| By now you have heard all the rave reviews | | | | and even premature aging. Antioxidants neutralize |
| about acai berry supplements and how acai | | | | free radicals in your body so they don't cause |
| berries will help you lose weight and look great in | | | | damage to your cells because they are neutralized |
| a bikini. You have heard that they are the world's | | | | by the antioxidants. You need to continue to |
| best antioxidant food source. You have heard all | | | | consume antioxidants because they are |
| the hype but what you really want to know is | | | | consumed when they neutralize the free radicals. |
| what are antioxidants, what are the benefits of | | | | In theory, if you had enough antioxidants in your |
| antioxidants, and how will acai berry supplements | | | | body form foods or supplements like acai berries, |
| help me. | | | | you could completely stop the damage caused by |
| Let's start by talking about the acai berry | | | | the free radicals. Studies have indicated that this |
| (pronounced ah-SIGH-ee) comes from the acai | | | | could reduce your risk of many diseases and |
| palm which is a palm tree grows in South America | | | | mean a longer, healthier life. |
| and Central America. It grows mainly in swamps | | | | There is still a lot of research and testing that |
| and flood plains. They are tall trees that grow to | | | | needs to be done to confirm, but a lot of people |
| be 15 to 30 meters tall - that means they can | | | | claim to fell a lot better when taking antioxidant |
| get roughly 100 feet tall. The leaves can be 9 | | | | supplements so there is a good chance that they |
| feet long. These berries are packed with nutrients | | | | work. Studies of acai berries have shown them to |
| and can be used as a health supplement because | | | | be extremely high in levels of antioxidants and |
| they are a great source of antioxidants as well as | | | | possibly the highest of any food so if you are |
| omega 3's. | | | | going to use antioxidants, that is probably the |
| Antioxidants are vitamins and nutrients that | | | | way to go. In many cases you can get free trials |
| protect your cells from damage caused by free | | | | so it won't cost you anything to try them out so |
| radicals. These free radicals cause damage to | | | | you may want to see what they are all about |
| your cells and have been blamed for various | | | | now instead of waiting for years of research to |
| health problems including cancer, heart disease, | | | | confirm the initial data. |