California Academy of Health’s Acai Max contains USDA Organic Certified Acai, the purest form of acai fruit. The acai berry is a tiny, round, and blackish purple fruit that looks like a grape, but in fact has more than double the antioxidant power of blueberries and 30 times more anthocyanins than a glass of red wine. The amazing energizing nutrient density of the acai berry classifies it as one of the top “Superfoods” in the world.
SI for Women calls the acai fruit “One of the 41 Top Things on Earth,” and the “optimum fruit you’ve never heard of.” The acai berry has also received recent rave reviews from Men’s Health Journal, Well Being Sciences Institute and Vogue. What should be known are the many added bonuses of the amazing acai fruit: 60% Oleic acid (omega-9) a monounsaturated fatty acid which helps to decrease LDL (harmful cholesterol), while maintaining HDL (beneficial cholesterol); and 12% Linoleic acid (omega-6) a polyunsaturated essential fatty acid which has been found to lower LDL levels, while promoting healthy HDL’s.
Acai also contains unique plant chemicals known as phytosterols. Phytosterols are compounds of plant cell membranes that provide many benefits throughout the human body. Reduction of blood plasma cholesterol being the primary one. Phytosterols are currently being used to treat symptoms affiliated with BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia) and PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome). The acai fruit is amazing by itself but benefits from the synergy of other “superfoods” like those found in our Acai Max.
