Acai Berries as Natural Food Supplement
Thousand of years ago, these berries were used for medicinal purposes by the natives in that place. These indigenous people of the Amazon jungle discovered these fruits for curing various ailments of their people. The antioxidant properties and natural fat dissolver of acai berries put them on the map as another natural food supplement to help people with weight problems. When eaten fresh, they reduce the bad cholesterol in your blood. Their nutritive values were known to these tribes and they found out that when used for medicinal purposes, they build the immune system to fight infection. The heart is protected and they act as nature’s Viagra which can control prostate enlargement.
These berries were made into wine that was mineral-laden. Schistosomosis was eradicated. This disease is transmitted by snails to humans. There are other health problems that can be controlled or cured like the production of antibiotics to help fight common infections.
Normally, these berries were hand-picked while the tribesmen would climb up the tree and cut the branches filled with acai berries. Upon discovery of their benefits to the body, these berries are now mass produced and transported immediately because of their 24-hour life span. Gathered in baskets and loaded onto boats after picking, they would have to be transported overnight. Researchers realized the great importance of these fruits in the health of the modern world. Foods rich in fat have made you captive of your own devise. Heart attacks, strokes, obesity and other diseases can now be attended to primarily by these curative berries.
Acai berries, popularly known as miracle fruits, can help in the prevention of cancer. As antioxidants, they flush out toxins from your body without harming its natural immune system. To promote good health even among the young, they have been introduced into other food products like bars and health snacks sold at gyms and spas. They have also been seen as commercially viable food supplements for boosting your libido and energy level and at the same time decreasing your appetite. This decrease in food craving has led to their viability as a weight loss product.
The nutrients you can secrete from these berries consist of who’s who in the world of natural food supplements. Fatty acids lower your bad cholesterol level. Calcium, Vitamin E and phosphorus have high concentrations of polyphenols for detoxification. These are edible fruits which can be used in wines, liqueurs, as flavorings, colourants and juice. They appeal to the most sophisticated palate because their taste like red wine. They can be mixed with other fruits and fruit juices in a smoothie making them popular in juice bars. Aside from losing weight, health benefits like blood clot prevention, improved circulation and energy booster, are yours for the taking.
Muneeb Ahmed
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2 Responses to “Acai Berries as Natural Food Supplement”
Are there any foods or natural products that act as an appetite suppressant?
Comment made on February 20th, 2010 at 6:47 pmI am on a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder, and the meds are non-negotiable. If I don’t take them I am screwed. But they make me crave sugar and I have gained 25+ pounds in 9 months, yet I can’t seem to control my appetite. If you are going to blab about Acai berry supplements don’t bother. I already know about it and it doesn’t work for me.
I am disabled and can’t exercise I started Atkins over 5 years ago to just get my appetite under control and quit gaining weight. I was shocked that I lost weight without trying. (lots of it)
Simple carbs are addictive and can be disastrous to our health. The best way to break the addiction is NO carbs for 3 days. Make a huge batch of deviled eggs and eat one every time you want "something" have huge omelets for breakfast, with bacon, a lil onion, peppers, mushrooms & cheese. Pork chops for lunch. Get pork rinds and eat them with tuna salad. Steak for dinner. Make a huge sugar free cheese cake for dessert. Eat so much you won’t feel deprived of anything. By the fourth day, your addiction will be gone and you can start making healthy choices.
You will lose more body fat eating protein and fat (don’t eat protein alone) than not eating AT ALL. To lose weight fast eat all you want but nothing but meat, eggs, healthy oils, mayo, butter and half an avocado a day (you’ll need added potassium). Keep the calories high and the fat percentage high, at least 65% of calories. Adding in green vegetables & some cheese will continue weight loss but at a slower pace.
If you starve yourself by lowering calories lower than are needed for the body to function, your body will freak out and will want to store every ounce in case it doesn’t get nourished again. You need to give it adequate nourishment so it doesn’t slow your metabolism down to adjust for lower calories.
Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) triggers insulin which can store the calories you eat into fat. The more protein you eat the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released. The more carbohydrate you eat the more the fat storage hormone insulin is released.
High insulin levels unbalance other hormones. Controlling your insulin level will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so you will gain lean muscle even without exercise. Any exercise will greatly increase your muscle mass with high HGH levels.
Once you get near your goal, you start adding 5 carbs every 3 days til you gain weight, then you subtract 10 carbs. That would give you your personal carb level (everyone is different and it depends on how active you are.) As long as you remain <9 carbs per hour, you will maintain insulin control, and shouldn’t gain weight. Many people gain weight on high carb, then switch to low carb to lose weight & then are shocked when they return to high carb that they gain weight. Many people can return to moderate carb levels but very few can really eat all they want of sugar and maintain weight or health.
Dr.Atkins was a cardiologist, low carb was a health plan easier sold as a "diet" Read any of his books for easily understandable science. Lutz "Life without Bread" & Taubes "Good calorie, bad calorie" are excellent books that dispel all the nutrition myths.
Reducing body fat and increasing muscle mass will have you in awesome shape in no time. Good luck!
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