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Saturday, October 31, 2009

The Truth About Noni Juice Benefits

By Nathan Marks

The supplement industry likes to constantly move from miracle food to miracle food. You've probably read things about mangosteen, acai berries, hoodia, goji berries, and thelmak root, each claiming to be the biggest and best thing for health since we learned to walk upright.

As you may know, Noni juice benefits are what everyone's talking about lately. It is in fact a healthy product, as are all of the other ones listed above. However, you're probably weary of all the hype which every new nutritional supplement receives; so what are the facts here?

If you're not familiar with it, Noni (also known as the Great Morinad) is the fruit of a tree which grows in southeast Asia and in the South Pacific. It's a hardy tree which grows well in many different types of soil; and a very prolific tree as well, flowering and fruiting year round. The fruit of the Noni tree is often called the "cheese fruit" for the pungent odor of the fruit as it ripens. The pulp is used in Indonesian cuisine, among other Asian cuisines and Noni juice benefits are part of traditional medical practices in the region.

Noni juice is a fruit juice. It's high in vitamin C and it has a number of compounds that are very high in antioxidants and phytochemicals, roughly comparable in dosage to an ounce of grape skins. Also, a glass of Noni juice has slightly less calories than a glass of orange juice. So, each glass of Noni juice benefits you with vitamin C as well as important antioxidants but with fewer calories than either orange juice or the equivalent amount of whole grapes.

Now, these compounds all have benefits, they all exist in other food products. The specific Noni juice benefits come from the fact that you get them in one dose with fewer calories.

As to the actual health benefits? Well, there's a laundry list to work from:

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 antioxidants Noni juice contains have been shown in animal studies to improve cardiovascular health. These compounds are also thought to help the body to detoxify naturally and stop the cellular damage caused by free radicals.

Because Noni juice has both anti-oxidants and a decent amount of fructose, it's got the same "wake you up and clear fatigue" benefits that a lot of the 'energy drinks' on the market do. (Fructose is the most easily absorbed sugar; getting fructose and anti-oxidants at the same time helps the absorption process go more quickly). Related to this, it appears that Noni juice (like a lot of other fruit juices) triggers serotonin release in the brain, making it a mood elevator.

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. - 17268

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