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Learn more about GoChi --
The New Generation of Himalayan Goji Juice.

GoChi - The New Himalayan Goji
Juice.

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GoChi is available in the
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More About GoChi:
Named for the "go" in goji and chi, the ancient Chinese term
for "vital life force," GoChi contains all the
goodness of Himalayan Goji Juice, and so much more!
- Scientifically demonstrated to deliver results in just 14 days
- At lest 30% more polysaccharides (the active ingredient) than Himalayan
Goji Juice
- Preservative Free
- Certified Kosher and Halal
- Tastes better than ever
Himalayan Goji Juice and GoChi Frequent Questions:
What are the
differences between GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice?
GoChi was developed as a direct result of FreeLife's worldwide research
efforts, and represents the next generation of Himalayan Goji Juice. It
contains all the goodness of our original goji juice and much more! GoChi is
scientifically demonstrated to deliver results in just 14 days; it contains
at least 30% more LBPs than Himalayan Goji Juice; it is preservative free;
is certified kosher and halal for our Jewish and Muslim friends
respectively; and has been preferred in taste tests to our already delicious
Himalayan Goji Juice.
How was Freelife able to add 30% plus
more LBP's to GoChi?
FreeLife was able to increase the
polysaccharides in GoChi due to their improved proprietary manufacturing
processes. GoChi also contains 20% fewer calories and one gram less of
total natural sugars per ounce than Himalayan GojiŽ Juice.
Is GoChi preservative free?
Yes.
Is GoChi kosher?
Yes, it is certified Kosher.
What is Halal?
Halal is an Arabic term that means that
food is permissible under Islamic law.
Can I expect to see results with GoChi?
In a recent, randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, clinical trial, the use of just 4 ounces daily of GoChi
resulted in significant health and wellness benefits in 13 important
categories in 14 days. This has been termed "The GoChi Effect." Although
your results may vary, the findings of this study are consistent with the
results that we hear from our Customers.
What is the GoChi Effect?
The GoChi Effect is the term that represents
the 19 health benefits experienced by the participants in FreeLife's
double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical study on GoChi.
Where can I get more information on the
GoChi scientific studies?
For
more information, please click here to watch the video on the GoChi Study.
Why is it called GoChi?
GoChi was named for the "go" in goji and
chi, the ancient Chinese term for "vital life force."
Does this mean that
FreeLife will discontinue
Himalayan Goji Juice?
No. They intend to provide Himalayan Goji
Juice for as long as Customers continue enjoying this excellent product.
Are GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice only made with goji
berries from the Himalayas?
Although they grow in the wild, goji berries are not cultivated in the
Himalayas in sufficient quantity for large-scale distribution. The berries
used in GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice are selected from the world's
best-known growing regions throughout Asia. They use only those berries that
conform to our precise Spectral Signature™ balance and potency of the
all-important Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBPs).
Will FreeLife have difficulty sourcing goji berries?
They have contracted for adequate supplies of premium berries to accommodate
their growth, and they are constantly expanding their grower certification
program to ensure that they will never run out of berries that meet their strict
Spectral Signature™ standards.
What makes GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice unique or
special?
Goji is the only plant that contains unique bioactive Lycium barbarum
polysaccharides (LBPs) - the Master Molecules that are so important to your
body's defense systems. But these important nutrients can vary in quality
and potency, depending on where they are grown and the growing conditions
for a particular region in a particular year. FreeLife is the only company
to develop a Spectral Signature LBP Process™ to standardize their juices,
ensuring that you always receive the same high potency and balance of LBPs,
every time. And unlike other juices, there is never any added sugar,
artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, or flavors in GoChi or Himalayan
Goji Juice. Preservative-free GoChi is also the world’s first clinically
studied goji juice product.
How much GoChi or Himalayan Goji Juice should someone
drink on a daily basis?
For optimum benefit, you may want to follow the recommendations of a recent
clinical study, in which 4 ounces daily of GoChi resulted in significant
health and wellness benefits in 13 important categories in as little as 14
days. There are no known side effects from drinking our juices, other than a
tendency to smile more often!
How does FreeLife ensure the quality of GoChi and
Himalayan Goji Juice?
FreeLife’s goji juice products are produced under strict Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP), a total quality system that meets or exceeds the
requirements of every country in which they do business. Their juices are
thoroughly tested at every step of manufacturing to guarantee that each
bottle delivers a pristine, high-quality product with a full potency and
precise Spectral Signature balance of goji’s highly bioactive Lycium
barbarum polysaccharides (LBPs).
How are GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice different from
other "goji juices"?
GoChi is the only goji product we know of that is backed by a clinical study
demonstrating its effectiveness. Additionally, FreeLife's goji juices are
made exclusively from ultra-premium berries that conform to their Spectral
Signature balance and potency of the all-important Lycium barbarum
polysaccharides (LBPs). Their Spectral Signature LBP Process delivers a
cleaner, fresher taste and enhanced aroma without harming our precious LBPs.
Is GoChi or Himalayan
Goji Juice organic?
Although their juices are not certified organic, they are produced to the
highest standards of ecological and environmental responsibility. Both
products are certified not to contain detectable pesticide and herbicide
residues. GoChi is also preservative free, and carries both Kosher and Halal
certification.
Why does FreeLife not emphasize the vitamins and 18
amino acids that are in goji?
GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice are high-tech functional foods, specifically
designed to deliver a consistently high potency and exact balance of the
goji berry’s highly bioactive Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharides (LBPs).
These are the Master Molecules that have been scientifically demonstrated to
be responsible for much of the berry’s benefits. Whereas many goji nutrients
can be found in other foods, the LBPs are unique to the goji berry. And now,
thanks to advances in manufacturing technology, the new GoChi delivers at
least 30% more of the all-important LBPs than our original juice.
Do GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice contain
preservatives?
Thanks to advances in manufacturing technology, the new GoChi is
preservative free. The original Himalayan Goji Juice contains less than
one-tenth of 1% of sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate.
Why are other fruit juices added to GoChi and
Himalayan Goji Juice?
FreeLife's proprietary recipe incorporates a small amount of other fruit juices to
ensure uniformity, and to help bring out the best flavor from the goji
berry.
How soon should GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice be
consumed after being opened?
It is recommended that you consume goji juice products within 30 days
after opening. Neither product should be left un-refrigerated for any more
than a couple of hours – the same steps should be taken for any food or
beverage that must be refrigerated after opening.
Can children drink GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice?
Yes. Both great-tasting juices are a healthy
treat for the entire family!
I read that you have a quality assurance guarantee.
What does this mean?
FreeLife believes that every product you receive has to be the absolute best
quality available and exactly what you expect. If you are not completely
satisfied with the condition or quality, FreeLife offers a 90-day,
money-back guarantee. Just return the unused portion to FreeLife for a full
refund (less shipping). Return instructions are found on the back of
your invoice.
Can I obtain sample packages of GoChi and Himalayan
Goji Juice?
While there are requests for this type of packaging – and it is an excellent
suggestion - a sample would only allow someone to try the great taste, but
would lack the significant benefits from drinking the product over a period
of time. That is why Freelife offers a 90-day, money back guarantee for
anyone who tries our product. And since the rate of return is so low, they
have discovered this process is a great way to have people sample,
experience, and stay on our life-changing products.
Can I purchase smaller bottles or travel sizes of
GoChi and Himalayan Goji Juice?
This is currently not offered; however, FreeLife's Marketing Team is researching
this option.
Has an ORAC test ever been conducted on GoChi or
Himalayan Goji Juice?
ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a non-official,
non-governmental test that claims to measure "total antioxidant power” in a
laboratory beaker. This test is controversial because it cannot predict how
an antioxidant will work inside the human body. In fact, many high-ORAC
juices may perform very poorly when ingested because their antioxidants
remain trapped in the gastrointestinal tract. Conversely, the bioactive
Lycium barbarum polysaccharides in FreeLife's goji juices work with your body to
activate its own antioxidant enzymes, which can circulate freely to help
protect every cell in your body. Studies are currently underway to prove
that FreeLife’s new GoChi is the real antioxidant powerhouse!
Himalayan GojiŽ Juice is such a success.
Why was GoChi™ created?
Since Himalayan Goji Juice was launched, goji research has exploded.
FreeLife has invested four years worth of accumulated knowledge and
experience into the design and formulation of GoChi. Himalayan Goji Juice
was a fantastic achievement, and so it remains today. FreeLife
simply engineered scientific advances into GoChi as part of our
commitment to constant and never ending improvement. That is why
GoChi is truly the next generation of Himalayan Goji Juice.
Why did FreeLife decide to conduct and
sponsor clinical studies on GoChi™?
Many companies in the nutrition industry promote their products with
big claims, but offer little or no scientific support to back them.
FreeLife is raising the bar by demonstrating the benefits of GoChi
in rigorously controlled human clinical studies worthy of
publication in leading medical and scientific journals. This
high-level of scientific validation provides people with the
assurance that they can count on getting the results that were
promised.
Why did FreeLife conduct the initial
14-day GoChi™ study?
Since 2003, Himalayan GojiŽ Juice Customers have reported dramatic
14-day improvements in energy levels, quality of sleep, feelings of
calmness and contentment, reduction of stress, and other key health
aspects. To investigate this, a study was designed to attempt to
validate FreeLife's customers’ reported results by attempting to
replicate them under rigorously controlled clinical conditions.
Since GoChi is the next generation of Himalayan Goji Juice, they
chose to conduct this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,
clinical study on their new product.
What do the terms randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled
mean, and why are those things important for a clinical study?
A clinical study is only as valuable as the safeguards that are
designed into it. The “gold standard”
of clinical design is randomized, double-blind, and
placebo-controlled. Randomized means that subjects were assigned to
two groups based on “luck of the draw,” which assured a good
distribution of people. Placebo-controlled means that one group got
GoChi™ and one group got a placebo, meaning a drink that looks,
smells, and tastes like GoChi, but without any LBPs – the active
ingredient in GoChi. Double-blind means that neither the
participants nor the scientists knew which group was drinking GoChi
and which group was drinking the placebo. This eliminates any bias
on the part of the scientists and also rules out any
psychologically-caused effects on the part of the participants.
What were the results and significance
of the 14-day GoChi™ study?
The results were quite dramatic! Nearly 90 percent of the GoChi
drinkers in the study experienced multiple improvements in their
health and well-being. The study clearly indicated that daily
consumption of GoChi can cause immediate and significant improvement
in 13 key health aspects, including increased energy, less fatigue,
increased focus and mental acuity, improved athletic performance,
reduced stress, increased feelings of calmness and contentment,
feeling happier, healthier and more regular, better quality of
sleep, and easier ability to awaken in the morning. In contrast to
the GoChi group, the placebo group showed statistically significant
improvement in only 1 of the 13 categories (happiness).
All findings were found to be statistically
significant, meaning that the researchers were 90 to 99% confident
that the great results experienced in the GoChi group in each of the
13 categories were a direct result of drinking the juice. To the
contrary, any small changes experienced by the placebo group were
declared to be a result of mere chance.
Do independent scientists agree with the
findings of FreeLife’s 14-day GoChi™ study?
Yes. This groundbreaking study was accepted for publication by the
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (JACM), a leading
medical journal. As a peer-reviewed publication, JACM requires that
studies will not be accepted unless they are approved by an
independent panel of expert reviewers. These strict judges ruled
that our study design was sound, our methods were consistent with
good clinical practice, our data and calculations were accurate and
our findings were valid. Publication of the GoChi study in a
peer-reviewed journal represents a first for any juice product in
the direct selling industry.
Why did FreeLife conduct the 30-day GoChi™
antioxidant study?
Many juice products talk about their high antioxidant scores based
on a chemical reaction test known as ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance
Capacity), but that only measures antioxidant potential in a test
tube. It can’t determine if an antioxidant will actually work in
your body, and that’s a far more important thing to know. Sadly,
many high-ORAC fruit antioxidants are poorly absorbed from the
digestive tract, or not at all. That was the conclusion of a
landmark 2004 study reported in the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition (Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 79: 727-47).
What your body really needs are more of its
own powerful antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and
glutathione peroxidase. These antioxidants circulate in the blood to
protect every cell against harmful free radicals, but our production
of these essential enzymes diminishes with age, or if we’re under
stress. We were aware of research that suggested that goji could
increase both SOD and glutathione peroxidase, so we decided to put
the theory to the test by sponsoring a randomized, double-blind and
placebo-controlled study at one of Asia’s most prestigious medical
centers.
What were the results and significance of the
30-day GoChi™ antioxidant study?
After tracking 50 healthy adults for 30 days, it was found that the
GoChi group had improved their antioxidant status, with highly
significant increases of both important blood antioxidants, SOD and
glutathione peroxidase. An increase of these two enzymes has other
benefits: SOD is essential for maintaining the body’s healthy
defenses against inflammation, and glutathione peroxidase is
important in many of the body’s detoxification reactions.
The increase in antioxidant power seen in the
GoChi group was also accompanied by a significant reduction of
MDA, a particularly toxic and dangerous free radical. And so,
the GoChi group had their antioxidant activity increased in two
ways, and free radical damage was reduced. Unfortunately for the
placebo group, they just didn’t receive any meaningful benefit
in any of these areas.
Why did FreeLife conduct the 30-day GoChi™
immune study?
The ancient healers of Asia observed that people who took goji every
day were significantly healthier and more resilient than those who
didn’t use it. Today, scientists believe that this is because of
goji’s unique effects on the immune system, and that’s been shown in
a number of studies. But those studies were done mainly in the
laboratory, not in people. FreeLife wanted to see if 4,000 years of
tradition could be scientifically validated in a human clinical
trial, which was conducted at a renowned medical institute in Asia.
What were the results and significance of the
30-day GoChi™ immune study?
The human study followed 60 healthy adult volunteers for 30 days,
and at the end, those who had been given GoChi had their immune
defenses enhanced in three important ways, as confirmed by
significant increases in three key markers of immune health:
- Lymphocytes – white blood cells necessary
for immune defenses against bacteria, viruses and toxins.
Lymphocytes also have a large role in commanding and directing many
functions of our highly complex immune systems. The GoChi group
experienced a 27% increase over starting point values of these
important immune cells. No significant improvements were seen in the
placebo group.
— Interleukin-2 (IL-2) – an essential cell messenger protein, which
sounds the danger alarm when the body’s under attack. IL-2 recruits
stem cells so that they can be turned into T-cells, which are
specifically targeted to neutralize and destroy threats to the body.
IL-2 levels were increased 58% over starting point in the GoChi
group, with no meaningful improvement in the placebo group.
— Immunoglobulin G (IgG) – a powerful antibody, which can identify
bacteria, viruses, molds, yeasts and allergens, and then mark them
for destruction by other divisions of the immune system. Compared to
starting point values, IgG antibody activity increased 19% in the
GoChi group, with no significant change in the placebo group.
Also noted in the GoChi group were health and well-being
improvements that had been seen in prior studies: significant
improvement in sleep quality, reduction of fatigue, and a tendency
for increased short-term memory and mental focus. No significant
improvements were observed in the placebo group in any category.
Will FreeLife be doing additional
GoChi™ studies?
FreeLife is committed to research, product development and process
improvement. These three studies are just the beginning. They’re going
to be around for a long, long time and we will never relinquish our
leadership position as the number one goji company in the world.
How did you get the polysaccharides out
of the placebo for the studies?
The placebo was a professionally flavored and colored drink that
matched the look, aroma, and taste of GoChi™, but contained no goji
juice or LBP.
Is GoChi™ gluten-free?
Yes. GoChi is gluten-free.
Why a preservative-free product?
Even though the natural-source preservatives in Himalayan GojiŽ
Juice have an outstanding safety and efficacy profile, there are
some countries in which preservative use is either severely
restricted or is prohibited altogether. The world was waiting for
GoChi, and FreeLife was not going to let some preservatives stand in the
way.
Can the results of the tests that were
conducted on GoChi™ be applied to other goji juices on the market?
The randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials
were conducted on GoChi. As such, those results apply to GoChi only
and not to any other goji juices, dried berries, or any other
product on the market today. To our knowledge, no other goji product
can even begin to approach the high potency of full-spectrum LBP
found in GoChi, and that is why our studies have shown such
spectacular results in such a short time.
Are GoChi™ and Himalayan GojiŽ Juice
classified as “raw” foods?
Within the raw food community, there appears to be much debate as to
the definitions of “raw” and “cooked.” However, every step of our
proprietary Spectral Signature Process is focused on one thing –
maintaining the potency and balance of goji’s key nutrients, the
polysaccharides. Pre- and post-sterilization testing has shown that
our aseptic process never damages the delicate bioactive LBP in our
juices.
Are GoChi™ and Himalayan GojiŽ Juice
classified as “live” foods?
The juices are founded on the principles of Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM), which places a special emphasis on the vital life
force, or chi. The chi in the juices are found in its bioactive LBP
complex, which can only be found in the goji berry. Every step of
the manufacturing process is designed to preserve and protect
these vital polysaccharides, and the results of FreeLife's studies,
combined with the great results that are experienced by their
customers around the world, are showing that they have designed
their product very well indeed. And so, they very much consider
their juices to be “live foods,”
and there are many friends in the raw/live food community that agree
with them.
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