 
 
|
| | |
|
ACAI SCAMS AND SCHEMES
We are not a Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) company!
So, what is all the fuss about over Acai on the internet? Why is it such a big deal? Why has this product been so over-promoted, maligned and praised?
INTERNET FRENZY
Our world gets smaller and smaller each day as access to information real or otherwise accelerates. The internet facilitates this access and spreads information at lightning speed. At times it is hard to know what is real and what is not. Overnight stores pop up on the internet selling or should I say creating the latest craze. Last year the Acai berry became an unsuspecting victim of this internet phenomenon.
OVER-PROMOTION
The internet and Multi-Level-Marketers played a pivotal role in the over-promotion of Acai. While this nearly esoteric fruit brought out of obscurity by a couple of dumb-lucked surfer dudes really has health benefiting properties the perpetrators of these extreme and questionable business plans greedily overstated the value of Acai. Both business plans spawn minions through affiliate sites and “independent distributors”. And just like the old game “Secret” where one person begins whispering a benign phrase into the ear of another and so on and so on until it reaches the end distorted and obtuse so do these affiliates and independent distributors zealously fuel their minions with dreams of riches and half truths about Acai.
THE MALINGERERS
Acai became somewhat maligned in 2009 through the half baked claims of miracle weight loss. Offers for “Acai diet pills” and “free offer trials” inundated the electronic market place like a tsunami. Both unsuspecting and careless consumers signed up in droves to get their “free” bottle of Acai miracle pills only to find out that they were trapped in recurring charges on their credit cards and that the pills were useless placebos. But, who could resist with the likes of Oprah and Dr. Oz, Matt Lauer, CBS News and others seemingly promoting the touted effects of these pills on these web sites? The truth of the matter is that the images and or likeness of all of these celebrities and organizations were plagiarized and misquoted. It turns out that the companies who developed this strategy to take advantage of Acai, celebrities and consumers were pursued by the law. Several states Attorneys General went after these unscrupulous firms requiring them to be forthcoming with the details of their programs and shuttered many of them through large financial judgments.
PRAISE THE BERRY
So how is it then that this Acai berry is still growing in popularity? Are people really praising it? I think the answer to the first question is that because the Acai berry has legitimate health benefits. And that is the answer to the second question as well. Acai has been used for centuries along the Amazon River basin. There is even a legend about the Acai berry that originated with the tribes of this region. It has been used as a food staple in the diets of these individuals for centuries. The berries are collected and used in everyday cooking. It has a nutritional profile that adds important elements such as fiber, antioxidants, omega 6 & 9, B vitamins and other health promoting components. The people of this region thrive on the Acai. Studies of groups of individuals who eat Acai on a regular basis compare to those who do not show that those who use Acai have higher levels of HDL the good cholesterol and lower levels of the bad cholesterol LDL. They also were found to be free of heart disease and had healthier hearts. Acai also helps to strengthen the immune system and improve both skin and hair health.
Dr. Tim says “I want the US and even the global consumer to be able to enjoy the real taste of Acai in a delicious ready to drink format and reap the health benefits as well”. Science is catching up to Acai as well with new article published monthly validating its’ health benefits.
The realistic praises and benefits of Acai seem to be stabilizing the presence and reputation of the berry. Acai is more readily available and used more widely today than it was even a year ago. It is finding its way into the diets of hundreds of thousands as a daily supplement. It is proving itself to be the real deal by improving the health of its users. It has survived a most curious course to popularity and is here to stay. And even still it is important to buy the juice brand that delivers real Acai, real quality and real taste as found in our Dr. Tim’s Brazilian Acai. So, what are you waiting for? Get some today and try it for yourself.
“Thanks Dr. Tim. I am a physician in OK and I can find fault with almost every supplement, but you seem to have anticipated all of the concerns that physicians have with most other products - bioavailability, 85% or better on the content, certificates of analysis for all of your products, and you seem to have addressed the processing issues that most doctors are concerned about since many of these ingredients come from third world countries many of which have questionable quality control measures in countries that have alot of public sanitation problems as well. I also like the fact that you did not use any common foods that show up on blood tests for food sensitivities - most people put blueberries, rice, and drying agents such as maltodextrin and fructose and those kinds of sweeteners in their products, but you will rarely find grapes and apples and black cherries and cranberries showing up on those tests. I also like the fact that you use juices which do not require any drying agents such as maltodextrin and tapioca aka manioc root when they are spray-dried prior to encapsulation and other tableting agents such as calcium and magnesium stearate so I think I am going to like your products - I always got good results with Tahitian noni but it was a multi level marketing company and the other noni juices on the market did not seem to work as good. Anyway, congratulations! “ J.H.
| |
| | |
|
|