It’s been awhile that i have made a review about Acai Berry as a food supplement.  But it’s only now that i tried to check more on what’s really Acai.

According to wikipedia, Acai Berry grows from an Acai Palm and grows in abundance Central and South America floodplains and swamps.  The stem and the fruit are the ones considered edible and very beneficial to our health as proven antioxidant according to its nutritional value as follows:

Most of the research to date on açaí has focused on a particular freeze-dried form referred to as Opti-açaí. This powder preparation of freeze-dried açaí fruit pulp and skin was reported to contain (per 100 g of extract) 533.9 calories, 52.2 g carbohydrates, 8.1 g protein, and 32.5 g total fat. The carbohydrate portion included 44.2 g of fiber.^[2] The powder was also shown to contain (per 100 g): negligible vitamin C, 260 mg calcium, 4.4 mg iron, and 1002 U vitamin A, as well as aspartic acid and glutamic acid; the amino acid content was 7.59% of total dry weight.

Açaí has an exceptional content of fats, including oleic acid (56.2% of total), palmitic acid (24.1% of total), and linoleic acid (12.5% of total),^[2] and also contains a high amount of beta-sitosterol (78-91% of total sterols).^[2][3] These oil compartments in açaí fruit harbor dense contents of polyphenols such as procyanidin oligmers and vanillic acid, syringic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid, and ferulic acid which were shown to degrade substantially during storage or exposure to heat.^[4]

– Source – Wikipedia/Acai Berry

One more thing interesting about this is that Acai Juice or the Berry can be a very good supplement if one would like to shed excess pounds. Read more about it at Acai Diet Info. I checked on their availabaility in my country, it’s negative but i can feel it would be good for me.

AMPALAYA SALAD

Ingredients:

1 pc fresh ampalay

2 pcs small red onions (thinly diced)

2 pcs red tomatoes (diced)

1 stalk spring onions (chopped)

1 inch finger sized ginger (thinly cubed)

2 pcs green lemon or (2 tbs vinegar)

salt to taste.

How to do:

1. Mixed all the ingredients except the spring onions.  Season with salt.

2. Transfer in a serving dish and topped with spring onion leaves.

2. Serve with newly cooked “hot” rice.

We often do this at home now.  We are trying to eat healthy.

Not just any coffee but a vegetarian coffee.  The promotion says it’s good for the body, so am into one for a try.  It costs P180.00 per pack.  Am going to post tonight the main ingredients of it.  They call it vegetarian coffee and the taste? it’s more like soy coffee.

I love the smell of coffee especially in a cold morning.  I can remember that when i was a child, i look forward to the fragrant of it because my father was a coffee drinker.  Maybe if coffee costs just like a bar of candy then possibly we could have been coffee drinker for life.   Am glad it’s not or else i would not live without a coffee to keep my blood runnin normally.

When i was in China, i had the chance to live a life as a “coffee drinker.”  It was just a chance for i know it would not be a lifetime habit.  Coffee was a like a piece of cake for me 3 to 4 times  a day.  Coffee is the liquid that warms my cold tummy especially in winter mornings.

My mom said, coffee is not good, and can be bad for health.  Well, i know, so i made this as my way of making up coffee:

- i always use a big mug. a cup is not enough. lol! but if no mug, a cup will do for the following formula:

- 1/2 teaspoon coffee

- 1 table spoon creamer

- 1/4 cup fresh milk (always)

I don’t drink coffee without milk.  So milk should always be present inside the ref or else i will pass drinking coffee until i will buy one.  And usually for a mug, a regular mug, i only put half cup water and fill it half with milk. sounds healthy huh?

Back here at home, where we have kids at home, i stopped drinking coffee (live by example).  I though craved it sometimes but i better drink it somewhere outside than inside my home.

So, how’s your coffee lifetyle?  Do you think it does you good or the opposite?

Your brain.
Alcohol, even in small amounts, causes irreparable damage to brain cells; some die and others are altered. (this really sounds scary. so i better let go of my that social drinking session that happens even once in a blue moon)

Your heart.
Alcohol incrases the risk of hypertension, stroke, and damage to the heart muscle.

Your lungs.
Alcohol dperesses respiratory functions.

Your reproductive system.
In men, alcohol can damage cells in the testes, causing impotence, sterility, and possibly enlarged breasts.  In women, alcohol can cause irregular menstrual cycles and malfunctioning of the ovaries.  Alcohol has been also linked to birth defects in infants and to fetal alcohol syndrome.

Your liver.
Because your liver must filter alcohol from the blood, alcohol affects it more than any other organ of your body:

• Excess calories in alcohol are stored as fat int he liver.
• Functioning liver cells die from alcoholic poisoning.
• Scar tissue replaces dead cells, causing cirrhosis.

Your immune system.
Alcohol weakens the body’s defence against infection and breast cancer.

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am gonna show this article to my sister.  because i remember long time ago we fought one time she was drunk.  then when she was sober, i told her about the bad effects of alcohol in our body and she truly knew that, then she answered me, “all those bad stuff can just be read in books but won’t happen real.”  i was really angry that time. hehehee

Yeah i am. And even petty things i worry about.  Accoding to Prevention mag:

Anxiety is Destiny – Deadline loon; you stay calm as co workers lose it.  Thank your DNA: genes dictate houw much stress hormone your body releases when teh going gets rought, say scientists at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine.

I agree.  Do you know the adrenaline rush?  When our stress is high and our brain is sending warning signals to our whole system?  Then there’s the adrenaline rush.  But for some, although the house in on fire, they are still relaxed.  That’s because we don’t have the same genes.

In the first human study of chocolate’s effect on blood vessel walls, researchers found those who ate flavonoid-rich  bars had improve artery stretch-ability- important for the heart health.  Make this chill-chaser using dark chocolate with guaranteed levels of flavonoids, which are lacking in cocoa mixes.  Fill a mug with 1% milk and microwave on medium for abut 1 minute.  Stir in two Dove Park Promises candies.  Garnish witha  dash of nutmeg and cinnamon stick.

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Hmmm sounds like a nice drink for a very cold winter day.    I can remember when this news of choc being good for the heart, some people ate more than what is required that they ended up gaining more weight and sick with diabetis.

I am no chocolate candies eater but i love to keep them for give aways.  Am a choc cake lover.  :)

The most popular beverage in China is tea. Tea is said to have many curative effects, from improving eyesight and preventing tooth decay to helping reduce weight. Below are the names of the basic teas in China.

Green Tea: an unfermented tea with a clear taste and dark green color. The most famous green tea is West Lake Dragon Well Tea (xihu longjingcha) produced in Hangzhou. It is know for the delicate teaste.

Black Tea: a fermented tea with a fruit fragrance and mellow taste. A famous black tea is Keemun Tea (qihong) produced in Qimen, Anhui province. It has a sweet aftertaste.

Oolong tea: a semi-fermented tea produced in Fujian and Taiwan. A famous oolong tea is Iron Goddess of Mercy Tea (tieguan yin cha) which has a sweet aroma and concentrated taste.

Scented Tea: a tea produced by smoke-processing tea leaves with flower petals. Jasmine Tea (molihuacha) is popular for its clear taste and jasmine fragrance.

Brick Tea: tea that is pressed innto the shape of a brick, or other shape, after the tea leaves have been steamed. Easy to carry and store, this tea has a strong taste and can dissolve fat. It is an indispensable beverage for natinoalities that eat a lot of meat.

source: pocket interpreter

Having lived there for 3 years the tea i often drank which is the green tea. It is wht they serve you when you visit a home or when you eat at a restaurant (big or small). Jasmine has the sweetest fragrance of all the teas. Though they are nice to drink but i get dizzy when I go inside a tea shop because of it’s different smell.

before i hit the bed, let me leave you this wonderful quotation:

To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life. – William Londen

Great week-end to everyone!