Thursday, December 18, 2008

The Brazilian Wonder Fruit

By Ron Duckett Douglas

Brazilian Amazon forest is the home of acai berry fruit. Acai fruit has a lot of similarity with the grapes. The fruit is purple in color. For a long time ailments have been treated by use of acai berry by the communities around the Amazon forest. The berry is mostly picked by hand from the acai palms that grow very tall in the forest.

The western world was not aware of the existence of the acai berry until in the year 1990 when it gained a lot of media coverage in America. Since then its healthy benefits have been featured in big media house coverage's like CNN and CBS. Oprah Winfrey show has done a lot in its campaign through its popular shows. Major newspapers have not been left behind with the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal covering it widely.

The popularity of this Brazilian fruit has grown around the world following the media highlights of the acai berry benefits. The medicinal acai berry juice is a product of this multi-purpose fruit. Erectile dysfunction in men as well as sex improvement is well taken care of by the healing properties of acai. Acai berry juice has proved to improve sexual prowess according to a research carried out on Brazilian beach boys.

Increased body relaxation and good memory is also part of the benefits associated with the Brazilian wonder fruit. For a better sleep, doctors recommend a person to take a glass of acai berry juice. People with body weight problems would benefit very much from the fruit as well as its impeccable nutrition supplementation. The high antioxidants present in the juice helps in burning the body fat.

Acai berry guarantees you a good healthy body since it contains nutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, magnesium, potassium and vitamin A, C and E and fatty acids. Because it also contains amino acids as some of the nutrients, Acai berry is also used as an anti-aging drug and the amino acids helps in preventing the skin damage.

The Acai berry is highly perishable and transporting it from South America in its fresh form is not possible. That is why it is dried and preserved in powder form. However, health experts point out that its medicinal value is hardly affected. It is always advisable to buy Acai berry from recognized shops to avoid falling prey to imposters. This will enable you to enjoy its benefits to the fullest.

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