Why Athletes Are Finding Goji Berry Fruit So Beneficial?
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007The Goji berry is well recognized in Asia as being a superb adaptogen. Quite simply, this means that the nutritional support from the berry helps the body adapt to adverse conditions. These could be as simple as recovering from exercise, or more importantly recovering from a serious illness. Athletes are finding that eating a small handful of these berries helps the body increase its stamina and endurance, and also aids greatly in recovery time. To a serious sports person, this provides the competitive advantage that can mean the difference between win or lose.
The Goji berry is also known as the “longevity fruit”. Its unique polysaccharides and antioxidants work in the body against premature aging. This is done in many ways. Firstly, by stimulating the release of HGH, which is the youth hormone. This has the effect of helping the body to create lean muscle rather than body fat. It also improves the quality of sleep, helps with memory and overall creates a far more youthful and energetic person. Research has shown that those who take Goji on a regular basis have an enormous increase (some 45%) of superoxide dismutase which is an enzyme that works in the body as an anti-inflammatory agent.
Goji berries are regarded as one of the most nutritionally dense foods available to us. Today our food chain is sadly lacking in the essential nutrients we require to maintain good health. Because of this, more people daily are turning to the Goji berry either as juice or eating the whole sun-ripened berry. Whichever you choose will pay handsome rewards, although compared to the berries you will pay handsomely to purchase them in liquid form. My preference is always the berries which are so incredibly versatile. Make Goji tea, or take them along with you for a snack with your favorite nuts. Kids love them, and as a snack they are unrivalled.