Goji Benefits
July 2nd, 2009
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US $.69
The benefits from eating goji berries are almost too numerous to count! Although they have an unprecedented amount of certain things like Antioxidants, the real strength in goji is that there are so many different goji benefits that your body can use all at once.
The following is just the 'short version' of the known goji benefits; to list them all here would truly tax your time and our server's bandwidth. Also, it is important to note that the figures given on this page are all based upon Grade A Ningxia goji berries in their fresh, whole berry form. (Freeze-drying goji triples the ORAC scores (important for antioxidants and polyphenols) but lowers all of the other benefits.)
The Main Goji Benefits:
1. Goji fights more types of free radicals than any other known source of antioxidants. –This prevents cancer, heart disease, inflammation, and just about all other diseases and symptoms related to aging.
2. The densest known source of Ellagic acid, arguably the most beneficial of all Polyphenols. –Polyphenols are basically anti-bacterial compounds that fight many harmful things in our bodies, from cancer to germs.
3. The densest known source of Vitamins B1 and B3. (Thiamin, and niacin, respectively.) In fact, it has 61 Times the amount of thiamin as the next dense source, Brown rice, and twice as much niacin as baker's yeast, the previous record holder for niacin.
4. The densest known source of L-Arginine, an amino acid linked to lowering your blood pressure, boosting your immunity, combating diabetes, stimulating your growth hormone, and many other benefits.
5. One of the densest sources of Fiber out of any whole food. (20% higher than Barley!)
6. Three times the Vitamin C that an Orange has.
7. Five times the Calcium of raw cauliflower.
8. Twice as much Beta Carotene as Raw Spinach.
9. Four times the Potassium than a Banana.
10. 23% More Protein than an egg.
11. An extremely Low Glycemic index, about half that of buckwheat. –If you know any diabetics, be sure to tell them that fact!
12. An impressive amount of nearly all minerals and vitamins necessary to the survival and good health of humans. –Goji is clearly a very well-balanced food source that synergistically provides everything a body needs to promote great health!
Additionally, eating Goji as a whole food (Instead of as a freeze-dried powder) increases Absorption of all the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients many fold. However, taken as a freeze-dried powder increases it's ORAC and S-ORAC scores by a factor of three, Making Goji one of the best possible immunity & anti-aging boosters known to man!
For more on goji's ORAC scores and Goji Research, see Goji Research.
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