Amazon Thunder is the world's most powerful açai superfood! Learn about a superfood from the Amazon River rainforest that, fresh from the tree, provides over 30 times the amount of anthocyanins (antioxidants) as red wine and all the beneficial fatty acids of olive oil in one delicious, all-natural package. And this is just the beginning of this food’s health benefits. It’s almost impossible to over-do this food – which is certainly not the case with red wine or olive oil.

There’s no denying the health benefits of anthocyanins (antioxidants) and essential fatty acids. Both have proven to be powerful nutritional tools in the quest for good health. The cardiovascular benefits of anthocyanins are the most well known of all; studies show that they can help prevent blood clots, improve blood circulation, relax blood vessels and prevent artherosclerosis.1, 2 But scientists have also discovered that they possess powerful anti-viral and anti-allergenic properties.3 Some research even suggests that they can prevent cancer and encourage tumor cell death.4 Essential fatty enzymes have proven just as powerful. Oleic acid, a monounsaturated omega-9 acid, and linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated omega-6 acid, help lower unhealthy LDL and maintain healthy HDL levels. They also increase the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like vitamins A, E, D, and K, which are essential to good health. Research has even suggested that oleic acid may prevent against cancer and hypertension.5

Olive oil may be the best known of all sources of these nutrients, but it is certainly not the only one. It’s the pigment in red grapes that gives wine its anthocyanins – and that same pigment can also be found in other red and purple fruits and vegetables, such as blueberries, red cabbage, and purple sweet potatoes. Oleic acid is also present in pecans and seed oils, and linoleic acid is found in peanuts. But there is one food that delivers it all – plus other healthy nutrients like fiber, phytosterols, and vitamins C and E. For centuries, it’s been a staple for natives in Brazil, yet virtually unknown to anyone outside the region – until now. It’s called açaí (pronounced ah-sigh-EE), and it’s the fruit of a palm tree that grows in the rainforests of the Amazon – a tree Brazilians call ‘The Tree of Life’.

Discover the health secret of generations of Amazonian Indians

About 90 percent of the small, round açai fruit consists of açai’s hard, inedible pit – but that’s not a problem, because it’s the outside skin that holds the treasure. The dark purple skin is what contains the anthocyanins (anti-oxidants). he natives purée the skins, creating a treat that can be served warm, as a sauce, over fruit or grains, or frozen like a sorbet. They’ve been eating it for centuries, passing down recipes from generation to generation. (The natives have also passed down the story of how açaí was discovered.) Because fruit itself is perishable, its popularity never spread beyond the region.