Frog juice

Frog juice

August 3rd

By: Gina Yoryet Román

In March Park Ji-sung a 31 year-old South Korean footballer stirred controversy due to the rapid increase in frog deaths in South Korea.

A group of environmental protection pleaded the Manchester United player to put a halt to his habit of drinking frog juice instead to protect them.

Park Ji-sung’s biography claimed that he was given frog juice by his father to increase his performance in the football field.

Professional athletes and celebrities find numerous ways to stay young and healthy but at what expense? Animals have to pay the price of their beauty.

Frog juice is said to have incredible properties such as, the cure of bronchitis, asthma, it gives strength and endurance, it is aphrodisiac, increasing sex-drive, it cures epilepsy, rheumatism and Prostatitis (prostrate cancer). In addition to this, it can also cure bone, blood and muscle illnesses. There was a case in Bolivia where a terminally ill man consumed frog juice for two years and he was able to recover his mind and vision and he was revived.

In many Latin American countries and cities like El Alto Bolivia, a city 4-010 meters above sea level, terminal illness cancer is fought using frog juice. More people are starting to consume this miraculous drink claiming that it is legal. I wonder if they realize that frogs are hunted and tortured indiscriminately.

I’ve had grapefruit, cactus and Aloe Vera juice, and my green energizer when I am running low; a mix of tomato, celery, spinach and cucumber made in the blender otherwise it loses all its properties. Coconut water, Jamaica, orchata, but frog juice never came to my mind. I am sure I wouldn’t try it but “Never say never!”

There’s no doubt that beauty has a price!