The contains of acai berries are, anthocyanins, fibre, omega 3 and 6, iron, vitamins A B1 B2 B3 C E and essential minerals. Anthocyanins is an antioxidant and the antioxidants are the main factor that neutralizes harmful electrons known as ‘free radicals’. Free radicals are unpaired electrons that do damage to the body, in the form of creating illnesses, premature ageing or disease.

Originally on the tribes of the amazon rainforest could reap the benefits of this berry. Because of the high omega contain, the acai perishes quickly, within a day.  With new advances in freeze drying fruits, the benefits of acai berries can be appreciated all over the world.

What are the Benefits?

Weight loss – This is a very popular reason why many people choose to take acai berries. The berries do not contain some magical formula that will burn fat but they do contain all of the supplements you need for your body to process fat better. When essential fatty acids, amino acids, phytosterols and antioxidants, which are found in acai, are combined together the body will function more efficiently than it has ever done before. Along with a sensible diet and exercise many people have found that acai berries are the missing link in their weight loss plans as they contain the essential ingredients that speed up your metabolism and create a very healthy body. Perfect conditions for fat to be burnt!

Increased Energy and Stamina – Antioxidants dramatically improve energy and stamina levels.

Strengthens immune system – I can vouch for this, I have been taking superfood supplements for a year now and haven’t had one cold yet! The antioxidants maintain the immune system so when you do catch a cold, your reserve energy and immune levels can fight off the nasty bug in no time at all.

Cancer Prevention – There has been studies that proves acai berries can help prevent cancer as antioxidants are well known for there cell strengthening properties. There is a direct link between acai berries and them reducing the proliferation of cancerous cells. This link also relates to arthritis, alzheimers, atherosclerosis and diabetes.

Heart Disease – It is well proven that omega 3 and 6 help fight heart disease by helping to regulate the levels between good and bad cholesterol. The essential fatty acids from acai berries help with the efficiency of absorption of vitamins A E D and K.

Digestion – Fibre is an essential nutrient that helps the digestive system run properly and specifically in acai berries there is a phytochemicals that specifically reduce cholesterol absorption in the intestines by up to 15%. Great for long term health of your colon and if that isn’t enough, the enzymes present help regulate acid reflux.

As well as all listed above, other proven benefits are: Helps with sleep problems, improves concentration, helps with eye strain and eye sight.

Where can I get Acai Berries?

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Advanced exercises concentrate more on your core muscles and implementing compound, free weight exercises, that require your trunk to stabilize your body. Not only will this define your stomach muscles like never before, but it also does wonders for your metabolism, helping you to burn of fat quicker.

Here are three examples of advanced love handle exercises to get started on. These exercises are not suitable for doing at home:

Squats – Many advanced personal trainers consider squats to be the most important exercise of all. For those of you who do not know what a squat is, you put your feet shoulder width apart, lower your body down by bending at the knees and hips. Keeping your back as straight as possible and keeping the weight in your heels. You lower yourself down as far as possible, then push through your heels to get back into a standing position. Squats are hard to get the hang of, so it is important that you research the movement properly before you perform one. Once you have got the correct technique, you can then start to introduce squatting with weights. Squats are great because they work the whole of your body, especially the stomach region once weights are incorporated into the movement. The core muscles are taught to stabilize and you will feel a pull on your abdominal muscles if perform correctly.

Decline sit up with weight- This exercise is just a more advanced version of the sit up, but a lot more affective. In your gym there should be a declined sit up bench and some weights. To start off with you may wish to not use the weight and just get used to doing decline sit ups. Once you start to find this easy, add some weights to the exercise.

Dead lifts – Although dead lifts are primarily for your back muscles, you still need a very strong core to perform them. Any exercise that needs a strong core, will help you tone up your mid section and get rid of you love handles. Dead lifts can cause muscle ache if perform incorrectly, so it is best if you get an experienced person to show you how to do these correctly and safely.

All the above exercises have no limits on how heavy you should have the weights as you are performing the exercise. The best thing you can do is to start of lightly until you have the correct technique and slowly build yourself up to lifting heavy. The heavier you lift, the better the results will be. This is the great thing about incorporating weights in to love handle exercises, you can keep pushing yourself so you will constantly be getting great results.

Weight lifting is also much more effective at burning fat than any other exercise, as it speeds up your metabolism. With a fast working metabolism that excess love handle fat will be off in no time.