Superfoods refer to any foods that meet the requirements of a balance nutrition that pump the human body with essential nutrients including vitamins, minerals, fibers and antioxidants. Clinical research shows that a certain food which carries tremendous nutritional properties always earned the tag of being a SUPERFOOD.

Recently two American celebrated health practitioners, Dr. NIcholas Perricone and Dr. Howard Murad, revealed their choices for superfoods. In his appearance at Oprah Winfrey show, Dr. Nicholas Perricone listed Acai berry as the number one superfood in the world today, while Dr. Murad, backed up the goodness of Pomegranate. But just how these powerful fruits came to existence?find out the background below.

Acai Berry (pronounced a-sigh-ee) is a small, rounded fruit with a purple color relatively smaller than grapes. It prominently grows in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and freeze-dried into food supplements. It carries an almost perfect balanced punches of nutritional properties that aided proper digestion and effectivelt cleanse large intestine. It contains a highest ORAC test, a kind of food test developed by the U.S Department of Agriculture to determine and measure the antioxidant content in a certain food. Acai berry is now available in the market through food supplements (tablets, capsules, juice and smoothies). Health benefits of Acai berry are as follows:

• Improves stamina and boost energy levels
• Prevent chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders
• Helps flush out deadly toxin and bacteria, it helps cleanse digestive tract and colon
• Controls weight gain and prevent constipation
• It has anti-aging, anti-inflammation and anti-bacterial effects
• Prevent future waste build-up in the system
• Alleviate depression, insomnia and promotes mental focus
• Promotes young looking skin
• Improves sexual performance

Pomegranate is an ancient fruit originated in Iran and the Himalayas particularly in Northern India. It is now widely cultivated in the Mediterranean regions and Southern Europe. The Moorish introduced this fruit in the Spanish soil which they named Granada. Spanish settlers in return, brought pomegranate in Latin and North America. Large production of this fruit in America can be found in California and Arizona.

Pomegranate has several seeds called arils which can be turned into juice, molasses and syrup, it has an appealing taste to drawn consumers. Hollywood celebrities used this juice as their energy boosters and antioxidants supplements. Like Acai berry, Pomegranate has the following health benefits:

• Effectively cleanse internal organs making it free from toxin and other harmful substances.
• It controls weight gain through its antioxidants and fibers properties
• It helps cure diarrhea and other stomach upsets
• Prevents bloating and digestive system discomforts
• Revitalized body cells with its powerful antioxidants and vitamins
• May help prevent Alzheimer's disease
• Helps lower bad cholesterol while retaining good cholesterol.

These are just few known health benefits from these superfoods. Daily consumption either of these two fruits and supplements forever eliminate life-threatening diseases in the future.