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The Super Vitamin in the Super Fruit

goji information — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:18:34 +0000

It’s been proven that goji berries contain a huge amount of Vitamin C, more than oranges and other fruits do. Even the stardardized test by the US Department of Agriculture that measures the Total Antioxidant Potency of foods and supplements or ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) Scale attests to the power of goji berries. Having an ORAC scale of 25,300, which is also attributed to its high content of Vitamin C, makes it really a very potent fruit. But why do we need a good amount of Vitamin C?

Vitamin C is a water soluble of the vitamins which means it can easily be dissolved and excreted by our body, hence can never really be stored for long. Also humans can’t synthesize this in vivo that’s why we have to depend on foods and supplements to get adequate amount of it. With these reasons, we have to supply our body with regular doses of it for proper functioning.

One main function of Vitamin C is in the synthesis of collagen, which is a very significant component of bones, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, skin, and even the heart. It’s a group of protein that’s almost found everywhere in the body including also the retina of the eyes, hair, and placenta in pregnant women. That’s why people who undergone surgery are required to eat lots of fruits and vegetables to be able to support fast and consistent wound healing.

Also, another important roles of Vitamin C is its capacity to help our body absorb required amount of iron, which is an important element for the blood to carry out its function in oxygen delivery; and its aid in the synthesis of gluthatione and carnitine, both which perform a crucial role in metabolism, and neurotransmitters, which are important for neuron to cell signals.

Vitamin C also acts a reducing agent to reverse oxidation process in the body. When there are lots of free radicals in the body compared to antioxidants, oxidative stress is the result which can lead to cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, inflammatory diseases, and diabetes. More to this, it’s also one of the front supports of our immune system.

There may be still more roles that Vitamin C play but due to some limitations, we can nevertheless just focus on these chief functions. After all, the benefits of Vitamin C don’t stop at the end of this article. It’s best that we take nutritious foods like goji berries so we can discover the real wonder of Vitamin C in our body.

WHY LIQUID VITAMINS?

Goji Berries — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:57:37 +0000

Traditionally, people have taken their vitamin supplements in a pill or capsule form. What most people don’t know is the low absorption at the cellular level when taken that way. Liquid vitamin products have been on the market for several years now. Trouble is, most people still don’t know the benefits of takining their nutritional supplements in a liquid form. For example, pills and capsules typically have a 25%-40% absorption rate, while in liquid form the absorption is typically greater than 90%! Some hard pills don’t even break down at all, leaving the body almost as complete as when they entered it.

Ask yourself: ”Would I prefer drinking my supplements with a tasty flavor, or continue swallowing or choking on pills and capsules as usual?”

“Bill Motivates Marchers” (Newstalk NZ)

Goji Berries — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:45:16 +0000

An article from New Zealand’s “Newstalk NZ” reports that “People opposed to the Government’s Therapeutic Medicines Bill have been demonstrating in Auckland this morning. The Bill proposes tighter controls on herbal medicines including dietary supplements and vitamins.”

The EU Food Supplements Directive (Directive 2002/46/EC) which became effective August 1, 2005 severely limits the sale of vitamins and food supplements in Europe. A report by The Alliance for Natural Health discusses the dangers to health freedom.

The World Net Daily reports on the NAFTA agreement to align US nutritional regulations with Mexico and Canada which is undoubtedly what is behind the “Draft Guidance” issued by the FDA.

I normally don’t subscribe to conspiracy theories, but something fishy is going on here and it isn’t my fish oil supplement!

Why the world wide push to regulate food supplements and vitamins? A press release by Orthomolecular Medicine News Service on May 22, 2006, reveals that there have been ZERO deaths attributed to vitamin supplements. The only supplement known to cause death is Iron (a mineral), which I have repeatedly warned about. However, Dr. Saul of Orthomolecular Medicine reports that there are only about 2 deaths per year attributed to Iron, where as in 2003 there were 29 deaths attributed to aspirin!

I confess I have no proof, but I suspect there are some Big Pharmaceutical Companies behind this trend. Are they really afraid of losing profits to the heath food industry? Heaven forbid we eat right and stay healthy!

If you haven’t lodged your protest to this move do it now. April 30 is the deadline for comments with the FDA. Click here to make yourself heard.

Really Angry,

Tim

One Big Mac please, Hold the iron.

Goji Berries — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:28:50 +0000

Earlier this month, I discussed with you our Pro Vitamin Complete. I briefly mentioned why we don’t include iron in our supplement. I read an article this week that really emphasized in my mind how important it is that you NOT use a supplement containing iron, so I need to address this issue again.

According to Merck Pharmaceuticals, “Iron poisoning is the leading cause of poisoning deaths in children.” If you have pre-natal vitamins or iron supplements left over from when your wife was pregnant, my advice is to flush them away. If you are taking a doctor perscribed iron supplement, keep them well out of reach of your children. When your baby starts crawling they get into everything and everything they find goes in their mouths.

It is also important to be aware that Iron poisoning can also effect men and post menopausal women. Iron is one nutrient that doesn’t naturally eliminate from the body, except for women during their childbearing years. Current research is showing that long term build up of Iron in the man’s body may lead to heart disease which may be why heart disease is far more common in men and post menopausal women.

I can’t encourage you enough to check your multi-vitamin label and make sure that you are not getting any extra iron. If you are an omnivore like me, you get iron in your diet. Even the occasional Big Mac provides plenty of iron.

Eating healthy,

Tim