Tom Kranz asked:


Acai has one of the best nutritional values of any fruit, which is why acai berries are called superfoods. For centuries, acai berries were unheard of as a healing fruit beyond the South American rainforest where this incredible berry grows naturally.

The acai berry plant can be seen growing wild above the local palm trees in the South American jungle. Rows of acai palms are cultivated in government projects where the nurseries produce millions of plants each year. Workers, who harvest the acai berries, then blend them to create a healthy fruit pulp. Until a decade ago, private landowners were allowed to deforest half of their land. Now legislation has amended the figure to twenty percent.

One of the many reasons why acai berries are called superfoods is they are a flavorful source of many important nutritious ingredients. The acai berry is an abundant source of compounds called anthocyanins. These anthocyanins are the same nutrients, which give red wine its reputation for being beneficial to your health. Acai berries contain even higher concentration levels of anthocyanin than wine but without the health risks associated with drinking alcoholic beverages.

In this day of pesticides, chemicals, and other environmental toxins, we need valuable antioxidants contained in superfood acai berries on our side. You have probably heard about the benefits of red wine against premature aging, but the natural occurrence of anthocyanins in acai berries is twenty times the rate found in red wine.

At the top of the list of why acai berries are called superfoods is its unique ability to counteract the negative signs of aging. It is agreed on by experts that this anti-aging property is attributed to elevated levels of anthocyanins as well as the antioxidant vitamin mixture discovered inside the healthful fruit.

Due to the high level of anthocyanins in the acai berries, it has been shown to reduce the development of vascular and heart disease. This level of anthocyanins also helps to improve circulation, prevent blood clots, prevent arthrosclerosis, and relax blood vessels.

The acai berry is also an enriched mix of protein, which helps your muscles recover after overexertion. The berries provide dietary fiber to help your body process food, another good reason why acai berries are called superfoods.

The acai berry also promotes a healthy heart. Acai berries contain a high level of omega fatty acids, thought to have a protective effect on the heart and its ability to pump oxygen through the body. Fatty acids contained inside the superfood acai berry has shown to aid lowering levels of cholesterol in the blood.

As the reputation of this superfood fruit continues to grow, its availability is on the rise. Make a toast to your long and healthy life and discover for yourself why acai berries are called superfoods. What other keys to preventing and curing the world’s diseases could the rainforest be holding? Before the earth’s jungles vanish altogether, we need to learn how to contribute to their survival and in turn our own. The acai berry is truly one of nature’s most healing superfoods, and a worthy addition to any healthy diet plan.



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Engaged! =] asked:


Okay, my mom bought some Acai Berry, of course from the Internet. EVERYONE talks about it, my friend even bought some, so I figured, why not? We bought some about two weeks ago, on a Saturday. She sat right there looking at everything, reading, making sure she wasn’t getting cheated out of her money! (mind you, even after we bought the stuff, we still never got it)
To make it short, my mom has a Rushcard, Babyphat. Her account information is always logged into my computer, but I NEVER use it. I never owned a credit card, I don’t even know how to use it. Not only that, there’s a code or something you have to use when you order, I have no clue what it is or if it changes when you buy something! So my mom comes into my room today, 4am, on my computer going crazy talking about, “Its your computer, my Rushcard information is on here and if you’re buying sh!t without my permission you’re in big trouble.” So I’m really hurt and offended that my own MOTHER would even think I’d steal from her. I don’t care how bad I needed the money, I would never do this to anyone. I want to earn money, not steal it. She said there was something called, “Enhance My Body.” WTF IS THAT? I’ve never heard of half of the stuff she said to me when she was reading down the list of things that was on her Rushcard. She said $100.00 has been taken from her account since Saturday. I just want to know, has this happened to anyone or what should my mom do? I want to help but not when I’m being faultily accused of STEALING from someone. Whats wrong, what should she do, and will she get her money back?

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Laurie Robillard asked:


 

Knowledge Does Not Require Action. Kick the Habit or Kick the Bucket?



5,000 people in the US quit smoking in the US a day.

1,000 people every single day die from cigarette smoking related disease.

Tobacco’s association with cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and chronic lung disease account for over half of the deaths in the Us annually



 

 

What Can You Expect When You Quit?



Money in your pocket.

Days added to your life

Decrease medical cost/insurance cost

Strengthened character

Influence for good on others



 

 

Step 1 How Are Your Self Denial Muscles?

Are you able to park your car at the end of the parking lot at the mall and then walk to the mall’s entrance? How about on a rainy day? Are you able to have supper without meat? Are you able to pack a lunch for work instead of buying it at a fast food place? Are you able to keep away from other smokers for one week? Only a baby gets to relieve itself whenever it feels like it. Adults know how to delay gratification. Start practicing small denials.

Addiction temporarily gets your mind off your pain, anger, loneliness, sadness. Maybe you had unmet childhood needs like an absent father or an abusive mother. Sometimes life is painful. It’s supposed to be that way. All of us are faced with grief, loss, and struggle. Stay with your pain, don’t avoid the painful feelings and don’t numb them out with addiction. When you’re ready you can take a step to solve the problem. And it’s with struggle that we define and strengthen our character.

Addiction is half mental (Cigarettes give pleasure.), half physical (Give me a cigarette now!) A big part of the mental picture is created by cigarette companies who spend billions to keep their unwitting customers buying their lethal wares. For example the beautiful scenes in magazines, the glamour, macho, and even athletic suggestions to the subconscious mind are not what the end results of cigarette smoking prove to be. The end result is oxygen masks, intravenous medication and literally hours of pain, misery, and gasping for breath. Smoking does not make one glamorous, macho, or athletic. It does make one sick, poor, and dead. The use of hard drugs begins first with alcohol or tobacco.

Admit you have an addiction. Get out of denial. Knowledge does not require action. You don’t need to pretend that smoking isn’t enjoyable – it is enjoyable to watch the smoke curl as it comes out of your mouth. The tobacco companies with their mammoth advertising budget have promoted the idea that smoking is a matter of personal choice. Ask yourself: “Am I addicted to tobacco?” “Am I truly making a freely made choice when I smoke?” You might consider that you need to have a cigarette. Nicotine addiction is as hard to break as heroin or cocaine.

It might make you mad about all the unreliable scientific studies and we need to be careful about accepting evidence uncritically. Those reports which are supported by a government agency, a scientific journal, or scientists known to be reputable are generally reliable. Reports in newspapers and popular magazines seldom discriminate between good and bad results, laymen easily exaggerate the reliability and significance of what they read.

Start saving old magazines and stuffed animals. The reason for saving these materials will be discussed later.

When you’re ready to admit that you have an addiction you may have the desire to quit. You need to find your reason. Maybe you want to be a better example to your children, maybe you want better health, maybe you want to participate in sports, maybe you have watched a loved one die from a smoke related disease. But if you don’t quit and “grieve now” this great friend of yours (the cigarette) will probably turn on you and kill you one day. It’s statiscally equivalent to playing Russian roulette with two bullets in the gun. Functional compromise begins to be evidenced by such benign signs as chronic cough, hoarseness, wrinkling, and lowered immunity.

Faith starts with desire. Faith moves people to action. It takes faith to say I can do it. I can quit. I am willing to do the work. I say you can do it with a plan.

 

Step 2. Make a Written Plan Make it a Reality



Quit date on the calendar (if you wait for everything to be perfect you will never quit) Christmas, New Year, and birthday parties are harder to quit.

Need to go shopping (cinnamon gum, cinnamon sticks, straws, mint tea, mint candy)

Hide the alcohol, sugar and coffee the first week.

Change your routine (take a different road to work, make your bed in the morning, make homemade juice, go on a vegetarian diet for 1 week etc)



 

 



Write a daily journal, blog (write me a comment)

Decide on medication plan (See your doctor)

Decide on support system (You are not alone)

Rewards at each milestone (1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 1 year)

Pamper yourself (baths, aromatic oils, start walking on trails, cycling)

On the morning of quit date wet the cigarettes and destroy them, wash ashtrays and put them away.



 

 

Step 3 People Who Succeed Best Get Help

A business person gets a lawyer to write contracts, an advertising agency to create ads, a marketing executive to do the marketing, an accountant to do the accounting.

 

Ask for support from family members, friends and co-workers. Ask for their tolerance. Let them know you are quitting and you might be edgy or grumpy. Ask them not to smoke in your presence. Look up American Cancer Society and American Lung and Heart association for Quit Smoking Programs. National Cancer Institute has a Smoking Quit Line offering proactive counseling. You can join a small group of other quitters Nicotine Anonymous. Quitnet is an online program like Nicotine Anonymous. They have a 12 step program based on AA. Reading stories of others help you realize you are not alone. With no program only 5% of quitters are still smoke free at the end of 12 months.

 

Urge to Smoke

Remember the urge to smoke only lasts a few minutes and will pass. The urges gradually become farther and farther apart as the days go by. During an urge you can beat up your stuffed animals, rip up old magazines. The best thing to do is inhale deep. Fill your lungs full of air and exhale very slowly. Inhale and exhale three times. It will be your greatest weapon during strong cravings.

Restore and Replenish Nutrient Reserves

Depending on how long you smoked you have a co-existence issue of toxicity and nutrient depletion. Drink lots of water and sugar free juices especially the acai berry 19 fruit blend in one healthy drink. The antioxidants will flush out the nicotine and other poisons from your body.

Cook with garlic. Garlic is high in sulfur and selenium and helps pull cadmium from the body (a toxic mineral by-product of smoking)

Affraid to gain weight throw away your butter, margarine, and vegetable oils. Only use extra virgin olive oil for salad dressing not for cooking. Olive oil plays a role in improving cholesterol levels and contains antioxidants. Use good quality coconut oil/butter for cooking. It’s impotant not to buy cheap (dried) coconut oil/butter not fit for human consumption. You need to buy fresh meaning processed within 24 hours after picking. Coconut oil does not go rancid even when cooked at high temperatures. It is a natural fat and has no negative impact on cholesterol or the health of arteries.It is available on-line. Don’t have a credit card. Pre-paid ones are available.

The MonaVie Fruits Helpful in Detox

Passion Fruit



excellent source of vitamin A and C

potassium and sodium

good source of iron

magnesium, niacin, phospherous



 



 

 

 

 

 



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