Autoimmune Diseases and Mangosteen – Serious Promise
Autoimmune diseases have in many cases been linked to bacteria and viruses, good news for regular consumers of mangosteen, meaning this could help as the mangosteen fruit is shown to be anti-bacterial and anti-virus. There is research showing bacteria linked to Lupus, MS, inflammatory bowel diseases, degenerative diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, and Scleroderma. Many of these patients have shown to also have chronic infections linked to viruses and bacteria.
These health challenges have also been linked to genetic disposition of immune dysfunction where the mangosteen fruit is thought to help modulate the immune system as well. Patients treated for these types of diseases treated with antibiotics and anti-virus drugs have responded positively in double blind studies. Here a couple of links of interest to some research, that substantiate the points.
http://www.immed.org/illness/autoimmune_illness_research.html
A favorite of mine, Dr. Albert Miller,M.D., has done extensive research on mangosteen e with respect to autoimmune diseases and I happen to know he uses the product in his practice. This gentleman has actually increased his own bone density with mangosteen. It appears that these types of results however take a fairly significant amount of time to get desirable results , sometimes a year or several years. We have to remember that mangosteen is a fruit and a food, not a drug, sometimes people expect results instantly like with prescription drugs which often times act more quickly. People using natural supplementation should be prepared to make a commitment consistently and regularly over long periods of time for maximum benefit. Here is a link to some of Dr. Miller’s findings.
Again, always work with board certified physicians when undergoing treatment for any serious health challenges. I’ll be the first to admit, I am not a big fan of prescription drugs. I do understand and agree that they are necessary sometimes, but the U.S. has big problem with prescription drugs, it seems that every third or fourth television commercial is marketing prescription drugs directly to consumers which just plain wrong. The average consumer is not a medical expert. I have to wonder how much money drug companies spend each year on marketing and advertising and how much on actual research for drug effectiveness and more importantly on safety, I shudder to think. I will use a natural product over a prescription drug any day of the week and twice on Sundays if it effective and safe. I do have a doctor whom I see regularly and he is pro natural supplementation. I have brought him a good bit of mangosteen research and he is impressed.
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