The happy berries: the Goji

• April 24, 2024

In the mountain ranges of the Himalayas, Tibet and Mongolia have known them since time immemorial. However, it is a novel food for most Westerners. They resemble small cherries dried, of an intense red color and with a taste between cranberry and cherry. At first glance they do not say anything, but inside they keep a real treasure. They are Goji berries.

This small fruit provides a large amount of nutrients: vitamin C (with a higher concentration than any other known fruit) as well as vitamins A, B, B2, B6 and E. Even more: Goji berries are best known for their powerful antioxidants .

Is it because of this that the hunzas, inhabitants of the valleys of the Himalayas, are known for being the healthiest, longest and happiest people on the planet? Or, will it be because of its enormous nutritional and therapeutic properties that in Central Asia are celebrated every year and for two weeks, with a party in his honor?

To recover vital energy

The truth is that in traditional Chinese medicine, Goji berries or happy berries are used to recover the "chi" or vital energy. This small fruit grows wildly in shrubs that extend at altitudes above 4,000 meters. They are sun dried naturally and in extreme climates, at 40 degrees below zero in winter and in summer at over 30 degrees. These conditions give him his nutritional wealth.

Eating 20 to 40 berries a day helps strengthen the immune system and increase energy; protect the heart, liver and kidneys; They improve vision and regulate appetite and sleep.

Chinese medicine uses Goji berries to minimize the symptoms of menopause and optimize memory and the ability to remember.

Alone or accompanying other foods such as breakfast cereal, yogurt or in fruit juices or vegetable drinks, the small Goji berries are so versatile that they can be part of different recipes.

In many European countries they are already sold even in the markets; in Mexico they can be found in stores specializing in nutrition, whether in berries, in juices or in extract capsules.

Video Medicine: Superfood Fudge with Goji Berries and Cocoa Nibs | The Happy Pear (April 2024).