Açai Health Benefits

Packed full of antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids.

Açai berries are amongst the most nutritious food of the Amazon. Backed by scientific research the fruit properties really are quite substantial. The healing powers of anthocyanins and essential fatty acids have proved that they are powerful tools for the quest for good health. With Açai you get all this is one delicious package. An easy and enjoyable way to stay healthy

The health benefits of açai include:

the açai puree provides more anthocyanins than red wine and has antioxidant concentrations much, much greater than any other berries.

High Levels of Antioxidants

Açai's antioxidant spectrum includes more different types of antioxidants than any other known food source. A greater spectrum gives us a greater chance of fighting all type of serious illnesses like cancer. Antioxidants have a major significance to our overall health in fighting free radicals. Without sufficient antioxidants our bodies become a target for diseases.

What Are Free Radicals?

They are not good for us! Free radicals form in our bodies as we process food and also during other natural body functions. We can not avoid these. However there are some we can control, such as the free radicals created from sun exposure, pollutants found in the air, eating process foods, smoking and stress.

Free radicals are unstable molecules. They do not have an even number of electrons so they are always searching for an electron to steal. Free radicals are “free” because they are free to move around until they stabilise. This search can cause damage to all parts of the body including the skin, tissues, organs, DNA, blood vessels and more. “Radical” in the sense that there are a variety of molecules from which they can steal an electron from to stabilise. By stealing an electron from another molecule causes further damage by creating another unstable molecule; a new free radical. This snowball effect causes fast damage to healthy tissues.

Stop the Free Radicals!

The way to do this is to ensure you have sufficient amounts of antioxidants in your diet. We can get antioxidants from eating fresh foods like fruit and vegetables. But with all the processed foods, air pollutants, stress and other avoidable factors that go with today’s living it is essential for us to boost our antioxidant levels to ensure we have a sufficient and constant supply to fight the free radicals. If you have low levels of antioxidants in your diet, you develop oxidative stress. This causes destruction and damage to our cells.

A healthy body can manufacture some antioxidants like SOD and Gluthothione. Açai has the greatest spectrum of different antioxidants than any other food source making it the best natural choice.

High Levels of Anthocyanins

Anthocyanins are the pigments found in plants that give them the great display of shades of red, blue, black and purple. Foods high in anthocyanins include blueberries, black-currants, egg plant, oranges, red cabbage, raspberries, cherries and red wine. Each containing different levels. Açai has thirty times more anthocyanins than as red wine each with their own antioxidant properties.

Scientists have concluded that foods high in anthocyanins have a natural healing power to work against cancer, diabetes, blood clots, inflammation, neurological diseases and the ageing process. Research has shown than anthocyanins also have powerful antiviral and anti-allergenic properties.

Açai is the most efficient way to ingest rich levels of anthocyanins. Always remember ‘prevention is better than cure’.

High Dietary Fibre Content

Dietary Fibre is extremely important for regulating healthy bowels and intestinal functions. It is also essential for reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Increasing yours fibre intake can also help you keep your weight down.

People who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome can help relieve their suffering if they increase their dietary intake of fibre.

Low Glycemic Index (GI)

Açai has a low GI. It is practically devoid of natural sugars making it a perfect food for diabetics.

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