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People
Magazine
January 30, 2006 - Berry Good
Berry
"The
latest look-better,
live-longer superfood? It's the
Açaí fruit. It's what Denise Richards
swears by; what
Kelly Slater downs before surfing
competitions, It's
Açaí, a multipurpose mega booster berry
that Hollywood
has
been hooked on."
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Brazilian berry
destroys cancer
cells in lab, UF study shows - January
12, 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A
Brazilian berry popular in health food
contains antioxidants that
destroyed cultured human cancer cells in a
recent University of Florida
study, one of the first to investigate the
fruit’s purported benefits.
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Time
Magazine
February 14th, 2005
"NATURAL
TREATS from
Brazil, with twice the antioxidants of
blueberries and a taste like blackberries
crossed with chocolate."
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Sports Illustrated
for Women -
September 2003 - Best Fruit
You've Never Heard Of
"Found
in the Brazilian Amazon
the purple
açaí (ah-sigh-ee) palm fruit has 30 times
the
amount of antioxidants of red wine and
contains essential fatty acids
and vitamins C and E, all of which help
reduce cholesterol and prevent
cancer and heart disease."
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The
New York Times
- August
4, 2004
“Rich in
antioxidants and amino acids, Açaí is
thought to be one
of the most nutritional fruits of the
Amazon basin.”
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The
Washington Post
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August 11, 2004
“For those put off
by juiced wheatgrass and bored with
low-carb bars, there is
Açaí. Açaí … the purplish fruit of the
palmberry plant, purportedly contains
more antioxidants than red wine
and has a beguiling berry-like flavor
with intense chocolate overtones.”
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Health
Sciences
Institute -
July 2003
"The
Açaí berry is nature's perfect food. Get
the healing
power of many phytonutrients in one
delicious package."
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Men’s
Journal -
July 2003
“The fruit that
packs a punch…Açaí actually gives you a
rush. The taste
is like a red wine with a hint of
chocolate; the buzz, like a less
jittery, more filling double latte.”
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The
Wall
Street Journal
- April
18, 2003
“Wheatgrass,
protein shakes--so 2002. At juice bars
and health stores around the
country, the hip new taste is Açaí. Açaí...
packed with anthocyanins, the same
antioxidants that give red wine its
health benefits."
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Dr. Nicholas
Perricone, MD - Açaí #
1
Superfood™
In his
#1 New York Times best selling book,
“The Perricone Promise,” Dr.
Perricone calls Açaí “The # 1 Superfood™
on the planet.”
He also says Açaí is one of the most
nutritious and
powerful foods in the world. One look at
the powerful content of the
Açaí berry and you can see why it is
called “the miracle
fruit,” that shows the ability to slow
down the aging process. “This
little berry is one of the most
nutritious and powerful foods in the
world.”
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ABC's Good
Morning America
“Then vs.
Now: The Next
Big Things for 2006 - Pomegranate vs.
Açaí”
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NBC's
The Today Show
“The
Anomabi Indians have believed for
centuries that the Açaí
holds unique power…and is believed to
help women after birth and to
give anyone who drinks it a burst of
energy.'
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Calgary Sun -
The New Brazilian Supermodel
“Straight from the
Amazon, a new Brazilian supermodel can be
found in Canada. While it may
not grace any catwalks, it can be found
being blended into tasty
Booster Juice concoctions. Found on
rainforest palms, the Brazilian
Açaí (AH-sci-EE) berry is the supermodel
of fruit.’”
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Vogue
Magazine
“The next
big workout cocktail!"
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The
London Times
"Açaí
is the fruit of an Amazonian palm tree
with the nutritional content
that makes other fruits blush with
inadequacy."
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Tahoe
World
“What
quenches your thirst, gives you an
energy boost, and saves the
rainforest? The answer has to do with a
fruit most people have never
heard of–Açaí. Grown from a tree found
only in Brazil.”
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Business
Week
“Popping
up at smoothie chains and in beverages
is an Amazon-grown berry called
Açaí …”
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Business
2.0
“Açaí
may be the world's healthiest food. A
berry grown in the Amazon
rainforest, it has as much calcium as
milk, more antioxidants than
blueberries and a coffee-like kick. Not
to mention that it has more
nutrients than a multivitamin and tastes
like chocolate covered
cherries.”
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