Berries – the “Superfruit”

Who could have imagined?

While mom always recommended getting those extra servings of fruits and vegetables, she probably wasn’t aware of all the health benefits packed into those nutrient-dense pieces of produce. She might likewise be stunned at the impact delivered by the smallest of fruits—berries. With rich nutritional value, berries can be found in a range of dietary supplements, functional foods and beverages, and even cosmeceutical products.

Among their health benefits:

Antioxidant Effects: reduce brain aging, enhance memory and reduce oxidative stress

Cardiovascular Protection: enhance the strength of the blood vessels, prevent oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, reduce plaque formation and increase plasma’s antioxidant capacity

Eye Health: prevent the onset of cataracts via reduced oxidation, increase blood flow and blood vessel strength and regenerate rodopsin

Anti-Diabetic Effects: reduce diabetic angiopathy and improve starch digestion

Antiviral/Antimicrobial Properties: reduce the onset of colds, protect against infections from microbes such as Helicobacter pylori and those causing urinary tract infection (UTI)

Although the exact active ingredients responsible for all these health benefits in berries have yet to be fully determined, it has been speculated that anthocyanins are the key class of compounds acting singly or synergistically. These are present as glucoside monomers, responsible for the intense red and purple colors noted with berries, or combined (proanthocyanins), which are colorless and serve as copigments. Anthocyanins react with atmospheric oxygen or light, which can polymerize the compounds, losing their color and causing fruit to brown.

Botanically, berries are fruits, meaning they originate from mature ovaries of flowers that have been pollinated. Specifically, berries originate from single flowers with one superior ovary with one or more seeds that entirely ripens to an edible pericarp. A berry then can be described as a fleshy/pulpy fruit of specific origin with embedded seeds that remain undischarged (indehiscent). Berries have been used as drug preparations in Europe for treating various inflammatory and circulatory conditions associated with vascular health, specifically for treating venous inflammation (edemas and tiredness of lower limbs), treating capillary fragility of skin and soft tissue (gum and nose bleeding) and treating acute attack of piles and circulatory disorders of the retina. ………… Click here to read more!

Power Multi-V Vegi Capsules™:

This product is comparable to our Liquid V Power Multi Vitamin, but in a conveniently portable capsule form. It doesn’t need refrigeration, and the capsules are so easy to take along when traveling. Not only do you get your vitamins and minerals, it includes all the following great greens: spirulina, barley grass, chlorella, wheat grass, alfalfa juice concentrate, and green tea extract. For a full list of its ingredients see the Nutrition Facts on our website.

Absolute Goji Powder™:

A wonderfully easy way to get your Goji. This powder is easy to mix into a shake, smoothie or yogurt and can also be sprinkled on foods such as cereal and oatmeal. Travelers also find the powder form more convenient than juice. Priced affordably at just $24.99 for a 30-40 day supply.

Did you know. . . Aside from the many traditional and therapeutic uses of goji which we have listed on our website, we have also found that goji has been used to reduce sugar cravings! This can be useful to people with hypoglycemia and for hyperactive children.

We like adding the Absolute Goji Powder™ and Absolute Acai Powder™ to our cereal in the morning. And we even sprinkle it on our dogs’ dinners every night. They really love it – really!!!. In fact once a week we put a little Liquid V Power™ and Naked Noni Juice™ on their food too! They eat better than we do!!

Also coming next week Absolute Acai Capsules™ this is a great product and a super convenient way to get your Acai at work or traveling. Click here to read more!

Aerobic exercise stimulates release of appetite suppressing hormone. Vigorous aerobic exercise suppresses appetite by triggering the release of the appetite suppressing hormone peptide YY and lowering levels of the appetite stimulating hormone ghrelin, suggested in a recent study results.

David J. Stensel and colleagues from Britain’s Loughborough University and Sheffield Hallam University enrolled 11 male university students for their study of the effect of exercise on appetite and the appetite-regulating hormones peptide YY and ghrelin. Each participant was required to take part in three eight-hour sessions: one in which they ran for 60 minutes on a treadmill, and then rested for seven hours; another in which they did 90 minutes of weight lifting, and then rested for six hours and 30 minutes; and a third session during which the participants did no exercise.

Results showed that ghrelin levels dropped and peptide YY levels increased during the aerobic exercise session on the treadmill. Whilst ghrelin levels dropped but peptide YY levels did not change significantly during the weight-lifting session (resistance exercise). The participants also filled out hunger questionnaires after each exercise session. Results of the questionnaires showed that both aerobic and resistance exercise suppressed hunger, but aerobic exercise produced a greater suppression of hunger. However, appetite suppression was only short-lived – lasting for approximately two hours, including the time spent exercising.

“The finding that hunger is suppressed during and immediately after vigorous treadmill running is consistent with previous studies indicating that strenuous aerobic exercise transiently suppresses appetite,” Dr Stensel said in a news release. “The findings suggest a similar, although slightly attenuated response, for weight lifting exercise.”

Broom DR, Batterham RL, King JA, Stensel DJ. The influence of resistance and aerobic exercise on hunger, circulating levels of acylated ghrelin and peptide YY in healthy males. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. Published online November 5th 2008. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.90706.2008

News release: Exercise Suppresses Appetite by Affecting Appetite Hormones. American Physiological Society. December 11th 2008.

The point here is that exercise gets the body going. Not everyone can exercise vigorously 60 minutes a day but we all can take a 30 minute walk and get outside for a little bit. This does wonders for our well being, let alone our waist lines.

Like most people, you are probably looking for ways to cut costs. Here are some tips to save money on your orders from California Academy of Health:

Order in volume. Many of our products have graduated pricing, and you can save money by ordering more at once.

For example: A single bottle of Almost Naked Noni is $24.99, but is only $18.74 per 32 oz bottle if you order 12 at once. A single package of Absolute Acai is $39.99 per package, but if you order 4 at once the price is only $29.99 each. Order at least $75 worth so you can take advantage of free shipping, and don’t forget that you can choose a 10% discount instead!

If you use some products regularly, join our Replenishment Club. Replenishment Club orders over $150 get 15% off and free shipping in the continental US. For example, 3 Goji Fusion and 3 Liquid Power at regular price is $209.82. Set this up on the Replenishment Club and it is only $178.35.

Team up with friends and relatives and order wholesale. If you meet the minimum order volume for wholesale pricing you can buy wholesale even if you are not a reseller. Call us for details or look at the “wholesale” link on the website.

Always check the coupons page online or call us to find out if we are running a sale or special. Please check our website for further details, and don’t hesitate to give us a call at (800) 643-7188 between 9-5 Pacific Time if you have any questions.

Important Information:

“The alarming fact is that foods (fruits, vegetables and grains), now being raised on millions of acres of land that no longer contains enough of certain minerals, are starving us – no matter how much we eat. No man of today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his system with the minerals he requires for perfect health because his stomach isn’t big enough to hold them.”

“The truth is that our foods vary enormously in value, and some of them aren’t worth eating as food … Our physical well-being is more directly dependent upon the minerals we take into our system than upon calories or vitamins or upon the precise proportions of starch, protein or carbohydrates we consume.”

U.S. Senate Document No. 264 (1936).

The Solution:

Ultra Supreme Greens™:

An organically grown synergistic whole-food formulation, combining fruits, vegetables, sea vegetables, grains, grasses, herbs, and potent antioxidants. CAOH® Ultra Supreme Greens™ unique combination of ingredients will help to balance your body’s pH level, while adding a naturally balanced ratio of proteins, minerals, and vitamins. Everything your body needs for all of its cells to function properly.

Receiving the proper amount of vitamins and minerals is not as easy as it used to be. Plants absorb many different ingredients from the soil, yet farmers reintroduce only a few of these when replanting, resulting in the average diet being nutrient deficient. Ultra Supreme Greens™ helps counter this deficiency with each serving equal to the nutritional value of 2 lbs. of fresh vegetables – that’s 3 to 5 servings of vegetables .

Cell regeneration is vital to our bodies. It takes skin 30 days to regenerate and bodies take up to 120 days. Without the necessary vitamins, minerals, and nutrients our bodies fall into a degenerative state, also known as aging. Ultra Supreme Greens™ introduces the necessary amino acids, minerals, proteins, and vitamins to revitalize proper cell regeneration.

Sickness and disease occurs when the pH level of the cell and human body becomes acidic when the cell is normally alkaline. In an acidic environment disease producing levels are at their highest points. Ultra Supreme Greens™ will naturally alkaline your body to help combat against such disease and sickness, leaving you healthy and feeling young.

The Ultra Supreme Greens, taken in combination with our Liquid Power™, make an unbeatable nutrition team.

Not just another Mangosteen!

It couldn’t be easier to find Mangosteen juice these days. What sets us apart? For one thing, California Academy of Health is one of the only two sources of Certified Organic Mangosteen juice available on the market today in the United States. When you are considering buying Mangosteen, take a hard look to see if the juice you are considering is Certified Organic. Our juice is just that!

Our Mangosteen Elixir® is a wonderful blend of Mangosteen, Goji, Noni, and other juices that are dynamic and beneficial in their own right. In addition, we provide Absolute Mangosteen™, which is just 100% Organic Mangosteen. And what is even cooler is that Absolute Mangosteen™ is on sale right now for only $16.99 per bottle.

What Benefits may I see from Mangosteen?

• Supports Healthy Weight Loss

• Supports Health Cholesterol Levels

• Supports Healthy Joints and Skin

• Supports a Healthy Gastrointestinal Tract

• Supports Healthy Connective Tissue

• Supports Healthy Cognitive Function

• Supports a Healthy Cardiovascular System

• Supports a Healthy Immune System

“My own personal research has revealed that Mangosteen is being widely used by health practitioners worldwide for a variety of body ailments such as eczema, psoriasis, diabetes, weight loss, nerve pain, infections, arthritis, anxiety, depression, dementia, cancer and many others.” (Dr. E)

Click here for more information: Absolute Mangosteen™ and Mangosteen Elixir™

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Chang RC, So KF.

Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Anatomy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Lycium barbarum (Gouqizi, Fructus Lycii, Wolfberry) is well known for nourishing the liver, and in turn, improving the eyesight. However, many people have forgotten its anti-aging properties. Valuable components of L. barbarum are not limited to its colored components containing zeaxanthin and carotene, but include the polysaccharides and small molecules such as betaine, cerebroside, beta-sitosterol, p-coumaric, and various vitamins. Despite the fact that L. barbarum has been used for centuries, its beneficial effects to our bodies have not been comprehensively studied with modern technology to unravel its therapeutic effects at the biochemical level. Recently, our laboratory has demonstrated its neuroprotective effects to counter neuronal loss in neurodegenerative diseases. Polysaccharides extracted from L. barbarum can protect neurons against beta-amyloid peptide toxicity in neuronal cell cultures, and retinal ganglion cells in an experimental model of glaucoma. We have even isolated the active component of polysaccharide which can attenuate stress kinases and pro-apoptotic signaling pathways. We have accumulated scientific evidence for its anti-aging effects that should be highlighted for modern preventive medicine. This review is to provide background information and a new direction of study for the anti-aging properties of L. barbarum. We hope that new findings for L. barbarum will pave a new avenue for the use of Chinese medicine in modern evidence-based medicine.

PMID: 17710531 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Related Products: Goji Berries, Goji Fusion, and Absolute Goji

Much confusion. I want some direct answers, before ordering. I have tasted a bottle for $10. from Swanson Vitamins. It is TERRIBLE. Tastes like Prune Juice. I tasted a bottle from OUTPOST HEALTH STORE. WAS EXPENSIVE & SYRUPY. What’s with all these various GOJI’s. I think I will order the powder & make my own.

Sincerely

Marge Joyce

Answer: Marge,

The juice you are referring to is our Absolute Goji; it is 100% organic, 100% pure goji juice. I do not know the exact percentage of Dr. Mindell’s goji juice because they do not disclose that fact. Your brother-in-law has been indoctrinated into a Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) belief system that says theirs is the best and everyone else is either a liar or a cheater. That is how MLM’s work.

We offer two goji products: Goji Fusion and Absolute Goji. Both are excellent products and our company has a flawless reputation. I am including a link that has many question and answers about goji in general and our goji products. I hope this helps with your decision.

http://www.caoh.com/liquid-vitamin-blog/?cat=15

Sincerely,

Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.

Response from Marge: Thank You, it does help. I HATE what Earl Mindell is pulling off. My Bro-in-law, is convinced since he is drinking GOJI, it has stopped his Prostate Cancer. I told him he got early detection, otherwise Nothing would have helped much. Ed is 85, & seems healthy,& ANY GOJI is good, but his $34. a bottle PLUS shipping. It is not Organic. The label does say Water, & several other juices added. And it is Purple in color. I do have this Orange, Organic that was only $99. (no shipping chg) It is very good. It is 32oz, but does have Pear, Apple, & preservative. No water.

What does yours taste like? I also like the berries. I have bought them Organic at OutPost in MILW. & ordered the Organic from Swanson Vitamins.

Thank YOU again. I’ll be in touch.

Marge Joyce

My Response: Marge,

Personally I recommend the Goji Fusion. It’s 60% goji and has one of the top fruits in the world for natural vitamin-C content, the camu-camu fruit. One ounce supplies 250mg of natural vitamin-C. So you get both the benefit of goji and the benefit of 250mg’s of natural vitamin-C. Or, if you want to 100% goji than the Absolute Goji is it. Both taste great but taste is a subjective thing.

Sincerely,

Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.

Related Products: Goji Berries, Goji Fusion, and Absolute Goji

Such a joy to talk with you today. We appreciate your holistic views very much.

Here is a transcript of the audio which I mentioned: (Audio and Transcript can be found at www.breathe.org)

The small portion of transcript was transcribed from a FreeLife training audio lecture entitled “An Interview including Dr. Mindell and Peter Reilly, Chief Operations Officer.” March 6, 2007

Hope everything goes smoothly with your knee! (I am having surgery next Friday)

Take care,

Undercover

On 28 September 2007 www.breathe.org posted an in-depth expose on the biggest goji juice producer in the world, MLM giant FreeLife. You must check it out for yourself. Listen to the audio clip on page 3, it’s a direct result of one of my blog posts.

Answer: If this was a new condition or if it just started it would be easier, but since it has been going on for 18 years there must exist an imbalance with not just the ovaries but the adrenals, thyroid, and pituitary as well. Giving you suggestions would be shot-gunning it. Find a holistic practitioner who uses Standard Process vitamins (you can call them directly, they’re in Wisconsin) and who is proficient in Applied Kinesiology and/or Contact Reflex Analysis (ask when you call the practitioner).

I have treated many cases similar to this. You need a thorough consultation, examination, possible labs, and 2 week follow-up’s till handled. Let me know how things turnout.

Till you find someone you may want to try Absolute Goji. Goji contains a powerful secretagogue, a substance that works on the endocrine glands (ovaries, adrenals, thyroid, pituitary, etc.); helping to regulate their function.

Sincerely,

Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.

Answer: Gregory,

ORAC, in my opinion, is way overrated and is more a marketing tool than anything else. I have never paid it much attention when I pick a product or recommend a particular supplement or product.

ORAC is about antioxidant potential. Without getting into a big physiology and bio-chemistry lecture, I’ll make it simple. We need a variety of antioxidants. Antioxidant like vitamin E, selenium, and vitamin C work via different pathways and handle free radicals differently. If you rely on just one product it can create potential problems in the future.

My recommendation is to switch- it-up. Try noni for a while, than goji, than acai, and than mangosteen. All of them are potent antioxidants, all of them are unique, all of them are fantastic, and all of them possess a different chemical make-up. Saying one is better than another is like saying a strawberry is better than a cherry. Each may be better in one very specific area but as a whole they are pretty equal as are most fruits and vegetables.

I hope this helps to clear things up.

Sincerely,

Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.

California Academy of Health – Absolute Goji – 100% Goji Juice Fact Sheet#

January 2007 – “California Academy of Health is proud to announce the release of Absolute Goji. Absolute Goji is 100% pure goji juice (Lycium barbarum L.) with no artificial colors, sweeteners or preservatives, it’s naturally perfect.

The Goji berries in our juice are wild-harvested (hand picked) when at the peak of ripeness, they are then cold pressed and flash pasteurized to preserve their freshness and the natural levels of all bioactive compounds. Our growers personally pick out the best lots of goji before the rest are taken to market. We pay a little more for our raw product but it’s worth it. The use of superior raw ingredients and ethical manufacturing practices creates a synergy of both flavor and healthful qualities, making our Absolute Goji the hands down leader in the market place today.

Other Important Information:

We produce new batches of our Absolute Goji monthly. Because we are dealing with a natural product (fruit), with a varying growing season, the color and flavor may vary slightly, batch to batch.

You will notice that we have packaged Absolute Goji in smaller 17 oz bottles. This measure helps you to meet our recommendation of consuming this pure juice within 3 weeks of opening. Please remember to refrigerate Absolute Goji after opening, to help maintain freshness.

WE DO NOT ADD WATER to our juice, NOR DO WE USE CONCENTRATES; it’s just 100% pure juice. Absolute Goji is certified kosher and 100% vegetarian.

Even though the practices used to grow and harvest our raw ingredient conform to stringent USDA Organic Certification criteria, we still have them tested for pesticides and heavy metals.

Nutrition Facts#

Serving Size: One (1) Fluid Ounce (30 ml), Servings Per Container: 17 (511 ml)

Goji Juice 100% Juice Blend	Per Serving Value*	% Daily Amount
Goji Juice (Lycium barbarum)	30 ml	**
Calories (Not From Fat)	20
Sodium	7 mg	0%
Protein	2 g
Total Carbohydrates	5 g	<2%
Sugars	3 g	**
Vitamin C	40 mg	70%

Values are based on 2000 Calorie diet. ** Percent Daily Value not established.

Ingredients: 100% Pure Wild Harvested, Cold Pressed Goji Berry Juice (Lycium barbarum L.). Absolute Goji contains no added water, sugar, artificial colors, chemicals or preservatives.

Which juice is better, Goji or Noni?

Scot
AB, Canada

Answer: Scot,

Noni and goji are totally different, like strawberries and grapes or carrots and broccoli. These fruits and vegetables are both different and both very good for you. That’s why it’s best to have a variety of fruits and vegetables in your diet. This philosophy can also apply to juices. So the choice is yours. We offer blends (Mangosteen Elixir, Acai Max, and Goji Fusion) or 100% juices like our Naked Noni or Absolute Goji. A lot of our customers buy a couple of each. I hope this was of some help.

Sincerely,

Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.