The Acai Berry And High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease And Cholesterol

So what can Acai do to improve our blood pressure and help us resist heart disease? About 1/2 of Americans die from heart disease, high blood pressure and/or stroke. Most people don't realize that nearly 80% of these deaths could be prevented by changing the toxic lifestyles, that are the root of these diseases.

When these diseases cluster together, they compromise the "Metabolic Syndrome," which is a dysfunction of energy-processing in our cells. this syndrome is triggered by poor cell communication or insulin resistance. Cell membranes throughout our body become more brittle and less responsive to insulin. This causes our cell membranes to "TOIL" and become Toxic, Oxidized, Inflamed and Lack in energy. Our body then becomes furtile ground for disease to take root. Poor diets lack the micronutrients necessary to maintain healthy cell membranes, like antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. These poor diets also lead to poor detoxification, which adds to increased Toxicity, Oxidation and Inflamation of the cell membranes.

In other words, hypertension, heart disease and strokes are all problems that start with the cell membranes lining our arteries. When cell membranes are experiencing TOILing, they put out messages leading to arterial spasms and high blood pressure; where we may develop angina or some heart muscle pain. The same thing may occur in arteries supplying the brain. Arterial walls and cholesterol become "sticky" due to oxidation, resulting from a lack of nutrients and antioxidants. Cholesterol then sticks to the endothelium just like velcro and leads to plaque formation and clot formation, restricting blood flow to the brain and heart.

The action of these antioxidants and micronutrients help heal TOILing cell membranes, particularly the arterial lining, thus improving our cell communication, metabolism and insulin function. Acai improves the Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) pathway of inflammation, making the arites less inflamed and oxidized. Homocysteine is an inflammatory, oxidating toxin produced by lack of nutrients and increasing the TOILing of the cell membranes. Acai contains strong antioxidants and micronutrients that decrease homocysteine.

All the nutrients in the Acai heal metabolism in cells, thus increasing the energy available for these cells to carry out their proper function. The micronutrients in Acai also improve detoxification pathways, thus eliminating xenobiotics that have been associated with heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure. Heavy metals, air pollution, chemicals, pesticides, radiation, etc, are all causing significant TOILing in our cells, particularly those cells lining our arteries.

By improving the health of our intestines, Acai increases the levels of Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA), which are indispensible to the health of cell membranes lining the arteries. SCFA's are only produced by benign intestinal organisms, or probiotics, which thrive when nourished by Acai and its high fiber content. Healthy intestinal organisms promote heart health and improve immune system function, thus lowering inflammatory markers. Acai also improves our cholesterol profile by healing insulin resistance issues in the liver, where cholesterol is processed.

Lastly, the high amino acid content of the Acai berry is also helpful in reducing the risk of heart disease. The amino acid, L-Arginine, has been found to be critical to maintain a healthy Nitric Oxide Synthase and lining of arteries. A lack of these amino acids have been associated with significant inflammation and oxidation of the cell membranes that line our arteries. Acai is also high in monounsaturated essential oils, fats and trace minerals, which are critical for cell membrane, insulin and areterial health.

The micronutrients in the Acai berry reduce cell membrane TOILing and improve energy in cells and cell communication; they alos reduce insulin resistance, improve detoxification and decrease clot formation. All these actions lead to better heart, brain and arterial health.

Information by Dr. Hugo Rodier

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