Acai and O.R.A.C
The most sought after super food with its utmost nutritional value for weight loss, staying young and healthy.

Antioxidants are any substances that prevent or slow the oxidation process. Keep in mind, free radicals cause oxidation - and antioxidants prevent oxidation. Antioxidants work by donating an electron to a free radical so it becomes a stable oxygen molecule. There are many different type of antioxidants such as enzymes, coenzymes, vitamins and sulfur containing compounds. Our body produces certain antioxidants to combat free radicals, but many of the necessary antioxidants must come from our diet. But, how are we to tell which foods or other natural substances offer us the best protection from the damaging effects of free radicals?

ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity)
Developed by USDA researchers at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, the ORAC scale measures the oxygen radical absorption capacity of different foods and natural substances. This is the most sensitive and reliable methods for measuring the antioxidant capacity.

Foods with a higher ORAC scale can provide higher antioxidant intake on a daily basis. It is discovered that a small group of "super foods" have up to twenty times the antioxidant power of other foods. It is recommended that we eat foods containing at least 3,000 ORAC units a day. In reality, 80% of the population is consuming less than 1,000 ORAC units a day. The USDA recommended "5-a-day" fruit and vegetable servings will give you an ORAC score of about 1,750 units.