Acai Berry

Acai Berry - Why so Impressive?

A free radical is an atom or a molecule that has an unpaired electron.  When it gets into the body's system, it looks for an extra electron, creating sub-sets of free radicals.  When the body is overrun by free radicals, the problem starts.  What's wrong with free radicals?  These are the organic molecules that cause tissue damage, aging, and disease.  By bonding with other molecules, they cause the ‘healthy' molecules to lose vigor.  The aging process or the damaging of the tissues is perpetuated.

When free radicals attack the cell membranes which are unsaturated lipids, a reaction called oxidation occurs.  The cell membranes lose their suppleness and become hard.  When this happens, the cells cannot get enough nutrients.  This triggers a chain reaction that impairs cell function to regenerate or to absorb the needed nutrients needed for the heart to function.  Heart disease is inevitable. 

How does acai berry extract and heart health correlate in this angle?  Acai berry extract prevents the oxidation of arterial linings and prevents the formation of hard plaques on the arterial walls.  When the arterial walls are healthy, these are able to provide the nutrients the heart needs and the heart's function is not impaired.

Acai extract contains flavonoids, which are highly potent antioxidants.  These antioxidants also have anti-inflammatory properties.  In France where wine is a daily staple, it has been observed that the prevalence of heart disease mortality rate is low.  Wine drinkers have lived up to the ripe old age of 100 and are still enjoying their wine.  This points to the high consumption of red wine.

Flavonoids are abundant in grape skins and seeds.  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005 issue bared a report that acai extract was rich in proantho-cyanidins, a particular flavonoid that protects the heart against oxygen deprivation.  Acai Berry extracts also contain Vitamin E, linoleic acid, polyphenols, and oligomeric proanthocyanidins.   

More research is being conducted into acai berry extract and heart health.  But at this point, there is sufficient proof that acai berry extract has numerous health benefits.  To prevent heart disease, keep your heart cells healthy with a recommended dose of acai berry. A capsule of acai extract a day will keep your heart healthy and happy.