Mangosteen Juice - The Truth Is In The Taste
What is Mangosteen Juice?
It is juice made from the fruit of the mangosteen tree. That is the short (and smart aleck) answer.
Mangosteen juice is also a nutritional supplement with powerful health benefits.
Mangosteen trees are probably native to Southeast Asia. That is where they
grow best. They are difficult to cultivate in the Western hemisphere, and they require a
subtropical climate, with temperatures never dropping below 45 F. The fruit is delicate and does
not ship well. It does not process well, either, and breaks down with as little as ten minutes of
pasteurization time.
To get your hands on fresh mangosteen, you have to go where it grows or pay a hefty price for a
frozen mangosteen. There is a story that one high-end hotel had a crate of frozen mangosteens
shipped to them, and sold them as a menu item for around $100 each for a plum-sized fruit.
You can still get the health benefits of mangosteen by drinking mangosteen juice. This juice is
made by pulping the entire fruit, straining it and pasteurizing the juice. It is important to get
juice that is made from the entire fruit, because most of the health benefits are in the hull.
Mangosteen juice is the richest source of xanthones (a powerful type of antioxidant) on the planet.
Antioxidants work at the cellular level, so they improve the health of all of your body
systems.
Benefits of Mangosteen Juice
We do not know for sure what all of the benefits of mangosteen juice are yet. Research is being
done, but the results are preliminary, so we cannot say for certain which of the claims made about
mangosteen juice are true.
We do know that mangosteen juice is a potent antioxidant, and antioxidants prevent cell damage from
free radicals. We also know that antioxidants are more effective when we get them from fruits and
vegetables than when we take a processed supplement.
Antioxidants, such as those found in mangosteen juice, lower cholesterol levels and contribute to
cardiovascular health. They may prevent some kinds of cancer. Some of the xanthones in mangosteen
juice are Cox-2 inhibitors, similar to the ones found in arthritis medications.
Antioxidants decrease inflammation and improve immunity. They may improve brain function and they
help with stomach and intestinal problems. Antioxidants improve the function of every cell in your
body. Indeed, mangosteen juice is a flavorful, healthy way to get a load of xanthones. Drinking
antioxidant mangosteen juice is one step you can take for better health.
By: David McFarlane
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