Acai Berries - Newest Way to Get Your Money

Will we never learn? I believe the people who run these nutritional scams have them on time release. About every 6 months another one slides onto television, and like the sheep we are, we race to get our not-so-free samples of the newest lose-50-pounds-overnight craze.

We all know in our heart of hearts that the results promised are impossible to achieve, but that doesn't stop us from buying into the scam.

The latest entry is the Acai Berry.

From O Magazine:
Superfoods for the New Year!
"You'll be hearing lots about this rain forest fruit in the new year. Acai has naturally occurring Omega-3, 6 and 9 oils, and does everything that Kale does, only greater! It's not only good for you, but it's so loaded with nutrition and protein, it can be a complete meal."

From ABC:
Food For Your Heart!
"Acai berries are among the most nutritious foods from the Amazon rainforest, rich in B vitamins, minerals, fiber, and protein. Acai berries also contain omega-3 fatty acids and oleic acid (omega-9); both of which are beneficial fatty acids."

From CBS News:
A Popular Healthy Choice!
"At juice bars and health food markets across the country, the new popular taste is Acai, (pronounced ah-sigh-EE) a grape-size, deep-purple berry that grows atop palm trees in the Brazilian jungle."The popularity of Acai berry tea is steadily increasing thanks to many high profile celebrities in Hollywood using it to boost their weight loss plans.

From WebMD:
The Science of Acai!
"Studies have shown that this little berry is one of the most nutritious and potent dietary foods on the planet! Acai is the high-energy fruit of a special Amazon palm tree."

And so it goes. "Celebrities use Acai!" scream the headlines so we all think taking massive doses of this benign little berry will make us look like Branjelina. Not!

This incarnation of the "best diet food in the world" even has Oprah's own Dr. Oz hocking it all over the internet. I'm ashamed for us all, that we can be hoodwinked so easily and so often.

Losing weight is not a simple process (remember what happened to the most-high Oprah) and every BODY is different. Most of us don't get enough exercise and eat more than we need to eat. Some of us have legitimate health issues which contribute to our being overweight, but most of us are just pretending because the alternative is a lot of hard work.

I won't point you to any of the sites where you can get your free Acai Berry samples because if you want to, you'll find them everywhere on the internet and on television. I won't point you to the forums where people talk about how hard it was to get refunds of their money when the time ran out on the free trial. I'll just tell you to use your head and save your money to buy real fruits and vegetables to enjoy eating rather than popping a useless pill.