Acai
An organic super food from Brazil packing a healthy dose of nutrients.
BACKGROUND
Just the mention of a product coming from the Amazon has the overtones of possessing mysterious health benefits. Acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) is the high-energy berry of a special Amazon palm tree. Its nutritional benefits are so powerful, Dr. Nicholas Perricone lists it as one of his top 10 Super Foods at Oprah's Web site.
Studies have shown that the Acai berry is one of the more nutritious and powerful foods on the planet. Harvested in the rainforests of Brazil, Acai tastes like a mix of berries and chocolate. Hidden within its purple pigment is what makes it the perfect energy fruit. Acai is packed full of antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids. You probably won't find it in your local supermarket, but you may have better luck at health food stores, or from the many products springing up online.
The benefits of Acai are purported to be good for detoxing and maintaining optimal health for balancing your pH level. Proper pH balance is vital to our immune health and for disease prevention and correction. Other benefits you'll enjoy:
- Acai has a high concentration of antioxidants that combat premature aging. It has 10 times the antioxidants that red grapes have, and as much as 30 times the anthocyanins of red wine. Anthocyanins may have antioxidant effects, possibly fighting cancer, diabetes, and bacterial infections, to name a few.
- Healthy monounsaturated fats, dietary fiber and phytosterols together help promote cardiovascular and digestive health.
- An amino acid complex in conjunction with valuable trace minerals, help with muscular health.
PRO
- Research concludes that there appear to be significant benefits to Acai
- On Dr. Perricone's list of Super Foods
- Natural ingredients have disease-fighting qualities
- Increases energy
- Offers antioxidants and amino acids
- Good source of fiber
- Organic products available
- Many juices and other products available in major grocers
CON
- Like other exotic products, Acai can be pricey
- Many imposters
INGREDIENTS
Each Acai product will vary in its ingredients. Be sure to look for Acai products that are all-natural, and do not include a long list of other ingredients. Acai in its purest form is most effective.
Acai comes in many forms, including the whole berry, juices, powders, capsules and pills, food items and more.
EXERCISE
Like any weight loss product, you should commit to a consistent exercise regimen. Be sure to look for Acai products that support a balanced and active lifestyle.
CONCLUSION
Exotic health foods, like the Acai berry, can provide untapped health benefits, if you can afford it. For whatever reason, these organic products are often on the steep side. But what else is more important than your health? If you can find room in your budget, a product like Acai is worth exploring.
Common Misspellings
Asai, Akai, Ackai, Acia, Acai Berry, Acaiberry, Acai Deit
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I'm glad I read comments before ordering free trial!!!!!!!!!! thanks everyone.
Why order from the internet, I went to a health food store and talked to a professional about it , and got 2 bottles for for 40.00
I just ordered this yesterday for the $2.95 s/h charge. I decided to read up on this a little more and THANK GOD I did. I immediately called and canceled the order. The phone # that was listed on my bank statement was 1-800-226-2804. Hopefully I canceled it in time, my bank statement only showed the $2.95 charge so hopefully I caught this terrible mess in time! Thank you all for your input!
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Let me begin by saying that I had the same problem--even after I cancelled the shipping of additional bottles of both the acai and detox stuff, they were still charging me for this. Thankfully, my credit card company contacted me, and I was able to cancel my card and get a new one. This sucks, but like others have said, there are more reputable places and websites to acquire similar products.
Now for the good news! I was a size 12, and although I don't eat too much junk, every once in a while I get very hungry and pig out. My irregular eating habits meant my metabolism was very low.
I changed my pattern of eating a little but not too much. I ate leaner protein, drank fat free smoothies with protein powder, etc., and took the pills of course. I also did some light exercise--ab workouts, walking, etc.--and not every day. I realized today that i dropped to a size 8, and I didn't even notice it.
So these products do help, but they won't perform miracles. You've got to compromise a little, and you'll see the difference, like I did.
nothing in life is free! always know that
The phone number is 1-866-943-3083 I just called and told them I did not want the product and they gave me a return address. I dont have enough on my credit card for them to keep billing me. So the Joke is on them!
Yes the free trails are a scam, I had the same problem. However, I bought (about $30.00) a bottle of the acai berry pills (acaiberrysite.com is excellent) along with a colon cleanse program (drnatura.com) and it worked fantasitcally. I just watched what I ate and illiminated red meat for 2 months and lost almost 50 lbs. I went from a size 12 to a size 5 and I have never been happier. There is no such thing as a magic pill that will make you lose weight no matter what you eat. Easting right and exercising in combination with the acai berry and colon cleanse can really boost your weight loss potential.
The ACAI and cleanse combination is wonderful...however...I need a forum to share some truth and testimony about both products. First the ACAI supplement is a wonderful ANTIOXIDANT like many other antioxidant fruits in the world. The formulation of the "Garden Greens" line carried in GNC has surpassed many others in quality and price. Secondly, the cleansing component of this "diet" is misconceived. One will not lose "fat" from a cleanse. One will decrease his/her weight by the elimination of toxin/waste in the intestines. In plain english...the weight one losses is backed up POOP flushed out of your intestines. To achieve an optimum cleanse of toxins/poop in ones system, and ultimately prepare your body to absorb the proper levels of nutrition/supplementation one needs to partner the use of ACAI with a "COMPLETE BODY CLEANSE" from GNC. The complete body cleanse(not referred to as a COLON CLEANSE) will provide your body with a thorough rejuvenation of your body's digestive, gastro, liver and kidney functions. Try this combination, which I have done successfully for the past 3mnths. You will be amazed at well your entire digestive, blood circulation, liver and kidney function is improved.
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If anyone is interested in trying the Acai and colon cleanse diet, you should check on Puritans Pride. They have a special on now for both products together. Buy one, get one free and the package deal is only $36.00. I did a lot of research and found the same things as you all. It might work; it might not, but I do know it won't hurt to try as your getting antioxidants and cleansing your colon, both things a body needs. I will try it, but I am not falling for that pay later crap on the websites. We'll see what happens. Puritans even has a special if you buy two for 60 some odd dollars, you get 3 free, but I couldn't see buying all that if it doesn't work. I'll try it for a few weeks, then reorder. Thanks for all of your input.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS 8668349155 EMAIL ADDRESS SUPPORT@SECURE@ACAIORDERS.COM
They sell it at Walgreen's or GNC....I wouldn't recommend getting it online.
PLEASE DOES ANYONE KNOW THE PHONE # TO THIS PLACE ACAI BERRY THRY CHARGED ME $393.49 FOR A TRAIL , THIS IS A OUTRAGE!!!!! HELP PLSE..
I was about to try the free trial and i entered all my information in but then i decided to read the agreement and all of a sudden, i recieved a phone call from them saying that I have not completed the free trial form...they wanted to help me complete the form. She sounded very anxious to get me to sign up for it but i told her i'll sign up when i'm ready to order. Then i thought to myself...i haven't even submit the form yet but she got my number.....since she was able to get my number, she would be able to get my credit card information so i have to call my credit card company to cancel my card and send me a new. I hope this helps.
IMPORTANT!!!!
I tried the free trial (Extreme Acai)…
I am about 15-20lbs over weight. I don’t eat a lot at ALL (everyone always asks me how I survive off the amounts I eat per day) but what I do eat is fairly high in sugar + carbs..etc. I wanted to get maximum results with my new exercise regemine so I decided to try the Acia berry fad.
RESULTS?
Well I tried the free trial, I read EVERY LITTLE BIT of small print that was available AND had my father look over it too to make sure I wasn’t missing anything because in my opinion, it would be illegal for them to leave out any strings attached. Both him and I saw nothing mentioned besides the fact that if you don’t call within a certain amount of days, you will get charged and sent the next months worth (which is a phone call so I figured sure why not!?). So I paid the shipping and ordered the stuff..
I got the bottle, called to cancel the rest and couldn’t get through. I tried everyday.. meanwhile, taking the pills while working out on a daily basis. I felt nothing and started taking an extra half more than I was supposed to along with the exercise. I still felt nothing and also saw no results. I began starting to think it was a placebo or something…
At the end of the bottle, I had lost almost a pound which can be attributed to water weight because I weighed myself in the morning before eating/drinking throughout the day…
What else? I STILL after calling everyday hadn’t gotten a hold of them to cancel it. Then all of the sudden the next day, I receive an order of it in the mail~!! I run to the computer, check my credit card statement and saw that the day I ordered it, I was charged for the shipping like mentioned, but what WASN’T mentioned was that I was also signed up for some gym place that I’ve never heard of for and $80 membership!!!! I was also charged for a whole months supply of the pills that I had received that day because I couldn’t get a hold of them to cancel. When I would call it was the SAME thing every time; I would get put on hold, I would put it on speaker and watch TV and after about a half an hour, it would just disconnect!! So now I had almost $200 charged when it was supposed to be $6something for shipping and hadn’t lost a pound of weight!!!!
I finally called the credit card company and told them it was fraud, had the charges dropped and blocked those 2 companies from ever charging me again for further stuff because I couldn’t call them to cancel it myself. I had the left over months supply and wasn’t going to spend another dime sending it back because it was THEIR mistake so I ate them! I used more than I was supposed to so I went through it very fast and at the end, I STILL didn’t loose any weight.
Final verdict?? It’s a SCAM!
It’s a scam in one way because you get charged a bunch of crap and they have no customer service (literally).
And it’s a scam in another way because after all of that, you still don’t loose weight!
I finally did a bunch of research and instead of listening to fad crap, I looked at actual CLINICAL TRIALS (nih.gov..etc). After that, I looked at real ratings of current OTC diet pills that had good results and look at the ingredients. After comparing the clinical trial results with the rating ingredients, I came up with a list of the top 10 best natural supplements one can take to loose weight without side effects (I hate nervousness and stuff). I just ordered them from an online supplier, ended up spending less than $200 for a months worth of ALL of them put together, and I KNOW I’m going to get results. Why buy acia when you can buy this stuff? Look at google and see the thousands and thousands of websites talking about the acai scam. Don’t fall for it folks… Buy something cheaper that works better!
Also, if you do a search on “best rated diet pill reviews”, about 95% of all the different pages have Apidexin as the #1 and the rest have it in the top 3. So I suggest Apidexin from what I’ve read and heard from other nonbiased users and meanwhile, I’m going to take my herbs because I can’t take anything that increases energy..etc because of my epilepsy =)
doesnt work and now that i hear your stories im calling again to cancel that is such crap this sunday will be two weeks and ive lost nothing yet yeah its a scame
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I've been trying this product for quite sometime now and I've lost 10 pounds already...I've been exercising. The only problem is that I've been doing some research of my own, and I soon realized that the testimonial story that they have on the acai berry website is the same testimonial for all the other acai berry websites. The only difference is they use a different picture and a use the state and town that you are from to show you that anyone can use the product. I did some more research and found out that Oprah and Rachel Ray advertised the acai berry wine or the drink considering it as antioxidants NOT as a diet product. As I watched the videos from these shows, I was absolutely amazed. Please don't waste your money on a product like this.
I am just like everybody else I thought I was getting free diet pills 3 months down the track I am still receiving orders I do not want I have sent back all the orders they have sent me but still been charged for them. Please cancell my order can not afford this double the price by the time it gets here
OMG, I'm so glad I read all your comments!! I was ready to place my "free" order today and just before I put my credit card # in the order box, I read the fine print regarding billing my credit card next month, 78.00!!! Thanks so much for the comments. What a SCAM!!
This was a mistake to order Acai Burn! Not only did the diet pill not work, AT ALL, but it was such a hastle to cancel the order. The "free sample" was not free and I was charged the full amount. Even after I cancelled my account, I was still getting charged. When I signed up for the diet supplement, I signed up for other things that I was not aware of. It has been three months since I cancelled with Acai Burn and I'm still getting random charges and having to cancel things I didn't even know I ordered. I thought I was ordering 1 bottle of diet pills to see how they worked. What a mistake!!! Don't waste your time or money...the entire thing is a SCAM!!
i just would like to know if anyone tryed acaiburn and toal cleanse and if it work......
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