Duo to our busy lifestyles we are often stressed and do not eat well. Generally our blood is acidic, which is characterised by feeling anxious, tired, irritable and unwell. In an acidic body, disease and free radicals prosper, cells mutate and your body’s cells group together to protect themselves. In an alkaline body, free radicals and disease are neutralised more efficiently, and therefore find it very hard to survive. Many researchers and doctors around the world are confirming that drinking Goji Juice daily is one of the fastest ways to balance the ph levels and alkalise our bodies. Alkalinity is known as a key to overall health and well being.
1/2-cup chopped onion
16oz chopped broccoli
16oz rotini pasta
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 24oz jar chunky garden pasta sauce
1/4-cup goji berries
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Boil rotini until al dente. Then drain
In large skillet sauté broccoli garlic and onion in a small amount of olive oil.
Add in pasta sauce and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
Add in rotini pasta and goji berries season with salt and pepper.
Cook 5 to 10 more minutes until pasta and berries are tender.
Serves 3 to 4
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Do you remember when they had to hold you down as a kid to take your vitamins? The fact that people don’t want to take their vitamin is nothing new. Many people hate taking their vitamins because they can be a nuisance. Some people say they are just too big and they have trouble trying to swallow them. Other people say that they have so many pills to take daily that it is painful to take that many every day. This is why now there are liquid vitamins. Liquid vitamins provide you all the vitamins that you need daily. Often people that take vitamins are because they just don’t get enough from food or drink. Not only can it supply you with the vitamins, but it is also much easier to consume. All you have to do is pop the cap off and drink, that’s it!
If the pills we take are so great, why are so many diseases on an increase. Look how many diseases we have today that were not around before the mid 60’s. Type II diabetes is out of control. Children as young as 10 years old are now coming down with it. The pharmaceutical companies promote their pills and do everything they can to stop alternative medicine. For them it is all about money. Look at all the ads the pharmaceutical companies put on TV these days. They create new symptoms and products every month. It seems that you can take a pill for everything you need. They don’t tell you that in the process of taking their pills you could be killing your liver and many other organs. Want to save money? Proper diet, exercise, hydration (with water) and reducing stress do so much to help your body, also stay healthy. Add to that a quality highly standardized not pasteurized Goji juice and you’re well on your way to better health. Stay away from processed foods, sugar, and salt, just to name a few. There is nothing out there that in and of itself does everything. But hydration, Goji, and exercise will do a lot for your body and help it to stay healthy and let your body fight off disease’s.
Skin wrinkles are products of natural aging. How fast you develop wrinkles depend on many factors such as exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays, lack of vitamins, lack of antioxidants, etc. Oxidative damage due to free radical chain reactions occur in our skin every second. antioxidants help prevent the damage by neutralizing or quenching the free radicals. Damages done to the skin accumulate through the years until wrinkles become noticeable. The time it takes for wrinkles to appear may be later for persons whose skin are less subjected to oxidative damage. But persons whose skin are constantly exposed to oxidative damage like being exposed to the sun always, may have wrinkles appear earlier in life. Having a diet rich in antioxidants can greatly help in extending the time wrinkles appear. But when wrinkles begins to show, fret not, there are anti aging wrinkle creams in the market to restore the elasticity of collagen and elastin extending your youthfulness even more.
I have put a link below on a article that was just done on Camu Camu Juice. There is some great information about how Camu is very high in Vitamin C along with some other great properties.
Camu Camu article
In several study groups with elderly people Goji was given once a day for 3 weeks, with many beneficial results being experienced. 67% of the patients x T cell transformation functions tripled and the activity of the patients’ white cell interleukin-2 doubled. In addition, the results showed that all the patientsx spirit and optimism increased significantly, appetite improved in 95% of the patients, 95% of the patients slept better and 35% of the patients partially recovered their sexual function. The Goji berry has absolutely no toxicity. However like most fruits, it should not be used if you are suffering from Spleen deficiency with dampness and diarrhea. Goji is now being used in clinical settings for a number of common maladies including the treatment of consumptive disease accompanied by thirst such as early-onset diabetes and tuberculosis, dizziness, blurred vision, and chronic cough. In the treatment of diabetes. 8-10 grams of fruit was steamed and eaten each time, three times daily (steaming softens the fruits). The daily dosage range of 8-30 grams is typical of medical applications being done at this time in several countries. The berry has also been used in a number of recent clinical trials for treatment of bone marrow deficiency conditions (low production of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets).
Some Interesting Facts about Growing Goji Berries
* Goji Berries are harvested by hand
* Goji Berries are graded. There are grades for dry and fresh berries.
* The average goji vine produces berries for up to 20 years, however, after 7 years the vine can decline in production.
* The Goji Berry growing season is from June to October.
Goji Juice is a very common way to get your daily intake of Goji. A new web site with information has opened learn more about this amazing product.
Did you know Goji Berries are rated the highest in antioxidant levels than any other food source. This is an amazing product!
Wushu Department, Guangzhou sport university, Guangzhou 510500, China.
The aim of this study was to determine the modulatory effect of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) on the oxidative stress induced by an exhaustive exercise. 32 male Wistar rats were taken in the study. The experiment was a 30-day exhaustive exercise program. We determined the lipid peroxidation, glycogen levels, and anti-oxidant enzyme activities in skeletal muscle. The results demonstrated that L. barbarum polysaccharides administration significantly increases glycogen level and anti-oxidant enzyme activities, and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) level and creatine kinase activities. In conclusion, L. barbarum polysaccharides administration can significantly decrease the oxidative stress induced by the exhaustive exercise.
Research on mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) shows that it is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. The tree grows from 7 to 25 meters tall. The edible fruit is deep reddish purple when ripe. In Asia, the mangosteen fruit is known as the “Queen of Fruits,” while the durian (Durio spp.) is known as the “King of Fruits.” It is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as button mangosteen and lemon drop mangosteen. The outer shell of the fruit is rather hard, typically 4-6 cm in diameter. Cutting through the shell, one finds a white; fleshy fruit 3-5 cm in diameter. Depending on the size and ripeness, there may or may not be pits in the segments of the fruit. The number of fruit pods is directly related to the number of petals on the bottom of the shell. On average a mangosteen has 5 fruits (round up figure). I have eaten a lot of exotic fruits in my life, including the King Of Fruits - durian, but I have never seen or tasted this Queen of Fruits. I bought the $30 bottle from my coworker and chucked down the mangosteen juice. I do feel more energetic for the rest of day, and I will have to let you know in the near future if it will help lose some weight!
| Leaves on the Goji Plant form on the shoot either in an alternating arrangement or in bundles of up to three, each having a shape that is either lanceolate (shaped like a spearhead longer than it is wide) or ovate (egg-like). Leaf dimensions are 7 cm long by 3.5 cm wide with blunted or round tips.
One to three flowers (picture) occur on stems 1-2 cm in length. The calyx (eventually ruptured by the growing goji berry) is comprised of bell-shaped or tubular sepals forming short, triangular lobes. The corolla are lavender or light purple, 9-14 cm long with five or six lobes shorter than the tube. The stamens are structured with anthers that open lengthwise, shorter in length than the filaments (picture).
In the northern hemisphere, flowering occurs from June through September and berry maturation from August to October, depending on latitude, altitude, and climate. |
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The most interesting characteristic are the four polysaccharides unique to goji juice. These four polysaccharides, or phytonutrient compounds, work in the body as directors and carriers of the instructions that cells use to communicate with each other. These polysaccharides are Master Molecules that command and control many of the body’s most important defense systems. It is also what makes Goji Juice unique above all other Juices. Goji of Himalayan quality exhibits a balanced polysaccharide profile and a uniquely potent Spectral Signature. It is the true descendant of the original goji of legend. Goji juice contains 19 amino acids that are the building blocks of protein, including nine that are essential to the body. It contains more protein than whole wheat and contains higher levels of vitamin C than oranges and even contains 21 trace minerals.
The Goji plant is quite hardy. It likes full sun except in hot climates. What else would you expect from a plant that originated in the Himalayas? Hopefully you’re not in a hurry for the berries. The shrubs don’t usually bear fruit until about the third year. But you can use the leaves in a salad while you wait. You’ll know your shrubs are about to bear fruit because you’ll start to get small purple/white trumpet flowers from summer until the first freeze. You can get your Goji shrub to become more bushy by nipping buds so that it forms more branches. A wide variety of animals such as rabbits, birds and deer also like to snack on Goji berries . Beware of the tomato worm and other insects.
Scientific research has shown that with acute and chronic inflammation, free radicals like superoxide are produced at a rate that overwhelms the capacity of the body’s superoxide dismutase enzyme defense system to remove them. Such an imbalance results in pain and damage to joints and tissues. Goji can help to restore the balance of the important anti-inflammatory SOD enzyme.
You can grow Goji berries as house plants also provided you can provide them with ample light. It could be grown with the help of strong full spectrum artificial light or you can put the plant near a window that receives direct sunlight for at least eight to ten hours a day. But it is always better to grow them outside although you can grow them indoors also. But for that you would have to pollinate the flowers by hand.
Rum, Goji Berry & Chocolate Ice Cream
3 egg yolks
175g sugar
300ml milk
100g Plain chocolate, grated or chopped small
100g Goji Berries soaked in rum for four hours
1tsp vanilla extract
450ml whipping cream, softly whipped Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and milk in a bowl over a bain-marie (hot water) till it coats the back of a spoon, don’t boil Stir in the chocolate and goji berries
Fold in the whipped cream
Transfer to a rigid plastic container and freeze for one hour
Beat well and freeze for another hour
Beat again and finally freeze till needed
Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving
Usual dosage level: 2 - 4 oz. daily
In a study of goji berry reported in the Journal of the Beijing Medical University(1992), it was noted that goji reduced antibodies associated with allergy-type reactions, which was presumed to be accomplished through the mechanisms of promoting CD8(+) T-cells and regulating cytokines. Probably as a result of this activity, goji berry has also been reported to be a useful treatment for psoriasis.
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