The Tibetan and Chinese health Secret: If you read one health report this year, this should be it!
Author: Paul Brelin

It seems as if the health of America is failing. One million Americans will die of circulatory disease this year. Six hundred thousand lives will be cut short by cancer as well. How did we get in such a mess? I’m not sure. But there is a way out that is starting to generate a real buzz! Since CNN and the gang won’t talk about it I decided to write this article.

Meet the wolfberry (Lycium Barbarum), the most nutrient dense super food on earth.

Wolfberries have been used in traditional Chinese folk medicine for over 5,000 years. The people who consumed this fruit apparently lived free of common diseases like arthritis, cancer and diabetes. Moreover, their life expectancy has reached over 100 years!

The Beijing Nutrition Research Institute conducted a chemical analysis and nutritional composition study of the dried wolfberry fruit. This is what they discovered. In addition to being packed with vitamins B1, B6 and E, wolfberries contain more protein then whole wheat, 18 amino acids, 21 trace minerals, more beta carotene than carrots, 500 times more vitamin C by weight than oranges, essential fatty acids and is the richest source of carotenoids of any food on the planet.

Here is a short list of other health promoting compounds they found:

Beta Sitosterol: An anti-inflammatory agent found to lower cholesterol, and used to treat sexual impotence and prostrate enlargement.

Zeaxanthin and Lutine: Valued for their role in protecting the eyes.

Betaine: Used by the liver to produce Choline which assists detoxification reactions in the liver. Betaine is known to protect DNA, enhance memory, promote muscle growth and protects us from fatty liver disease.

Cyperone: A sesquiterpene used in treatment of cervical cancer. It is also known to benefit heart and blood pressure problems as well as menstruation problems.

Solavetivone: A powerful anti-fungal and anti-bacterial agent.

Physalin: A natural compound that boosts the immune system. Found to be effective in treating leukaemia, hepatitis B and cancer.

A laboratory procedure known as ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) was developed to measure the amount of antioxidants in our food. ORAC is one of the most sensitive and reliable methods for measuring the ability of antioxidants to absorb free radicals.

The average person needs approximately 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units per day to have a significant impact on plasma and tissue antioxidant capacity. Three servings of fruits and vegetables per day provide approximately 1200 ORAC units. This means the average person is short by up to 3800 ORAC units each day. To make up the difference, experts recommend supplementing our diet with high ORAC foods to become and stay healthy and slow down aging.
Lycium Barbarum was rated the food with the highest antioxidant ability coming in at an amazing 3,472 ORAC units per fluid oz.

Furthermore, wolfberries have been found to have extremely high levels of immune-stimulating polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are large, long-chain sugar molecules that are nourishment for macrophages (large white blood cells) in the gut wall. The macrophages are then transported to other immune cells, setting off a chain of defensive events in our bodies.

Researchers isolated polysaccharides from Echinacea purpurea and mixed them with macrophages. They found that the polysaccharides profoundly activated the macrophages, stimulating them to effectively kill tumour cells, spur the immune system to greater activity, and enhance the activity of immune-system cells which fight bacterial infections.

Tell your friends! The more people who know and use this amazing fruit the healthier the world will be. My hope is that you will put this knowledge to use for your own sake and the ones you love.







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Paul Brelin is an alternative health care consultant and teacher of budhist meditation. You can reach him at pbrelin@feelingtoinfinity.com or at www.wolfberryscience.com?PC=A1600

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