Great Website For Mangosteen Information

I just found a great site for more information on the mangosteen fruit. (Actually the site owner left a comment on Mangosteen Testimonials.)

The site is simply a down-to-earth overview about many aspects of the fruit, tree, and health benefits.

You can find the homepage at Mangosteen Info, and here are links to the sub-pages:

Origins

Climate, Soil, Harvest

Food Uses

Mangosteen Tree

Mangosteen Fruit

Rind

Pulp

Leaves

Bark

Phytonutrients

Xanthones

Flavonoids

Catechins

Antioxidant Properties

Health Benefits

Supplement Forms

Check it out when you get a chance.

Whole Fruit Usage the Key to Xanthone Absorption

Here is a great article that was posted on UtahBusiness.com.

Enjoy!

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State of the Mangosteen Category: 2008

Here is some information taken from Xangonewscenter.com

XanGo CEO: “As the mangosteen market grows, leadership means setting new research standards, product innovation and ground-breaking brand-centric marketing”

Statement by Aaron Garrity, CEO of XanGo, LLC

LEHI, UT – Mar. 14, 2008 – The mangosteen is leading the race in superfruits and healthy foods, according to the 2008 Packaged Facts Food Flavours and Ingredients Outlook. XanGo LLC, the company that created the category when it introduced XanGo^® Juice to a global market in 2003, continues to dominate the space, leading the category with more than 80 percent of market share*.

Setting scientific research standards

With scientific partners that include Northridge, Calif.-based Medicus Research, Weber State University and leading independent laboratories, XanGo is spearheading the scientific exploration of the whole mangosteen fruit through a tiered approach based on safety, standardization and efficacy.

As awareness and consumption of the mangosteen has increased worldwide, so has the need to better understand the fruit's most prominent phytonutrient, xanthones. Through XanGo's leadership, independent researchers have established a credible scientific method for testing and measuring xanthones.

Now, through this peer-reviewed, published study, category participants and consumers have a more consistent and reliable method of measuring and marketing mangosteen products relative to xanthone content claims.

A pre-clinical, preliminary 28-day study of XanGo Juice by Charles River Laboratories of Montreal identified the bioavailability of xanthones to determine how many xanthones are actually absorbed and the pathway they travel. Study director Susan McPherson, MSc, senior research scientist at Charles River Laboratories, said preliminary research findings demonstrate that the proprietary whole fruit formula in XanGo Juice leads to high levels of xanthone absorption.

Ongoing research shows high absorption of xanthones in defined dosages, with elements of the whole mangosteen fruit as a delivery vehicle. Unnaturally elevated levels of xanthone consumption actually were shown to result in decreased absorption efficiency.

Research shows artificially inflating or manipulating a product with xanthone extracts may not add any value. The mangosteen presents more value in its whole fruit form, as presented in XanGo Juice. There are many other phytochemicals found in the fruit that have beneficial effects, which are lost in extraction or jeopardized when the natural balance of the fruit is manipulated.

It's better to respect the mangosteen as nature intended. And honor the true definition of "whole fruit" usage. If you say it, you should mean it. Whole fruit is a promise and consumers want that access to the mangosteen. In keeping that promise, XanGo launched the leading consumer resource for mangosteen science, www.thewholefruit.com.

Consumers deserve product innovation

In a new era of consumer demand for the mangosteen, millions around the world are looking for access to the astonishing mangosteen fruit in a variety of fresh product vehicles. Consumers everywhere are clamoring to make the mangosteen a part of their active and healthy lifestyles.

During the past year, XanGo expanded the global reach of the category through expanded access to our flagship product, XanGo Juice to nearly one million distributors who operate now in more than 20 countries and territories.

Last spring, XanGo introduced XALO™ into European markets, where interest and sales have soared. XALO's formula combines the acclaim of aloe with the mangosteen to offer consumers a combination of great taste and vibrant nutritional benefits in a complete and complex functional beverage. Through this proprietary blend of some of the world's most celebrated botanicals, consumers may receive the following nutritional and antioxidant benefits: support of digestive health; revitalization and regeneration of healthy skin; improvement in proper absorption of vital nutrients; and a boost of natural energy levels.

In January, XanGo launched the XanGo Single, a one-ounce single-serving package of XanGo Juice allowing consumers the ease of carrying their recommended daily serving with them throughout the day.
New research shows the effectiveness of the mangosteen and xanthones in skin health and nutrition. Performance from mangosteen properties proved effective in improving age-related changes in the skin as well as enhancement of skin texture and touch. Another study demonstrated the mangosteen’s antioxidant punch in taking on acne-producing bacteria.

Later this year XanGo will launch a product line Glimpse, Intuitive Skin Care. GLIMPSE by XanGo is built to respond to specific skin care needs with an intelligent xanthone formulation that puts the green power of the earth at your service. GLIMPSE will feature a revolutionary, patented xanthone formulation that only XanGo can create. XanGo developed our exclusive xanthone formula for GLIMPSE through scientific exploration and advanced skin nutrition technology. Keep watch for more news on Glimpse at www.XanGoLaunch2008.com.

A new marketing revolution

Education and dialogue have been key components in XanGo's creation and advancement of the mangosteen supplement category worldwide. In October 2007, XanGo introduced XanGo.TV the first brand-centric video sharing site at this level in the marketplace.

XanGo.TV is a big hit with over a million visitors already. Distributors and consumers worldwide are producing, sending and sharing XanGo.TV videos about their experiences with the mangosteen and XanGo Juice.

XanGo.TV is dedicated to broadcasting the XanGo lifestyle by providing visitors an inside view of real-life stories and insights. With a library of videos and podcasts, visitors can chronicle the genesis of the mangosteen supplement category creator as it evolves to a surging global market.

In 2008, XanGo hosted its inaugural XanGo.TV Awards Show, recognizing the best video entries from distributors around the world. The Top 10 winners from among more than 200 entries and from more than 20 international markets who put their XanGo stories and inspirations into short films were honored during a 20-minute online broadcast event at www.xango.tv.

XanGo is intent on continuing to lead the market as the worldwide leader in mangosteen-based products. Supported by the success of the direct sales model, XanGo is one of the world’s fastest growing companies and will continue to set high goals for its corporate innovation and charitable work.

*Based on internal research

The New Year's Resolution That Everyone Can Keep!

You know the drill. Every year, you try to keep a resolution. What is it this year? Lose weight again? Quit smoking? Again?

Well, I've got one for you. Simply, get healthy! Get some mangosteen juice in your system. Seriously, with the anti-oxidant xanthones in your system, you can feel better, have more energy, less pain, and kick off 2008 with a bang!

Check out my other site at www.myxango.com/mangosteennation to get started in the right direction.

You can always quit smoking again in 2009, 2010, 2011...you get the picture.

Mangosteen Testimonial - Thyroid Cancer & Shingles

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Virginia Miller's Testimony Thyroid Cancer & Shingles

September 27,2007

Mark I feel so very special and extremely blessed !! In late September 2005, I was suffering from Trangeminal Nueralgia, a Small Pox virus that stays dormant in the spinal column after one has had Shingles or a Herpes Virus. I had shingles on my face, which nearly covered my face on the right side, barely missing my right eye and down past my mouth. When these breakouts occur the pain is so excruciating and sharp, and really gets worse as you get older. I was under pain management control for the pain for a long time and nothing seemed to work. I had been put on Neuronton at a cost of $300.00/Mo. and at first I thought the pain was better but I gained 30 pounds of fluid in approximately 2-3 Mos. . I could hardly climb up my stairway at home and the fluid was very evident on my legs and around my heart. I determined I would not kill myself with the drug and would rather surrender the drug and stand the pain, than take a chance of further side effects from any drugs.

It was at this time of one of these outbreaks that I and horrendous pain that I finally paid attention to an ad I had heard several times on the radio station , KRKS from Denver ,Co. The testimonies of relief from illnesses and the short stories of people who were pleased with the results from working their businesses from home, finally caught my attention, and I picked up my cell phone and called the 800 number, with a promise that someone would be in touch with me in 3 days.

I'd like to stop right here and thank Mark Hunkele for calling me within the 3 days and telling me about this wonderful new product , Xango, made from the Little Mangosteen fruit, grown in so. east Asia.. He articulated very well, about the Phytonutrients, the Xanthones, and this small fruit and what they had discovered that it would do, and how I could possibly be helped by it. I wanted it right away and he sent me some literature and a cd and got me on the Bob Schmidt conference call on that Mon .PM.. I called him and ordered it right away and it was at my door in three days. I started taking it at 1 oz. 3 times a day and within 48 hrs, I was free from the neuralgia pain and have not had that pain like that since. I increased my dosage for other ailments and was really so pleased with the results that I started telling everyone I knew about and what it was doing for me.

I could tell you many stories about helping others but I know I'm the miracle one here from the use of Xango and this wonderful little fruit (Mangosteen) GODS GIFT TO ALL OF US, from South east Asia. I was doing very well, felt great , had lots of energy and enjoying being a "messenger of hope" to many.

Then Jan. 4th,2007 I started feeling weak and very ill. I thought I had caught a virus and would be OK in a few days. Then I started losing my voice and became very hoarse. I discovered a hardening across the lower part of my neck and felt it was probably swollen glands from the virus. I didn't get better and felt very weak so went to see my Dr. on Jan. 18th.2007. He visited with me for a short time, felt of my throat and said "Virginia, this is no good, no good at all. We must rule out the big "C" and sent me for an Ultra- sound , followed by a trip to a Surgeon , who examined me with a Scope and sent me to get a Biopsy of the Thyroid. this took 40 Min. instead of the usual 10 min. because they were having a hard time differentiating what was there.

They sent me then to another specialist an Endocrinologist, and after they had conferred, they said that there was no cancer and that I had thyroiditis and it would take 3- 6 mos. to get over it. By this time my voice was very hoarse and broken and almost a whisper. By this time it was the 2nd week of Feb. After my visit with her she called me one week later and said, " we're very concerned about your situation and "could I send for the slides from the first pathologist and have them sent to my pathologist, that I have utmost confidence in", and I said , "of course". After he had seen the slides she called me back and said that it was definitely cancer and that I had to have surgery right away.

Being on a blood thinner I had to wait for 5 days before they could do surgery. On Feb. 26th I had the surgery and never knew what kind of cancer I had until the surgery was over and they had seen it under frozen sectioned pathology exams.. Dr. Kim, who has done many Thyroid surgeries, sat on my bed the next Morning and told me," it was the worst he had seen in the US!" He diagnosed it as Anaplastic Carcinoma Thyroid Cancer. the Medical description is, The least common but most aggressive type of thyroid Cancer. Anaplastic is another word for undifferentiated; that is, the highly malignant cells do not look like Thyroid cells. They were so bad that they sent the specimens to the Mayo clinic, and to a clinic in Chicago for their interpretation and analization. I was told then that I had a 1 % chance of survival , the tumor had grown from a small nodule the first of Feb. to a golf ball sized tumor in 2-3 weeks. and had attached itself to my Larnyx and my asophagus and my voice was barely above a whisper.

I immediately started taking a bottle of the Xango jc. a day and flushed it all out with a gallon of distilled water a day, to get rid of all the toxins and restore new cells. I did as the Drs. said and opted to take the Chemo therapy and radiation therapy, along with the Xango and the distilled water. The Drs. wanted to treat this very Aggressive Cancer ,Very Aggressively, so put me through the treatments in 5 weeks instead of the usual 6 weeks. The treatments were over May 1st of this year and since the first CAT scan and the PET scan I have been free of the cancer. I am slowly regaining my voice. I feel very blessed and very special to have been introduced to this great product and again ,Thank you Mark for being there for me so I can spread this message to others.

Last Friday, Sept 21st, I saw my endocrinologist/oncologist and my general oncologist and they are still very pleased and surprised at the recovery and yet want to keep a close eye on this aggressive type of cancer.

God has a definite plan for my life and I fully intend to fulfill it and spread the message to as many as I can about Xango, the results of a little fruit that he grew in South East Asia and how I have been so fortunate to know about it at the right time,. I believe in the product and the terrific founders of our Co.