Goji berries are a very common type of Chinese herbal medicine, containing abundant nutrients such as various vitamins, carotenoids, and goji polysaccharides.
These nutritional components have excellent health-preserving effects on the human body, so in daily life, many people like to consume some goji berries, such as soaking them in water for drinking, or cooking them with other ingredients to make porridge or soup. So, what are the benefits of eating some goji berries every day?
What are the benefits of goji berries for human health?
One, improve eyesight
Goji berries contain abundant vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin C. Additionally, they are particularly rich in carotenoids. These nutrients can provide excellent protection for the eyes, especially in inhibiting age-related macular degeneration common in the elderly.
Therefore, for the middle-aged and young people, consuming goji berries appropriately can help alleviate eye dryness, eye fatigue, and vision deterioration. It also has a certain improvement effect on eye tearing caused by excessive eye use.
Two, lower blood lipids
Goji berries contain plenty of goji polysaccharides, betaine, various vitamins, and fatty acids, which can help reduce blood lipids.
Therefore, consuming some goji berries can promote the rapid excretion of triglycerides and cholesterol from the plasma, preventing arteriosclerosis and thrombus formation.
Furthermore, for individuals with high blood lipids and some cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, eating some goji berries appropriately every day can effectively maintain cardiovascular health.
Three, anti-cancer properties
Goji berries are rich in goji polysaccharides, which are water-soluble polysaccharides that can protect immune cells and remove some free radicals in the body, enhancing immune function and anti-aging effects.
In addition, goji berries also contain a wealth of trace elements that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, causing cancer cells to rupture completely, thus providing various anti-cancer effects.
Four, protect the liver and kidneys
Goji berries contain a variety of nutrients such as vitamins A, B, C, carotenoids, betaine, and various minerals, which can enhance the activity of white blood cells in the body and play a role in inhibiting excessive deposition of fat in liver cells.
Additionally, they have a certain protective effect on damaged liver cells. Moreover, goji berries have a nourishing yin and tonifying kidney effect, especially improving symptoms such as lumbar pain, leg weakness, and general weakness caused by liver and kidney deficiency.
Five, assist in lowering blood sugar
For individuals with high blood sugar and diabetes, consuming a small amount of goji berries daily can be beneficial. The goji polysaccharides in goji berries can improve the morphology of islet cells and promote insulin secretion.
Furthermore, goji polysaccharides can enhance the activity of superoxide dismutase, reduce glycerol levels, and prevent free radicals from damaging islet cells.
In conclusion, in daily life, consuming a small amount of goji berries every day has numerous benefits for overall health. In addition to the aforementioned five effects, it can also enhance skin elasticity and improve the functions of other organs in the body to a certain extent.
However, it is worth noting that not everyone is suitable for consuming goji berries. For example, individuals prone to heatiness or those with uncontrollable high blood pressure should avoid goji berries as much as possible. Also, the amount of goji berries consumed should not be excessive, as it can easily lead to heatiness, which is detrimental to health.
