The first and foremost important factor in the acai berry is the phytochemicals. They’re the chemicals that allow certain fruits and plants to survive in even the most harsh environments, bad climate or even insect infestations. These compounds are the ones that, when consumed by humans, provide all the protection of the antioxidants. The antioxidants found in the acai due to the phytochemicals that it contains. Studies are also showing that due to this inclusion of antioxidants, the acai berry seems to have cancer fighting properties. Along with that, it has been proven to help anti-aging and cardiovascular disease.

Acai berries have been known for generations by certain tribes in Brazil. It has been harvested and dispersed between tribes and all around Brazil for centuries. However, it has only been recently that people outside of Brazil have realized what the acai berry is and how beneficial is has been for the tribes and the potential it has for all different kinds of people around the world.

People familiar with the acai berry’s benefits know most of the basics. It boosts energy and maintains stamina. It’s also been proven to have Viagra-like effects. The many antioxidants it contains improves digestion, mental function, maintains the circulatory and cardiovascular system as well as providing all essential vitamins. However, most people are already aware of these benefits. It’s the ones that are not as well known that most people have a hard time understanding and therefore they’re considered ‘hidden’ secrets of the acai.

Anthocyanins are the most potent of the antioxidants found in acai. One of the most popular examples for them is the “French Paradox”. Their high fat diets and consumption of a lot of alcohol, mostly red wine, and other uncommon unhealthy lifestyles couples with a very low death rate for cardiovascular disease than most of the other populations in the world today. The main reason for this is actually the red wine that they drink. The grapes wine is made from contains a very high level of antioxidants, mostly anthocyanins. This appears to have an effect on their fatty diet and smoking habits. It has also been proven to halt, reverse and improve the ailments of those suffering from age related diseases. Anthocyanins have a unique chemical structure that makes it as much as 8 times more potent than Vitamin C. That is, though, in a glass of red wine. In a volume to volume comparison, acai contains 3.5 the amount of anthocyanins than wine. The main protective properties of anthocyanins are inflammation and collagen. They neutralize enzymes that damage connective tissue. They also repair damaged proteins in the blood vessel walls.

Among many other helpful properties that anthocyanins contain, such as protecting against neurological diseases, being a powerhouse against arteriosclerosis, fighting diabetes and much more. Anthocyanins are one of the most potent chemicals found in acai berries. Alongside the phytochemicals, these two ‘hidden secrets’ of the acai berry makes it one of the most effective health foods now available.

Of course not everyone can hold this statement as the truth. Acai affects different people in different ways. As not everyone’s situation is the same, it might take different dosages to get things going the way you like.

But how does it work? First off, you must know that acai gives you strength and energy naturally as well. So if something in the bedroom just isn’t going right because you get tired too quickly, acai can help with that as well. Is it just this boost of energy and strength that causes sex to become so much better? It is possible. However, the Amazon locals and natives swear by the acai, saying it has something in it that increases the sex drive and even improves the mental state, making thinking clearer. This belief hasn’t yet been completely tested, but with the other benefits, acai has been proven to be exceptional in a lot of areas that most other superfoods haven’t. The likelihood that it does indeed increase the sex drive is pretty high.

Many people who have traveled to and around Brazil, they inevitably noticed that the talk of many of the men to hang around the bars and markets that sell acai was mostly about how, if drinking the acai juice, their sex lives have increased marginally since consuming the drink. There have been reports of acai drinker’s sex life becoming more fulfilling.

The nutritional breakdown of acai is exceptional. It has high levels of iron, calcium, antioxidants, fiber and carbohydrates. And of course the energy. A small 100g cup has almost 300 calories. Acai has become one of the top choices for not only people looking to boost energy and become more active, but it has even been known to help people have children. ‘Açaí is the main food staple of river communities in the Amazon estuary,’ says the agronomist Oscar Nogueira. Especially for those who are extremely poor, this berry has so many nutritional benefits it is able to provide much of the daily value requirements a person needs.

Belém is the main city in the Amazon estuary and world centre of acai. The city is well known for being defined by the fruit. The locals have a saying: ‘Who arrives here and stops, drinks acai and stays.’ In Belem, the acai juice is even more popular than milk. In fact, over 200,000 liters of it is drunk every single day around 1.3 million people.

Acai juice has many important factors that have helped many people across the world improve their sex lives through its benefits and available nutrients that occur naturally in the fruit juice.