September 14, 2007

Your Diet Needs Organic Goji Berrie Juice !

Organic Goji Plant Juice (latin name: Lyceum barbarum), also known as ' wolfberries ' was used in Tibet for many centuries as a superb tasting elixir which coincidently provided a wealth of health benefits.

The many sheltered steep valleys of this rugged and beautiful part of the world, alongside fertile soils, create the perfect environment for this plant to grow in. Particularly prevalent in the Ningxia province of China, this vine-type plant is able to grow to a towering 15-20 feet tall.

Locals collect the organic goji berries by waiting until they have ripened, then placing specific goji catching mats below and shaking the fruit off the vines. Once all the fruit has fallen it is then left on the mats to dry under the strong rays of the Himalayan sun. During this drying phase touching any of the fruits with bare hands is strictly prohibited. Such handling tends to result in the fruits immediately oxidizing, going black in colour and then becoming unsafe for consumption. When fully dried goji look very similar to raisins.

This powerful Tibetan secret has recently been discovered by the rest of the world. It can today be purchased in a nearby convenience store with relative ease. Everyone is now able to enjoy the organic goji fruit juices fantastic health promoting properties.

Benfits are said to be:

Improves skin
Increase in physical prowess during sport and exercise
Lowers cravings for sweet foods
Relieves insomnia brought about by the menopause
Improves your mood
Raises energy levels
Increases libido
Promotes weight loss

People have been seen to regularly live more than 100 years, typically in some of the worlds most remote places! Research has uncovered that many people who have lived as long have been known to include goji berries regularly in their diet. Quite possibly, goji berries are one of the best anti-ageing fruits to date!

Many people today are still unaware of goji fruits and their potent properties. Organic goji juice is a further refinement in the way gojis are now produced, reflecting one of the best ways in which you can care for your self and the environment at the same time.

Contained within goji fruits are a sea of nutrients such as the minerals: germanium, zinc, calcium, selenium, iron, copper and phosphorus, and amino acids like isoleucine and methione. Antioxidants – super effective anti-cancer agents – are also found in organic goji juice. A unique type of sugar exists in these berries, it is called lyceum barbarum polysachharide. This sugar has been found to fight cancer and lessen age-related macular degeneration in addition to other diseases.

Daily recommended quantities of anti-oxidants are between 5000-7000 ORAC (Oxidation Radical Absorbance Capacity) units. Dried goji berries contain 22,000 ORAC units per gram!

Goji berries have been reported to slow the spread of leukaemia in the human body. Other tests have revealed that our immune systems can be bolstered with goji juice consumption. Active ingredients in this fruits juice help with the regulation of an important immune chemical produce, 'cytokine'.

With all this quite astounding goodness coming out of wolfberries, organic goji juice or not, what should really be being asked is not 'why are these berries so great?', but 'why aren't more people talking about goji berries?'.

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