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ORIGINAL: meg4

how it is supposed to give you energy, help you lose weight, and make you healthier. The ads claim it is a "superfood". If all the claims are true, I really need to take it.

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I too want to lose weight and feel better.

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I have heard a lot ab out it too and have tried a sample of it in the pill form. I too want to lose weight and feel better and have heard a lot of good things about it. It seems its everywhere now. I am not sure if its effective or not becasue I just started taking them and I just have some free samples thats all. Will tell you more if I find out it works =)

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ORIGINAL: JesKlu

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I have heard a lot ab out it too and have tried a sample of it in the pill form. I too want to lose weight and feel better and have heard a lot of good things about it. It seems its everywhere now. I am not sure if its effective or not becasue I just started taking them and I just have some free samples thats all. Will tell you more if I find out it works =)

Hello all.consuming.fire,

It all depends on the brand you get if it works. I know Sambazon is a good brand of acai and it does have a lot of antioxidants. But I will say one thing there hasn't been many studies on this berry, so we don't exactly know the benefits it contains. But I do tend to believe the anecdotal evidence because the same happened with green tea. The Chinese and Japanese have been preaching about green tea's health benefits for thousands of years and in the 1970's scientists started to study green tea. Well, all science did was confirm wehat the Chinese and Japanese were saying all along and now it is a widely accepted scientific fact that green tea is one of the world's most potent sources of antioxidants. Green Tea has so many wide-ranging health benefits that I don't think any other substance on eath can claim. There has been thousands of studies confirming this.

But the acai is new but I will believe the anecdotes only because of what happened to green tea. The same is probably gonna happen. But, you should eat a healthy diet still. I know many studies have shown that green tea can reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease even on a high fat diet. But, that is still not encouraged. You should still eat a healthy diet with the acai berry like Agapetos said or else you will not get the full benefits. And another thing, what brand do you have? There are scams out there and you have to be careful which one to get. I would say go with Sambazon Acai. They have multiple products like Juice, Smoothies, freeze-dried powder, supplements, etc. The people who founded Sambazon are Jeremy and Ryan Black (they're brothers) and technically they are the ones who introduced acai to North America.

Here is their website.

www.sambazon.com

You could get this brand of acai at your local Jewel. Just go into the yogurt aisle and you will see the Sambazon juice and smoothies.

Soli Deo Gloria,
Jessica

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Coconut oil and cider vinegar are also said to improve health and aid in weight loss.

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ORIGINAL: Mrs.X

I just have to say I'm so sick of seeing of seeing these Acai Berry Diet advertisements on FB and Myspace and everywhere else! LOL! But, I was curious too. The first time I ever heard of acai was when I was buying some yogurt, and my brand came out with a new flavor "Pomegranite Acai berry". I never heard of it and tried it. Pretty good stuff.

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All I know is that my pastor who is also a doctor told me that you cannot replace a fruit or vegetable with a pill or liquid supplement because there is so much to that fruit or vegetable that when you start to mess with it and extract things, you kind of loose the full effect of the nutrients because they all work together.

Vitamins and supplements are great for filling in the gaps, but you still need to eat decent food in order for the supplements to give any benefit.

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Actually I have looked at alot of juices and soups to get my veggies and fruits and to be totally honest, I have found that if you drink the v8 fusions I think it is, you get a full serving of fruits and vegetables in each 8 ounce glass. AND it isn't expensive. But again, you do loose out when you alter any fruit or veggie and even freezedrying can reduce the nutrients in some things. But if it works for you then go for it. I have tried most everything and there is no fruit or vegetable that is better than the other. They all have a function and that is why we are to eat a variety of the colors. Most Americans don't do that.

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I know this isnt about the acai berry, so i hopeits ok to post this. Someone mentioned the green tea above. I know I havent done research into it, except here things accidentally here and there like on tv or amagazine or the internet. I have a hard time imagining the light color the green tea comes out in the end. to have so many properties that are going to make much of difference, when they always say about vegetables--the darker the green, the more nutrients are in it. If I;m wrong, anybody care to explain why? Perhaps they prepared it different in China.