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Emperor's New Clothes - "Tibetan" Goji berries

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




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