It’s hard for your body to fend off the viruses that cause winter infections like colds and flu if your nutritional status is below par. Most people know that vitamin C-rich foods like citrus fruits become particularly important during the winter months. But did you know that other foods may also support your defences against infection and help relieve the symptoms of colds and flu? Here are five of the most important immune system stimulating foods to include in your diet as the weather gets colder. (more…)

Have you ever noticed what stunning skin Mediterranean women have? If you weren’t lucky enough to be born with those genes yourself, their glowing complexions have probably left you green with envy more than once in your life.

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The pulp of acai berries may counter the effects of a high-fat diet and reduce the risk of developing high blood cholesterol levels, says a new study with rats from Brazil.
Animals fed a high-fat diet and supplemented with acai pulp had lower levels of total and non-HDL cholesterol, compared to animals just eating a high-fat diet, according to findings published in Nutrition.
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5. Sustained Energy

What can you eat that will give you sustained energy throughout the day? Acai? Yes!

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Heart friendly nutrients

We know that certain diets promote heart disease. And we also know that the proper diet can help reduce heart risk, even if you have risk factors which cannot change (such as age, genetics and family history of the disease). However, we also know that the lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise and smoking are modifiable!  That’s great news.

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3. Gut Healthy Fibre

“Eat more fibre”. Easy to say but hard to do? You have probably heard that before, but why is fibre so good for us?

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Firstly, the Acai berry isn’t some “magic key” to weight loss. It’s not an “amazing weight loss secret from the Amazon” that will cause you to lose “20 pounds in one week” as some marketing hype from overseas might try to lead you to believe. Ever since the Açaí berry diet was mentioned on Oprah, crazy products and claims are popping up everywhere. Don’t be duped into any of the free trials or network marketing products which are overpriced and may not deliver the results they promise.

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2. A great start to your day

How can you improve your mental and physical performance and at the same time control your weight?

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Acai (pronounced Ah-Sigh-Yee) is a fruit packed with an amazing range of nutritional and health benefits. This small berry from the Brazilian Amazon is so packed with essential nutrients that it’s in a nutritional class of its own! For this very reason, this guide will help you understand more about what Açaí has to offer and how it may improve your overall health when incorporated into your daily diet.

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