An article on RealAge.com states that eating certain fruit before your meal, will help you lose weight. Make sure it’s a fruit that’s high in fiber and low in calories, like apples, pears and Mangosteens.
A study was done on a group of women dieters who ate low calorie fruit (not bananas) before their meals, and lost more weight than the fruit-free dieters.
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A recent medical research study found that optimistic people are less likely to contract certain fatal diseases. The study was done over 8 years, on post-menopausal women. This is interesting research when looked at in the context of the “law of attraction”. This law states that whatever you focus on you get.
The study found that:
“Over eight years of follow-up:
* Women who scored highest for optimism had a 9% lower risk for developing heart disease and a 14% lower risk of dying from all causes than women who scored lowest for optimism.
* Women with a high degree of hostility and cynicism were 16% more likely to die than women who scored lowest for hostility and cynicism. The heart disease rate was similar for both groups.”
Read more about this research at Heart Disease News
A recent article in the Washington post looks at what’s happening with children in regard to Vitamin D. Now that children have TV, and with the scare of skin cancer, many children don’t get enough sun to give them the amount of Vitamin D required.
According to the Health news in the Washington Post, this puts kids at risk of heart disease, bone problems, diabetes and other ailments.
Recent studies show that low Vitamin D levels are common among people with darker skin, adolescents and girls in particular.
The following are terms by which the Mangosteen juice is acknowledged and called – Miracle juice, Queen of all fruits, Antioxidant per excellence. This is because of its qualities and characteristics, which are thought to have the power to cure most ailments and disorders. Mangosteen juice contains a lot of xanthones and antioxidants, which reputedly help kick out all forms of ailments from the body.
Well, while these statements give the impression to be extreme and over hyped, it is more and more apparent that quite a few people are really enjoying the benefits and are claiming small “miracles” just as a consequence of taking the juice. Some have claimed greater energy levels while others have confirmed that it helped them get rid of their dysentery, hypertension and other similar ailments like recurrent headaches. Either way, as a fruit juice, it has all the benefits of the typical fruit and more.
Because of the mangosteen juice increased reputation and the rate at which manufacturers are going into the industry, it is hard to know what brand to purchase and what the determinants or featured of a trusted brand are.
There are various attributes to watch out for in high quality drinks generally. These also relate to Mangosteen juice regardless of the packaging and the brand name. The very first thing to look out for to determine the quality and value of what you will be getting in any bottle of juice you want to purchase is:
1. If independent tests were carried out on the brand. These independent tests should show such things as the precise amount or number of xanthones and phytonutrients available in a given bottle. This makes sense as the higher the number of xanthones or phytonutrients available in any bottle, the higher the possibility of its working as an ailment kicker and a promoter of health. This is the reason we all take fruits in the first place -to be in top health.
2. Its Oxygen Radical Absorbance capacity value. This is very important as we all keep building up free radicals in our bodies during the day’s activities. When there are little or no antioxidants present in the body, it is more than likely that the body will be more susceptible to ailments.
3. Watch out for the methods of processing the juice. Some manufacturers heat the juice just before it is bottled up as a means of preserving it for longer periods. Unfortunately, research has shown that once fruits are heated, they lose their nutrients. And if the nutrients obtainable are lost, why would you want to spend that amount of money on a bottle of juice? As an alternative , look for a product that is cold processed.
4. The great amounts of xanthones and phytonutrients existing in the Mangosteen are mostly contained in the pericarp and the seeds of the mangosteen. So, look for those Mangosteen Juice products with the whole fruit puree -this means the whole fruit is included with nothing left out.
