Ironically it’s cheaper for me to buy them through Amazon than to buy them directly from their web site.

I went searching high and low on the Internet for the cheapest possible Goji berries (but still high quality) I could find. I love these little dried red Wolf Berries, and they DO reduce stress. I’ve lost weight not AND my appetite is smaller. Weird, weird, weird, for sure.

I called some of the health food stores and organic stores in the city (Calgary, Alberta) and the prices were ridiculously expensive. $7.20 for every 100 grams! Let us do the math shall we on what I saved here.

So there are 453.60 grams in a pound, divided by 100 grams = 4.536.

4.536 multiplied by $7.20 = $32.66 CND (rounded up) per 1 pound of Goji berries. So 33 bucks a pound locally!!

Using my Amazon source above I got 5 pounds for $71.39 USD ($75.32 CND) after shipping – see the receipt below – this is by far the cheapest deal on Goji berries I have ever seen. If I had bought this many pounds of dried Goji berries locally it would have cost me $163.30 total. So $163.30 subtract $75.32 = $87.98 dollars saved on every 5 pounds I buy.

Receipt I was emailed for the 5 lb Bag of Goji Berries

Shipping Details : Natural Arts Botanicals
Order #:     003-2438567-6571416
Shipping Preference:     Group my items into as few shipments as possible
Subtotal of Items:       $59.40
Shipping & Handling:       $11.99
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Total for this Order:       $71.39
Delivery estimate: October 19, 2009 – October 27, 2009
Shipping estimate for these items: October 9, 2009 – October 13, 2009
1     “Goji Berries Organic Raw Superfood 5 Lbs”
Sold by: Natural Arts Botanicals

So if you spend any time at all online looking for cheap prices on Goji berries, you will no doubt realize that this is the cheapest possible deal on Goji Berries by the pound.

So I finally quit smoking and it’s been quite the journey. It’s been 5 days with not a single drag. Chest feels better everyday, and breathing is a whole new experience. One thing has really helped during this time of cravings and change in lifestyle, and that has been berry drinks via blender.

Anti-Anxiety Drink Recipe

So here are the ingredients of my anti-anxiety drink.

• 1/2 cup of Goji berries
• 1 cup of blueberries or strawberries
• 1/2 cup of milk (1%)
• 1 cup of orange juice
• 1 banana
• 5 large ice cubes

So obviously you put all of these ingredients into your blender in any order, but whip it up well before you add the ice cubes. Get your drink really liquefied well and add the ice cubes to give it the chill factor and the necessary water ingredient.

I usually blend this up at night and sip some when I ever I have a craving for a cigarette or some junk food. This blended drink tasted WAY better than any junk food or cigarette – believe me!

I FEEL allot of things since I started drinking this drink.

• my energy has increased
• my sleep is much better
• my stress level has dropped
• my anxiety levels have dropped
• I’m getting more done in a day
• my craving for nicotine have dropped
• my craving for junk food has dropped

Not to say that you will have the same reaction I’ve having, but something is going on here.

So why would my body react to this drink the way it has. Let’s get into the berries in this drink.

Graph of what Goji Berries Can Do For Us

So this is what the graph shows for anti-anxiety benefits from consuming Goji berries. Where is graph comes from, I have no idea, but it’s encouraging. You can look up many more graphs on Goji berries by clicking here.

A Graph of Different Berries

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As you see with this graph you can see what most graphs show for Goji berries, blueberries, prunes, and spinach. So I see this as an accurate representation of comparison for the Goji berry and other berries.

It’s quite dramatic when you see these kinds of numbers compared. The next thing I did when I saw these numbers was buying Goji berries and consuming them. That’s next.

Why Spend Big Money On Goji Berries

Even after searching the Internet high and low, I had trouble finding Goji berries for a low price (or for cheap). Even if the web site(s) claim to have cheap Goji berries, by the time you add shipping charges, it’s expensive. The Goji berry bag I bought online cost 10 dollars, but after shipping it cost me $30 bucks! Sounds really expensive right? Sure, but…..

So two (1 pound) bags of Goji berries lasts me one month if I consume 1/2 a cup per day in my shakes and drinks. So wow – $60 bucks a month! Not so cheap!

But wait. I smoked around 10 cigarettes per day, when I smoked, and that comes do around 300 cigarettes a month. Where I live it costs $10 dollars for a pack of 25 smokes. So let us do the math shall we. That is $120 dollars a month on cigarettes.

I will continue to find a cheaper source for Goji berries, and when I find that source, I will post it here. It’s still very expensive when you consider I can buy a bag of frozen strawberries, or frozen blue berries for $5 or $6 dollars. Even with all this, I can afford to drink these Goji/Blueberry drinks for less than it cost me to smoke cigarettes. I will continue buying Goji berries instead of cigarettes.

Note in the graph above that blueberries are very high antioxidant content, and prunes too. These are much cheaper to buy, so if you can’t afford to order or buy Goji berries, these cheaper berries would be a good substitute.

I love mixing these berries up in a blender because frankly, I don’t like fruit that much eaten out of the hand – so to speak. I can’t stand bruised fruit, and often don’t even like the taste or texture of fruits and vegetables. When you drink these berries with some orange juice and a bit of milk, it tastes great and the texture issue is then gone.

Don’t Forget The Bananas and Orange Juice

I can’t stress enough how important the bananas and orange juice is to this recipe. My Mom used to prepare sliced bananas in a bowl of orange juice and then sprinkle some sugar on it – YUMMY!

Even without sugar, orange juice and bananas tastes great. I would not make this shake without these ingredients – I’ve tried and it’s not nearly as good, but experiment at will.

So there you have it – Jacob’s anti anxiety drink. Enjoy, and most of all….

Relax.

Update: as promised, I said I was looking for the cheapest possible place to buy Goji berries online. I wrote a post on the Cheapest GoJi Berries I could find online.

Regardless of whether you use medication to help with depression or anxiety, how you treat your mind and body are critical to your over-all well being.

About 15 years ago I went on a journey taking me to all of the different holistic and organic approaches using diet as a form of prevention and treatment. Whether you are on medication for anxiety or depression, what you put in your body makes a monumental difference to how you feel.

Below is an outline of the way I regained control of my life and started feeling allot better about everything.

Exercise

Getting some mild exercise every day is a big big deal. It doesn’t have to be a big sweaty to work-out – just as short bit of exercise that creates perspiration will do. Sex is plenty enough to count as a good session of exercise. It’s not always easy to exercise everyday, but it’s a good goal. If you job has plenty of walking that is good enough right there.

Diet

Avoiding bad foods is HUGE. Avoiding drugs is a big deal to. This means illegal and legal drugs (recreational or otherwise). If you use drugs and/or alcohol for escape, I encourage you to rid your life of that practice. I know – I’ve tried all of the above and more to deal with my anxiety disorder.

Some so-called energy foods and drinks can help to some degree, and some of the new nutritional beverages can reduce your stress and well being considerably (eg. – Zrii). Fruit drinks like Zrii actually cleanse your body of toxins, acts as an anti-inflammatory, and slows down aging in human beings.

Surroundings

Controlling your surrounding and controlling you bombardment of information is critical as well. When you don’t entertain negative thoughts and the negative media of others, you are heading in the right direction towards cleaning your mind chatter, and processing the world the way life was meant to be.

So we don’t really have to use medication to calm down. We use organic consumables to clean ourselves out and feel better everyday. Try these ideas out and see how you feel.

Clear eyes, clear mind, and clear body do wonders for cutting down your stress. Consider at east trying these methods.