ORAC versus Bovis Energy Scale

(ORAC) is an acronym for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. It is a method of measuring antioxidant capacities of different foods. The National Institute on Aging developed this method in Baltimore, Maryland. Many foods have been tested using this method by many organizations. The biggest challenge is in the consistency of how they are tested. Wet and dry measurements will produce different levels of ORAC in the same foods. Because of this, many companies “exploit” this variance to promote their own product. Another factor is that ORAC levels are measured in a laboratory and not in the human body. These variables create many debates as to the effectiveness of this method. I’m not arguing for or against this as a method of measurement in health benefit to us.

Although not widely recognized as much as ORAC, there are other methods of measuring a foods ability to supply the body the essential elements needed to sustain a healthy body. The Bovis Energy Scale is one of those methods. This method was developed by Antoine Bovis, a French Physicist who created this scale while conducting research among the Great Pyramids in the 1930’s.

Quite simply put, the Bovis Energy Scale measures “Natural Earth Energy” in any substances. He created a simple scale of “positively” or “negatively” charged levels in those substances based on a life depleting or life-enhancing scale. From 0 to 6,500 substances are considered “negatively” charged or life depleting. Anything over 6,500 is considered “positively” charged or life enhancing. A healthy human should have a range of 8,000 to 10,000 energy level in their body. The earth itself has an average Bovis Energy Scale rating of 13,000 but can vary depending on several factors.

Shameless plug here!! The Goji Berry, what Chi3 Powered by Goji contains, has a ORAC value of over 25,000 and a Bovis Energy Scale value of over 350,000. Either method you use, the Goji Berry provides life-enhancing “energy” or powerful antioxidant protection.