If the Amazon is known only as the jungle region in Latin America, you need to pause and do a re-think. The region in Brazil had been growing the Acai berry for centuries not known to Americans until recently when research has revealed the high nutrients that can promote and make people extremely healthy. To the people of the Amazon it was providing the same health-giving properties for centuries that now, under the influence of modern technology, Acai berry extracts are processed to make Acai berry juice available to millions of Americans to live healthy lives.
Acai berry research has shown a very high quantity of anti-oxidants present in the Acai berry juice along with minerals and Vitamins A, B, C, and E. If these vitamins go into your system day in day out from drinking the Acai berry juice, your immune system will be performing like a champion. People who are used to taking Acai berry juice have found a remarkable rise in their energy levels and a growth in their overall health with a feel-good factor that is not readily available in other food supplements. High anti-oxidant content in Acai berry juice makes it an ideal drink that can retard and even stop the early ageing process in some, in its tracks.
Acai berry juice has been seen to contain some vital minerals and nutrients in a more concentrated form than other Acai berry products like jam, pills and powder. How does Acai berry juice promote extreme health? Researchers on the Brazilian fruit has found Acai berry to have passed the Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC) test with flying colors. Polls taken on people, whose diet contains food that is high in ORAC, have shown a remarkable resistance to the ageing process. Not only the body, but the mind is also kept agile as Acai berry research has shown, if one regularly drinks Acai berry juice. The richer and bolder the color of the Acai berry fruit the more nutrient packed it gets.
Even when the Acai berry extracts are processed into juices, none of the nutrients are lost. Studies have shown a near 100% potency in the Acai berry juice which has all the vital ingredients packed in it. No wonder lots of people are buying Acai berry juice for regular consumption to maximize health benefits. People can think beyond the ageing process as Acai berry juice also helps in digestion resulting in lowering the risk of cardiovascular diseases. It is quite natural the Acai berry had a great impact on the civilization and the health of the people of Brazil near the Amazon region.
Like all good herbs and natural products the Acai berry, now available in juice form, has been in use for centuries in those regions of the world. If you have problems with your overall health and want to do a complete makeover while maintaining optimum levels of energy, you too could get hooked to the Acai berry juice which recently was shown to also stall the growth of cancer cells in leukemia patients.
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Obviously you need solid research to back up these wild claims, so I have provided a bit.
Cancer Cells Destroyed in Acai Study
September 28, 2007
One of the first of its kind, the University of Florida published a study in their Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that shows the Brazilian acai berry contains antioxidants that destroyed cultured human cancer cells.
An impressive result was found when extracts from the acai berry went up against cancer cells and showed an 86 percent success rate in a self destruct response.
Stephen Talcott, an assistant professor with UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences cautioned that the intention of the acai study was not to see if the berry would prevent leukemia in people but that they were encouraged by the findings.
Other fruits containing antioxidants have also shown favorable results killing cancer cells in studies using cell-culture models but it seems unclear to the experts what affect the antioxidant fruits may truly have in the human body. Apparently another UF acai berry study is scheduled for 2006 and will utilize healthy human bodies in a look at acai antioxidants and their effects.
With regards to the current results Talcott said, "This study was an important step toward learning what people may gain from using beverages, dietary supplements or other products made with the berries." With reference to a lot of new acai products coming on the market Talcott said "A lot of claims are being made, but most of them haven't been tested scientifically. We are just beginning to understand the complexity of the acai berry and its health-promoting effects."
Details of the study released:
* In the current UF study, six different chemical extracts were made from acai fruit pulp, and each extract was prepared in seven concentrations.
* Four of the extracts were shown to kill significant numbers of leukemia cells when applied for 24 hours. Depending on the extract and concentration, anywhere from about 35 percent to 86 percent of the cells died
Source: news.ufl.edu
and another paper.
Follow Up Acai Research Shows Ecouraging Results in the Cancer Destroying Benefits of Acai
July 11, 2008
The results of an acai research study published by the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry in 2006 demonstrating the affect of the acai berry in destroying human cancer cells in a cultured environment was grippingly received (read more). Although the first study cautioned the results did not prove the acai berry could prevent leukemia in humans it is anticipated that this second report, release date unknown but approved for publication, will be read with great interest.
In the meantime, a sneak peek at the abstract for the study has been provided. It states that the purpose of the research was to demonstrate the bioavailability (the extent to which a body absorbs and makes use of a substance) of anthocyanins (antioxidant flavonoids) from the acai berry juice and acai pulp. It was the antioxidant properties of the acai berry that the previous study attributed to the destruction of the cultured cancer cells.
The abstract also revealed that plasma antioxidant capacity was significantly increased by Acai pulp. Individual increases in plasma antioxidant capacity were found for both Acai juice and Acai pulp. The concluding statement in the abstract of this current acai study states "results demonstrate the absorption and antioxidant effects of anthocyanins in açai in plasma in an acute human consumption trial". Or in other words the research results demonstrate the ability of the human body to absorb the antioxidant properties of Acai when consumed.
This sneak peek is exciting and provides evidence in favor of the benefits of the Acai Berry and its possible cancer destroying properties! When we acquire further information on the research publication AcaiBerryInfo.org will promptly bring you the news.
Source: University of Florida, Texas A&M University
It's not one of Oprah's favourites!!
http://www.acaiberryinfo.org/news/oprah-ta...i-berry-25.html
Cheers
Obviously you need solid research to back up these wild claims, so I have provided a bit.
Cancer Cells Destroyed in Acai Study
September 28, 2007
One of the first of its kind, the University of Florida published a study in their Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that shows the Brazilian acai berry contains antioxidants that destroyed cultured human cancer cells.
An impressive result was found when extracts from the acai berry went up against cancer cells and showed an 86 percent success rate in a self destruct response.
Stephen Talcott, an assistant professor with UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences cautioned that the intention of the acai study was not to see if the berry would prevent leukemia in people but that they were encouraged by the findings.
Other fruits containing antioxidants have also shown favorable results killing cancer cells in studies using cell-culture models but it seems unclear to the experts what affect the antioxidant fruits may truly have in the human body. Apparently another UF acai berry study is scheduled for 2006 and will utilize healthy human bodies in a look at acai antioxidants and their effects.
With regards to the current results Talcott said, "This study was an important step toward learning what people may gain from using beverages, dietary supplements or other products made with the berries." With reference to a lot of new acai products coming on the market Talcott said "A lot of claims are being made, but most of them haven't been tested scientifically. We are just beginning to understand the complexity of the acai berry and its health-promoting effects."
Details of the study released:
* In the current UF study, six different chemical extracts were made from acai fruit pulp, and each extract was prepared in seven concentrations.
* Four of the extracts were shown to kill significant numbers of leukemia cells when applied for 24 hours. Depending on the extract and concentration, anywhere from about 35 percent to 86 percent of the cells died
Source: news.ufl.edu
and another paper.
Follow Up Acai Research Shows Ecouraging Results in the Cancer Destroying Benefits of Acai
July 11, 2008
The results of an acai research study published by the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry in 2006 demonstrating the affect of the acai berry in destroying human cancer cells in a cultured environment was grippingly received (read more). Although the first study cautioned the results did not prove the acai berry could prevent leukemia in humans it is anticipated that this second report, release date unknown but approved for publication, will be read with great interest.
In the meantime, a sneak peek at the abstract for the study has been provided. It states that the purpose of the research was to demonstrate the bioavailability (the extent to which a body absorbs and makes use of a substance) of anthocyanins (antioxidant flavonoids) from the acai berry juice and acai pulp. It was the antioxidant properties of the acai berry that the previous study attributed to the destruction of the cultured cancer cells.
The abstract also revealed that plasma antioxidant capacity was significantly increased by Acai pulp. Individual increases in plasma antioxidant capacity were found for both Acai juice and Acai pulp. The concluding statement in the abstract of this current acai study states "results demonstrate the absorption and antioxidant effects of anthocyanins in açai in plasma in an acute human consumption trial". Or in other words the research results demonstrate the ability of the human body to absorb the antioxidant properties of Acai when consumed.
This sneak peek is exciting and provides evidence in favor of the benefits of the Acai Berry and its possible cancer destroying properties! When we acquire further information on the research publication AcaiBerryInfo.org will promptly bring you the news.
Source: University of Florida, Texas A&M University
It's not one of Oprah's favourites!!
http://www.acaiberryinfo.org/news/oprah-ta...i-berry-25.html
Cheers
Great article, Acai is a truly amazing fruit.
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