Goji berries are not a panacea, but three effects should not be ignored, and the correct way to eat them is not well known.
With improvements in all aspects of life, people’s basic survival needs have been largely met, so people have more energy to pursue things beyond food and clothing, and the top priority naturally goes to health. People’s awareness of maintenance has also become stronger, but the way of maintenance has been constantly changing. At the beginning, people may eat various maintenance products and engage in a lot of physical exercise. With the enrichment of health knowledge, people gradually realize that if they want to maintain their health, they need to seek help from nature. In the past two years, goji berries have been considered weeds by many people, but with further research, various nutritional components of goji berries have gradually been discovered, so they have been embraced by many people for a while.
Nowadays, regardless of age, gender, or young and old, people like to put a few goji berries in their water when drinking, and feel that this can bring many benefits to the body. However, it is not widely known that goji berries are not a panacea, their effects are limited, and they are not suitable for everyone. Its true efficacy actually only has three.
Protects the liver
The liver is an important functional organ in our body and has the most comprehensive functions. In addition to its main detoxification function, it also secretes bile, promotes the digestion and decomposition of food, and the production of fresh blood. So the liver is the hardest-working organ in our body, naturally making it more prone to problems. However, the liver is truly a “mute” organ. Even when in trouble, it cannot produce pain signals, making it difficult for us to notice problems promptly in daily life. Therefore, we must pay attention to the maintenance of the liver in our daily lives. The most significant effect of goji berries is nurturing the liver because they contain rich polysaccharides, which can not only prevent the accumulation of fat in the liver but also repair damaged liver cells
Fat reduction and weight loss
Changes in work and dietary habits have led to more and more people facing the problem of obesity. Obesity not only affects personal appearance but also causes various health risks, such as high blood lipids, fatty liver, and heart disease. Therefore, in recent years, most people have weight loss on their minds. However, weight loss is a test of willpower, and many people give up halfway. Goji berries are a natural fat-reducing and weight-loss food because they contain an ingredient called betaine, which can effectively promote fat metabolism, prevent food from turning into fat, and achieve the effect of fat reduction and weight loss.
Slowing down aging
Aging is a natural law that everyone cannot escape. Generally, at the age of 40, the body will gradually show signs of aging. However, the speed of aging varies greatly among individuals. Some people spend a lot of energy and money on maintenance, hoping to look younger than their peers. However, aging occurs both internally and externally. Therefore, the best way to comprehensively slow down aging is to eat goji berries because they contain rich vitamin C and carotene, which can effectively enhance the activity of various organs and skin cells, promote hormone secretion, improve the body’s immune system, and achieve a good effect of delaying aging.
Incorrect ways to eat goji berries
Steeping in hot water
The most common way to eat goji berries is by steeping them in water because we need to drink a lot of water every day. Soaking goji berries in it can provide sustained nourishment to the body. Many people believe that steeping in hot water can dissolve the nutrients in goji berries into the water, making it easier for the body to absorb. However, it is not widely known that the nutrients that can actually dissolve are very few, and the nourishing effect on the body is not good.
Boiling in soup or porridge
In addition to drinking by soaking in water, many people also like to add goji berries when cooking porridge or soup, not only to enrich the taste of food but also to increase its nutritional value. However, goji berries are easily damaged when exposed to continuous high-temperature heating, resulting in significant loss of nutrients.
The best way to eat goji berries – chew them raw
Among all the methods of eating goji berries, raw chewing is the best because they have not been heated, so their nutritional content is most intact. After several chews, the body can absorb them very well. But remember, before eating, be sure to wash goji berries clean because most of them are sun-dried in an open environment during production, and the surface may be covered with a lot of dust.
Precautions for eating goji berries
Watch the intake
Although goji berries can bring many benefits to the body, our bodies have a maximum saturation level for any nutrient. Once consumed excessively, it not only does not have any maintenance effect on the body but may also have side effects. Moreover, goji berries themselves are warm-hot, and excessive intake can easily lead to excessive body heat.
People who cannot eat them
In addition to controlling the intake of goji berries, they are not suitable for all people as maintenance food. For example, diabetics should avoid them because goji berries have a high sugar content, which can lead to a rapid increase in blood sugar levels. Also, people with weak digestive function should eat less because goji berries require a certain level of digestive function. Otherwise, it is easy to cause indigestion. Moreover, hypertensive individuals should not eat them because they can stimulate blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, and raise blood pressure.
Avoid eating with green tea
Everything in the world follows the principle of mutual generation and mutual inhibition, and goji berries are no exception. Because they are warm-hot, most foods with corresponding properties cannot be eaten together with them, such as watermelon, radish, and oranges. However, the most important thing to note is green tea because it will suppress the effectiveness of goji berries. At the same time, green tea contains a large amount of tannic acid, which will react with the components in goji berries, generating a hard-to-digest and unmetabolizable precipitate.
Differences between red and black goji berries
In addition to the common red goji berries, black goji berries have also gradually attracted people’s attention in recent years. Furthermore, black goji berries, due to their low yield and purity, are much more expensive than red goji berries. But that doesn’t mean that the nutritional value of black goji berries is higher. The nutritional components of the two are quite different. Red goji berries mainly contain vitamins, carotene, polysaccharides, and various trace elements, while black goji berries contain fat, protein, organic acids, and anthocyanins. Red goji berries have a wider range of applications and more effects, while the main effect of black goji berries is beauty, anti-aging, and some anti-cancer effects because they contain anthocyanins that red goji berries do not have. Therefore, there is no need to be overly persistent about black goji berries, choose what suits you best is the best.
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