| > | | | | The acai berry grows in floodplain areas of the |
| A recent study shows that the acai berry fruit can | | | | Amazon River on palm trees. One could mistake |
| help fight cancer. This little purple berry (about the | | | | them for blueberries or grapes and yet they contain |
| size of a grape) contains a powerful antioxidant | | | | copious amounts of antioxidants just like them. A |
| which is causing it to become an internationally | | | | natural medicine against free-radicals, acai berries can |
| popular super food. It's been known as a fruit of | | | | help strengthen the body's cells and promote |
| healing for hundreds of years by the native people of | | | | weight-loss, strengthening the immune system, |
| the Amazon and is now gaining popularity as a strong | | | | anti-aging, and bodily energy. Free-radicals are known |
| fighter against free-radicals. A recent study shows | | | | to be a cause of many diseases like arthritis, |
| that the acai berry fruit can help fight cancer. This | | | | Alzheimer's and Cancer. A food's ORAC (Oxygen |
| little purple berry (about the size of a grape) contains | | | | Radical Absorbency Capacity score) is its antioxidant |
| a powerful antioxidant which is causing it to become | | | | power and acai berries ranks as one of the highest |
| an internationally popular super food. It's been known | | | | with a score of 167 while other fruits are much |
| as a fruit of healing for hundreds of years by the | | | | lower, such as blueberries (32) and apples (14). |
| native people of the Amazon and is now gaining | | | | Increasing one's intake of antioxidants is essential to |
| popularity as a strong fighter against free-radicals. | | | | the body's resistance to free-radical induced diseases. |