I’m always eager to try new things, especially when those things offer to slow the physical effects of aging. It was with some anticipation, then, that I opened my first bottle of acai juice after seeing it praised so highly by Oprah and in the New York Times. Such high praise isn’t usually without warrant, I thought.

From my first taste I knew that the acai juice I held in my hand was good stuff. Not only does it taste healthy, it smells gorgeous too. Even if the promised health benefits weren’t so great I would probably carry on drinking it just for fun!

I am told that the acai juice I am drinking now — even as I type — comes from berries that are harvested in the Amazon basin in Brazil. The people that harvest the crop for my acai juice actually eat a lot of these little berries: reports state that it makes up 42% of their diet by weight! Wow!

I looked up some of the reasons why acai juice is so good for you and to be honest I was a little confused. I know that it provides some of the amino acids and anti oxidants that the body needs, though, and that sounds good enough for me.