Xango, Vemma And Health Effects Of Mangosteen Juice

Before you buy Xango, Vemma or any other Mangosteen based juices you should do due diligence regarding medical reviews about Mangosteen, particularly Xanthones, the main constituent that is in the pericarp of the fruit.

Although these mangosteen based juice makers claim superb health benefits, the general consensus from non-distributors is that the products are severely overpriced and that many consumers would simply not be regular purchasers if there was not a business opportunity attached with the product.

The American Cancer Society profile of mangosteen juice states there is no reliable evidence that mangosteen juice, puree, or bark is effective as a treatment for cancer in humans.

In 2007, the Mayo Clinic stated there was laboratory evidence that mangosteen xanthones had anti-inflammatory activity, but there was no evidence demonstrating such anti-inflammatory effects in humans.

In February 2006, the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Newsletter, sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley, said that “Mangosteen marketers make farfetched and unsubstantiated claims for their products.”

A 2008 medical case report described a patient with severe acidosis possibly attributable to a year of daily use (to lose weight, dose not described) of mangosteen juice (brand not described) infused with xanthones. The authors proposed that chronic exposure to alpha-mangostin, a xanthone, could be toxic to mitochondrial function, leading to impairment of cellular respiration and production of lactic acidosis.

If the above mentioned case is true and accurate, the underlying logic and conclusion could be that extra xanthone supplementation through Mangosteen juice consumption could actually be adverse to one’s health.

If one were to take this logic one step further…The Mangosteen is considered the “queen of fruits” in Asia, and happily consumed as a delicious and succulent fruit in Southeast Asia. HOWEVER…the most of the people who eat Mangosteens daily as a fruit discard and throw away the pericarp, which is used in many of these so called “wonder juices.”

The consensus in the overall medical community is that any relation to better health and Mangosteen juice and Xanthone consumption is purely anecdotal.

Interestingly, at the same time, there is now some anecdotal evidence that over-consumption of Xanthone rich juices on a regular basis may have contributed to severe adverse health effects among some long time distributors of one of these health related companies, which would coincide with some of the recent medical evidence. This was recently uncovered while doing due diligence on a new product launch of a major mangosteen based product MLM company.

The bottom line. Making money in a home based business is very enticing. However one’s health is not something one should take for granted and when taking any nutritional or health related product on a regular basis, the possible long term outcome of such action should always be taken into consideration.

Although these mangosteen based juice makers claim superb health benefits, the general consensus from non-distributors is that the products are severely overpriced and that many consumers would simply not be regular purchasers if there was not a business opportunity attached with the product.