Goji and Cherry Supplements

Goji’s have been used in Asian herbal medicine for over 5,000 years. Long a staple of Eastern and holistic medicine, the Goji Berry is renowned for its antioxidant properties that provide a variety of benefits including increased energy and heightened immune function. The weight loss properties of this natural ingredient have recently seen the fruit becoming popular stateside as well, especially among celebrities and many stars in Hollywood with the Goji Berry being featured on many television programs and in magazines. The goji berry is one of the most nutrient-rich foods on earth. It is a vegetarian form of protein, packed with essential amino acids, rich in vitamin A and a good source of vitamin C. Goji berries possess over 20 trace minerals and vitamins including zinc, iron, phosphorus, riboflavin (B2), vitamin E as well as carotenoids, including beta-carotene.


Cherry Fruit Extract provides a natural source of flavonoids that act as antioxidants, providing protection to different systems in the body including joints, connective tissues and arteries. Naturally occurring antioxidant components, such as flavonoids, can help to protect cells from free radical damage in the body. Cherry Fruit Extract also helps to support the body's natural system of metabolizing uric acid. (These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.)

Health Benefits of Cherry Extract.

Antidote for Free Radicals: The flavonoids, found in Cherry Extract, act as antioxidants in the body, degenerating and destroying harmful oxygen compounds called free radicals.

Free Radicals are responsible for may critical diseases like cataract, Parkinson?s disease, and arteriosclerosis. A study has confirmed that Cherry Extract could actually reduce the risk of death from heart attack in middle-aged men with heart problems.

The more flavonoid-rich supplements like Cherry Extract that we consume, the lower the risk became of our heart disease.

Cherry Extract is also natural anti-inflammatory agent, which may help in reducing both the production and release of inflammation-promoting compounds such as histamine. This can be helpful to people with hayfever and allergies.

Cherry Extract is very much similar in functioning to anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs like aspirin or ibuprofen), antihistamines, and certain anti-asthma drugs.

This is why Cherry Extract is a natural food for help with allergies, arthritis, or any condition in which chronic inflammation is present, such as gout and arthritis.

Strengthening Capillaries: Flavonoids, present in Cherry Extract, strengthen collagen, the building fibers of connective tissue. Cherry Extract facilitates cross-linking of fibers themselves, by providing additional flavonoids.

Cherry Extract also helps in strengthening the collagen fibers that are the basic structure of the vein wall. Extracts of cherries and blueberries are used frequently in Europe for treatment of varicose veins from past many centuries.

Is Cherry Extract better than Cherry Juice? There are often discussions like which one is better, juice or extract? Although you can always use Cherry extract, fresh or canned cherries, and cherry juice but cherry Extract is probably best. Juice is also a good source for flavonoids, but still Cherry Extract is more concentrated.

Some people recommend the use of Cherry Juice over Cherry Extract, however, beware of “cherry drinks,” which usually contain a scant amount of actual cherry juice and lots of water and sugar.

Possible Side Effects

There are no known side effects or adverse reactions associated with Cherry Extract.

Goji and Cherry can sometimes be found in a combined supplement.