P.O.R.N. Diets

I am coining this term as I feel some of the diets out there are so radical they need to be discussed in one place.

We here from our favorite celebrities daily and some of us live for this. We follow them on Twitter, talk about them on Bebo and MySpace or e mail each other about them especially when a new diet is talked about.

There have been some over the top radical diets in the past like the 'Air diet', not a very popular one for obvious reasons unlike the 'Chocolate' diet. Then there is the more main stream 'Atkins' diet or 'The Dash Diet' or even 'The South Beach Diet'. All have there plus and minus points and their advocates and nay sayers as well.

The trick when it comes to diets if there is a trick in selecting one would be to thoroughly research the topic. The mere fact that there literally are thousands of diets commercially available shown on television, billboards or even your local Chemist shop.

Here will be many, many articles pertaining to the topic of P.O.R.N. Diets circulating our media and your opinion on them is most welcome. Maybe you have been on one and would like to praise it or maybe warn others away from it. Whatever you may like to share, diet related, please do.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Why Do Our Favorite Talk Show Hosts Love Acai Berry?

By Addy Moore

You may not know about Acai Berry but Rachel Ray is raving about this little Amazon berry. It has also been featured on the Oprah show. It is one of the 10 superfoods promoted by Dr Perricone. Studies have shown that this little berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world! Acai berries are the high-energy berry of a special Amazon palm tree.

Harvested only in the rainforests of Brazil, acai berry tastes like a delicious blend of and chocolate. Acai berry is packed full of amino acids, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids. Although acai berry may not yet be available in your local supermarket, you can find it in several health food and gourmet stores.

Among the many benefits of Acai is that it can prevent and sometimes reverse signs of aging. A mixture of antioxidants assist in fighting premature aging. Acai has 10 times more antioxidants than red grapes and up to 25 times then the established health benefits of red wine. These antioxidants work together to keep your skin soft and smooth and supple and youthful looking. Acai can also actually reverse some pre-existing facial wrinkles.

Acai also contains a super healthy combo of dietary fiber, healthy fats, and phytosterols. This mixture of elements work perfectly together to aid and promote cardiovascular health. Phytosterols that are found in plant sources are effective in treating conditions such as arthritis and high cholesterol. The healthy plant sterols act to block absorption sites faster than those of animal sterol (cholesterol), and therefore reduce the total amount of cholesterol absorbed by the body. Total cholesterol levels can be reduced by the consumption of plant source phytosterols. This represents a remarkable health benefit to anyone prone to high cholesterol.

These berries also contain an almost perfect essential amino acid complex in conjunction with valuable trace minerals which are vital to proper muscle health contraction and regeneration.

The fatty acid content in acai berry resembles that of olive oil and other healthy oils such as canola and grapeseed. It is also rich in monounsaturated oleic acid.

Oleic acid is critical to good health for many reasons. Oleic acid helps make cell membranes healthier by making them more flexible by allowing for the penetration of omega-3 acids. By making our cell membranes flexible, our cells can function optimally. This benefit really can't be exhagerated as high insulin levels create an inflammation and inflammation causes all sorts of problems. Oleic acid also exhibits other health benefits. It has been shown to prevent the development of heart disease which is a major concerns amongst adults.

An interesting use of oleic acid which is found in acai berry is its use as an ingredient in Lorenzo's oil made famous in a TV movie of the same name. This medication was developed to prevent the onset of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a condition effecting boys that attacks the myelin sheaths of the body, causing debilitating symptoms similar to those in multiple sclerosis. Though Lorenzo's oil does not cure the condition, it can delay onset or progression of the disease in those who are not yet symptomatic.

The health benefits of acai are too good to miss. You owe it to yourself to take advantage of these health benefits. Listen to Rachel Ray and make acai berry a part of your life..

About the Author:

No comments:

Post a Comment