So you might have heard that acai berries are the new superfood that will help you clean out your colon and lose weight quickly.  Is this true?  It seems like acai is all over the news lately.  So what does it do exactly?

Acai berries are considered a superfood that have been harvested in the Brazilian rain forests of South America for centuries. They help you digest food better with less stomach upset.  Acai berries are natural cleansers that improve intestinal health by flushing out the colon, and removing waste and toxin buildup that has been there for years.  This helps lower constipation, gas, bloating and fatigue.  Once you have started taking acai berries, you will be much more energetic as you lose weight and toxins that you've been carrying around in your intestines.  Because of the high levels of antioxidants in acai berries, they are known to lower your cholesterol, protect your immune system, boost your metabolism, and burn fat.

If you look at different reviews across the web, no one seems to really dispute that acai can help with weight loss and energy. Of course it does seem to work better for some than others, but that could be because some people are missing key nutrients in their diets that others are not, so it would work better for some people when they start taking it. Even if you aren't looking to lose weight, acai berries can help you with energy levels, digestion, and provide important antioxidants that help protect against free radicals. Excessive free radical production can occur in the body from pollution, poor diet, radiation, cigarette smoke and herbicides. As you can see, we are exposed to free radicals every day, and the antioxidants found in acai berries can help your body combat them before they do much harm.

Are acai berry cleanse products worth a shot? Well most companies offer a free trial, so you can try acai berry products without investing much up front. Most of the free trial offers will start off by only charging you for the initial shipping and handling charges (usually between $3 and $6). You will get a 14 or 15 day trial, which lets you test drive the supplement for a couple of weeks and see if you can see the benefits that everyone says the acai berries have.

Read the fine print though. A lot of the free trial offers will send you a bottle of supplements every month until you cancel your membership. Keep all of the contact information that comes with your free bottle so that you will be able to cancel if you decide that acai isn't for you, or once you lose all the weight you want to lose and no longer need the pills as often. Some of the acai free sample companies can be difficult to get a hold of, so make sure that you pick a reputable company. Most of the 'scam alert' posts on the internet come from people who didn't read the fine print so they had a hard time canceling. This doesn't mean canceling is difficult, just that you want to keep your information handy just in case you decide you want to cancel.

For more information, check out:  Where to Buy Acai Berry Products