Mangosteen juice

I hope someone answers, Wendy. I've never heard of it...is it made of some extract from mangoes?

~Marin

This lady wrote a paper on it last year, but there's no reading it without paying for the honor. 

What are the facts and myths about Mangosteen?

Wendy Marcason 

Journal of the American Dietetic Assoc

June 2006

Published by Elsevier Inc.

OK!  I have to chime in here.  Im done with treatment.  2 years out now.  My DH got some Mangostein juice cause I have been getting alot of colds.  About one every 6 weeks.  So I drink a shot of it a day and believe it or not it made my hair thicker.  $40 bucks a bottle!  I dont have much faith in it as a treatment for cancer, but it should has helped boost my immune system. 

Nicki

Wendy...

add wheat grass supplements to your regime...I have a friend who went into remission after using them....also Monavie Juice is also great!  Good Luck

Dear All - It is October 7, 2007 and I want you to know that I drink XanGo's mangosteen juice.  I have had almost 30 years of severe, daily migraine headaches and a pain level of 8 to 9 from arthritis in my neck - all from a car accident in the early 80's.  I was introduced to XanGo in August of 2006 and started drinking it.  THREE DAYS later, my migraines started to go away and my pain level dropped significantly.  Today, I get migraines 3% of the time, down from 100% and my pain level is about a 2 or 3.  Minimal compared to where I was a year ago.

Now, over the years, I have tried all kinds of treatments (biofeedback, traction, massage therapy, chiropractic, acupressure, acupuncture, raki, heat/cold treatments, special diets, every type of medicine known to man - I even tried hypnosis!). And, let me tell you - I would have eaten dirt if someone would have said it would help with the migraines and pain.  I have also seen neurosurgeons, md's, chiropractors, and probably a few shamans just to get rid of the migraines.  I have had x-rays, cat scans, mri's.  I have been to three different Cleveland Clinic Hospitals.  They couldn't find anything wrong with me - some even suggested it was in my head!!!  Of course it is, you idiots, that's why I'm here - to get help!!!!!  I was ready to go to a doctor who cuts - yes CUTS - your nerves so that you don't feel anything anymore.  My pain care specialist told me that they can't sew your nerves back together again, so it probably wouldn't be a good idea to do that - thank God I didn't do it.

I have a full time job, 7 grandchildren and I also design, make and sell jewelry.  So, I tried to never let the illness get me down.  But guess what?  It did!  I made my whole family miserable because they saw what I was going through.

The treatments that finally enabled me to work and quasi-funtion consisted of six kinds of medicines (all with really bad side effects) and trigger point injections with an anesthetic called marcaine every 4 - 6 weeks.  They hurt like the dickens, but numbed my neck and back so I couldn't feel anything for about 2 weeks.  So there I was, thousands and thousands of dollars down the drain, unable to work or function normally, sick to death of feeling so miserable and a friend told me about the mangosteen juice.  So I tried it.  I am now OFF OF ALL SIX MEDICATIONS!!!  And, I haven't seen my pain care specialist since February (although he also started drinking the mangosteen juice because he could see the difference in my muscles in my neck and back).

What a difference.  Everyone I see tells me how wonderful I look (I just turned 58 and look 10 years younger).  My skin is clearer, my eyes are brighter, my pain is practically gone as are my migraines.  I get up earlier, stay up longer and have great energy all day long.

I now am a distributor and I believe whole-heartedly in this product.  I have personally seen several people who have been helped by this product.  Just to name a few, my husband's sugar levels have dropped dramatically, and it helps him sleep better, my father has neuropathy in his back and legs (nerves destroyed from type II diabetes) and he has less pain and more energy.  His second wife has macular degeneration and when she recently saw her opthamologist, he said her vision was vastly improved. 

I know that it sounds crazy that a juice could help with your illness, but why not give it a try?  I call it my miracle juice and will not go without it.  You should take 1 oz. 3 times daily.  You must be consistent.  And, if 1 oz. doesn't work, drink a little more until you start to feel better.  It is just fruit juice.  There is nothing in it that is harmful unless you are allergic to some of the other juices in it (apple, pear, grape, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, cherry, citric acid, pectin, xanthan gum).  They even took out the preservative (sodium benzoate) just recently.  The cost ends up to be about the price of a daily Starbucks coffee. 

Oh, one more thing, after all these years of being so sick I couldn't even exercise - In August, I started exercising again!  I feel like I'm on top of the world. 

Four years ago, my mother died from cancer (ovarian in origination), and if I had known about the mangosteen juice, I would have gotten it for her.  Unfortunately, I didn't know.  I hope now, that God has given me a way to help other people with their health and wellness issues and hopefully, they too will benefit from this wonderful and amazing product.

Here's to your good health!

Terry Braucher, Columbus, Ohio

Yes, I am happy to say that the mangosteen juice is safe to take during chemo.  In fact, it helps to keep your blood levels up, and it keeps your energy up.  I had a friend on it during her chemo (after her oncologist reviewed the literature) and she decided to stop taking it and could hardly get off of the couch.  After one week, she started back on the mangosteen juice, and felt like a different person.  If you look at the ingredients, you will see that there is only fruit juice in the bottle.  The mangosteen fruit is grown in Southeast Asia and is processed by a company called Wilde Flavors out of Germany.  They adhere to the strictist standards in growing and harvesting the fruit.  They are licensed in three different areas for harvesting and processing the juice.  They only use the best tree farms in the world. 

If you need anymore info, please contact me at terrybraucher@columbus.rr.com.

Is that allowed?  I have never been in a chat room before I posted this, just happened to see it online with questions about the mangosteen and I wanted to let people know that there might be some natural product that would help with the cancer.  I will be praying for you all.

Terry Braucher

Dear Wendy - I'm sorry if you feel that I was "trolling" for someone I could sell the mangosteen juice to.  That was not what happened.  I actually was researching mangosteen+rosacea and this site came up.  Yes, I am a distributor, but I would never try to sell anyone anything on this type of site.  I thought you were asking about what the product did for people.  And, I was just responding to your question.  As a distributor, I have been researching the product and I have a learned a great deal about the phytonutrients (called xanthones) that are in the rind of the fruit.  The make-up of XanGo is such that they puree the whole fruit (fruit, rind, stems, leaves and seeds) and then process it into juice.  They do not "add" any other nutritional enhancements because they are already there.  The rind is bitter and that is why they add other juices to it to taste better and they also keep the sugar content down.  If the other products do not use the rind (pericarp), then they will not work, that is where all of the nutritional value is.  XanGo has a patent on the process, therefore no other company can use the whole fruit.

There is some new research on pubmed about using antioxidants and chemo at the same time.  More physicians are tending to think that it is alright.  That does not mean all physicians feel this way.

As to the being "leary"  about my post - why?  My mother died from cancer 4 years ago.  I wake up every single morning missing her.  What she and others go through to beat this disease is terribly difficult and I simply thought I could answer your inquiry about a product that I happen to have knowledge of.  The only reason I gave an e-mail address is so that if someone wanted to know more, I could send them literature or tell them what to "google" for more information.  I understand that everyone needs to be careful when on various websites, but I only had the best intentions and apologize deeply if I have offended anyone.  I only wish for your recovery.  And, I have had such great success after being ill with daily migraine headaches for almost 30 years that are down from 100% of the time to 3% of the time, that I thought I could pass some info along.

Terry

I bought a bottle of it today at Costco and am going to see if I experience any of these amazing results in the next two weeks; my scar area still aches from my partial mastectomy of March 2006 and my energy is not what it used to be so I'll see if this stuff makes any difference. The bottle recommends one ounce taken once a day. I have been online the past hour researching this stuff and am becoming increasingly disillusioned and wondering why on earth I bought it. I'm trying not to experience contempt prior to investigation  ...  It makes me a little sick to my stomach thinking about how companies are so willing to play into our fears about our cancer by promising a new natural cure .... sorry, I feel a rant coming on so I'll stop now!

I use a mangostein product called Vemma.  I first started using it about 2 years ago after hearing about all the things it can help relieve.  I have epilepsy and the meds I take for that cause all kinds of icky side effects. I did notice a change in the less than attractive skin problems the meds caused especially on my face.  I had stopped using it (just couldn't remember to do it in the morning rush).  After the dx (September) and surgery with multiple complications, I was not eating much.  By the first of the year, I was significantly malnurished.  My hair was falling out (not on chemo), I was weak, fatigued, etc.)  I started working hard to "get better", taking in more protein, healthy food and starting taking the Vemma again.  I am now back to work, able to walk and go up and down steps without losing my breath, and my hair is no longer falling out like it was - you get the picture.  I can't tell you how much the Vemma is contributing towards this, but I am so sick of being sick, I figure it can't hurt.  I know all about the literature that it seems like a magic "pill", but that is not what I saw for myself.  I didn't wake up the morning after I first started taking it and was cured of my malnutrition.  I think is suppliments the other things I am doing towards my recovery.  I have a friend that swears by it and says it helps her with all kinds of stuff including her back pain. I did not take it while I was on antibiotics.  I don't sell the stuff, and it is expensive, but if it is going to contribute to my recovery, I figure - why not.

Terry,

Do you have breast cancer?  At the Breast Cancer Conference in Oct. the Moffitt Cancer Center recommended against using any of the juices.  I did try Xango and Mona Vie and noticed a difference in my joint pain but when I heard this I stopped taking it.

I love it... Moffiit claims their alternative friendly (website)...what a joke.  A immune system booster is not going to turn off chemo and if it does it is not much of a chemo. I got up and walked out of the conference, I could have picked up one book or one website and learned more about breast cancer.  The icing of the cake for me...was when the oncologist told me chemo does not work for most people.  Than why push it? And there is the time they told me I did not have enough cancer to treat.  I wanted to tell them wait awhile I'll grow them some more. I'll get off my soap box now.

I used mangosteen and never had a cold or infection through out all my chemos.  I do believe it helped me in a couple of areas.

Flalady

I started drinking xango about 9 months ago.  I was a 2 year survivor when I started drinking it.  It does make me feel better, stronger and less fatigued.  For some reason it thickens my hair. 

It has at least 16 different fruit juices in it and I take it like a vitamin.

All that being said, I do not believe it is something you should be taking while your on chemo.  You are actually supposed to avoid antitoxidants.  My onc wouldnt even let me drink grean tea.

I do not believe the testimonials that go along with this product.  I dont see it as an alternative to the treatment of breast cancer or for that matter any cancer.

Its very expensive and my SIL gives it to me for free just and I drink cause I think why not.

I do take offense that someone would actually come to this website and try to sell this product or any product for that matter. 

Nicki

Nicki,

I agree with you.  This should not be taken during chemo.  Just because it is natural does not mean it will not interact with the chemicals.  ER+ patients are told not to consume soy and that is natural.  If we should drink one bottle a day for 21 days as stated above I think we would go broke.  Unfortunately, there is no magic drink or pill.  We all have to research alternatives and do what we feel most comfortable with. We need to be as informed as best we can.  I agree with you regarding the testimonials and people trying to sell this product on this site.

 Lenore