I just received a stack of dried Tibet grown goji berrys. Taste like nothing else, rich and sweet, I like em! They are said to have the highest ORAC rating of any food, and there are claims they cure or improve almost everything! Life extension too! Anyone experienced any noticable positive effects from consuming this berry? Do these berry's live up the many claims made by the sellers? Curiosity has won me over.... Ben

Goji berry?
#1
Posted 28 March 2006 - 10:09 AM
I just received a stack of dried Tibet grown goji berrys. Taste like nothing else, rich and sweet, I like em! They are said to have the highest ORAC rating of any food, and there are claims they cure or improve almost everything! Life extension too! Anyone experienced any noticable positive effects from consuming this berry? Do these berry's live up the many claims made by the sellers? Curiosity has won me over.... Ben
#2
Posted 28 March 2006 - 02:50 PM
#3
Posted 29 March 2006 - 10:03 AM
Here's a link to check out:
http://www.gojiberry.../research6.html
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#4
Posted 15 April 2006 - 06:16 PM
"One liter of Himalayan Goji Juice contains the polysaccharides equivalent of 2.2 pounds of fresh goji berries. As an alternative, we suppose that one could simply eat dried goji berries. However, research indicates that the quality of commercially-available dehydrated berries can vary tremendously, and there's also a high probability that the polysaccharides in dried berries may have oxidized and degraded."
#5
Posted 15 April 2006 - 07:18 PM
I've probably consumed 40 or 50 lbs of the stuff over the years. They are really good with walnuts and or pine nuts, and have certain...tonic properties. NB if you're thin and/or have cold hands/cold feet freqently they will probably taste great to you and they are probably really good for you. FROM A TONIC POINT OF VIEW if you're heavier, hot all the time, and you don't like their taste...perhaps they are not for you (not saying the phytochemicals would not be of benefit).
#6
Posted 15 April 2006 - 08:25 PM
NB if you're thin and/or have cold hands/cold feet freqently they will probably taste great to you and they are probably really good for you. FROM A TONIC POINT OF VIEW if you're heavier, hot all the time, and you don't like their taste...perhaps they are not for you (not saying the phytochemicals would not be of benefit).
Is this related to things you've noticed over the years, or is this some TCM thing?
I take a goji berry powder, but that is because I don't like the taste of wolfberries very much.
#7
Posted 15 April 2006 - 11:09 PM
Good question. I'll ask someone who knows both TCM and...this other stuff and get back to you.
#8
Posted 16 April 2006 - 08:59 PM
"Is this related to things you've noticed over the years, or is this some TCM thing?"
The theory behind why or why not that people like the stuff comes from TCM. The fact that the above groups tend to like it/not like it comes from observations.
Short of seeing a chinese medicine practitioner and having him check your pulses (wrist) and tongue I can't be sure, but it is quite possible that lycium is not for you.
There are certainly enough sources of phytochemicals if I were you, I would simply pick other sources.
#9
Posted 17 April 2006 - 02:19 AM
#10
Posted 24 April 2006 - 09:07 PM
#11
Posted 24 April 2006 - 11:12 PM
Goji berries are what my grandma feeds me when I'm on my period. You're not supposed to eat them every day. If you do, you'll get a nosebleed or something bad. You're not supposed to eat them raw either. You're supposed to boil them down with grits. You're only supposed to eat large amounts of goji berries when you're 1. on your period 2. sick 3. pregnant or 4. old.
THey are a blood tonic (from a traditional chinese medicine point of view) so that is understandable. Are you/is your grandmother of asian descent--or do you knwo where she learned about them?
HOw one reacts to them is individual and they were very helpful (and yummy) raw when I had them. I can see where those rules came from but....there are other cases where they'd be helpful.
#12
Posted 25 April 2006 - 02:43 AM
#13
Posted 30 March 2007 - 05:59 PM
I know this topic is a bit old, but I ran across this video today that may be of interest:According to Dr. Earl Mindell and other sources, it appears that Goji berry juice is preferrable to dried Goji berries.
"One liter of Himalayan Goji Juice contains the polysaccharides equivalent of 2.2 pounds of fresh goji berries. As an alternative, we suppose that one could simply eat dried goji berries. However, research indicates that the quality of commercially-available dehydrated berries can vary tremendously, and there's also a high probability that the polysaccharides in dried berries may have oxidized and degraded."
http://www.cbc.ca/ma...07/01/goji.html
In summary ... no scientific proof backing up almost any of the claims of goji gurus, Mindell has a paper-mill doctorate diploma, false references from legitimate hospitals regading goji benefits, MLM scheme, etc.
Trance
Edited by trance, 30 March 2007 - 10:32 PM.
#14
Posted 30 March 2007 - 07:50 PM
In summary ... no scientific proof backing up almost any of the claims of goji gurus, Mendell has a paper-mill doctorate diploma, false references from legitimate hospitals regading goji benefits, MLM scheme, etc.
Trance
not surprising, considering many of the "magical" cure alls seem to have slimy/sketchy MLM associations.
#15
Posted 30 March 2007 - 08:34 PM
Avoid the juice.
I think that dried Goji/Wolfberry is a great addition to daily consumption of berries. Adds nice diversification.
Don't forget that Goji has the highest Orac of any berry. Actually over 10 times blueberry. goji has 25,000 and blueberry has 2,400
The higher Orac doesn't mean it has more benefits but gives some evidence pointing in that direction.
Just my 2 cents.
#16
Posted 30 March 2007 - 08:53 PM
You could replace Goji with just about any health product and build a following like that based on hype. I think its human nature. If one made every decision based on all available evidence you'd suffer from analysis paralysis and have no time to live. It's sad those people got bamboozled. Too bad they lacked someone in their social network to bring them back down to earth. We all need someone like that. In a closely knit community of individuals, things like that are less likely to happen because people aren't afraid to speak up and point the finger of bullshit. We're all susceptible to one degree or another. I don't for second think it can't happen to me because it can, and it has. I think being aware of this vulnerability is our best defense.
Incidentally, another show on that website had the same reporter attempting to discredit antibacterial soap. In the constructed test, children washed their hands with both types of soap and then immediately swabbed for bacteria. Both proved to be effective, which is what I would expect since consumer versions of antibacterial soap have low concentrations of Triclosan, but they don't say that. What they fail to tell you is that Triclosan will inhibit the repopulation of bacteria better than ordinary soap. That bugged me. I'm no fan of Triclosan in household soap, but I realize it has its place in the world as an effective antibacterial agent.
#17
Posted 31 March 2007 - 02:56 AM
That's what I love about imminst!In a closely knit community of individuals, things like that are less likely to happen because people aren't afraid to speak up and point the finger of bullshit.
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Posted 18 July 2007 - 04:54 AM
#19
Posted 18 July 2007 - 12:19 PM
I've probably consumed 40 or 50 lbs of the stuff over the years. They are really good with walnuts and or pine nuts, and have certain...tonic properties. NB if you're thin and/or have cold hands/cold feet freqently they will probably taste great to you and they are probably really good for you. FROM A TONIC POINT OF VIEW if you're heavier, hot all the time, and you don't like their taste...perhaps they are not for you (not saying the phytochemicals would not be of benefit).
I think how we experience different foods is wary important and probably gives a clue to whether or not its good for us, in a way we miss this aspect with supplements and dried powders. A side from a basic nutritional need what is good for us probably depends on our individual physique. What seams to be positive in a short perspective is often weaken in the long run (like cocaine for instance). Cocaine is extreme but I believe this is a principal which probably is applicable to many supplements and herbs.
Or at least that’s how a practitioner of the chine’s medicine probably would view this. But on the other hand we are expose to so much toxics, heavy metals, chemicals, alkohol, etc any way so maybe it doesn’t have any relevance in the modern world; where one extreme have to be compensated witch an other.
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Posted 19 July 2007 - 02:12 AM
#21
Posted 19 July 2007 - 03:57 PM
I picked up two 6oz containers of dried Gojis imported by Great Lakes for $2.29 each at the grocery store. Is that a good deal, and should I buy the lot?
I picked up a 16 oz package of goji berries for a little less than that at my local asian market [thumb]
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Posted 23 July 2007 - 04:24 AM
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Posted 23 July 2007 - 04:28 AM
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Posted 12 December 2007 - 08:01 PM
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