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  • Huggy 10:33 am on March 18, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Superfoods: The Biggest Scam Of Them All Or Real Healing Foods? 

    By Adam Tijerina

    It seems like everywhere you look you’ll see a new book or news article coming out promoting the latest and greatest ‘Super Food’ to be discovered. Most recently, it’s kale. A few months ago it used to be the goji or acai berry and before that pomegranates.

    The claims are similar to what you would see from a MLM opportunity: “Add 10 years to your life”, “Boost your sex drive without Viagra”, or “Never get sick again!” Superfoods are touted as the miracle cure-all for every illness from the common cold to cancer and AIDs. Are they real or are they just trying to sell you something to make some money? The answer is yes to both.

    Superfoods are real and their benefits are real and they have been proven for many years, some up to 7,000 years. They have a better track record than some of the other products you see with some MLM programs.

    It’s because Super Foods can have such a powerful effect on your health and well being that makes them a target of money making opportunities like MLMs. That doesn’t make Super foods, or functional foods as they are sometimes called, a scam.

    The truth is that you can buy Super Foods at your local supermarket or farmer’s market or even online without getting involved in an MLM. And the prices will be more reasonable too.

    What can Super Foods do for you?

    Superfoods are an excellent way to make up for dietary deficiencies most of us have. When our bodies lack many vital nutrients we need daily, our bodies start to wear down and we get sick or injured or we just feel fatigued all the time. When you eat Super Foods, your body receives the nutrients that it requires to function properly and optimally. You get sick less, recover from injuries faster and maintain a high energy level.

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  • Huggy 10:22 am on March 15, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Is Acai Berry For Real? – Discover the Truth 

    By Dick K Johnson

    You’ve probably read all about the latest trend in weight loss, a product marketed under the name Acai berry or simply Acai. There are many different variants of Acai products out there, including but not limited to: pills, powder, smoothies etc.

    First, there is no real scientific proof that Acai will do anything to support you in your quest to lose weight. It’s one of those miracle cures that is supposed to be a solution to anything. Don’t fall for it! At best, I guess you could experience a placebo effect, which is actually known for a lot of medications on the market.

    Now, one thing that almost all of these products have in common is the way they are being marketed. And that is a major concern for consumer protection.
    Because, while these companies are promoting a “free trial” for you to test out their product, they charge you for shipping and handling. So they’ve got your credit card. The problem with that comes when you realize that you are automatically signed up for an ongoing payment of around $80 a month. That is, unless you cancel your subscription within 14 of your trial order.

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  • Huggy 10:12 am on March 15, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Acai Scams – Yes Or No? 

    By Dr. Dennis Clark, Ph.D.

    Acai Scam or Acai Science?

    Acai scams is such a nasty name that this topic deserves a serious scientific review to get at some verifiable truths. Most of the information on the Internet is simply repeated, out of ignorance, from a few original sources. Those original sources are the scams. Just for fun I am going to show you how a scientist (me) evaluates the marketing hype behind the big Acai scam.

    What I did was to go to one of my favorite medical databases (CAM on PubMed) and simply look up all of the references to the actual published research on the scientific name of acai, Euterpe oleracea. This is the name that scientists use for the species of palm tree that produces acai berries (which are not really berries, by the way). I am going to give you the Cliff Notes version of the results first, then I will append the complete list of each of the nine research articles that have been published in scientific journals.

    Scientific Research on Acai

    A total of 9 publications came up in my search. The earliest was published in 2004 and the most recent one in 2008. The main results are listed below:

    • 2004 Anthocyanins and similar phytochemicals were isolated and evaluated for antioxidant activity and pigment stability.
    • 2005 Several commercial and non-commercial samples of acai fruit pulp were found to have antioxidant activity; very little of this activity was due to the anthocyanins
    • 2006 Anthocyanins from fruits were found to be potent inhibitors of nitric oxide
    • 2006 Seed extracts show potent antioxidant activity, mostly from as yet unknown ingredients
    • 2007 Extracts of acai pits show vasodilator effect on rat tissue
    • 2007 Acai fruits have good nutritional value
    • 2008 Acai fruit pulp and oil inhibit growth of colon cancer cells in culture; effect is not due to anthocyanins
    • 2008 Class of phytochemicals called lignans discovered; showed protective effect on breast cancer cell cultures that were stressed by hydrogen peroxide
    • 2008 Showed acai pulp to be equivalent to applesauce in increasing plasma antioxidant capacity

    Do Research Articles Support Acai Scams?

    In a word, no. The research has nothing to do with the marketing of any acai scam. Note that the vast majority of ads regarding acai offer weight loss claims. You can find all this for yourself with a simple Google search. If you do, then compare what you find with the list of research results that I summarized in the above list. Not one single article has anything to do with weight loss.

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