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I’m sitting at my desk eating Himalania organic sundried goji berries<\/a>. They’re coral-red, raisin-like berries that you can soak in tea, cook into breads, and blend into smoothies. But I’m munching them out of the package, three or four at a time. <\/p>\n

“Harvested with care by monks for nearly 5,000 years, this sacred fruit has been legendary in Tibetan and Chinese medicine,” the package says. Rich in anti-aging agents and cancer-inhibiting antioxidants, gojis “facilitate the flow of vitality” (including sexuality<\/a>). One 28-gram serving (oops, I’d happily consumed two <\/em>servings before noticing this) contains 170 percent of a day’s vitamin A requirement. The same serving size also provides 12 percent of the day’s iron. <\/p>\n

Gojis taste a tad like tiny dried plums, and like green tea or a small glass of pomegranate juice (both of which I now consume steadily), they leave your mouth and teeth feeling clean. They’re available at most health food stores, but if you can’t find them in your area, here’s another vendor <\/a>. And here’s a link to goji berry recipes<\/a>. At this place <\/a>you can learn to grow your own gojis! Once you taste them, you’ll realize that they’re in your life for good.<\/p>\n

NOTE: Just as I was polishing up these paragraphs, I flipped back to yesterday’s blog item on fibromyalgia (I do go back in to read what you guys are sayin’, you know) and read a post about how much gojis relieved one woman’s chronic muscle pain and inflammation! So I guess we’re really on to something here.<\/p>\n

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