| It's supposed to cure everything from cancer to | | | | results in animals - not humans. For this reason, it's |
| bacterial infections. Now they're saying it's good for | | | | too early to say whether this juice will help arthritis |
| arthritis pain and inflammation. Are the claims for | | | | sufferers. |
| mangosteen juice true or should you just ignore | | | | "No major studies on humans have proven that |
| them? | | | | drinking mangosteen juice on a daily basis would offer |
| Mangosteen juice comes from a fruit that is found in | | | | significant improvement in illness. However, increasing |
| Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and other Southeast | | | | one's daily dosage of antioxidants, even from |
| Asian countries. Despite its name, this tropical fruit | | | | supplements, has been proven to boost our |
| isn't related to the mango. It's as big an as apple or | | | | absorption of vitamins and therefore strengthen |
| tangerine and has a creamy flesh. The juice is made | | | | immunity. Yet, the difference between doubling our |
| by liquefying the seeds, rind, and flesh of the fruit. | | | | intake of antioxidants and increasing it tenfold has |
| "The fruit is marketed as a supplement, available as a | | | | the same results. Therefore, this juice has no |
| juice and in capsule form. The juice typically consists | | | | significant advantage over a healthy diet of fruits and |
| of a mix of mangosteen and other fruit juices, such | | | | vegetables rich in antioxidants, as yet," said S. Mithra |
| as apple, pear and blueberry - with an often | | | | in |
| undisclosed amount of mangosteen juice," according | | | | Until these claims are proven, don't pin your hopes on |
| to the Mayo Clinic. | | | | this juice, especially if you have arthritis. Many |
| Like other fruits and vegetables, mangosteen is rich | | | | medications can help control arthritis pain and |
| in vitamins and minerals, such as vitamins C, B1, B2, | | | | inflammation. One popular product is Flexcerin, a |
| B6, potassium, iron, and calcium. The "Queen of Fruit" | | | | natural supplement that soothes aching joints, rebuilds |
| is rich in antioxidants that help fight free radicals in | | | | worn joints, and restores joint flexibility and mobility. |
| the body that have been linked to heart disease and | | | | For details, go to |
| cancer. It is also a good source of xanthones - | | | | If you enjoy drinking mangosteen juice, you're |
| chemicals that appear to have potent | | | | welcome to continue doing so although there are less |
| anti-inflammatory effects. | | | | expensive fruit juices that are equally nutritious. But |
| Marketers of mangosteen juice have even gone as | | | | don't expect miracles from this habit. |
| far as saying that the drink has anti-aging, antibiotic, | | | | "So for the time being, drink this juice if you enjoy |
| and anti-viral properties. | | | | the taste. But until human studies are completed, |
| Unfortunately, these claims are not backed by | | | | claims that mangosteen can cure arthritis or any |
| scientific evidence and are mostly anecdotal in nature. | | | | other disease are just that - undocumented claims," |
| Others are based on a few studies that show good | | | | concluded the Mayo Clinic. |