A Diabetics Guid to the Acai Fruit
With Oprah’s endorsement, acai berry juice swept on to the supplement scene. Unfortunately, there has been a lot of confusion about what acai berry can and cannot do for you.
If you suffer from diabetes, you may have heard reports that taking acai berry juice can help you with your struggles. Is this true? Surprisingly, yes! Let’s take a look at what the acai berry is, what it can do for you, and why.
The acai fruit grows on the acai palm in the Brazilian and Peruvian rainforests. This inch long fruit has a reddish purple color and is the relative of the blueberry. It has been consumed by locals for centuries and recently gained popularity in the western world as a dietary supplement.
The key to the acai berry’s many health benefits is that it is so high in antioxidants. Acai fruit is a rich source of anthocyanins. This antioxidant is also found in red wine. These antioxidant flavonoids recently tested to have the strongest level of antioxidants out of 150 flavonoids. They are believed to be responsible for the French paradox. This is the mystery as to why, despite smoking and consuming diets high in fat and cholesterol, the French have the lowest rate of heart disease in any country in the world.
Why are antioxidants so important to your health. Antioxidants are believed to fight off free radical damage in the body. This is especially important for diabetics. A diet high in antioxidants is believed to protect both the large blood vessels and small blood vessels from oxidative damage. This can lessen the micro vessel damage that results from having high blood sugar levels.
Another way that antioxidant protection of blood vessels is so important for diabetics is in the prevention of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is caused by damaged capillaries that leak. The result is reduced eyesight. Taking pure acai berry juice can help diabetics protect their eyesight.
It is also believed that acai berry can help you lower your blood sugar. Blood sugar regulation is, of course, a chief concern for all diabetics.
There is no supplement that can miraculously transform your body. However, the acai berry can offer support to your weight loss efforts. The high level of antioxidants is believed to increase your metabolism. Of course, taking a pill by itself won’t help you! You need to take it as part of a healthy diet and exercise plan.
Hopefully by now, you see that taking acai juice can be beneficial to diabetics. If you have diabetes, why not see how acai berry makes you feel?
Written by qiwenlu on October 31st, 2010 with
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