LISTEN UP FITBLR GIRLS AND BOYS! This amazing Super Food is blowing my mind!!! GOJI BERRIES! Check out this article from Naturalginger.com
- Well known for their effects on wellbeing and longevity. These delicious berries can help to enhance mood and increase positivity. This may seem like a far fetched claim but when you think about how much nutrition is packed into these little guys, there’s not question that they would have a positive impact on your emotional standing. As noted in the quote below, these berries have a synonymous relation to longevity and anti-aging. This is related to my next point.
- Jam packed with antioxidants to keep you healthy and young. Antioxidants are the nutrients that work together to fight off free radical formation. We are exposed to free radicals all the time through various chemicals, altered fats, exposure to pollutants, harmful drugs, and much more. Free radicals steal electrons and damage cells and the more you have floating around in your system, the more damage you will see. This damage leads to amplified aging and an increased risk of tissue and organ damage. Antioxidants work together to reverse the damage of free radicals and dampen their power to by giving up their electrons. A selfless act on their part
Goji berries are bursting with antioxidants to help keep you feeling young and looking youthful. - Mega mineral power. Gojis contain more than 20 trace minerals! Minerals are what keep our bodies in balance and help support an alkaline environment. With the introduction of the Standard American Diet (SAD – sad indeed!) we have all become very acidic inside. Increased acidity can increase the risk of many serious degenerative diseases. Goji berries supply very important minerals like iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, potassium, manganese, selenium, and many more! When we eat acidic foods like animal protein, fried foods, foods with high amounts of saturated fat , refined grains and sugars, and other processed foods, our body leaches minerals from our teeth and bones to balance out the acidity. As you can see, after a long period of time our bodies become weakened from the lack of available minerals – with a diet that is not supplying enough. Goji berries can increase your alkalinity, supplying minerals for your bones and balancing your body’s pH. There are many other alkalizing foods that are important but we’ll leave that for another article
- Complete proteins…in a fruit?! YES! Goji berries supply 18 different amino acids (of which there are 22) including all 8 (or 9 to some) essential amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks for proteins and the essential ones are the ones we cannot make in our bodies and therefore need to be supplied by the diet. Goji berries have got ‘em all! Actually, goji berries are at least 10% protein which makes them an amazing viable source of plant based protein! - THIS WAS THE MOST EXCITING FOR ME!
- Immune support for increased health. This runs in line with the other points. Gojis have minerals and antioxidants which help support the body in many different ways. When our bodies are stronger so is our immune system and our ability to fight of infection, disease, and illness.
