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So what is the one wierd rule?


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Has anyone found out what the one weird rule is that needs to be followed in order to lose a pound a day? (you know the ad that pops up here on occasion)

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lol yea i saw that b4 its like a whole akia berry supplements and diet tea thing.. of course you have to order their product etc... i dont know any one who has tried it but let me know if you or any one has and if it works

Acai berry is great for you.  But when I say that I mean the actual food, not the supplement that some brand came out with to scam a bunch of people out of money.  You can get real plain acai berry juice at a grocery store, and its great for giving your metabolism a small boost and because its full of antioxidants.  It is considered a super food.  It is not some miraculous weight loss cure though, just another thing that companies could latch on from to try and steal your money.  If you want to add the juice to your diet as another type of fruit juice that will boost your health, go for it.  If you wonder if it works in terms of making you lose weight without any other effort, or making you lose faster then your normal diet would...probably not, it does work well in making you lose money though, if not weight.

I'm with darcyskywolfe. Acai is tasty stuff, and I like to blend acai puree into my smoothies because it has such a rich flavor. Plus, it is good for because it's a super food and all that...but it's not a miracle cure. At the end of the day, it's just a fruit.  Think of it like pomegranate or something. It's delicious and good for you, but taking it in pill form won't do much of anything.

LOL So the one weird rule is eat acai berries. I wonder how much money they've made.

I saw a vodka cooler with acai in it at the liquor store - wonder if that counts...

Well, the first thing that should make you suspect about the ad is that it says you can target belly fat specifically, when it has been proven time and time again that targeted weight loss doesn't work.

As for the ad, if you follow it, you will find that they are trying to sell you two things.  The first is the acai berry supplement and the second is a cleanse product.  While as others have stated, acai berry is good for you, the supplement is questionable at best and downright bogus at worst.  Their claims to have been featured on Fox news and Rachel Ray, etc. are also bogus, because the Rachel Ray segment they reference was about acai berry juice, not their supplement and it wasn't featured on Fox News Network, but a local Fox affiliate in some city and again, this feature on Fox news was not about their supplement, but the benefits of acai berry juice.  The cleanse product part is even worse, since the whole idea of cleansing is based on junk science.  Multiple studies have proven that the claim that your colon needs to be periodically cleansed to remove toxins is not only bogus, but is damaging to the good bacteria that live in your colon and that are essential to good health.  While the cleanse product they are pushing isn't as bad as the Master Cleanse, it still is based on a faulty premise and as such, I would recommend staying far away from it.

As for how much money they have made, I'm sure it is tons, since when you order either of the products, you are automatically enrolled in their refill program, so you end up paying >$50 per month for both products.

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