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My favourite fruit: goji berries

Recent years have seen the
increasing popularity and consumption of goji berries in western countries such
as US, Japan, Canada and Europe. I am a goji fan. At beginning I bough this
fruit from super market and healthy food stores, but they are far too expensive,
therefore I have switched to online retailers, and have found a very good one: Goji
King. It is very good value for money.  On the other hand I have done
some research about goji berries, and would like to share with you.

Anti-aging

Free radical attack on our
bodies is the primary cause of aging. Free radicals are unstable oxygen
molecules derived from pollutants, smoking etc.  Free radical attack is simply the oxidation process. It has
been found that ANTIOXIDANTS can neutralise
and destroy free radicals (oxidants), thus significantly slowing the aging
process and provide a protective barrier for our bodies. Antioxidants help keep
our skin, hair, organs, muscles, blood, and arteries youthful. Goji
berries contain the highest levels
of antioxidants than any other food on earth! So goji is good for anti-aging.

Anti-cancer

The goji berry contains
unique polysaccharides (natural complex carbohydrates) that exhibit powerful
anti-cancer properties. A study in 2001
showed that goji berries polysaccharides inhibited the growth of
human leukemia cells. Another study
in 2002 showed that goji berry
polysaccharides combined with a standard cancer drug LAK/IL-2, was 254%
(2.5 times) more effective at reducing tumors than using the standard cancer
drug by itself.

Improve immune
system

Goji
is the most nutrient-dense foods on the earth. The vitamins, minerals and
polysaccharides provide fuel for the immune system to function efficiently.
Numerous studies have shown that goji berries actually boost the immune system
by increasing white ‘killer’ T-cells, resulting in anti-tumor responses.

Weigh loss effect

The metabolic rate plays
an important role in weight control.  Faster
metabolic rates burn calories more efficiently and store less as fat, while
slower metabolic rates burn less calories, and readily store unused energy as
fat.

Metabolism is controlled by hundreds of biochemical reactions. To perform
metabolism efficiently, our body needs a constant supply of trace minerals and
vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 & vitamin C. 
Goji has 21 trace minerals and are high in the above vitamins. By
providing a ready supply of minerals and vitamins, goji berries help keep our
metabolic rate in good working order. In addition, the polysaccharides of goji
berry actually increase the metabolic rate, which can lead to reduced body
weight.

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