Online Stores:
The internet is infected with all kinds of Acai Scams and crappy products and it is VERY difficult to know who to trust. One solution is to check with the BBB (Better Business Bureau). They keep reports on companies, so if a site has been ripping people off, there will be a report with them (unless they are new). You can save yourself a lot of trouble by going to the BBB Certified Acai Berry Store.

Supermarkets
Most Whole Foods stores carry Genesis brand Acai Juice, which is ok, but at $40 for a 32 oz bottle of the Juice is really expensive. They also sometimes have the Sambazon frozen Acai pulp, which is a good product. They sometime have Sambazon brand pills which are very good, but by far the most expensive at $15 for just 30 pills. Lastly they usually have the Sambazon “acai juice” but it is really just apple, grape and other juices with a little acai, and doesn’t even taste good.

Safeway and more mainstream supermarkets now carry the Bossa Nova brand juice which tastes very good, and is more than 60% acai (although reconstituted) , so is our favorite supermarket brand. But it is also a little expensive at $3.99 since it is only 6 ounces. They also sometimes have the Sambazon brand juice referenced above. All other juices found in supermarkets are overprocessed, watered down mixes of less expensive juices. As for pills, we have not yet found a mainstream supermarket that sells freeze-dried acai pills. They are all crappy, heat processed extracts, simply because that is the cheapest to produce/sell and customers always buy the cheapest product without doing any research.

Pills, Powders, Juice, or ???
Whether you are interested in acai berry for dieting, or just for overall health, my favorite way get all the benefits of Acai is through the Acai Puree , which has more of the Omega fats and fiber and I think tastes great. The Acai Scoops (powder) is the second best as far as benefits, and by far, the most acai for your money. But for those on the go like myself a pill (or capsule) is the quick and easy way to take acai.

Some things to consider:

1. Is the product FREEZE-DRIED Acai? Acai has become so popular that many companies are pumping out products that are very low in quality. It is very important that the berries are freeze-dried. Other processes use heat to remove the water, which destroys the antioxidants and other nutritional benefits. For more info on processing the acai berries
2. Is the main ingredient actually Acai? Many products only contain a small amount of Acai, but claim to be “Acai juice”. While most Acai drinks will contain other fruits in the mixture, you must make sure that the main ingredient is actually Acai. If you’re not careful you could end up buying an overpriced bottle of grape juice. For more info on finding a quality Acai Juice.

When a product gets as popular as Acai has, you need to be careful that you don’t get ripped off, like the Acai Berry Scams mentioned above. This is why you must stick to trusted vendors like Acaiberrysite.com. The other suppliers of top quality Acai products are Acai Roots and Sambazon, although you will pay more and their product line is not as complete.

For Acai powders, pills, or capsules, it is very important to look for 100% freeze-dried Acai ONLY. For Acai Juice, it’s a little more tricky. You want as high a concentration of the acai berries in the finished product. But even some of the top suppliers of Acai products mix their Acai with other juices. For detailed info about how to find top quality Acai supplements and Acai Juice.

Back in the summer of 2008 Dr Oz went on the Oprah show and raved about acai berry . People really took notice and the world started talking about acai , but I was already a fan. In January 2008 my divorce was finalized and I realized if I was going to have any success in the dating scene, I needed to lose the 35 extra pounds I had gained since graduating from medical school ( not to mention that it doesn’t inspire much confidence in patients when the doctor is so overweight ). So, I cut out most of the junk food and started running again, but my knees were giving me problems. Then a fellow doctor who is also a well known nutritional expert turned me on to AMAZON THUNDER ACAI JUICE. All the talk about antioxident this, omega 3 that, didn’t really mean much to me, but I decided to follow his advice and give it a try. I was actually a little surprised the following week to notice my knees WERE feeling better, so I kept taking the juice and increased the miles I was running.

Healthy is good, but weight loss is even better

At that point I was a fan of acai berry juice because of the anti-inflammatory properties, but I began to realize it also cut down the hunger and I was staying away from the snack machine in the mornings.

So I decided to step it up a notch, and started looking for some Acai Pills. After a LOT of research, I found acaiberrysite – ( Use my frequent buyer discount code ABD123 to GET 10% OFF! )
and started taking 2 of those in the afternoon. That pretty much killed the afternoon junk binging and brought me to dinner in good shape.

Success – Looking Good!

So now, with a good supply of juice and pills, I started taking 2 more pills in the evening, which did the trick to avoid the deadly late night snacking. Before I knew it, the pounds were coming off! Over 9 pounds the first month, and 13 the next. By then, I was only about 5 pounds over my target (what I weighed in College)! A long vacation put a few pounds back on, and I did the yo-yo thing for a while, but by the 4 month point I actually dipped below my target weight and have more or less been there ever since.

Anyways, here I am now at 165 pounds, feeling and looking great right? So if you know any cute 30 something females in the SF Bay area, shoot me an email – joe@acaiberrydietnow.com. If not, good luck to you all anyways, and drop a comment below to let everyone else know how you make out with your diet

If you have been the victim of a free trial scam, please report below the brand that ripped you off.
We forward this information to the FTC- so please help us identify the worst offenders.

“FREE TRIAL OFFERS” ARE NOT FREE!
They will charge your credit card $80 or more, sometimes within days of ordering, and often before you even receive the “free trial”. This is 4 times more than quality freeze-dried acai berry costs. AND, they send you crappy product which cost about 1/2 as much to produce.
YOU WILL BE SIGNED UP FOR A MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION
They say they just charge you for shipping. In reality, once they get your credit card number they will charge you. You don’t realize they have signed you up for a subscription because they bury it in the fine print in their terms and conditions.
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE CHARGES
There will either be noone to contact, or, when you call their customer service number to get return authorization you are put on hold and shuffled between different people until you give up. Don’t believe me? Before you purchase, call or email them and ask them to please stop sending the product. You will get the runaround.
IF THEY ARE OFFERING A FREE TRIAL, IT IS A SCAM – EVERY SINGLE ONE !
None of them make it clear you are signing a subscription, and we have not yet found one that makes it easy to cancel the subscription.

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