With New Years Resolutions on every-one's mind, no doubt most people resolve to have better health. We look around our drug store or our Walmart in hope for that perfect cure, that one pill which will fix all our troubles. Acia Berry is this year's answer to weight loss and better health. But is it really? Lets take a look at what it has to offer and weigh the pros and cons of its use.

Acai Berry is said to grow on palm trees in the rain-forests of Brazil. It is a small purple berry that grows in clusters on trees 80 feet tall. The berry itself is not recommended for consumption. It is actually 90 percent seed and 10 percent berry. Just the juice is beneficial. It's flavor has been described as a blend of chocolate and red wine. The berry itself is particularly hard to harvest as it spoils one day after being picked. Therefore to reach our shelves it needs to be processed right away.

Acai Berry is said to have twice the antioxidants of blueberries. The darker the berry the higher the antioxidants. It is choc full of amino acids and essentail fatty acids. Acai berry has been said to be essential to muscle contraction and regeneration

Acai Berry has received celebrity endorsements for Oprah and Rachel Ray.  It has been mentioned in the news on all three networks as being the Miracle Berry

Ever since celebrities endorsed the berry, several thousand products have been invented all trying to steal the Acai Berries thunder. Recommendations from Dr. Perrisone (for all you Oprah fans) state the juice in it's pure form is the best way to get your antioxidants. Usually it cannot be found in a supermarket but at your local drug store. Dr. Perrisone is the author of the Perrisone Promise.. a book about the Acai Berry and it's benefits.

It would seem overall the Acai berry is most helpful.  Consumption in some degree seems to be beneficial.  Beware of scams from Acai manufactures.  If you can get the juice it would be your best bet.

There has been actual medical research completed on the berry. Science daily reports the antioxidants were well absorbed into the human body. The effects against cancer and other diseases are currently being studied.

A study at the University of Florida states the antioxidants in the Acai berry actually destroyed cancer cells in humans. This was researched in 2006. Newer report indicate the Acai Berry was not effective for  weight loss.  The Center for Science in the Public Interest  states "There's no evidence whatsoever to suggest that acai pills will help shed pounds, flatten tummies, cleanse colon, enhance sexual desire, or perform any of the other commonly advertised functions,"