Acai Berry Information Custom Search I researched acai berry information and created these informative pages on the health benefits of acai based on the many messages I received through this site. Even though I live in Bolivia and here we regularly consume acai berry juice, pure acai berry powder and other products that have been a part of our local culture for centuries, we're still surprised at all the hype this little purple berry is receiving overseas.
Brazil is the world's top producer of acai berries but Bolivia also has acai plantations and manufactures acai berry juice and products under local brands. Locals already know about the benefits of this and many of our other tropical fruits and some even believe the acai increases fertility, heals skin diseases, cleanses the colon, and more. However, scientists in other countries have only been researching this berry for about a decade, and let's be honest, a lot of this new interest in acai and research is probably due to the fact that there are huge profits to be made now that Oprah, Rachel Ray and Hollywood have hyped it up and it's become the latest fashionable weightloss craze. Locally we don't sell thousands of products in thousands of varieties. We have the berry (which can't be exported because it's too fragile) so we consume acai berry pure and in other foods, but always in its natural state. So I had to do my research in order to provide additional information for you about some of the products being sold all over the US and Europe. Are all the claims about preventing cancer, reducing cholesterol, suppressing the appetite and dozens of other claims about the health benefits of acai true? I've divided this informative section on acai into several pages based on the questions I received from BoliviaBella.com readers. Feel free to browse through what I found and below I'll also provide the names of some of the more informative websites I found so you can continue to read and get many points of view.
Informative Acai Berry SitesThe first few articles are actually about some of the scientific research studies done on the acai berry and they're probably the most reliable because they're not trying to sell you something. But having said that, you could say I've put up links to products too. True! But I figured if you're going to purchase acai I wanted you to see some of the products that are available in their purest, most organic form. (If I could send you some berries instead, I would - I've got several acai trees growing right outside my living room window right in the middle of the city. This is what one looks like with the berries - not ripe yet - on it. Too bad I can't reach them).
A portion of their proceeds is being invested back into the communities (specifically a school that runs almost completely from this funding). Their website contains a video that explains in great detail why, where, and how the acai berry is being produced for shipment to the U.S. You can even see part of the manufacturing process and how the berries are hand picked. I've love you to see this site, it's the best I've seen. Too many companies are exploiting the big "acai trend" solely for profit. I was really impressed with Zola. Watch the video at the bottom of this page (I found it on YouTube!). It's incredibly informative. Click here to visit Zola's website. These are some of the other sites I took a look at:
http://news.ufl.edu/2006/01/12/berries/ More on Acai BerriesWhy are acai berry juice sales through the roof? What are the health benefits of acai? Are there any known acai side effects? Are any acai berry benefits lost in any products? How in-depth has acai berry research been so far? Claims made about acai weightloss products. Return to the acai berry front page. Disclaimer: Statements and material on this website have not been evaluated by the FDA.         
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