Friday, May 22, 2009

Use The Acai Berry In Moderation

By Michelle Clark

The acai berry (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) has been touted as the world's greatest "superfood" and it has been attributed with many amazing claims from weight loss to cancer prevention and even anti-aging.

Several of these claims may be somewhat overstated as there is not one "miracle" food that supercedes all others but the fact is that there are actually many, many "miraculous" foods and the acai berry is just one of them.

Nonetheless, the acai berry does have one of the utmost antioxidant capacities of any food found on the planet. It even has twice as many antioxidants as blueberries and as much as 10 times as much as red grapes. It also boasts a good supply of essential fatty acids in the form of Omega 3, 6 and 9 and monounsaturated fats in the form of oleic acid, which is similar to olive oil. And along with all of that it also has a large quantity of phytosterols and healthy dietary fiber.

All in all the acai berry is an exceptionally healthy and nutritious food loaded with antioxidants and a lot of of the other nutrients that our bodies desire and require to function at an optimal level. Nevertheless this berry and the products made from this berry are not the miracle answer to your anti-aging, fat fighting, and disease prevention quest for great health.

While it is possible to get all of the nutrients you need from supplements it has been proven by science that it is by far better to get your nutrition from the consumption of a nourishing diet. The optimum nutrition that our bodies desire and all of the healthy nutrients counting those found in the acai berry work at their optimum levels when they are combined with other nutrients, the nutritional value and synergy of a complete healthy diet is far superior to any food or nutrient on its own.

As a result if you want to get the highest benefit from the acai berry you need to include it as part of a balanced, highly nutritious diet that includes many other high antioxidant foods including blueberries, pomegranates, pumpkin, kale, spinach, sweet potatoes and the list goes on and on. And of course, the best advice for diet and for the consumption of all foods including highly nutritious foods is "all things in moderation".

The acai berry is a very healthy addition to a well-balanced and nutritious diet. The antioxidant qualities and high nutritional value can help you to reduce the effects of aging, lose weight, prevent serious disease, boost your energy and more, but not alone and by itself, but only as a part of a healthy and nutritious diet plan.

High nutrition requires the synergy of a large spectrum of nutrients working together in harmony and one food, no matter how nutritious cannot do it alone. Also, with all foods and all nutrition, moderation is key.

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