Those who have witnessed the substantial results of regularly consuming goji know why this little red berry is still so widely used and honored countless of generations after its discovery. There's even a two week festival every year in central Asia celebrating the miraculous nutritional benefits of goji!

Here are the top five reasons to drink goji juice every day, a practice that's been used since 800 AD by some of the healthiest, long-lived people on the planet.

Goji juice is packed with antioxidants, proteins and vitamin. Chock full of vitamins, including E, which is rarely found in fruits, the goji berry offers a wide variety of healthy benefits, possibly more than any other known food source. Goji contains as much as 500 times the amount of vitamin C as oranges have ounce per ounce. Goji berries also provide one of the richest sources of natural carotenoids and amino acids.

Goji juice contains numerous anti-aging properties. Goji has long been known to slow down and even to help reverse the aging process. Goji juice has also been used for insomnia, for increasing energy levels and has even been shown to counteract the effects of macular degeneration along with slowing the growth of cataracts. The anti-aging properties found in the goji berry are due to an ingredient called polysaccharide, which triggers and increases the production of growth hormones. These growth hormones then rejuvenate the cells in the body, causing it to stay younger and healthier.

Goji juice aids weight loss. Drinking goji juice has been used as a way to help with weight loss for countless years. Although it won't mysteriously evaporate the fat cells from your body, it is said to curb appetite as well as speed up the fat burning process. Since it also increases energy levels, it's easier to exercise and stick with a diet regimen.

Goji juice boosts the immune system. Recent reports of studies where participants drank goji juice daily for three weeks found that immune systems became more active. This then causes us to produce healthier cells that are better able to ward off illness. The numerous amino acids present in the goji fruit are believed to cause the increase in white blood cell production, which is what heightens our body's ability to fight off infection and disease. There also have been no reports of negative or adverse side effects from consuming goji.

Goji juice improves overall well-being. People who regularly drink goji juice have reported a sense of general well-being. Often referred to as the "happy berry" or "smiling berry", the goji is said to produce a feeling of calmness, a sense of happiness and peacefulness for those who use it. It's also been said to increase sexual desire in women, which is one of its lesser known benefits.