The Miracle of Mangosteen

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Experience the Power of Xanthones

LA Family July, 2005 Columnists

 

The Miracle of Mangosteen

 

Our environment – from the air we breathe to the food we eat – is

out to get us.

It is loaded with free radicals, prescription drugs, junky food,

stress from job

and family. . . most of us need a miracle to reach anything close to

good health.

Welcome to the " X-Factor. " The miracle of Mangosteen. The

Mangosteen, a Southeast

Asian fruit about the size of a tangerine but a rich burgundy in

color, may be as

close to a natural miracle cure as we will ever see. Backed by over

thirty years

of independent scientific studies (and hundreds of years of folklore

medicine),

the Mangosteen fruit is now known to be one of the most powerful

botanicals ever

discovered. It's a natural medicine chest! All three parts – the

rind, seeds,

and pericarp (outer skin) – possess natural healing and health-

promoting properties

that are so diverse as to be hard to believe. . .if decades of

scientific research

weren't already there to prove it. The miracle of the Mangosteen

fruit lies in the

Xanthones – the " X-factor. " Xanthones are naturally stable carbon-

based molecules found

in nature that have been proven to be powerful weapons in fighting

disease and promoting

a healthy body. There are over two hundred different Xanthones found

in nature, each designed

to perform a specific biological trick. One is an antioxidant;

another is an anti-inflammatory,

another anti-tumor (i.e., anti-cancer), and so on. The Mangosteen

has, at last count, at

least forty-three Xanthones – more than any other natural source.

And unlike artificial

drugs, which have side effects that we hear more about in the news

nearly every day,

Mangosteen is a totally natural product. With Mangosteen, you are

giving the human body,

which is composed of organic compounds, more organic compounds.

There are no side effects

that have to be listed on the bottle, no interactions with

prescription drugs, no downside.

Antioxidants We are exposed to literally millions of free radicals

every day.

Free radicals are unstable atoms with an extra, unpaired electron

that seek to

stabilize themselves by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

or atom.

In the body, this can be devastating. Free radicals can be formed

from the

effect of sunlight, x-rays, pollution, fatty foods, even exercise.

They ping pong through the body, causing oxidation in our cells –

like rusting of metal

– which is an essential component of every known disease and of

aging itself.

Think of free radicals as termites, eating away at the foundation of

our body.

Unless we choose to live a sealed envelope, we can't avoid them all.

But we can fight

them, with antioxidants. These accommodating atoms freely donate

electrons

to free radicals, neutralizing them and their destructive effects.

Mangosteen

has powerful antioxidants which bolster the immune system and resist

aging itself

by fighting off oxidation - to keep the cells healthy.

Anti-inflammatories A great deal of recent research now points to

inflammation as the

driving force behind all deadly chronic diseases, including cancer,

Parkinson's,

multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and other neurodegenerative

diseases of the brain,

as well as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and Crohn's disease.

Mangosteen's potent

and versatile anti-inflammatory properties have been shown in

laboratory studies to

tackle these and more diseases, without the ugly side-effects and

mixed results that

drugs can cause. It's no wonder that the drug industries are trying

so hard to

promote non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIDS). But most

of these –

from aspirin to Vioxx - have potentially serious side effects. They

stimulate

some physical response, but suppress the immune system and thin the

blood.

Mangosteen's Xanthones are powerful inhibitors of the main

perpetrator of

inflammation: the COX 2 enzyme.

Anti-microbials Mangosteen has been proven to be at least as

effective as

prescription medications in fighting viruses, bacterial infections,

fungi,

stimulating the immune system in ways that chemicals simply cannot.

Anti-tumor Xanthones have been demonstrated strong anti-tumor

properties in

laboratory studies when exposed to human cancer cell mines. Anti-

obesity,

anti-depression, anti-neuralgic, anti-osteoporosis- the list of what

the

Xanthones in Mangosteen can help is essentially the list of what can

go

wrong with the human body. But that's no coincidence, because we

aren't

talking about the sniper effect of a drug. Xanthones are a part of

nature

that belongs in the body. The Mangosteen fruit is the Holy Grail of

naturopathic medicine.

As Carl Sagan famously said, " Extraordinary claims require

extraordinary proof. "

And for the Mangosteen, the scientific proof is out there to back up

the claims.

Mangosteen is now available as a functional juice beverage.

If you need more info just e-mail me

 

©2005 Los Angeles Family Magazine