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What is the Wolfberry?




Although the wolfberry's, also the goji berry, original habitat is unknown, researchers believe its origins are southeaster Europe or southwest Asia. China is the country that produces the wolfberry the most. The wolfberry contains lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) which helps the berry protect and repair cellular DNA. The berry is also an excellent source of 18 amino acids and 21 trace minerals. Like the acai berry, it helps with sexual health, a natural viagra, if you will.

Some nutritional benefits of the wolfberry are:

• LBP
• Vitamins
• Amino Acids
• Minerals

The wolfberry can help with:

• Damaged DNA
• Sexual Dysfunction

In 2006, the World Journal of Gastroenterology suggested that extracts from the wolfberry help prevent the proliferation and induce the self-destruct mechanism (apoptosis) of certain types of liver cancer cells.

How the Wolfberry fights cancer

An excellent source of the wolfberry is through a juice drink that I found online. You can click here to learn more about it. I drink it every day and love the taste!


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