The Goji berry has been used in traditional chinese medicine for over 2000 years. It has been recorded in ancient literature to have anti-aging properties and other benefits including normalising blood pressure, blood sugar levels and lowering cholesterol.
I came across this interesting work done by Dr Victor Marcial-Vega, he documented changes in the blood of cancer patients after treatment with Goji juice. He believes that goji juice has immense power to correct blood acidity.
I guess the question that some may have after watching is what causes blood acidity? Well the main cause is diet. When food is used as fuel and burned up during normal metabolism it will produce either acidic or alkaline residues depending on the type of food. Foods such as meat, eggs, rice and sugar will increase acidity while fruits and vegetables generally tend to produce alkaline residues.
Foods that are high in alkalising minerals (eg calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron) and low in acid forming minerals (sulfur, phosphorous, iodine, chlorine) are classed as alkalising foods. If the food you eat does not have the minerals to get rid of the acids then your body may strip calcium and magnesium from bones for instance.
And if you're reaching for your mineral supplement thinking that will combat this - it may not be so simple. They will provide a positive result however they will not prevent disease. They can at best only slow progression. The human body is designed for fresh fruits and vegetables, containing all the co-factors and phytonutrients that only they can provide. Combining a poor diet with vitamins will mean the body will miss these essential factors.
For me, the video highlights how intelligent our bodies are! How eager our cells are to maintain our health and well-being. We only need to provide it with the right fuel to do its work! Nothing makes my science geek heart sing more than seeing that white blood cell "walking over" to devour the fungus! And on the other hand how heartbreaking it is too see the red blood cells, stagnant, clinging to one another.
It is amazing to me that a natural fruit juice can have such power, it just goes to show how potent nature can be. We need to stop thinking that humble fruits and vegies are not powerful to treat our bodies and that only synthetic chemical drugs with names we cannot even pronounce have that advantage. In my humble opinion i believe that when science and nature, ancient wisdom and modern research, work together, in union we will see major shifts in the level of disease on Earth.
At the same time the video also shows how easy it is for our cells to become "stuck", unable to function at their optimum capacity. We have a responsibility to fuel our body the right way - a raw vegan meal for lunch i hear you say?
....i think i can hear my blood cells cheering already :D
