Goji Berry, The New Discovery.

Until about 2 years ago, almost nobody in the Western Civilization ever heard of a Goji berry or a Goji berry plant. Often referred to as the “fountain of youth plant”, this amazing plant, indigenous to the Tibetan and Mongolian himalayas, is really making the scene nowadays. It’s Latin name is, Lycium barbarum, there are over 40 different varieties, or strains, around the world. What’s so special about this plant? For one thing, the Goji berries are the richest source of antioxidants of any food source yet discovered. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals that can damage or destroy our DNA and healthy cells. This can lead to premature aging, and increase the chances of being afflicted by cancer, heart disease, HBP, diabetes, Alzheimer’s Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and numerous other maladies running rampart in our Society.

Another unique quality about the Goji berry plant is the 4 unique
polysaccharides it possesses. At least one of these can aid in boosting the immune system. Another is known to potentially stimulate the Pituitary Gland located in the anterior of the brain to increase the production of Human Growth Hormone (HGH). As we get older, our glands often secrete fewer hormones, and the HGH the Master Hormone in our bodies, controls the function of the other hormones in our bodies.

The Baby Boomer Generation is mostly coming into their 60’s and 70’s, and health concerns are taking Main Stage for many of them. Medical and pharmateucal costs are going through the roof with no end in sight. When the HGH levels in someone’s system lessens, accelerated aging may increase. Henceforth, when our HGH levels are increased, many of the symptoms of aging can potentially decrease, and clinical studies have shown that some of the symptoms of aging can even be reversed. Some people have experienced original hair color being restored, eyesight improved, sounder sleep, elevated libido, reduction in chronic aches and pains, reduced wrinkling, increased energy levels, increased resistance to illness and disease, improved mental alertness, and a better overall sense of well being after taking goji berries.

In the Himalayas where the people there customarily have consumed Goji berries as a part of their regular diet, it is not uncommon for some of them living to 120 or so life spans. The oldest recorded living person is documented to live to 252 years, and ate Goji berries on a regular basis. The Chinese Government awarded him 3 times with Longevity Certificates. It can be further noted that
people in the Himalayas that traditionally eat the goji berries seldom acquire many of the “dread diseases” that are considered “incurable” in Western Society. While our Medical Society busies itself with treating the symptoms with drug and chemotherapy, surgery, and so forth, wouldn’t it make more sense to look for what’s lacking in our diets and fortify our defense systems against these infectious invaders? Ben Franklin said it best when he said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Linus Pauling, two-time Nobel Prize Laurite, once said, “virtually every sickness, illness and disease can be traced to the lack of at least one or more important minerals lacking in our diet”.

With over 60 macro and trace minerals originally in our soils, and commercial farming customarily replenishing only 3 of these minerals, it is no wonder why so many of our population are malnourished, even if they don’t know it, and why diseases rare in the pre-industrial revolution are now commonplace in today’s Modern Society.