Go Go Goji Berries

Are you cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs?

What about ga-ga for goji berries?

The goji berry fever has made its way out of the Himalayas (where they're picked), and into Los Angeles, through the thoroughfares of New York City, and now to the outer reaches known as the rest of the country. Once you're reading about how celebrities drink goji juice in the checkout line at the grocery store, it's mainstream.

But just in case you haven't heard yet: Goji berries are these ancient, antioxidant-packed dried little fruits that supposedly are the best thing to happen to your face and body since, let's see, green tea, white tea, kinetin (bamboo, who remembers that from a few years ago?) and whatever else has been the beauty treatment du jour until it quietly made its way to the bottom of your cosmetic bag.

The thing with these berries, like with others, is that you are getting some nutrients and good things (ingesting them that is), and they can't hurt you. They can hurt your wallet, though so be judicious — there are a lot of products which claim they will make you a goji goddess to choose from.

Check out the list here.

Photo courtesy of Gary Scott@sxc.hu