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Goji Buyer Beware

Goji Berry — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:20:40 +0000

If you have made the decisions to try goji berries then there are a few things you need to look for before you make that goji purchase. One of the first and most important things to look for is right at the ingredients label. If it says anything other then goji berries then put the bag down and move on. The reason for this is many people that sell goji berries will buy inferior goji's and then add other ingredients to make the taste better. The second thing to look at is the price. Many companies say that theirs are better then others and they are the only ones that carry the real thing. Now there is different quality's of berries but anyone that claims that they are the only ones that sell the real thing and wants to charge you a month's pay check for one month's supply is not telling the truth. Although a few companies like to take advantage of customers there is many more that truly carry a good product for a fair price. So be careful when buying goji berries just like you would with any other product. The key lesson is to shop around and gather some information before making your purchase.

Goji Berry contains Polysaccharides, so what

Goji Berry — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:59:06 +0000

Goji berries contain 4 unique Polysaccharides that are not found in any other food source. So what are Polysaccharides you ask? They are complex carbohydrates. Polysaccharides are very beneficial to the body because they can store energy that can be used by the body at a later date. Like everything else you can use up the polysaccharides in your body so be sure to include foods that contain them. To find out more information on Polysaccharides you can read this article just click on the link below.

The Benefits of Polysaccharides and how they can help you

Goji's can help with zest for life

Goji Berry — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:50:10 +0000

The modern day executives are always tired with all the stress and running around that forms an essential part of their lives. This can cause early aging and reduced energy levels for everything. Regularly eating Goji berries, the Himalayan wonder fruit with the highest nutrition value and antioxidant properties can impart new energy levels and enable you to live an energetic life and carry out the daily grind with vigor. Many people who now eat Goji berries on a daily basis have noticed improved eyesight, restoration of hair color, mood enhancement, noticeable improvement in energy levels, better sleeping habits and more zest for life.

Lots of people talking about Antioxidants

Goji Berry — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:32:07 +0000

Today’s big buzzwords in nutrition are antioxidants and ORAC scores with the rationale being that antioxidants protect tissue and organs by neutralizing the damaging and mutating effects of free radicals. Free radicals are produced when the body burns food for energy and immune responses and also from harmful chemicals in the outside environment.As an antioxidant, goji ranks number 1; ahead of acai, black raspberry, twice as high as pomegranate, 5 times higher than prunes and a whopping 10 times higher than oranges.

Goji and Orac

Goji Berry — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:20:42 +0000

According to Tufts University, the average person needs approximately 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units per day to have a significant impact on plasma and tissue antioxidant capacity. Three servings of fruits and vegetables per day provide approximately 1200 ORAC units. This means the average person is short by up to 3800 ORAC units each day, depending on the fruits and vegetables they are choosing and their body's requirements. To make up the difference, experts recommend supplementing our diet with high ORAC foods such as Goji Berries to become and stay healthy and slow down the aging process caused by free radical damage.

Goji Berry have more vitamin C than Oranges

Goji Berry — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:25:08 +0000

As with the other antioxidants, vitamin C helps to prevent heart disease by preventing free radicals from damaging artery walls, which could lead to plaque formation. This nutrient also keeps cholesterol in the bloodstream from oxidizing, another early step in the progression towards heart disease and stroke. Vitamin C may help people who have marginal vitamin C status to obtain favorable blood cholesterol levels. High blood pressure may also improve in the presence of this wonder vitamin. All these factors combined make vitamin C an easy way to lower one's risk of heart disease and strokes. Pound for pound a Goji Berry has more vitamin C than an Orange.

Dried Goji Berries – Healthy Living

Goji Berry — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:35:21 +0000

One of the most popular health products is dried Goji Berries. Goji Berries have been shown to improve and assist with weight loss and sexual desire. Goji Berries originate in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China and are often referred to as Chinese wolfberry, wolfberry, matrimony vine, Barbary vine, bocksdorn, and combronera. In the United Kingdom, the Goji Berry is drunken as the Duke of Argyll’s tea. Goji Berries are a good source of vitamin C and dried Goji Berries are a great source of calcium, potassium, iron, zinc and vitamin B2 as well. Dried Goji Berries make a fun and healthy snack. Goji Berries can also be consumed as a juice but must be kept refrigerated and consumed within 60 days of opening the sealed Goji Berry Juice containers. Please read more about Goji Berries and Goji Berry Juice on the internet and on the Goji Berries Blog today to find out more information.