Goji Berries – Beyond a superfruit.

Goji berries are small red fruits that have been shown to hold a vast array of health benefits, classed as a ‘superfood’ Goji berries have been used in Tibetan and Chinese medicine for around 2000 years. Cultivated in the Himalayas ranging from Nepal to China the shrub like plants grow to between 1 and 3 meters in height and great care has to be taken when harvesting as the fruit easily spoil before they are dried.

The Chinese have used this powerful berry as an essential part of their herbal healing techniques for centuries and for good reason.

Top 7 health benefits of Goji berries

• Goji berries help to strengthen our immune system – A working and healthy immune system is vital for protecting our bodies from viruses, bacteria and a whole host of other environmental toxins, Goji berries contain beta carotene, the mineral germanium, and polysaccharide all three of these substances are known to help us develop a strong healthy immune system.

• Powerful anti-aging properties - Due to the powerful antioxidants found in goji berries, they are able to help protect our bodies from the harmful effect of free radicals (unpaired electrons) as they travel around our blood stream. This results in a reduction in oxidative stress and slows down the signs of aging.

• Help to protect our vision – Goji berries contain a number of substances that are known to help both protect and even repair our vision, Lutein and Zeaxanthin help our eyes by to absorb blue light and helping to strengthen the retina.

• Help to remove toxins from the liver and kidneys – Goji berries have shown to be pretty amazing at protecting our livers, regular consumption of goji berries helps to increase choline production as well as helping to prevent fatty liver disease.

• Normalizing blood pressure and blood sugar levels – There have been a number of studies showing the benefits of Goji berries with regards to regulating blood pressure and sugar levels. One particular effect that was noted was their ability to protect eye sight for people suffering from type 1 diabetes. In addition the high levels of Chromium are known to help control blood pressure.

• Help to increase weight loss – Goji berries are high in fiber and have a very low glycemic index (the rate in which foods are converted into blood sugars by our bodies) the combination of these can help to dramatically increase weight loss.

• Lowering cholesterol – When cholesterol is oxidated by free radicals it becomes more dangerous to our bodies, the powerful antioxidant action of goji berries helps to stop this from happening.

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