When people reach middle age, they have no choice but to soak goji berries in a thermos cup.
Goji berries have become synonymous with health, whether sick or not, soaking some goji berries in the cup is always no harm to the body.
But in fact, it is not so, goji berries as a kind of medicinal and food homologous ingredients, naturally there is its "medicine" side, since it is a medicine, it will have side effects, not suitable for everyone to eat.
Do you really know anything about goji berries?
3 major effects of goji berries
(1) Antioxidant
Goji berries are rich in antioxidants such as goji polysaccharides, β-carotene, vitamin E, selenium and flavonoids, which have a good antioxidant effect. Goji berries fight free radical perimeterosis and reduce free radical peroxidation damage, thereby helping to delay aging and prolong life.
(2) Improve immunity
Goji berries have a sweet taste, and Chinese medicine believes that it can nourish the liver and kidneys, improve the eyes and nourish the blood, and enhance people's immunity.
(3) Protect the liver
Goji polysaccharides have a protective effect on experimental liver injury, can reduce serum alanine aminotransferase, and promote the repair of liver injury.
(4) Protect vision
Consistently taking goji berries can increase the protective pigment density in the eyes, thereby protecting vision.
Eating method misunderstanding: Thermos cup foam is not as good as dry eating
Because of the widespread circulation of the phrase "people have no choice but to soak goji berries in a thermos cup" in middle age, many people think that soaking goji berries in water is the best way to eat, but in fact it is not.
There are two main reasons:
- (1) If the goji berries are soaked in water for too long and the water temperature exceeds 60 degrees Celsius, it is easy to lead to the loss of trace nutrients in the goji berries and make the goji berries lose their original value;
- (2) A large cup of water soaked in a few goji berries, in fact, can not reach a sufficient amount, and the nutritional value of "goji berries water" is minimal, if you do not eat goji berries, only drink "goji berry water", it is better to drink boiled water directly.
So how to eat goji berries well? A handful of dried goji berries a day is best.
A recent American study confirmed the effects of goji berries in protecting vision.
According to the researchers, the "yellow" of the retinal macula located in the optical center of the human eye comes from two carotenoids , lutein and zeaxanthin , which filter harmful blue light and provide oxidative defenses for the macula, like the eye's "sunscreen." The higher the macular pigment content in the retina, the more protective the eye is.
The study found that after taking 28g of dried goji berries 5 times a week, the protective pigment density in the eyes and the content of carotenes in the skin could be significantly increased after 90 days, and the protective effect on vision was obvious.
The study also set up a comparison group, one group ate 28g of dried goji berries from Ningxia every day, one group ate nutritional supplements containing goji berries, and after 90 days found that the carotene in this group that ate dried goji berries increased significantly, while the group that ate nutrients did not change significantly.
Therefore, if you want to rely on goji berries to protect your eyesight, it is best to eat a handful of dried goji berries every day.
Note: Excessive consumption of goji berries can cause people to catch fire, nosebleeds, and even cause redness and discomfort in the eyes. It is best not to exceed 30g a day (do not exceed 20-30 capsules).
Although goji berries are good, they are not omnipotent, and 3 types of people are not suitable for eating
(1) People with fever
Fever diseases mainly refer to diseases such as influenza, mumps, pneumonia and so on. Patients may have a body fever, it is best not to eat goji berries during the onset of the disease, how easy it is to eat goji berries.
(2) People with diarrhea or bad stomach
People with a weak spleen and stomach, often diarrhea, do not eat goji berries. After the goji berries enter the human body, they can increase the blood flow of the abdominal vena cava, so that more water penetrates into the intestine, which will further worsen the diarrhea situation, and will also cause gastrointestinal discomfort, indigestion and other symptoms.
(3) People with a yin deficiency constitution
Because goji berries are sweet and mild, excessive use will cause heat, especially when eating raw, the dosage should be reduced.
Characteristics of people with yin deficiency constitution: heat intolerance, thinness, red tongue, temper is very urgent, impatient in case of trouble.
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