The Commercial Hype on Anti-Oxidant ORAC Values

As many of you may know, the race is on for the best superfood out there. It's been heating up over the last few years with many more exotic fruits and juices that most of us have never heard of before. Well here's one piece of advice right from the get go: DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND MAKE AN EDUCATED NOT EMOTIONAL DECISION!

All the talk these days is to measure up and beat the "other guys". Words like anti-oxidants, beta mangostin, alpha mangostin, phyto-nutrients, ORAC values and comparison charts. "We have more than the other guys...". Suddenly chocolate is healthy again and many companies are praising their newest water creation with added this and added that. People, get real. How processed is your product? How much sugar is in it? Is it reconstituted or made from extracts? How much real whole food is in the product they are claiming to be the next best thing? Well, they have to catch up with these new words in their ads to stop loosing market shares in the exploding wellness boom ("The Wellness Revolution", by Paul Zane Pilzer). People are becoming more and more critical, educated and demand high quality natural products in nutrition, skin care, or anything they use and especially what they put in or on their bodies.

The issue with the anti-oxidants though, has reached high distortion. Everyone is measuring up and making decisions based on ORAC levels. Well think again. It's only one part of the story. Nature and our bodies are a bit more complex than that. Otherwise we could just keep taking pharmaceuticals and swallow a "get young & beautiful" pill if everything were that easy. So allow me to let you in on a little secret: 

ORAC alone says only very little about the power of the mangosteen or any other food for that matter. It's only one part of the picture. And while I'm at it, there is no other natural source in the world that has more benefits to offer in one single food than the mangosteen whole fruit. What's the whole "trick"? XANTHONES make the whole difference and they happen to be propriotory to the mangosteen. Also: C-RP (C-Reactive Protein) is far more important than ORAC. ORAC is an easily manipulated number. The value that is perceived to demonstrate the power of an anti-oxidant is seriously misleading. Dr. Stone addressed this anti-oxidant ORAC number beautifully. He said simply put:

"The number of different anti-oxidants is what is really important. Imagine a Free Radical as a puzzle-piece shape. You must have the right anti-oxidant puzzle-piece to complete it and have it exit the body. No single anti-oxidant can address all free radicals. That means ORAC means very little in the human body. The power of the mangosteen anti-oxidants is that there are over 40 different configurations to help complete and rid the body of a multitude of different free radicals." --Dr. Robert Stone, D.O.

There was also a letter of apology issued by Brunswick Labs for the findings on ORAC that were used to lead people to believe that one product was better than another.

To overcome this objection....it is a simple matter of education on what is really important. While ORAC scores can be and are chemically altered to reach 100,000 for competitive commercial reasons, that does NOT translate to the effect in the human body. The human body absorbs NATURAL WHOLE FOOD supplements many times over anything chemically synthesized. Refer to the 202 biological activities by Dr. Duke and ask: "Where is the list for the other supplement you are looking at? This list only pertains to WHOLE FOOD MANGOSTEEN."

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For a complete list of the 202 benefits of the xanthones from the mangosteen, see Dr. Duke's list .

Also see the article by Dr. Vaughn Johnson on why everyone should do a C-RP test when doing their next blood work.

If you think the Mayo clinic is a trust worthy source of evaluating anything in the field of health, you might want to check out the article in Martha Stuart's "Living" magazine on why for the first time a fruit (the mangosteen ) is being tested on humans on a huge scale.

If you still can't get enough, check out the studies on mangosteen and xanthones in the National Library of Medicine. 

Mangosteen is here to stay - Mayo Clinic begins first large scale human trial

Studying the Next Super Food

Martha Stewart's "Living" Magazine


Click here to see/download full article in Martha Stewarts Living Magazine 

Like it or not, theMangosteen is coming full throttle. Only 3% of Americans have heard about it and most have no clue why it is THE most important discovery in the decade. Ever heard of xanthones ? I didn't either four years ago. Besides the 200+ scientifically proven health benefits (try that with any other juice) it has a few things anyone should take a closer look at (see 1712 research papers from around the world and the past 100 years) - here are just a few:

Most powerful natural anti-inflammatory known to man

Anti-tumor benefits

Anti-fungal, -bacterial, -viral

Cox-II inhibitor (pain)

Balances pH values in our bodies

Anti-histamine properties (allergies)

etc., etc. see searchable data bank on a link at bottom.

Inflammation is the main cause of most dreadful and deadly diseases known to man. The fatal five are cancer, diabetes (rising), heart attack, stroke and lung disease. No wonder the pharma-industry is making billions on all the stuff that doesn't get rid of the problem just makes you dependent on it just to survive. so how awesome would it be to have a zero side effects all natural great tasting juice that is a powerful anti-inflammatory?!? Hello nutritionists and gym-nuts!

It could be so simple - just know your body and know your food. And stop eating CRAP!

Mangosteen is one of the BEST crayons in your box - and everyone should have it. The Mangosteen is not just another fad. It will be the most talked about fruit of the decade - call me in 5 years - it will be on everyone's table. Dr. Brent A. Bauer from the famous Mayo clinic is now starting their first large scale human trial with the Mangosteen because of the millions of people benefiting from it and not having to take their medicines any more. I don't see that happening with Acai or any of the other juices that are jumping the band wagon of the huge success the mangosteen is having. 

Just to give you an idea. It took Microsoft 13 years to make a billion in sales. It took Ebay six years. The fastest growing company in the history of man. It took Xango the same six years, by word of mouth only!!! to reach one billion in sales. Ask any business person, they will tell you that is unheard of. In this blog I will just speak of the awe-inspiring health benefits and not even touch on the business opportunity involved. The Wellness Revolution (by Paul Zane Pilzer) is the future trillion dollar business. Not to mention Xango Goodnessand the 7% worldwide sales that this company donates to "Operation Kids". And not to mention the meal packs that are available for all of us to donate to children in need all around the world. Most of us are already good at helping ourselves - here we have the built in automatic of helping others at the same time.

What I'm trying to emphasize with the passage above is that you can be skeptical until the cows come home, it's just procrastinating. Have all the objections you want - This fruit juice is working and helping millions around the world. Why not try it for yourself and help all your loved ones and friends with an opportunity to change their health and their life to the better. You haveNOTHING to loose and all to gain.

I could go on for hours. It is safe for me to share with you that I lost my life-long allergies and asthma three years ago when I started drinking this multi-functional juice. And trust me, I have tried every crappy drug on the planet trying to get rid of it. Our children haven't been even close to getting sick since they drink the mangosteen juice. Besides the extraordinary blessing, what a huge money and tiiiiiime-saver!!!

Check it out and see what you think. Make an educated decision not an emotional gut feeling excuse. And do yourself a favor, don't think your doctor, nutritionist or anyone can give you good advice on this topic. 97% of the population has never even heard of the mangosteen. That would be like asking a poor man for advice to tell you how to get rich.

See for yourself. Do your home work. I'd be delighted to point you to many more resources. Your feedback would really mean a lot to us. feel free to send us an email or comment on this healthy cooking blog. I hope to grow an archive of exciting knowledge on health and whole foods that will serve all of our friends and anyone that cares.

Take a three minute journey and see for yourself. You have nothing to loose and everything to gain. Enjoy ;-)

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Thanks and be well,

Ken Breeze

mangosteenbreeze@gmail.com

P.S. This link, Mangosteen Fruit Info , will give you a glimpse of what this fruit juice is doing to hundred thousands of people around the nation and the world.