World's Best 'Miracle Food'?

11-26-2007

As we all know, if it's on Oprah, it MUST be legitimate. This morning I saw a segment on the Today Show about the world's best "super food" -- or sometimes known as a "miracle food": The acai berry from the Brazilian amazon. Recently on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Nicholas Perricone, hailed the acai berry as "one of the ten superfoods of our time".

I've been doing some research on my own and could it REALLY be true? Can this one berry, whether eaten whole or in a drink really cure diseases and aches and pains? From some of the testimonials, it seems rather believable. And as I said earlier, if it's on Oprah, it's even MORE believable. Some people say that it has cured their cancer - some people say they look ten years younger.

Acai berries are found on a type of palm tree that is common in the flood plain of the Amazon River. These tiny berries are a dark purple when they are full-grown. The size of the acia berry is that of a blueberry. The berry contains edible fruit,! which consists of only a thin layer, and surrounds a large seed.

Brazilians have used the acai berry over the years for digestive, and skin conditions. Now that the berry has hit the market, there have been claims that juice made from acai, aids in weight loss, the lowering of cholesterol, and increase in energy.