If you have spent anytime online you have no doubt noticed that are about 100 different Acai berry supplements on the market. In addition, every company claims to have the best Acai berry supplement in the world. So, how do you know which Acai berry supplements are the real deal and which ones you should avoid like the plague? You look very carefully at the label, for 9 words that you NEVER want to see on your Acai label.
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Arizona (AZ) is quickly becoming our favorite state. In June we reported how the Arizona Attorney General had reaches a settlement with the makers of Acai Pure for their deceptive “free trial” scams. Now Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is making it clear that Acai Scammers are not welcomed in his state!
“An Arizona company pushes “free trials” of acai berry products online and then repeatedly bills customers for stuff they didn’t order and don’t want, the Arizona Attorney General says. The attorney general says Nature’s Acai Berry hides its scam in “faded print” that mentions a bill of $85.91 and a monthly “membership” fee of $29.95.”
“Nature’s Acai Berry offers a “14-day risk-free” trial offer, allegedly for $1.99 plus shipping and handling, the state says in Maricopa County Court.
But the order button on its Web site conceals a “faded print stating that the ‘14-day trial offer’ began on the date of the order, and that unless the consumer canceled before 14 days passed by calling a toll free customer service number, that the consumer would be charged $85.91 … and would receive a new shipment … 30 days after their trial order date,” Attorney General Terry Goddard in says.”
But the state says that many people who order the “14-day risk-free trial offer” do not get anything within two weeks, and when they try to cancel by calling customer service they face “excessive hold times, disconnections, and customer service reps who say their cancellations cannot be processed because “‘the computers were down.’”
Customers who were led to believe they had canceled found their credit cards were billed anyway, Goddard says.
I have no idea. Even with all the recent legal action taken acai scam companies, it is amazing that they continue to try to pull all their dirty tricks. Well, let’s look at the positive and applaud the Arizona Attorney General for doing the right thing and protecting the rights of their citizens - they are seeking refunds and an injunction.
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We sure like to put the word “super” in front of anything in this industry. Superfoods, SuperFruits, SuperSize …whoops - that one is for the fast food industry! Around this time of year you hear a lot of talk about what will be the top SuperFood of 2010. Of course, that question would be easier to answer if we could all agree on a definition for superfoods.
Here is how Wikipedia defines a SuperFood -
Superfood is a term sometimes used to describe food with high phytonutrient content that may confer health benefits as a result.
That clears it all up, right? No, such a broad definition of SuperFood would make almost any fruit, by definition a SuperFood. When every fruit can fall into a definition, that definition loses any significance. If every fruit is a superfood or superfruit, what makes one fruit more super than the next???
They don’t! It is important to understand that there is no legal definition of SuperFoods or SuperFruits. There is no science to apply to a food and determine if it is a super food. As far as the FDA is concerned, all this talk about Superfoods is just marketing.
We do believe that Muscadine Grapes, Acai Berries and Resveratrol all have super nutritional profiles and some impressive health benefits. So, it seems fair to call these elite fruits SuperFoods - and almost everyone does. However, if you twist our arm and ask us what scientific formula we use to determine if a food makes it to SuperFood status - we have a one word answer - Oprah!
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There is no question that Resveratrol supplements are very popular. If you are new to Resveratrol, you can read our Special Report on Resveratrol, Learn about Resveratrol Health Benefits, See Resveratrol in the News and discover what goes into a Resveratrol Supplement.
The supplement industry would love for you to think that all resveratrol supplements are the same. If you are busy trying to find the best resveratrol supplement you are missing a more important question - do you even want Resveratrol in your Resveratrol Supplement? Yes, we are starting to sound a little like Yogi Berra here (one of our favorites - “Baseball is 90% mental — the other half is physical.”) - let’s explain…
Resveratrol actually has two parts to it - Trans-Resveratrol and Cis-Resveratrol…
While the components in Trans-Resveratrol and Cis-Resveratrol are the same, the structure and bonds are different. The science gets a little complicated, but research has consistently shown that only Trans-Resveratrol is stable and has positive health benefits.
Resveratrol is 50% Trans-Resveratrol and 50% Cis-Resveratrol. So take a look at these two labels -
While it may look like Label A is a better Resveratrol Supplement - it is not! Label A actually only has 175mg of Trans-Resveratrol (the other 175mg is Cis-Resveratrol). Label B is a much smarter choice with 198mg of Trans-Resveratrol.
Now you know the Secret - when shopping for Resveratrol Supplements, make sure you see 99% Trans-Resveratrol listed in the ingredients!
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