The history of the Acai Berry

The acai (ah-sigh-ee) berry has been around for thousands of
years and not until the era of the 1990s introduced to the
Western world. The acai berry was found to possess
tremendous health properties. The acai berry used for the first time
by the tribes of the Amazon jungle as a cure for several
ailments. It believed that the people of the indigenous tribes
routinely use up to 2,000 of the fruits of rainforest known 3,000
for medicinal purposes.

The Amazon borders eight different countries and has the
The world's largest watershed. To supply not only the Amazon
one-fifth of the worlds's freshwater, has the greatest diversity
birds and freshwater fish. The Amazon is the largest
rainforest in the world where one-third of all animals and plants
species live. The acai berry is only one of these fruits that has
they have been discovered in this vast region. The Shuar tribes are one
of these Amazonian tribes that for centuries, through
tradition, maintains the use of medicinal plants (acai berry)
effects.

Shuar medicine men or women are called uwishin (oo - wee-)
(brightness ') a healer who works with medicinal plants, someone
Who knows all the secrets of the tropical forests. Uwishin, have a
much of the knowledge of medicinal plants and their cures,
learn from others and experiments of the
own plants. A plant eliminates the poison of serpents of the
body. It is the work of the uwishin to investigate and find
solutions for the disease.

The acai berry discovered that natural antioxidants
properties, as well as a driver of natural cholesterol.
When you eat helps to reduce the bad cholesterol in the blood
and increases good cholesterol. The tribes of the Amazon
I knew of these properties and found out that you helped to build
the immune system, fight infection, protect the heart, and
the prostate of control (viagra of nature). It was a great
power supply for the people of the tribes. The acai berry, which is a
as a result of Palm, traditionally pulped to make wine that was rich
in minerals. It was also found the acai berry fight against
schistosomosis, which is transmitted by snails. Schistosomosis
that it affects more than 10 million Brazilians. The aca¨ª is also
used to produce an antibiotic that helps to fight against
' Staphylococcus aureus,' a common infection contracted primarily
in the hospitals. Berry, so useful but known only to the
traditional tribes of men and women of Amazonia, a loss
secret.

The berry-like aca¨ª comes from a Palm tree which has a long, slender trunk
to 25 m tall with a group of branches in the upper part of
it hangs tape leaves. Berries ACA¨ª hang these
branches in groups as groups of bluebottles.
Traditionally the acai berries will be selected by hand and the
men of the tribe are screenshots is the tree and cut the branches
from the top of the rich in berries acai Palm tree. Now that the
Acai berry has been discovered as a highly sort after growing by
the population of Brazil is produced mass, which only has a
life expectancy of 24 hours of the properties of the juice
active. Acai berries must be loaded into baskets and
ships shortly after the gathering. To reach the markets of Belem
they had to carry the acai berries during the night.

Every acai Palm tree produces about 20 kg of fruit by
year and the wine produced by this fruit has become more
important product in terms of finance after timber forests
products. Belem in Brazil now employs more than 30,000 people in
a journal to keep up with their huge demand.

So we know where it comes, what about is recent
history? After entering the world Western is
carried out by the Brazilian surfer beach is modern as a
a natural way to recover energy. The acai berry is pulped and
frozen to keep it fresh and it became a natural additive to the
drunk shakes along the beaches of Brazil. He was known by
help the prostate and was seen as a natural viagra for the
children from the beach. He soon became a drink of fashion, for
the Brigade of sand and surf.

Investigations soon got the suspension of this magical acai berry and
were given account that would be of great importance to the well-being
and the health of the Western world, our diets are more often
with fat and fast food, acai is naturally full of energy,
a vibrant taste of berries with a touch of chocolate, is rich in
protein, fiber, vitamin E, minerals and Omega oils
reduce our bad cholesterol caused by our Western diet. The
proportion of fatty acids in Acai berries is similar to the olive oil is
It is believed that a contributing factor to the low incidence of heart
disease in Mediterranean populations. It contains the acai berry
similar properties as the red wine in the control of fats in the blood
and it is contributing just to go against diets wines of the
Mediterranean peoples.

Known as the miracle fruit, berries acai also helps to
Prevention of cancer due to its antioxidant properties that are
five times more powerful than the gingko biloba, a used
herbal therapy.

Juice ofAcai berry has been introduced in other products such as
bars and snacks of health to be sold in gyms and health spars.
Its history is important as by studying the effects of the
Berry has had in the tribe of the Amazon have
He discovered that it is used traditionally as a reinforcement of energy for
hunting and good libido has taken to acai berry juice to be a
very commercially viable product.

The more recent history is that it has been supported by such
Talk show hosts such as Oprah Winfrey and has been seen as a
role in his show, Berry successfully star. May as well say
Guranum goodbye and Hello to the acai berry.

Todd Levering is an advocate of organic food health and owner of several clubs of health around Seattle, WA. He is mainly known for promoting the benefits of the Acai berry for its natural antioxidant properties and powerful beverage Xocai, containing Acai. For more of Todd on this incredible new drink, visit: http://acaipro.com