Acai Berry: Miracle Diet Product or a Scam?

As part of a new series: "Diet Trends: A look at America's Top Diets" we examine consumer tips for dieting during a recession

Rebecca investigates the top diet trends of 2009 to find out for herself if these new diets work.

Y ou probably have seen at least one internet ad or weight loss blog talking about how great the Acai Berry Diet is, but have you seen any real evidence to support the claims of weight loss? And, do you really think that people are losing weight with this so called Super Food?

The ads for Acai Berry's weight loss products are everywhere, and just about everyone seems to be creating a blog telling us how much weight they lost while on the diet. So, I decided to do my own test to find out if this super food really does work.

I began by looking into the various offers. For the most part they all promised the same thing: weight loss, higher energy, and in some cases, even improved intimacy. The similarities made it difficult in the beginning to choose between all the different products. But after a little extra digging, one product in particular stood above the rest - a product called Acai Ultimate.

Just like all the other Acai Berry offers this offer included a Free Trial*, but it was one of the few offers that did NOT try and add-on additional hidden offers. The Acai Ultimate product also promised the highest grade Acai powder available, so that also factored into the decision to choose this particular product. It was important for me to test the purest product, so that I would potentially see the best results.

Acai Ultimate:

Lose Weight
Burn Fat While You Sleep
Cleans your Body of Toxins
Increase you Energy

I was a little skeptical, but I wanted to see for myself if the Acai Ultimate weight loss claims were true. Before I started the Acai Berry Diet Test I was told by a trusted physician that it would be best to use one of the Colon Cleansing products commonly associated with this diet. Colon cleansing helps to rid your body of toxins, so that any diet you try will have the maxium results.

Colon Cleansing:

Helps Eliminate Bad Toxins that have Built Up Over the Years
Removes 'Sludge' from the Walls of the Colon
Helps Get Rid of Gas and Bloating
Helps to Regulate Metabolism

"Like most physicians, I have really been quite impressed with the health benefits associated with the Acai Berry diet. But, because most Americans have such high-fat diets I highly recommend that anyone considering this diet use a Colon Cleansing supplement before they start any Acai Berry Diet."

Upon reading this, I added the Colon Cleanse supplement to my test. Again, I choose this colon cleans product based on the fact that it was not associated with any add-on type offers and also because it had a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

Within just a few days after I placed the orders I received the Free Trial* offers for both Acai Ultimate and Advanced Cleanse.

My Test: 4 Week Acai Berry Diet: Acai Ultimate + Advanced Cleanse

Step 1: Take one Acai Ultimate per day use Coupon Code - ACAISHIP - for $3.99 shipping.

Step 2: Take one Advanced Cleanse pill per day use Coupon Code - CLEAN - for $0.99 shipping.

My Results Journal:

Week One: "After one week with the diet I was surprised to say that I started seeing some startling results. My energy level seemed to steadilyy climb each day during this first week, and surprisingly I also noticed that my appetite was subsiding every day. I truly ended the week feeling great, and I really did not feel like I was doing much different other that taking the Acai Ultimate and Advanced Cleanse pills each day. But, the real test came when I jumped on the scale at the end of the week. I got another surprise. I LOST 9 pounds! I was completely surprised, and less than 140 lbs for the first time in years."

Week Two: "Beginning week two I did not know what to think. I definitely started the week off with a ton more energy than I did in week one. I noticed that my sleep schedule started to become more regular, and I wasn't waking up in the middle of the night like I have been doing for months. I could not tell if I was 'burning fat in my sleep' -- all I know is that I was sleeping great during week two of the diet. The second week seemed to fly by, too, and again it was time to hop on the scale. Like I said, I was skeptical this second week. But I still managed to lose another 7 pounds."

Week Three: "At the start of week three I could not really notice any energy increases, but I also did not notice any energy decreases either. In past diets I would seem to lose motivation, but this was different. The diet was actually working. I continued to make the Acai Ultimate and Colon Cleanse part of my daily routine and just seem to go on with life as normal. Every week I seemed to be noticing something different, and this week I started noticing that my skin looked better than it had in years. I did a little more research and found that the antioxidants and vitamin components in the Acai Berry has the added benefit of helping improve your skin's health. At this point I might actually agree that this could truly be a 'Super Food'. And, after losing another 7 pounds I think I was truly convinced."

Week Four: "With the start of week four I can say that any skepticism that I had was long gone. Within the first three weeks I had LOST 23 pounds, seen an increase in my energy level, was sleeping like a baby, and truly just felt healthy. No wonder why people are writing all of these diet blogs. Acai Berry diets work!

"I not only found products that gave me results better than I would have expected, but after researching online I discovered that these companies are desperate for new customers in this recession and are currently handing out free trials* of their products."

The truth is that people are really finding real success with the Acai Berry diet. People all over the world have enjoyed the health benefits and antioxidants from this little purple berry from the Amazon rain forest for hundreds of years. But, because this berry is now so popular in the United States some people are having a tough time getting the purest Acai Berry products.

Like me you might be a little skeptical about trying the Acai Berry diet for yourself, but the results are real.

Step 1: Take one Acai Ultimate per day use Coupon Code - ACAISHIP - for $3.99 shipping.

Step 2: Take one Advanced Cleanse pill per day use Coupon Code - CLEAN - for $0.99 shipping.

Would you like to share a consumer tip for next week? If so, please send us an e-mail.

Rebecca and the News9 team recently put the Acai Diet to the test. We spent four weeks testing the effects of America's Newest Superfood to see for ourselves what this diet was all about. And the results were surprising.

The benefits of the Acai berry diet beat all of our initial skepticism. We found the diet not only helped with weight loss, but it seemed to boost energy levels and help our participants sleep better and wake up feeling more rested.

Step 1:

First get Acai Ultimate: use Coupon Code - ACAISHIP - for $3.99 shipping.

Step 2:

Then get Advanced Cleanse pill per day use Coupon Code - CLEAN - for $0.99 shipping.

*This is key. Use both for results like Rebecca

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Read Responses For: "Diet Trends: A look at America's Top Diets" - Rebecca Rivers Report

Diane says:9:50 AM Jun 11 2009

Just saw this. How lucky is she to have found this opportunity!?!?! Thank you for sharing this tip! I just ordered both products.

Marco says:6:33 PM Jun 10 2009

I saw you on this report, and the timing of this couldn't be better, I'm getting married next month and have been concerned about getting into my wedding dress. thanks for the tip!

Mikey says:8:54 PM Jun 09 2009

Thanks for the info, just started mine.

Stephen says:2:24 PM Jun 09 2009

I've been seeing Acai Diets all over. And finaly started my diet too.I'm seeing similar results, thanks Rebecca!

Rebecca says:3:16 PM Jun 08 2009

Yay! glad to see it's helped and that my story is getting out there! good luck!

Davis says:6:05 PM Jun 06 2009

This is amazing! I wish I knew about this before my trip to Mexico, glad i found out though!

Damo says:09:15 AM Jun 05 2009

I think this is what diet my wife is using, but I am going to order the trials for her anyway. She looks great

Thomas says:3:38 PM Jun 04 2009

Hey Rebecca, i just signed up and added you to my Twitter, cant wait to share my progress. thanks again, Amy xoxoxo

Wanda says:11:45 AM Jun 04 2009

I am really at my wits end with my last diet. I thought I couldn't do it anymore, but this sounds like it could be worthwhile.

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