acai berry - any benefits??

[mrkneed]

Does anybody use acai berry? Is there any benefits after a transplant or for the overall health of hair?

[Bill - Seemiller]

Mrkneed,

 

I haven't heard of any benefits. Do you have a resource that conveys otherwise? Or did someone tell you of some possible benefit?

 

Bill

[mrkneed]

Bill,

 

There have been some pretty drastic claims regarding the juice i.e. weight loss, energy, joints and muscles etc. Just was curious if anybody has added it to thier regimen?

[why oh why]

i drink it (about a shot or 2 a day)

 

it does nothing.... my girlfriend (i use that term losely) makes me take it, SHE swears by it for "feeling good like healthwise" .... she's a sharp one........

[rjnebbo]

Yeah the Acai berry does have antioxidant benefits, and is the latest "wonder juice" one year it is pomegranates, then blueberry's. If you are referring to Mona Vie juice, it has more in it than just Acai berries, like:

 

MonaVie Active Ingredients: Proprietary blend of acai (freeze dried powder and puree); Fruit juice from concentrate (white grape, nashi pear, acerola, aronia, purple grape, cranberry, passion fruit, apricot, prune, kiwi, blueberry, wolfberry [goji], pomegranate, and lychee, camu camu); fruit purees (pear, banana, bilberry);d-glucosamine hydrochloride, esterified fatty acids, natural flavor, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate.

 

 

Glucosamine is the reason for the joint pain relief....

 

Just good old fashion snake oil in a modern day package, and multi-level marketing to boot...

 

I believe the Acai berry has benefits, but it has been blown way out of proportion

 

Sambazon is the manufacture you would want to buy the Acai berry powder product from. I have added it to my Protein mix drinks. Just do not get sucked into the hype!

[sheela]

The antioxidant chemicals found in many food-stuffs are frequently cited as the basis of claims for the benefits of a high intake of vegetables and fruits in the diet. One example of this is the Acai.