Acai Health Watch

We noticed an interesting piece in this month’s Inc. magazine discussing coconut water and its rapidly growing popularity.  Coconut water is the delicious liquid inside unripe coconuts.  It has long been a popular beverage in Central and South America and South Asia, but is now making its way into thousands of North American stores in bottles and cans.

Where does coconut water come from?

When a coconut ripens, the water becomes part of the white meaty interior of the fruit. Will coconut water, with its hydrating properties and nutrients, experience the same frenzy as acai berry juice?  Both Coca Cola and Pepsi have shares in coconut water companies, part of an industry that is valued at $30 million and growing. Vita Coco and Zico are two of today’s most popular brands of coconut water.  Does coconut water offer lasting health benefits or is it just a fad?  Frankly, we think an acai coconut drink combinnation sounds delicious! Check out the full article at Inc.

Here’s to your health! If you can’t make it to Nobu Miami, try making this Acai Berry Martini cocktail at home.   A lovely holiday after dinner drink, don’t you think? Here’s the recipe courtesy of the Miami Herald.

Acai Martini: Combine 2 ounces acai liqueur (VeeV preferred), 2 ounces acai juice, 1 ounce passion fruit juice and a splash of lavender syrup in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a chocolate stick.

Chill out with acai sip – Clink! | Mixed drinks & spirits – MiamiHerald.com.

This was an interesting feature on CNBC discussing the acai berry with Lindsay Duncan, founder of Genesis Today.  His company produces the acai berry juice sold at Walmart.  We’re thrilled that more people are being exposed to the health benefits of drinking acai berry juice.  We’d be interested in how the Genesis Today product compares with other acai berry juices on the market today.

Here’s how the relationship between Genesis Today and Walmart began, according to Duncan.

“They [Wal-Mart] just wanted to learn about my 27 years of helping people heal their body with nutrition,” he said. “It’s kind of what like Whole Foods has done. They believe that food’s your medicine. And that’s what we do, and they wanted to pick my brain and find out what foods do I believe are the most healthy foods in the world.”

Inside Wal-Mart’s Acai Berry Juice Maker – Retail * US * News * Story – CNBC.com.

You may have heard of VeeV, an acai spirit or liqueur.  This article in Digital City shares some ideas about keeping healthy with booze this flu season.   While VeeV itself doesn’t make any health claims,  the acai berry itself is packed with nutrients.   This tasty acai cocktail recipe will at least help you relax, if not provide all your body’s needed vitamins.

“So go ahead and make a VeeV Anti-Oxidant Cooler, with 2 oz of VeeV, a splash of pomegranate juice, 5 blueberries and 8 pomegranate seeds.Muddle the berries in a mixing glass and add the VeeV and pomegranate juice in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain, pour into a chilled glass, and watch every illness you’ve ever had get annihilated. (Okay, not really. But wouldn’t that be fun?)”

Fight Flu Season with Anti-Oxidant Booze – Digital City – Local Lifestyle and Entertainment News.