In this age of medical miracles, it shouldn't be unreasonable for us to expect to live a long and healthy life of at least 80 years, don't you think? Sadly though, only 3.5% of Westerners can expect to live to see their 80th birthday. Even then, those who do are often plagued with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and other degenerative diseases.

But did you know that in some remote places in the world, a life expectancy of more than 100 years is not uncommon? More importantly, these people's lives are filled with abundant health and happiness. Why? What's their secret?

After spending years exploring the link between longevity and nutrition, Dr Earl Mindell discovered that many of the world's longest living people have something in common: "They consume regular daily helpings of a tiny red fruit that just happens to be the world's most powerful anti-ageing food: the Goji berry".

Goji provides the majority of life sustaining minerals and nutrients that our bodies need.

Goji Nutrition

• 19 amino acids - the building blocks of protein - including all eight essential for life.
• More protein than whole wheat - 13%.
• 11 essential minerals including calcium, iron, potassium, and zinc.
• 22 trace minerals, including selenium and germanium, anti-cancer trace minerals.
• Vitamin C at higher levels than those found in oranges.
• B-complex vitamins, necessary for converting food into energy and for synthesising other vitamins and enzymes.
• Vitamin E, which is rarely found in fruits, mainly in seeds, nuts and grains.
• Essential fatty acids, which are required for the body's production of hormones and the smooth functioning of the brain and nervous system.
• A complete spectrum of antioxidant carotenoids, including beta carotene ( a better source than even carrots) and zeaxanthin (protects the eyes). Goji berries are the richest source of broad spectrum carotenoids of all known foods.
• Flavanoids and polyphenols - a wide group of plant pigments that have exceptional antioxidant capabilities. This includes ellagic acid which has been found to cause apoptosis, an anti-cancer effect in the body.
• Beta sitosterol, which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and has been found to be useful with sexual impotence and prostate enlargement.
• Cyperone, a sesquiterpene that benefits the heart and blood pressure, alleviates menstrual discomfort and has anti-cancer properties.
• Solavetivone, a powerful anti-fungal and anti-bacterial compound. Improves immune function.
• Physalin, a natural compound that is active against all major types of leukemia. It has been shown to increase splenic, natural killer-cell activity with broad spectrum, anti-cancer effect.
• Betaine, which is used by the liver to product  choline, a compound that calms nervousness, enhances memory, promotes muscle growth and protects against fatty-liver disease. Betaine also provides methyl groups in the body's energy reactions and can help reduce levels of homecysteine, a prime risk factor in heart disease. It also protects DNA.

Goji's Polysaccharides

The Master Molecules for Optimal Health

Scientists believe the X-factor within the nutritional content of Goji is the fact that it contains four unique polysaccharides that have never before been encountered in any of the world's thousands of botanical species. Polysaccharides are a family of complex carbohydrates that are bound to proteins. Plants use them as a defence mechanism against attack by viruses, bacteria, parasites, cell mutations, pollution and free radicals.

From the moment life begins, cells communicate with each other using the polysaccharides, or glycoproteins.

Goji's unique bioactive polysaccharides are used in the production of glycoproteins, which are used to recognise nutrients, other cells or invaders.

Many of these protective effects are conferred upon humans when we eat such plants rich in these powerful phytochemicals. There are numerous types of polysaccharides and they all differ in their properties and health benefits - here are just some polysaccharide benefits which are currently undergoing reseach and studies.

 (This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.)

Balancing the Blood

Goji Can Lower Dangerous Blood Acidity

During high school we learn that blood is the vital fluid circulating throughout our bodies transporting oxygen, nutrients, and metabolic waste.

Blood is thick because it is made up of a variety of cells, each with a different job, but it is also an excellent barometer of our health. The body is designed so its fluids are slightly alkaline.

With Western diets, which are overloaded with protein, refined carbohydrates and animal fats, we have put ourselves into a state of metabolic acidosis, meaning we have made our bodies more acidic. Since our body's goal is to keep a careful balance it works extra hard to try to restore that balance and neutralise acidity with alkalinity.

The balance is called homeostasis, defined as the optimal balance of physiological wellbeing. When the body loses is normal homeostasis, adverse symptoms appear. Symptoms are not the cause of health problems, but an expression of the body's efforts to defend its weakest areas and bring itself back into balance.

World renowned Oncologist and Medical Researcher, Dr Victor A Marcial-Vega goes on to say that "90% of my patients have reversed their acidity to alkalinity just by ingesting Goji juice".

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