If you haven’t yet heard of the Acai Berry (pronounced Ah-Sa-E) health craze, you surely are living under a rock. Sold as dietary supplement, a new kind of “super-fruit” and healthy antioxidant, the Acai Berry is now available in a multitude of forms – everything from pills, to juices, energy drinks & smoothie mixes, body detox cleanses, gummy candies to herbal teas – all made of natural extracts from the “Acai Palm”.

The Acai Berry fruit comes from Brazil, and has had a variety of traditional food uses, mostly for flavorings, but adding a significant protein to Brazilian diets.

A wide variety of claims have been made about the Acai berry, promising everything from weight loss, to enhanced energy and sexual performance. It’s even shown up in a variety of skin care treatments (yes, really – 100% Pure Organic Acai Berry Antioxidant Facial Cream), and the richness of “acai berry” is now a popular color in fashion. (seriously- Zappos has this
Elie Tahari – Michelle Dress in Acai Berry)

But what, if anything, can the Acai Berry do to help prevent breast cancer? Read on… (more…)