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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Truth About Noni Juice Benefits

By Nathan Marks

The nutritional supplement industry is one where products seem to have a very limited time in the spotlight before attention shifts to the next big thing. In the last year or so, you've no doubt read about thelmak root, hoodia, acai berries, goji berries and mangosteen in rapid succession. Every time a new tropical fruit or supplement comes along, it's touted as the healthiest thing ever discovered but of course, this is also an industry which is more than a little prone to hype.

The latest thing is Noni juice benefits. Now of course, all of these foods do have some health benefits. By now however, you're probably more than a little tired of all of the hype going around about these products.

In case you haven't read much about it yet, Noni (aka Great Morinad) is a tree which grows in many areas of south-eastern Asia and on many islands in the South Pacific. This is a very prolific tree, blooming and producing fruit all year. Noni fruit has a very strong odor while ripening, something which has led to its gaining the nickname "the cheese fruit". The pulp of the Noni fruit is used in some Indonesian dishes as well as in other Asian and Micronesian cuisines. Noni juice benefits make up part of the traditional medicine of the South Pacific.

Like many fruit juices, Noni juice is rich in vitamin C, antioxidants and phytochemicals, with an antioxidant content roughly equivalent to an ounce of grape skins. A glass of Noni juice contains slightly less calories than a glass of orange juice, but contains just as much vitamin C.

Basically, Noni juice benefits surpass those of many other fruit juices but not because it somehow contains more vital nutrients than other juices. Instead, the real advantage is that in Noni juice you receive all these nutrients together in one quick dose which contains fewer calories than other means of getting these benefits.

What you're really interested in though is exactly what the health benefits of Noni juice are:

The vitamin C contained in Noni juice makes this a healthy choice which benefits many different parts of the body. Vitamin C helps to maintain liver health and can boost your immune function. Linus Pauling claims that large doses of vitamin C can prevent many common viral infections such as influenza and the common cold.

The antioxidant compounds within Noni juice are the same ones that have been proven to help cardiovascular health in lab mice and lab rats; they're also in the general category of 'toxin removers' that help eliminate free radicals, one of the things that promotes aging in the human body.

The antioxidants and fructose content of Noni juice helps you to wake up calm and with a clear mind like many of the energy drinks now available can. Fructose is a natural form of sugar which occurs in fruit in the form of sugar most readily absorbed by the human body and the antioxidants contained in Noni juice help you absorb it that much quicker. Like many other fruit juices, Noni juice seems to elevate mood by stimulating the release of serotonin in the brain.

In the end, Noni juice's benefits are substantial, and it's a good supplement. It's worth adding to your diet, but it's not an excuse to avoid your doctor, nor is it something you should over consume. It's not the secret of eternal youth; it's just a good dietary supplement, and given its benefits, that's enough. - 17269

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