Fitness in a pill, I think not!

What you see above is the Acai fruit in its natural state. There are a number of health claims (i.e. diet supplements) that state acai berry is the secret to their weight loss pill. This was worth a brief investigation since the only real way to lose weight is to get fit and stay fit, this means staying active.

AcaiBerry Pure contains caffeine as the second most prevalent ingredient in the supplement after green tea extract. The suggested use is to take one capsule twenty minutes before breakfast and lunch. The warning label states, recommended usage is equivalent to 3 cups of coffee.

Caffeine is what people use to accelerate their heart rate, a stimulant. When your heart is beating fast and your sympathetic nervous system is in overdrive, eating is probably the last thing your body wants to do. I can say I don't really see a real difference in this and any of the other diet pills out there. The goal of getting your systems so fired up that your forget about eating breakfast and lunch, the two most important meals of the day, is pretty much the same. If you are looking to skip a meal, skip dinner, it should be your lightest meal of the day anyways.

This product contains about 8 % Acai extract, which in my mind makes no sense to name a product after an ingredient that barely exist in the product, but I suppose that would be too much like right to name it what it really is, a stimulant.

If you ever want real Acai, take a trip to Jamaica and find a place that serves Acai and salt fish, Delicious!!!

Quote of the Week

"I think a healthy lifestyle is really important. We're meant to be active and strong. We're not meant to be sedentary creatures who kind of sit at a desk all day." "It's so important to walk home or just take a bike ride because it's how you're connected to your body. It keeps all kinds of health problems at bay."

- Gwenyth Paltrow (aka Pepper from Iron Man 2)

The Challenge

Find time to relax, take a load off and enjoy the beauty around you. Everyday find something that you consider to be beautiful. Relax and enjoy being in the same space with beauty.

The Gift

Mango Tango

• 1 cup of frozen mango chunks
• 1 tablespoon of wheatgrass powder
• 1 teaspoon of spirulina powder
• 1 ripe banana
• Hemp milk to desired thickness

Makes for a nice pick me up smoothie.

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