I have a hyperactive girlfriend, Emma. Emma is a wonderful, beautiful person, but is spectacularly difficult to live with. I’m active, and I like sport, but she pushes the limits; I gave up trying to follow her because I figured it was probably detrimental to my health.

It was Emma’s birthday last January, and I was trying to do some on-line shopping to find her a decent present. Because it was the New Year, there were tons of products that wanted to help with keeping New Year’s resolutions. Battling through the swathes of rubbish that was being thrown at me, I noticed Acai Berry Ultra-Slim being advertised. I knew about acai and its benefits, or at least I thought I did, and this seemed like quite a good option.

Partly as joke, partly because I was told that acai berry can give you more energy, and partly because I wanted to try it for myself, I bought a bottle of the Acai Berry Ultra-Slim puree for Emma’s birthday. Don’t worry, I bought her a ‘real’ present, too… I’m not that mean.

When she opened the carefully wrapped bottle she gave me a little grin, and produced a smaller case of the acai berry supplement version from her handbag. Typical. They were recommended to her by a friend, she said, and she had been impressed so far: apparently they gave her with more energy (as if she needed it) and more importantly it worked well to suppress any hunger she might have during the day. The 100% acai berry puree in the juice is complemented with something called Essentra that is designed just for that purpose.

Emma tried the bottle of acai berry puree that I had bought her and to my delight ordered another at the end of the month! The pills were fine, she said, but there was something so much more satisfying about drinking the thick liquid down on a morning.

So, all in all, a good result. Well done me!