We all know that blueberries, blackberries, black currants, raspberries and Acai berries are good for our health because of the high levels of antioxidants.

Especially Acai has been marketed as being the strongest of them all. But there is actually one berry that contain more antioxidants than the others measured in ORAD units.

Where Acai reaches around 102.000 units per 100 grams of raw material, Maqui has a total of 500.000 units per 100 g of raw material.

We can only imagine how powerful that is when it comes to using Maqui as an antioxidant supplement with the purpose of lowering the free radicals and to optimize our bodily functions.

The name Maqui is the local name used by natives in Chile but the real name is Aristotelia Chilensis or Chilean Wineberry.

Maqui belongs to the Elaeocarpaceae family and grows in the Valdivian temperate rainforests of Chile, where local native have been using the berries for everything from food, juices to making jam.

Maqui is relatively new in the United states and Europe but it will probably grow in popularity for the next couple of years because of the many benefits there are regarding to your health.

Maqui berries are very rich in antioxidants because of anthocyanins which causes the purple color of the berry. It helps you to prevent the oxidation of cholesterol in your blood so you will limit the risk of developing heart attacks, strokes and a general hardening of the arteries.

Maqui also contains a high levels of delphinidins that demonstrate a potent anti-inflammatory activity that will help you reduce the risk of getting a long list of inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and arthritis.

It is also said the if you uses Maqui as a daily supplement you will also reduce the risk of growing colon cancer cells.

Taking Maqui as a daily supplement either as a juice, drops or jam will hep you to suppress blood glucose and prevent the build up of new fat cells, which means Maqui is excellent when it comes to weight loss abilities as well, because of this leveling out of energy your body uses as caloric fuel.

Slimberry contains Maqui together with other exotic berries, leaves and fruits from across the world, and would be an excellent way to use Maqui as a daily supplement. I suggest you take a look at our Slimberry review here!

 

 

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