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Emperor's New Clothes - "Tibetan" Goji berries

Recent years have seen a big buzz wordmore antioxidants than any other fruit,
around the healthy food market: Tibetanmuch more beta carotene than carrots,
or Himalayan Goji Berries. One canand much More iron than spinach.
easily see a red berry tree with snowFollowing are the short summary of its
mountain background in the goji berrybenefits: anti-cancer, anti-aging,
website or in the packaging label. Theweight loss, boost libido, enhancing
author has done a lot of research inimmune system etc.
this area, and would like to unveil theFor some strange reasons goji berries
"Emperor's New Clothes" for Tibetan Gojiare mostly marketed in Europe and USA as
Berries.Tibetan Goji Berries or Himalayan Goji
Let's first look at what goji berriesBerries. If you tell Chinese people that
are, then we combine "Tibetan" oryou want Tibetan Goji Berries, however,
"Himalayan" word with it. Goji berriesthey will be completely confused, as
are also known as Lycium barbarum, orthey all know goji berries are not from
wolfberries. There is also a misspellingTibet or Himalaya, instead, they come
"gogi berries". It is a dark-redfrom northwest part of China: Ningxia
coloured sweet-taste dried fruit, andprovince. In fact there are also growth
has similar size of raisin. It is evenof goji berries in Julu Hebei province
hailed by some newspapers as super fruitas well. But It doesn't mean that there
just because of its various benefits.is no presence of goji berries in Tibet,
First of all they are from China, andbut means that there is no commercial
have been grown and consumed in Chinafarming activity of this fruit in Tibet.
for many thousand years. Chinese doctorsThe possible reason for marketing it as
believe it is very effective on kidneyTibetan Goji Berries is that fruit
and liver disease, therefore they verycoming from mountain area usually has
often prescribe it to treat liver and/ormore polysaccharides content. Even Eearl
kidney problem. They also use it toMindell admits in his website that goji
treat eye diseases because according toberries are not from Tibet. Therefore we
Chinese medical theory eyesight ishave to take this new clothes "Tibetan"
governed by liver and kidney.or "Himalayan" off now. It is an
Furthermore, as Chinese medical theoryexcellent healthy food, but it doesn't
also believes that sexual capability iscome from Tibet or Himalyan area.
dictated by the strength of kidney, itIn the market you will also come across
is also widely used by Chinese doctorsthe word organic goji berries. Please be
to treat sexual impotency etc. Thereforecareful with your purchase of organic
if a Chinese man would like to take somegoji berries. The commercial growth of
medicine or tonic stuff to make hisorganic goji berries is not an easy
sexual capability better, such medicineprocess. It requires at least 3 years to
or tonic stuff usually contains gojiget the land ready, along with other
berries. But the Chinese usage of gojimeasures. So far the annual yield of
berries is more than that, they alsoorganic goji berries in China is still
consume it in day-to-day lives, fornot significant by comparison with
example, to use it with chrysanthemumnormal goji berries, simply because
for herbal tea, to add it to soup etc.there are not many lands ready for it.
According to my research I believe EearlTherefore there is a big difference in
Mindell could be the first person whoterms of pricing. So when you see
first introduced goji berries into USA.somebody sell organic goji berries in
Later this fruit also gained popularityeBay at dirty cheap price, would you
in the UK and rest of Europe. Why is ittrust them? In addition, please do not
getting popular in Western countries?forget to ask for a certificate of
Traditional Chinese medical theory isorganic goji berries which you would
not based on molecular biology, butlike to purchase.
based on Yin, Yang, and Qi. When WesternI would suggest to buy small packs of
people discovered this fruit, theygoji berries, as once opened, it will
analysed its biological content, andsuck the moisture, and become soft. A
explained why it is beneficial from thedaily consumption of 30 grams is
perspective of western medicine. It hasrecommended, though it doesn't matter if
been found that goji berries contain 21you want to eat more because essentially
trace minerals, 18 amino acids, Vitaminsit is fruit.
B1, B2, B6 and Vitamin E, much more muchEnjoy your goji berries.
more vitamin C than kiwi fruit, much



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