Goji Berry

The Goji berry is a deep-red, dried fruit about the same size as a raisin. It's very sweet and tastes something like a cross between a cranberry and a cherry. We love adding them to smoothies, trail-mix, cereals & eating them on just their own or with cacao beans.

Nicknamed the "happy berry" for its ability to restore a person's vitality, Tibet Authentic's goji berry is grown in the wild on the pristine Tibetan Plateau, without pesticides or fertilizers, in earth that is free from pollution, fed by pure snowmelt.

Are you wondering how a tiny red berry can have such a positive effect on your health?

* To start, the goji berry is higher in antioxidants than any other known food.
* The goji berry contains 18 amino acids – the building blocks for protein.
* The goji berry contains over 12 times more protein than apples, oranges, or strawberries.
* The goji berry is a better source of beta-carotene than carrots themselves.
* 21 trace minerals, including Germanium
* 6 essential fatty acids including Linoleic acid, which significantly promotes body fat loss
* Vitamins B1, B2, B6, E
* 500 times more Vitamin C than oranges
* 4 Unique Polysaccharides (Master Molecules) found in no other food source
* 15 times more nutritional iron than spinach
* Beta Sitosterol: An anti-inflammatory agent found to lower cholesterol, and used to treat sexual impotence and prostrate enlargement.
* Zeaxanthin and Lutine: Valued for their role in protecting the eyes.
* Betaine: Used by the liver to produce Choline which assists detoxification reactions in the liver. Betaine is known to protect DNA, enhance memory, promote muscle growth and protects us from fatty liver disease.
* Cyperone: A sesquiterpene used in treatment of cervical cancer.

It is also known to benefit heart and blood pressure problems as well as menstruation problems. * Solavetivone: A powerful anti-fungal and anti-bacterial agent. * Physalin: A natural compound that boosts the immune system. Found to be effective in treating leukaemia, hepatitis B and cancer.

Goji Berry Antioxidants Free radicals damage cells and DNA, increase the cancer risk, and accelerate the aging rocess. The more antioxidants, the more effective the neutralizing capacity is in slowing down the aging process. If free radicals go unchecked, they can even attack and damage DNA, possibly causing deformation and mutation of the blueprinted cells.

Immunity Enhancer
Due to aging, the body's immune system often becomes dysfunctional, where in immune cells can have difficulty recognizing the difference between the body's cells and foreign cells. This can lead to auto-immune problems. The polysaccharides found in Goji berries have been known to inhibit three kinds of inflammation. These polysaccharides were also found to stimulate the interleukin-2 and gamma interferon, which are anti-inflammatory and induce immune responses.


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