A Sweet-Tasting Superfood

By Kelley Herring 
Like berries and chocolate? One food naturally bursts with those delicious flavors, as well as with antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, and essential fatty acids. It’s called acai (ah-sigh-ee), and it’s the super-potent berry from an Amazonian palm tree.

Listed as Dr. Perricone’s #1 Superfood, recent [2008] research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that acai is a powerful inhibitor of cox-1 and cox-2 enzymes that promote inflammation – the cause of many chronic diseases and a main culprit of visible aging.

Whirl some flash-frozen acai into a summer smoothie to satisfy your sweet tooth and quell inflammation. Sambazon Organic Acai Smoothie Packs have zero grams of sugar and are a convenient way to drink in the benefits of this superfood.

[Ed. Note: When it comes to good health, you don’t have to rely on expensive and time-consuming diet plans and exercise programs. As health expert Kelley Herring points out, sometimes increasing your health is as simple as making small changes to your diet. And for healthful recipes, check out Kelley’s website HealingGourmet.com.]
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