Acai Berry for Cancer Prevention
Acai Berry for Good Health
Prevention is better than cure. Modern medicine researchers are now concentrating on chemicals or nutritional based products to prevent the modern day killers like Cancer, auto immune disorders, Diabetes, Obesity etc. In this way of research, they have found some of the fruits have a rich combination of anti oxidants and chemicals which are very effective in preventing the pathogenesis or at least arrest the progress of the diseases or prevent the complications of so called ‘Modern day disorders or Life style disorders’
Acai berry is one among the herbal nutritional food supplements accepted by both traditional and modern researchers for the efficacy for prevention of life style disorders and helping the human body to reduce the spreading of the actual disease. Even though this subject still under the debate many doctors advises Acai berry based products as diet supplement it does not cause any side effects or drug interactive side effects.
What is Acai berry?
Acai berry is palm fruit native to central and South America, Brazil and Peru. This is cultivated across world now for commercial uses. It is slender palm tree grows up to 15-30 meters. Fruits of Acai tree are a small round purple shaped one, looks almost like grape.
In 2004, Acai berry became famous as a weight loss recipe. Even today most of the weight loss pills have Acai extracts as one of the primary ingredient. As on date there is no clinical study, shown positive effects on prevention and claimed reversing effects of Diabetes and other chronic illnesses.
What Acai experts say about the efficacy?
Cancer is a cellular malfunction. Acai berry works at the cellular level to treat and cure cancer. It helps prevent proliferation of cancer cell by preventing cell mitosis. The sooner a cancer is detected, the greater are its chances of remission.
Acai Berry helps fight the cancer in the following ways:
(A) By its anti carcinogenic agent – Acai Berry juice contains 150 neutraceutical chemicals. Among them five have been shown to fight cancer.
a. Polysaccharides – Polysaccharides are found abundant in Acai Berry. Polysaccharides block the adhesion of mutated cells to other cells, thus stopping metastasis. Blocking the adhesion of mutated cells to new cell depends on the density of the polysaccharides sulphate groups, their molecular weight, and their carbohydrate structure.
b. Anthraquinones- Damnacanthal, an anthraquinone, inhibits the growth of malignant cells. Alizarin, another anthraquinone, blocks the blood circulation to the malignant tumors, thus preventing its growth. Anthraquinone reduces the cytochrome c (a hem-protein whose main function is electron transport using the hem prosthetic group. It act as a cancer causing agent in the body) inside the body without causing the formation of any new free radicals. (Source – from the research study conducted by group of scientist in Japan 1990)
c. Epigollocatechin gallate (EGCg)- EGCg is a polyphenolic flavonoid antioxidant found in abundant in Acai Berry. EGCg prevent the growth of malignant cells and so induce apoptosis. The enzyme NOX is active in the cancer cell all the time. In a normal cell, the NOX is activated only during the cell division in response to growth hormone signal. The EGCg interferes with the tumor associated activity of NOX. (Source – from the research study on Acai juice)
d. Terpenes compound – Terpenes help in preventing the proliferation of malignant cells and induce apoptosis. Limonene, a cyclic terpene, has been found to prevent carcinoma of mammary, liver, and lungs, and also found effective in treating leukemia. Beta carotene, another terpene, helps to stimulate thymus gland to secrete more T- cells that destroy the carcinoma cells. Ursolic acid, a pentacyclic triterpenoid, has anti-carcinogenic effect, both externally and internally. It is known to prevent the growth of cancerous cell and to induce apoptosis. (Source- research conducted by the National Cancer Institute, Finland)
e. Proxeronine – Dr.Heinicke’s theory suggests that xeronine (conversion from proxeronine by the enzyme proxeroninase) combines with various bio chemicals and building blocks i.e. hormones, proteins, enzymes, serotonins, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants at intracellular level. The Golgi apparatus and reticulo-endothelium then assemble the necessary compounds into a specific ‘package’. This ‘package’ is sent from healthy cells to deranged cells to help in regeneration or rebuilding the damaged cells.
f. By modulating the immune process of the body – Acai helps to modulate the production, activity, and effectiveness of some immune system agents. These are
a. Nitric oxide – Nitric oxide, produced by activated macrophages, plays a role in the host protection against pathogen as well as malignant tumor. Acai juice increases the body’s biosynthesis of nitric oxide.
b. Interleukin- Acai modulates the production, activity, and effectiveness of interleukin-2 that enhances the production of B-cell antibodies and also the cyto-toxicity character of Natural Killer (NK) cells.
c. Interferon-y: Acai modulates the production and activity of interferon-y that helps in the activation of macrophages and the over all process of cell mediated immunity. (Source- Dr. Hirajumi report)
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF): Tumor necrosis factor from various macrophages destroys the malignant cells. Acai modulates the production and activity of TNF from the macrophages.
Lipopolysachrides (LPS) The LPS in serum stimulate the body’s immune process to eliminate any pathogens. Acai Berry Juice helps modulate the production of LPS in serum thus increasing the immune process of the body.
Natural killer cells (NK cells) – Acai Berry helps modulate the production of NK cells that destroys the malignant cells.
Thus it is claimed to be effective for preventing Cancer and all kinds of Auto immune disorders.
Approved scientific researches so far
The following are the successfully and approved researches conducted so far in Acai Berry
a. Chemically extracted poly phenolic-rich fractions from Acai Berry were reported to reduce the proliferation of HL-60 (experimental leukemia) cells in vitro
b. In a study of rats fed a high cholesterol diet, supplemental feeding with dry Acai pulp reduced blood levels of total and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and superoxide dismutase activity
Conclusion
Acai berry has several health benefits such improving mental clarity, promotes sound sleep, supplies the body with vital vitamins, cleanse and detoxifies the body of toxins that are infectious, builds the immune system, enhances sexual desire and performance, help in fighting cancerous cell, reduces the aging process, it alleviates the complications of diabetes, helps it normalizing and regulating the cholesterol levels, helps in proper functioning of the heart, reduces inflammation, increases circulation as well as improves vision.
Acai berry has omega fat unlike saturated fats that is common with fast foods, it also contains amino acid, protein, Vitamin A, B1 and E and electrolytes that is why it is becoming a miracle drink today. As, more consumers are finding out the benefits of Acai berry today so also are researchers amazed at the health benefits of the this small fruits. Also Acai berry fruits have been found to have no side effects, therefore taking Acai berry just should not cause any health concern, since researcher have not been able to come up with any side effect caused by the fruits, it is very safe to use, though further research is being carried out on this wonder fruit of nature.
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