Mayo Clinic Alternative Medicine Guide | Arthritis Information
I bought this book last year and only recently read through it. It has 125 pages of alternative therapies and ranks them for effectiveness and safety. The topics range from herbs and dietary supplements, mind-body medicine (hypnosis, meditation, pilates, yoga, etc...), energy therapies (acupuncture, healing touch, magnetic therapy, Reiki), hands-on therapies (massage, reflexology, etc...), homeopathy and naturopathy. It also discusses 10 common conditions.
In the chapter on herbs and other dietary supplements one of the things they evaluate is Noni juice. Noni is one of the many juice trends that is being marketed currently as a cure-all for just about everything from arthritis, diabetes, diarrhea, cancer, AIDS, to bad breath. The magic ingredient is the Indian mulberry which comes from the Noni tree which is native to the Pacific Islands and Polynesia.
Here's what they said regarding Noni juice: "When a product is advertised to treat almost every ailment, that's generally a good indication there's more "hype" than "help" at play. There's no convincing evidence that noni juice has any beneficial effect on your health. Orange juice and apple juice contain more antioxidants than does the noni fruit."
They went on the say: "At least one clinical trial involving noni juice is under way -- this one to study the effects of noni juice on people in the advanced stages of cancer. Some studies show that noni juice has antioxidant qualities, but likely no more than almost any other type of fruit. Despite the claims, there's no evidence that noni juice reduces cholesterol."
Google juice cures and you will bring up pages of links regarding noni, mangosteen, xanga, Monavie, and a bunch of other juices including apple and grape juice remedies. My point in posting this is not to fan the flames of the Monavie debate going on in the other thread, but to bring to light some rational thought regarding all of these miracle cures. It would be great if they work, and undoubtedly some people have seen benefits. But eating healthy natural things can only be beneficial. I'm not convinced you need a bottle of juice to eat healthy.
The Mayo Clinic Guide to Alternative Medicine is a great resource and had some really good information. I highly recommend it.
Finally, I am sorry for the long post. I came across this you tube link when I googled juice cures. It's pretty funny...
Well, I'm no fan of Mayo, but I will agree that anything involving Multi-level Marketing is beyond suspect.
Hugs,
Pip
P.S. LOVED the Youtube!
LOL
The youtube was too cute, just about sums it all up
LuAnn
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