A H.O.W. review on Goji Berries
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May 01, 2007 by
dc
Besides this blog, I also have a health blog where I share my passion for natural health and organic stuff and my shopping blog, where I talk about everything to do with 'shopping'!
I would like to share some information on Goji Berries, a super food that is known for its powerful antioxidant properties and nourishing health values. They contain:
• 19 amino acids, 6 times more than Bee Pollen
• 21 trace minerals, including Germanium
• 6 essential fatty acids
• Vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, E
• More beta carotene than carrots
• More antioxidant power than any other known food source
• 500 times more Vitamin C than oranges
• 4 Unique Polysaccharides (Master Molecules) found in no other food
• Linoleic acid, which significantly promotes body fat loss
• 15 times more nutritional iron than spinach
Drinking Goji Juice can help to boost the immune system, regulate blood pressure, increase your energy level and improves digestion. In Asia, Goji berries are commonly used in soups and in cooking desserts and if you ask the folks, they will tell you that Goji berries helps to improve eyesight. Including goji berries in traditional chinese cooking is almost a must.
When buying Goji Berries, always choose those that are organically grown, without chemicals and contaminants like the ones grown in Northern Asia in the Tibetan and Mongolian Himalayas. And if you are blessed with green fingers, grab a bag of Goji Berry Seeds and grow your own!
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I applaud you using and getting the word out about goji berries (English: wolfberries). One correction though. When you read about all the wonderful benefits of the wolfberry, please understand that there are many varieties and only one has the reputed benefits. Especially don’t buy into the “Himalayan” or “Tibetan” hype…the berries (good or bad) don’t even grow in those locations because the elevation is too high. This is among the great wolfberry info at Wikipedia. Standard variety wolfberries are may be on a similar nutritional level as most other berries, but should not be placed in the “superfood” category. People who buy the wolfberry for its health benefits should be sure to get only those grown in the Ningxia province of China, an area certified as “green” by the government, something similar to U.S. organic standards. The Ningxia wolfberry is the variety with the reputed benefits. For example, the company that originally imported the wolfberry to the U.S. does chemical analysis on each new shipment of berries to ensure that they have come from Ningxia. The Ningxia wolfberry is the only variety that does not contain mercury.
So there are one of two things happening with the people at gojiberries.us: (1) Their berries are indeed the quality they are said to be and are tagged with the “Himalayan” and “Tibetan” names because people in the U.S. have good associations with those words and don’t even know how to say “Ningxia” (ning-sha). Or (2) they are run-of-the-mill, cheap wolfberries from other areas of China that don’t have near the nutrient value or therapeutic benefits claimed.
Also, when buying the juice, be aware that most companies water their wolfberry juice down with “junk juices” such as apple, pear, and white grape. These are used because (1) they are cheap and (2) they are convenient ways to sweeten the juice without adding sugar. The problem is that they have no nutritional value and spike blood sugar levels. Whereas the Ningxia wolfberry and its fresh, whole juice may have some wonderful nutrients for diabetics, all those benefits are more than cancelled out by over-processing and junk juices.
In summary, look for Ningxia wolfberries and for juice with whole Ningxia wolfberries that is not spiked with junk juices.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:22 pm