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Anti-inflammatory, high-antioxidant foods keep you healthy and, if sick, can bring you back to good health. Berries certainly fit the bill, and the trendy berry of the moment with major anti-aging benefits is the acai berry.

You've probably noticed health food stores now pumping out more "acai bowls" than ever. Berries of all kinds are full of valuable anti-inflammatory nutrients: anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, protocatechuic acid, procyanidins and epicatechin - in addition to vitamin C, vitamin A and dietary fiber. The acai berry is no exception.

Perhaps more than any other type of fruit, acai berries have become synonymous with slowing down signs of aging and promoting good health.

Some studies show that acai is even richer in protective antioxidants than cranberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries or the goji berry. ( 1) On top of providing many antioxidants just like other varieties of berries do, acai berries are also believed to help control appetite hormones, increase energy, prevent heart disease and help with many metabolic functions.

It's not every day that a superfood actually tastes great too, and that's one of the reasons that acai's popularity has taken off.

What Are Acai Berries?

These small, deeply purple-colored berries are native to Central and South America, especially Brazil where they grow in parts of the Amazonian rain forest. Acai berries have sustained traditional Brazilian and Amazonian populations, including the Caboclo tribe, with nutrients and calories for hundreds of years. ( 2)

In fact some records show that Caboclo people ate enough acai berries during certain parts of the year to make up more than 40 percent of the total calories they consumed! Supposedly they were able to hunt and gather food for many hours without becoming hungry, tired or weak, which many have attributed to all the phytonutrients and fiber they were obtaining from eating so many acai berries.

While we don't often hear about the differences between various types of acai berries, did you know that there are actually believed to be seven distinct acai berry species?

All grow from the plant called Euterpe, which is a type of tropical, tall palm tree that produces clusters of small berries that are a bit smaller than most grapes. These tall trees (mature ones can grow up to 100 feet high) are now being harvested more than ever in tropical parts of the world in order for growers to pick, dry, preserve and ship their nutrient-packed berries all around the world.

Nutrition Facts

Acai berry has more to offer than just antioxidants - it also supplies many other electrolytes, trace minerals, amino acids and even small amounts of essential fatty acids. While there's some talk about acai berries helping to prevent cancer, not much research has been done to show this is a proven benefit in humans just yet.

However, we would expect the consumption of acai berry to help fight cancer just like other berries do (such as blackberries or cherries) since they target the underlying cause of cancer formation, aka high levels of free radical damage and inflammation.

Acai comes loaded with numerous nutrients including:

Antioxidants (anthocyanins, polyphenols, vitamins A, C and E)

Healthy fats including monounsaturated fats and omega fatty acids (including omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 and fatty acids like linoleic acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid)

Dietary fiber

Certain essential amino acids

Electrolytes (magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and manganese)

Plant sterols (B-sitosterol, campesterol and sigmasterol)

Other trace minerals (iron, calcium, copper and zinc)

B vitamins (B1, B2 and B3)

Various acai products (powders, juices, teas, smoothies, etc.) will differ in terms of their exact calories, antioxidant value, fat ratio and mineral content depending on the quality and purity. That being said, estimates show that 100 grams of pure acai (which is about equal to one serving size of dried powder) has about: ( 3, 4)

70-80 calories

5-6 grams of fat (mostly monounsaturated)

2-3 grams sugar

3-4 grams fiber

1-2 grams protein

130 percent DV manganese

15 percent DV vitamin A

8 percent DV copper

4 percent DV of iron, thimaine, calcium and magnesium

Health Benefits

1. Very High in Antioxidants

No doubt about it, there's quite a long list of health benefits that are attributed to acai berries. Most of the benefits you'll get from eating acai berry is due to its extremely high antioxidant content, which is why it's said to have a high "ORAC score."

ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity; it's a scale that measures the antioxidant properties of foods. ORAC values are used to classify foods by how many antioxidants they contain based on weight, and acai berry is very close to the top of the list.

Purple acai berries actually get their distinct color due to high concentrations of certain pigmented nutrients they contain, especially anthocyanins, which are found in many reddish-purple berry species. The concentration of antioxidants in acai is believed to be 10 times higher those in red grapes, and acai is estimated to have 10 to 30 times the amount of anthocyanins than red wine! ( 5)

Antioxidants including anthocyanins contribute immensely to the anti-inflammatory, anti-aging benefits of acai berries. That's because antioxidants are "free radical scavengers," which means they help slow the process of free radical damage (also called oxidative stress) that causes the body to deteriorate and develop ailments over time. Acai seems to be especially effective at superoxide and peroxyl scavenging; in fact, it's been shown to have the highest score of any food reported to date against the peroxyl radical as measured by oxygen radical absorbance tests. ( 6)

Free radicals are responsible for the "wear and tear" we attribute to aging, and they enter the body through things like a poor diet, chemical contaminants, environmental pollution and high amounts of UV light exposure. Not only does free radical damage make us look older faster by damaging our skin, but it also contributes to joint, skeletal and muscular pains.

By helping the body remain more resilient to the effects of free radicals, acai is beneficial for nearly every bodily system: cardiovascular, endocrine, digestive, neurological, immune, etc. And when it comes to acai's anti-aging effects, good things come in small packages: Studies show antioxidants in acai are able to enter human cells in a fully functional form and to perform oxygen quenching functions even at very low doses.

2. Boosts Skin Health

Acai berry is useful for preventing early signs of aging and helping with skin regeneration. For millennia people have used antioxidant-rich foods and herbal treatments, including acai, both topically and internally to prevent skin degradation and keep skin resilient and healthy looking. ( 07)

In people who develop high levels of oxidative stress, their skin is often one of the first things to show this. Dark spots, wrinkles, fine lines, sagginess and discoloration are all tied to free radical damage within the skin. Many people also use acai berry to get rid of scars, stretch marks, crow's feet and dry skin. Consuming plenty of antioxidants helps the body repair damaged skin cells faster and, therefore, a more youthful appearance is maintained.

3. Helps With Cognitive Functioning

Eating plenty of foods with antioxidants is a natural way to improve your focus and memory. Inflammation and oxidative stress are two major underlying causes of cognitive problems, including loss of memory, dementia and other age-related mental disorders. Through a process of suppressing biological activity that degrades cellular integrity, acai pulp fractions seem to have protective effects over brain cells, which could have implications for improved cognitive and motor functions

Studies have found that fractions extracted from acai contain brain-saving nutrients, including anthocyanins such as cyanidin, delphinidin, malvidin, pelargonidin and peonidin, along with phenolics such as catechin, ferulic acid, quercetin, resveratrol, and synergic and vanillic acids. ( 8)

Because it turns off inflammatory pathways that damage nerve signals in the brain, acai berries are believed to help stimulate mental functions and help someone think more clearly, maintain high energy levels and deal with various effects of psychological stress better. Acai is protective against the damaging effects of stress, including disrupting hormonal balance and raising cortisol levels, which is why some consider acai berry to be an " adaptogen."

4. Might Help Control Your Appetite & Boost Weight Loss

Some experts believe that acai berry has certain appetite-suppressing abilities thanks to how it effects various hormones that control blood sugar levels and feelings of hunger, fullness and satiety. It seems to help improve metabolic functions which helps the body work better absorbing nutrients, breaking down foods, eliminating waste and regulating the release of insulin.

Some research shows that that by helping boost proper digestion and controlling the amount of insulin in the blood, acai is beneficial for curbing cravings and might be helpful in a healthy weight loss plan. It's possible that acai facilitates with the breakdown of fats and carbohydrates and also helps lower the desire to overeat, which is a direct way to help stay at a healthy body weight.

5. Stimulates Healthy Digestion

Acai berry has a good dose of fiber to offer, but it seems to improve digestion in other ways beyond how most high-fiber foods do. Acai berry is considered a natural digestive cleanser, helping the liver and kidneys to process and remove waste and toxins from the body.

On top of its ability to work as a kidney and liver cleanser, it's also a natural colon cleanser, which means it prevents the accumulation of harmful substances and undigested matter from staying lodged in the colon where they can cause constipation and other digestive problems. By improving the metabolism in general, acai berries are capable of speeding up bowel transit time, preventing foods from fermenting in the intestines and causing bloating, gas and constipation.

6. Offers Protection Against Heart Disease & Diabetes

Although it's known best for its antioxidants, acai is also considered an anti-inflammatory food because it contains some monounsaturated fatty acids, in addition to dietary fiber and phytosterols that all help promote cardiovascular health. Studies show that regularly drinking acai juice has positive effects on blood lipid levels and can protect the heart. ( 9) Consumption of acai berry helps lower inflammation too, which is one of the root causes of coronary heart disease and hormone-related problems, including type 2 diabetes.

Acai is surprisingly rich in monounsaturated fas like oleic acid, which is found in heart-healthy extra virgin olive oil and helps the body use omega-3 fish oils to lower inflammation and make cell membranes.

A small 2011 study done by the Mediscus Research Center in California investigated the effects of acai on metabolic syndrome, a term used to describe a condition that is defined by various risk factors for cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes. The study looked at changes in reactive oxygen species and metabolic pathways in a small group of overweight adults after taking 100 grams of acai twice daily for one month.

After measuring fasting plasma glucose, insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, exhaled (breath) nitric oxide metabolites (eNO) and plasma levels before and after the study, subjects on average experienced improvements in fasting glucose and insulin levels, a reduction in total choleseertol and borderline significant reduction in LDL-cholesterol levels. The researchers concluded that acai might help overweight adults lower their odds of experinecing heart disease and diabetes, although more studies on a larger scale are still needed. ( 10)

Acai Berry vs. Goji Berry

Both acai and goji berry are superfoods jam packed with nutrients, all within small packages. Like acai berries, goji berries have been used for thousands of years and trace back to the origins of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In TMC goji berry is praised for improving stamina, strength, libido, fertility, heart health and longevity. Just like acai, goji berry is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, B6, plus a whopping 18 essential amino acids, linoleic acid, beta-carotene, 21 trace minerals, germanium and selenium. ( 11)

One of the advantages of goji berries is that they are free of saturated fats, sodium and cholesterol. While saturated fat is not a problem for most people and doesn't usually pose a risk, some people can afford to consume less due to existing health conditions, although the amount in acai is still very small anyway. Goji also has higher levels of vitamin A, iron, vitamin C and calcium than acai does, but again they are neck and neck. However, in acai's favor, goji is a bit higher in sugar and carbohydrates.

In terms of antioxidant concentrations, acai comes out on top. The ORAC score of acai berries is estimated at 102,000 versus a score of 30,000 for goji berries. Since both have a long history alongside many advantages, why not have both goji and acai berries together?

How to Use

One of the biggest obstacles with growing, selling and using acai berries is that just like all other berries, they are very perishable and fragile when it comes to withstanding high heat. Acai berry is said to start spoiling within just 24 hours after being picked if it's left out and not dried. This makes it hard for suppliers to grow and ship fresh acai berries, but also difficult for manufacturers to dry the berries into powder, or extract their nutrients to make supplements, without damaging the important phytochemicals they contain in the process.

Because the natural degradation process of acai berry can happen so quickly, which results in many of its most beneficial compounds being lost, assuming you live outside Brazil, then your best bet is to buy dry/powdered acai berry. Many sellers now offer acai berry in freeze-dried powders, dried pulps, frozen juices and supplements that preserve its valuable nutrients best.

While it's becoming easier to find pure acai berry powder, you might also find it added to concentrated antioxidant supplements or extracts that use other berries, cherries and grapes as well.

Look for acai berry powder in health food stores or online, you're likely to find dozens of different brands. Already purchased some acai berry, and now you're looking for some ideas to get started using it? There's probably not a more convenient way to use acai than to blend it into a smoothie. You can also easily create your own "acai bowls" at home (a type of trendy breakfast made from blended fruits/superfood powers that are topped with muesli or granola) using both acai powder and other superfoods.

Another interesting way to use acai berry is how it was traditionally utilized in ancient Amazonian cuisines: combined with various vegetables and potatoes/squash to help sweeten them and bring out their natural flavors. For example, cuia is a type of traditional dish made using cooked gourds and acai berry. While you likely won't be able to find fresh acai berries and use them in recipes, you can make a slightly sweet sauce or salad dressing using dried acai powder to add flavor to veggies and greens.

Are there any risks you should know about when it comes to using acai berry? Acai is safe to consume as long as you're not allergic to the fruit and tend to have sensitivities to other berries. Look for high quality products that are pure to avoid consuming fillers and other ingredients, such as high amount of caffeine. ( 12)

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Acai Berry Benefits, Nutrition Facts and How to Use - Dr. Axe

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Anti-inflammatory, high-antioxidant foods keep you healthy and, if sick, can bring you back to good health. Berries certainly fit the bill, and the trendy berry of the moment with major anti-aging benefits is the acai berry. You've probably noticed health food stores now pumping out more "acai bowls" than ever.

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History of Acai - The Beauty Berry
Acai (ah-sigh-EE) berries are a grape-like fruit native to the rainforests of South America. The fruits are a deep purple color, about 1 to 2 centimeters (cm) in diameter and are harvested from acai palm trees. They have an earthy taste that's often described as a cross between blackberries and unsweetened chocolate. Although the berry has been around for thousands of years, it was not introduced to the western world until the 1990's.

Acai was first used by the tribes of the Amazon jungle as a cure for various ailments. It is estimated that the indigenous tribes people routinely use up to 2,000 of the 3,000 known rainforest fruits for medicinal purposes. The acai berry was discovered to have natural antioxidant properties with benefits ranging from improved skin appearance to weight loss.
5 Impressive Reasons You Need Acai Berries 1. They're Nutrient-Dense
Acai berries have a unique nutritional profile for a fruit, as they're somewhat high in healthy fats, low in sugar, and contain some other trace minerals, including chromium, zinc, iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. But some of acai's most powerful health benefits come from plant compounds. The most notable one among these is anthocyanins, which give acai berries their deep purple color and act as antioxidants in the body.
2. They're Loaded With Antioxidants
Antioxidants are important because they neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals throughout the body. Oxidative damage is one of the key causes of accelerated skin aging. Acai berries have an incredibly high amount of antioxidants, edging out other antioxidant-rich fruits like blueberries and cranberries. The antioxidant content of foods is typically measured by an Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) score. Acai pulp has an ORAC of 15,405, whereas the same amount of blueberries has a score of 4,669.
3. They're Good For Your Skin
Your skin is a battlefield, in which your cells are constantly fighting for you against environmental pollutants, toxins, radiation, stress, and bacteria. Antioxidants stop this damaging domino effect by neutralizing free radicals and restoring your body to a healthy balance. Acai berries also boast powerful anti-aging vitamin A to boost skin cell turnover and brightening vitamin C to rev up collagen production for a firm, glowing complexion. For millennia, people have used antioxidant-rich foods and herbal treatments, including acai, both topically and internally to prevent skin degradation and keep skin resilient and healthy looking. In people who develop high levels of oxidative stress, their skin is often one of the first things to show this. Dark spots, wrinkles, fine lines, sagginess and discoloration are all tied to free radical damage within the skin. Many people also use acai berry to get rid of scars, stretch marks, crow's feet and dry skin. Consuming plenty of acai helps the body repair damaged skin cells faster and, therefore, a more youthful appearance is maintained.
4. It Helps Control Your Appetite & Boost Weight Loss
Research shows that the acai berry has appetite-suppressing benefits by influencing hormones that control blood sugar levels and feelings of hunger, fullness and satiety. Additionally, the acai berry helps boost proper digestion and control the amount of insulin in the blood, which is a direct way to help stay at a healthy body weight.
5. Celebrities Can't Get Enough
What do Gwyneth Paltrow, Eva Longoria, Rachel Ray, Oprah, Sumner Redstone, Kelly Slater, Matthew McConaughey, Mariano Rivera, Torii Hunter, Steve Burton, Chaka Khan and Kate Hudson all have in common? Well aside from being huge celebrities, they all use acai berries!

Oprah Winfrey endorsed the acai berry and her go-to guy, Dr. Perricone, named the acai berry the "#1 Superfood" because of it's numerous fatty acids and fiber.

Superstar actor Brad Pitt used acai berries to slim down for "Burn After Reading" and other movies. Super-buff actor Matthew McConaughey also uses acai berry supplements to stay in amazing shape.

Former baseball players like Torii Hunter, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz use it to boost their energy and slim down during spring training.
Reduces UV-induced skin damage from Blood Orange Extract!
The area surrounding the Mount Etna Volcano in Sicily is a native growing region for three varieties of blood orange: Moro, Tarocco and the more popular Sanguinello. The extreme climate fluctuations in the area increase the natural production of protective antioxidant compounds in blood oranges. These compounds include anthocyanins, hydroxycinnamic acids, flavanones and vitamin C which can help protect skin damage caused by excessive sun exposure. Clinical studies on a specific combination of red orange extract has shown amazing protective properties for photoaging and skin health.

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5 Benefits of Acai Berry Vitamins That Are Good for You | Vitamin World

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History of Acai - The Beauty Berry Acai (ah-sigh-EE) berries are a grape-like fruit native to the rainforests of South America. The fruits are a deep purple color, about 1 to 2 centimeters (cm) in diameter and are harvested from acai palm trees.

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With vast swaths of Australia up in flames, debates are raging over what has caused the unprecedentedly intense fire season. And along with those debates, a slew of disinformation is swirling around the internet, clouding people's understanding of what's happening in the land down under.

Recent headlines about people being arrested on arson charges have only added confusion to the chaos. So let's clear a few things up.

The New South Wales police department has stated that 183 people, including 40 juveniles, have been arrested on fire-related charges during the 2019/2020 bush fire season. The police department noted:

24 people have been charged over alleged deliberately-lit bushfires

53 people have had legal actions for allegedly failing to comply with a total fire ban, and

47 people have had legal actions for allegedly discarding a lighted cigarette or match on land.

New South Wales has been hit hard by the fires, as has the state of Victoria. However, a Victoria spokeswoman told The Guardian, "There is currently no intelligence to indicate that the fires in East Gippsland and the North East have been caused by arson or any other suspicious behavior."

However, media outlets ran with '183 people arrested for arson!' (or the more exaggerated '200 arsonists arrested!)' headlines, which bots and trolls and people who don't actually read articles started sharing as fact. Climate change deniers began pointing to such headlines as proof that claims of climate change contributing to the out-of-control fire season are bunk. Conspiracy theorists started claiming that environmentalists and eco-terrorists are the ones starting the fires as a way to push the big, bag climate change agenda.

Oof, people. Let's look at what we know.

Yes, some fires in Australia were started by arsonists. That's actually not unusual. More fires appear to have been started by people being negligent-also not unusual. Fires in remote areas are most likely to be caused by lightning. In fact, there are nine causes of fire ignition recognized by fire investigators-and no, climate change is not one of them. But that doesn't mean climate change isn't a contributing factor.

What some people seem to be missing is that no one is claiming that climate change itself is igniting fires. That doesn't even make logical sense. Where climate change plays a role is in setting the stage for fires to start and spread easily. Intensely dry, hot conditions-which are exacerbated by global warming-create a virtual tinderbox out of the landscape.

Stefan Rahmstorf, climatologist and lead author of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fourth Assessment Report, says the bushfires have been exacerbated by two factors that have "well-established" links to climate change: drought and record heat. Last summer was the hottest on record in Australia, and the country has also seen record-low rainfall this season.

"Due to enhanced evaporation in warmer temperatures, the vegetation and the soils dry out more quickly," Rahmstorf told Time. "So even if the rainfall didn't change, just the warming in itself would already cause a drying of vegetation and therefore increased fire risk."

People pointing to the arson headlines seem desperate to downplay the role climate change is playing in the bushfires, but scientists aren't having it.

"There are now disingenuous efforts to downplay the clear role of climate change in worsening the intensity and severity of the Australian fires, or to blame 'arson' as a way to distract from the growing threat of climate change," Peter Gleick, climate scientist and co-founder of Pacific Institute in California, told Time. "These efforts should be called out for what they are: gross climate denial."

So yeah. Fires start for many reasons, including arson and negligence. That's not debatable. But fires spread faster in certain conditions, and the fire conditions in Australia this season are linked to climate change. That's not debatable, either. Arson arrests aren't any kind of proof that climate change isn't real. Not even close.

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Yes, arsonists started some of Australia's fires. No, it doesn't mean climate change is fake

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With vast swaths of Australia up in flames, debates are raging over what has caused the unprecedentedly intense fire season. And along with those debates, a slew of disinformation is swirling around the internet, clouding people's understanding of what's happening in the land down under.

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Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

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The rate of change since the mid-20th century is unprecedented over millennia.

Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 800,000 years, there have been eight cycles of ice ages and warmer periods, with the end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era - and of human civilization. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth's orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives.

This graph, based on the comparison of atmospheric samples contained in ice cores and more recent direct measurements, provides evidence that atmospheric CO2 has increased since the Industrial Revolution. (Credit: Luthi, D., et al.. 2008; Etheridge, D.M., et al. 2010; Vostok ice core data/J.R. Petit et al.; NOAA Mauna Loa CO2 record.) Find out more about ice cores (external site).

The current warming trend is different because it is clearly the result of human activities since the mid-1800s, and is proceeding at a rate not seen over many recent millennia. It is undeniable that human activities have produced the atmospheric gases that have trapped more of the Sun's energy in the Earth system. This extra energy has warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land, and widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and biosphere have occurred.

Do scientists agree on climate change?

Yes, the vast majority of actively publishing climate scientists - 97 percent - agree that humans are causing global warming and climate change.

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Earth-orbiting satellites and new technologies have helped scientists see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate all over the world. These data, collected over many years, reveal the signs and patterns of a changing climate.

Scientists demonstrated the heat-trapping nature of carbon dioxide and other gases in the mid-19th century. Many of the science instruments NASA uses to study our climate focus on how these gases affect the movement of infrared radiation through the atmosphere. From the measured impacts of increases in these gases, there is no question that increased greenhouse gas levels warm Earth in response.

"Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal."

- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers show that Earth's climate responds to changes in greenhouse gas levels. Ancient evidence can also be found in tree rings, ocean sediments, coral reefs, and layers of sedimentary rocks. This ancient, or paleoclimate, evidence reveals that current warming is occurring roughly 10 times faster than the average rate of warming after an ice age. Carbon dioxide from human activities is increasing about 250 times faster than it did from natural sources after the last Ice Age.

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Climate Change Evidence: How Do We Know?

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Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. How do we know it's happening? Here's the evidence.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Symptoms, testing, what to do if sick, daily activities, and more.

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The idea that billionaire vaccine enthusiast Bill Gates was involved in the creation and spread of coronavirus in order to have the opportunity to microchip the world population 'is open for vigorous debate', according to longtime Trump advisor Roger Stone.
Speaking on The Joe Piscopo Show, Stone said: ' Here is what I do know for certain. He and other globalists are definitely using it for mandatory vaccinations and microchipping people so we know if they've been tested.

' Over my dead body. Mandatory vaccinations? No way, Jose! '

Stone - who was sentenced to 40 months in prison in February - continued: ' I have conservative friends who say it's ridiculous and others say absolutely.'

Bill Gates has donated around $45 billion towards vaccination research to tackle pandemics and is at the forefront of efforts to create a vaccine for the coronavirus, announcing he will spends billions on the project this year.
RELATED: Bill Gates' Instagram Page Flooded With People Calling For His Arrest For 'Crimes Against Humanity'
DailyMail report: Stone also spoke of his own Florida lockdown and said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has done a 'good job'.

Gates has slammed world leaders for not investing in testing and equipment sooner when the virus first came to light in China last December.

Roger Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison in February after being found guilty of obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 election.

The billionaire, who along with his wife Melinda have worked to fund the development of vaccines around the world, slammed governments for not preparing for a pandemic by simulating possible scenarios and stress-testing their infrastructure.

As a result of this lack of preparation, Gates said ' we find ourselves in uncharted territories'.
RELATED: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Slams Bill Gates' 'God-like Willingness To Experiment With The Lives of Lesser Humans'
Chairing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he has donated more than $45 billion towards vaccination research in the hope of tackling pandemics including coronavirus and Ebola.

The couple have long spoken about the fears of a pandemic and had warned that the world was not prepared to respond at a global level.

Melinda Gates said the world is likely to be permanently changed by the pandemic and predicted there could more similar outbreaks in the future.

Stone said of his own lockdown in Florida: ' Like most Americans, we're hunkered down. It gives you time to spend with the family, time to write, and pray.

' It has its pluses, but every gym in Florida is closed, when I can't go to the gym, it drives me crazy.'

Stone also said New York governor Andrew Cuomo has ' done a very good job' adding: 'He's a strong communicator, he speaks the people's language. '

But said in order for Cuomo to emerge as a presidential candidate Joe ' Biden would have to get hit by a bus '.

Stone added: ' God forbid we're not for that. I think [a Cuomo nomination is] a fantasy by the Democrats who see Biden as an intrinsically weak candidate.'

Stone will not have to serve his sentence until a ruling on his defense appeal.

He was sentenced to more than three years in prison for obstructing a congressional investigation in a case that has sparked fears about presidential interference in the justice system.

He was convicted in November on all seven counts of an indictment that accused him of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election.

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Roger Stone: Bill Gates and Globalists Using Coronavirus For 'Mandatory Vaccinations and Microchipping People'

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The idea that billionaire vaccine enthusiast Bill Gates was involved in the creation and spread of coronavirus in order to have the opportunity to microchip the world population 'is open for vigorous debate', according to longtime Trump advisor Roger Stone. Speaking on The Joe Piscopo Show, Stone said: ' Here is what I do know for certain.