Nutrition plays an important role…
and Açai can help!
Changing leaves, warm sweaters, misty mornings and bowls full of steaming pumpkin soup. Autumn has officially arrived and temperatures have not climbed above 20 degrees for a long time. And the onset of the colder months often heralds the onset of colds and viruses. The ideal period to strengthen your immunity, and healthy food including the Holy Açai berry have got your back.
Your immune system and the powerberry Açai
Did you know that food can boost your resistance? Proper functioning of the immune system relies on the presence of various micronutrients in the body, including vitamin C, vitamin A and proteins. And that's exactly what the purple super berry Açai likes to show off. You could for less! Integrate the Acai berry into a healthy diet with a rainbow of colorful, natural foods and you might surf through the autumn and winter months without a snot and with more energy. Intrigued? We thought so. Read on, my health-loving friends.
What is the immune system?
We are exposed daily to all kinds of outsiders who are not necessarily your friendly neighbor. Viruses, bacteria, pathogens,... can disrupt the peace in your household. The immune system is your body's army: a network of cells, organs, proteins and tissues that has the valiant task of protecting us from harmful microbes and preventing future infection. It recognizes intruders and takes immediate action. Respect! But we can also support our immune system from outside so that it can function optimally. Healthy food (and Açai!) to the rescue.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C gives your immune system a big helping hand by helping to form antibodies and produce white blood cells. White blood cells are the frontline soldiers of your immune system. You will find vitamin C in citrus fruits, green cabbages and of course it is also abundant in our favorite power berry Açai. Because your body cannot store vitamin C, it is good to get enough of it daily. The ideal excuse to start every morning with an Açai breakfast.
Açai = antioxidants
When you think about Açai, you better think of antioxidants. Antioxidants are a collective name for specific vitamins and trace elements that protect our tissues and cells against free radicals. They can help reduce the body's inflammatory response when infected. The healthy Açai berry contains the highest antioxidant value of all berry varieties and is therefore a real powerhouse to help you fight disease.
Vitamin A
Our Amazon Berry Açai contains a good number of vitamin A's. A beautiful alliteration, we know. But above all, it means that the vitamin A, also present in Açai, plays an important role in the development of the immune system and helps protect the body against infections. Antiviral Acaibowl anyone?
Essential fatty acids
Quite unusual for a berry, but Açai contains a lot of essential fatty acids. Omega 3, 6 and 9 play an important role in the functioning of the immune system and the health of your cell membranes, including those of the immune cells. In addition, they help reduce unwanted inflammation in the body. Fat fighters!
Amino acids
The building blocks of the body and of the immune system! Amino acids play an important role in the functioning of your immune system. They are rapidly consumed by the immune system to fight off unwanted invaders. So we better make sure that we provide our body with enough amino acids (or ammunition, it just depends on how you look at it). The Açai berry contains 19 of the 22 amino acids, helping you to get through the autumn and winter months with a purple glow.
Don't forget D's & the Z's
Vitamin D, the famous sunshine vitamin, is essential for your immune system to function properly. Although we also call Açai “sunshine in a bowl”, we recommend exposing your skin to the sunny outside air as much as possible and taking a supplement if necessary. In addition, ensure a healthy, balanced lifestyle to optimally support your body: exercise enough, limit stress, wash your hands regularly and ensure 7-9 hours of nocturnal ZZZs.
Conclusion
If you want to give that immunity army of yours a boost, then you benefit from putting as much natural and colorful food on the menu as possible. Our healthy Açai berry can be the key figure in this: a real powerhouse full of nutrients to fight unwanted intruders and boost your immune system.
So when you think of autumn, don't just think of bowls of pumpkin soup, but also beautiful Açai bowls decorated with nutritious fresh fruit. This way you will get through the autumn and winter effortlessly (and particularly tasty). Ready for? Get Açai bowl on, put on wellies and off you go. Those forest trails aren't going to walk themselves.
Bonus recipe!
And now for the tastiest part of this blog post: a powerful, warming recipe that will get you through the colder months effortlessly. Because it is not because Açai is stored in a frozen state that you have to eat it frozen. Melt the berries in yogurt, pancakes or pastries. Or try these mindful Açai oats…