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Before we actually dive into the amazing world of health related breakthroughs and diets, we must first define what a super food really is.  In a nutshell, a superfood is the type of food that is able to provide all or most of the nutrients and minerals that our bodies need in order to function properly and maintain a healthy metabolism, in other words, a superfood will always deliver the maximum nutritional punch in comparison with the rest of the foods which need to be complemented in order to provide the nutritional value found in super foods.

Expert studies

Dr. Nicholas Perricone (MD), a professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine has conducted several studies in order to determine which the foods and natural products are able to deliver maximum benefits to our skin, Dr. Perricone is a dermatologist who has taken upon himself the difficult but rewarding task of finding natural products that will do more than just keeping our skin healthy.

Dr. Perricone has been the author of several books but, one of his most recent publications has caught the attention of the media mainly because it provides a very useful list of foods which are able to deliver the maximum nutritional value our bodies need and at the same time promote good overall health, that publication is called the Perricone Promise.

Oprah Winfrey and Media Coverage

Because of the intense research and useful information found in the Perricone Promise Oprah Winfrey featured Perricone’s book on her show which gave it national syndication, amongst the many super foods that Dr. Perricone mentions in his book, the one that caught everyone’s attention was the super food mentioned as the number one, Acai berry.

Acai is a berry which grows at the top of certain palm trees which can only be found at the Amazonian basin, this fruit has been categorized as the top superfood because it delivers many of the nutrients and compounds that our body means in order to maintain a healthy metabolic process and to a certain level slow down the aging process, this fruit was referred to as a natural product which should be used in order to achieve and maintain age defying beauty.

Not only did Opera Winfrey covered the many benefits that Acai provides, NBC reported that “the Anomabi” Indians have believed for centuries that this fruit helps women recuperate after birth and it is also able to deliver a great deal of energy to anyone who drinks of its juice; the Vogue magazine calls it the next big workout cocktail and the London Times said that Acai is able to deliver such a high nutritional value that makes other fruits blush with inadequacy, a statement which is well put.

The bottom line when it comes to this Brazilian berry is that it contains extremely high levels of antioxidants, omega-9, omega-9 and several other nutrients which have age slowing properties, can help lose weight and in recent laboratory studies an Acai extract triggered a self-destructive sequence amongst leukemia cells, this last finding may prove that Acai can do a lot more than just beautify your skin.

Dr. Phil McGraw is a well known television personality. He has also gained a lot of fame as an author, a psychologist and also a dietician. Lets have a look at the life and career of Dr. Phil – one of the leading idols in the world of celebrity psychologists.

Phillip Calvin McGraw, also known as Dr. Phil, was born on September 1, 1950. Dr. Phil has gained popularity from his famous television show.  He is an author, a psychologist as well as a dietitian who currently hosts the famous show ‘Dr. Phil’ on television. Many of us who are thinking of becoming a psychologist or establishing a career in psychology admire Dr. Phil as our idol.  He is among the top psychologists who has made their way to the top. He was first able to gain celebrity status after appearing on the Oprah Winfrey show in the late 19th century. After that there has been no looking back for Dr. Phil.  He has been regarded by various people as their role model.

There is no doubt that he has been covered with variety of controversies and criticism throughout his life but the respect that he had gained in the eyes of millions of people speaks for itself. He was just an ordinary man who was born in Vinita, Oklahoma. He has two older sisters and one younger sister.

Dr. Phil has graduated from the Midwestern State University after completing his bachelor’s degree with psychology as his major subject. He then studied further to earn a master’s degree in the experimental psychology in the year 1976 and also completed his PhD in the clinical psychology in year 1979 from the University of North Texas. In the University of North Texas, Dr. Phil wrote his thesis on the subject of Rheumatoid Arthritis. He also had his own construction business that he used to manage with the help of his brother-in-law.  

After completing his internship in PhD, he joined his father and his elder brother and started practicing as a private psychologist.

In 1983, Dr. Phil and his father joined Thelma Box, a successful businesswoman from Texas in presenting the ‘Pathways’ seminars. These seminars are described as ‘an experience-based training which allows individuals to achieve and create their own results’. Their partnership ended when Dr. Phil apparently went behind their backs and sold off his stock in the seminar company without informing either his father or Ms. Box.

In the year 1989, The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists imposed disciplinary sanctions against Dr. Phil for conducting an ‘inappropriate relationship’ with a female client, whom he had also employed in his office, contrary to the code of ethics prescribed by the licensing board. Dr. Phil was then asked to take an ethics class, clear a jurisprudence exam, complete a physical evaluation, undergo a psychological evaluation and have his practice supervised for one year so as to get his license back. However, Dr. Phil refused to comply and so he is not allowed to practice psychology anywhere.

In 1990, Dr. Phil joined up with the lawyer Gary Dobbs and founded Courtroom Sciences Inc. This is a trial consulting firm which went on to become quite a profitable enterprise. The company advises Fortune 500 companies and injured plaintiffs in different ways to go about obtaining a settlement.

In 1995, Dr. Phil’s company advised Oprah Winfrey to prepare for her Amarillo Texas Beef trial. Oprah was so impressed by his work, that she invited him on her show. His appearance became a huge success, and Dr. Phil became a regular weekly figure on Oprah. In 2002, Dr. Phil formed Peteski Productions and launched his own daily show titled ‘Dr. Phil’ where he tackles a variety of issues and gives advice.

In 2003, Dr. Phil entered the weight loss business – launching a variety of shakes, energy bars, and diet supplements to aid weight loss. However, this venture met with a lot of criticism and the company was also sued by several customers.

Dr. Phil’s show however, has its share of fans. This show has also led to several spin-off shows which only add to the glory of the original Dr. Phil show.

It is no doubt that Dr. Phil has had a very checkered career, but he continues to entertain and help people with his homely and well rounded advice on his show. Perhaps, that is why he still has such a fan following and why he is considered to be an idol by many.