
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• Acai Berries can enhance health and wellness
• Acai Berries taste good
• Acai Berries are a good superfood
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| Negatives |
• Acai Berries are NOT colon cleansers or weight loss aids
• Acai cleansing and weight loss supplements are a scam
• Customers who purchased Acai Berries for weight loss or cleansing are not happy. Definitely read this Acai Berry blog before purchasing any Acai product. |
| Final Thoughts |
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We do, in fact, recommend the use of Acai Berries in a healthy diet. Furthermore, we advocate the use of colon cleansers and detoxification supplements as great ways to enhance health and wellness. But we cannot divine the connection between Acai Berries and a cleansing/weight loss function. Such a connection is a stretch, and we would urge any consumer considering Acai ‘cleansing products’ to do their homework first. They are most likely a gimmick advanced by a company that seriously misunderstands the value and purpose of Acai Berries. We would direct the reader instead to colon cleansing products containing ingredients that warrants the claims and are deserving.
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| Natrol AcaiBerry, 1200mg/60 Vegetarian Capsules |
Nature's Antioxidant Berry With 1,200 Mg Per Serving! |
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$9.99 |
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