What About Ningxia Red?
Ningxia Red is an amazing drink. By combining the wolfberry (AKA
goji berry) with pure essential oils, Gary created a formidable, functional
beverage. We in the Young Living community have heard many anecdotal stories of
the benefits of Red. Among the many
claims: it has more antioxidants in 2 oz. than in 1 lb. of berries; it controls
blood sugar levels; helps you lose weight; it rebuilds liver functions and even
makes you feel and look younger.
Being a skeptic by nature, I took those stories with a grain
of salt. Yes, I believe Ningxia is good
for us, but I never met someone who had any personal experience with some of
the more dramatic claims for Red. Until last June.
It was the last day of the YL Essential Oils convention in Salt
Lake City, and Margaret and I were returning from dinner and passing through
the hotel lobby. There we saw a young woman sitting in a booth surrounded with
Young Living products and 2 open laptop computers, sipping a glass of wine and
swigging from an open bottle of Ningxia Red.
As we started talking, it turns out she lives in the same
city as my daughter, and she looks like she could be her age (26). Her name was Judy (an alias), and she shared
with us her story and why she started using YL products.
The first signs that something was wrong, Judy told us, was
the appearance of large brown spots on her skin, so she went to the doctor, and
after extensive tests, was told that her liver functions were greatly
diminished. Apparently these were so low
that she needed a liver transplant to live.
She shared her devastating news with her sister, a Diamond distributer
with YL, whose advice was to drink a bottle of Ningxia Red... per day. “What do you have to lose?” her sister asked.
In desperation, Judy followed her sister’s advice and for 3
months guzzled an entire bottle of Red each and every day. She also improved her diet, and added other YL
supplements. To the amazement of her doctor, the next time she was tested her
liver functions were back to normal. Judy showed me the test results on her laptop
with a note from the specialist, saying "Incredible recovery.
Unbelievable!"
Now here's the punch line: as we left, Judy mentioned that
she had just celebrated her 40th birthday. Margaret and I had both estimated her to be
in her mid-twenties, and we were astounded.
After that day, we never let a day pass without savoring our
Ningxia Red and you won’t want to either.
