When it comes to your health, you probably already know that anti-oxidants are key to keeping trim and healthy. Of course, the best way to get them is from the foods you eat, but some foods like the Maqui berry have a lot more anti oxidants than others which makes them a key nutrient that you need to consider for your diet - either in natural or supplement form.

Maqui Berry grows in the central and Patagonian Region of Southern Chile and Argentina. The Mapuche Indians in Chile discovered and realized the value of Maqui Berries centuries ago. They used the berries for maintaining a strong and healthy immune system and for the treatment of a variety of ailments such as sore throat, diarrhea, ulcers, fever, diabetes and tumors.

But, let me back up a minute first and explain why antioxidants are so important and, more importantly, why your health problems may be directly related to a lack of them.

Internal fluids and blood circulation systems suffer from serious discontinuities due to toxin attacks. Blood muscles and tissues cannot work correctly with compliance of toxin compounds. They use to attack blood walls and narrow blood vessels walls causing trouble to blood circulation. It increases the chance of chronic heart diseases and stroke. The maqui berry detoxifies body, highly neutralize toxin materials and keep the body sound.

Using the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) ratings, which test the antioxidant power of foods, it was shown that Maqui had a 27,600 value per 100 gram serving. By comparison the Acai had a 16,700 per 100 gram serving, which was far below the Maqui Berry mark.

A lot of people think that these types of health issues are simple a result of getting older. I mean how many times have you heard that these exact things are to be expected when you start "getting up there" in years. Isn't that why they call it "over the hill"?

But the truth is that these problems aren't really from getting older but from the accumulated free radical damage to your body. Damage that can be limited and reversed with foods and supplements that are high in antioxidants like the maqui berry.

When our immune system and metabolism function more efficiently, we have more energy and are able to burn more calories every day and lose weight. In a recent weight loss study, 250 men and 250 women wanted to lose from 10 to 40 pounds. They were put into 3 groups.

Maqui berries and Maqui powder will rid your body of all it's sludge, thus giving you tons of energy so, not only will you look great, you will feel great too!

Often oxidation produces free radicals that start chain reactions with other molecules and damage cells. Antioxidants remove the possibility of chain reactions by removing free radicals and limit other oxidation reactions by reacting themselves. Most common natural antioxidants are glutathione, vitamin C, and vitamin E.

Another health benefit of the Maqui Berry is that they contain high levels of anthocyanins. Plants require anthocyanins for protection against suns rays, exposure to radiation and infections. Maqui has the potential to give us health benefits such as protection against cancer, diabetes, neurological diseases and can help slow down the aging process.

So, by now you are probably realizing that adding maqui berry to your regimen is a smart decision for your overall health and well being. So your next question might be "How many maqui berries do I have to eat to see benefits?".

The thing is that you would actually have to eat a ton of them - more than you would want to. Plus, you might have noticed that the berries themselves are not readily available.

If you observe carefully, you will also find the name Maqui Berries present in the list of natural coloring agents that are used for wine coloring. This berry has been available for a long time in the mountainous regions of Chile and is popular among wineries as the preferred choice for coloring wine.

But, I must caution you to be wary of the many supplements that you may come across - you want to be sure to only buy Certified Maqui because it is the purest and most effective anti oxidant cleansing powder available - that way you know you will be getting a good value for your money!