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