I have a couple of questions about your Mangosteen product.
September 22, 2007 by Dr. Marcus Ettinger
Filed under Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), Therapy Juices (Super Food Juices)
Question: Hi,
I have a couple of questions about your Mangosteen product. I would like to use the mangosteen as a therapeutic agent. I have taken a product called Xango for a few weeks. I have not been able to determine how much mangosteen whole fruit is actually in the product. I see that yours comes in two ways, one, in its natural state, then pureed and juiced and the other is mixed with other berry juices. I do not know what mangosteen juice tastes like all by itself.
Also, would there be a therapeutic difference between taking the mangosteen only juice product to get the benefits of the mangosteen constituents over the “elixir” blended juice product?
I would like to know if there is anyone in your business who is familiar with the scientific research and findings regarding mangosteen by a Dr. E. B White from Utah and if so could make some comments to me about it.
Thank you.
Christina Ackerman
Answer: Christina,
I have not been able to determine how much mangosteen whole fruit is actually in the product.
——— “Xango is an MLM and as with most MLM’s they are about promotion not product. Xango, Freelife, and Mona Vie do not disclose %’s of juice but have tons of great stories and promotional tools.”
I see that yours comes in two ways, one, in its natural state, then pureed and juiced and the other is mixed with other berry juices. I do not know what mangosteen juice tastes like all by itself.
——–”Mangosteen tastes very ordinary by itself, nothing special.”
Also, would there be a therapeutic difference between taking the mangosteen only juice product to get the benefits of the mangosteen constituents over the “elixir” blended juice product?
——– “I prefer and recommend the blend 99% of the time.”
I would like to know if there is anyone in your business who is familiar with the scientific research and findings regarding mangosteen by a Dr. E. B White from Utah and if so could make some comments to me about it.
———– “I did a google search of that name and mangosteen and could not find anything. If you forward me a link I will take a look and e-mail back.”
Sincerely,
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.
Response back: Marcus,
Thank you for promptly answering all of my questions. Not many people do this so quickly and thoroughly. I will look for other references about Dr. E. B. White’s research on mangosteen and get back to you.
….Thanks again for your time and timeliness.
Do both of your mangosteen juices use the fruit and the rind (whole fruit)?
September 22, 2007 by Dr. Marcus Ettinger
Filed under Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), Therapy Juices (Super Food Juices)
From CAOH Customer Service:
A lady called asking about pure mangosteen and whether or not it was made from the whole fruit. She said that some other company had a patent on making mangosteen from the whole fruit so how could this be? I told her that was beyond what I had info on as the office person and told her about askthedoctor and the blog but she also gave me her email and phone number and would be glad if you contacted her. Her name is Rebekah.
Rebekah,
Despite what you may have been told or read, “no one” has a registered patent (®) for using a part of or whole mangosteen. You may be able to patent a recipe/formula but you can’t patent, using a piece of a fruit.
We, as with most other companies use the entire pericarp. Mangosteen like goji, noni, and acai are each processed in their own unique manner. They are not (99% of the time) processed 2, 3, or 4 different ways. Only unscrupulous marketers would say such a thing and call the rest of us liars.
I hope this helps to answer your question. I have provided some definitions for you below. If my e-mail was helpful would you please send me a response back.
Sincerely,
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.
The Pericarp is the botanical term for the tissue surrounding a seed that develops from the ovary wall of the flower. Generally the pericarp is the fruit making body. This includes many types of fruits including nuts, but does not include a few fruits like figs. In some cases, such as the acorn, the pericarp becomes dry and hard, forming a shell around the seed. In fleshy fruits the pericarp is typically made up of three distinct layers: the exocarp (the outside or the peel), the mesocarp (the middle layer), and the endocarp (the inner layer).
Exocarp (Gr. “outside” + “fruit”), is a botanical term for the outermost layer of the pericarp (or fruit). The epicarp, or exocarp, forms the tough outer skin of the fruit. The exocarp is sometimes called the epicarp.
Mesocarp (Gr. “middle” + “fruit”), is a botanical term for the middle layer of the pericarp (or fruit). It is often fleshy forming the bulk of the fruit.
Endocarp (Gr. “inside” + “fruit”), is a botanical term for the inside layer of the pericarp (or fruit), which directly surrounds the seeds. It may be membranous or thick and hard, such as in cherries, plums, and apricots.
Marcus,
Thanks for the email. So does CAOH’s mangosteen juice consists of a puree of a whole mangosteen(s) (fruit and rind)? In other words, does your company take the entire fruit, puree it and put it in a bottle with nothing else?
Looking forward to your response,
Rebekah
Rebekah,
Both the 100% (Absolute Mangosteen) and our Mangosteen Elixir (a blend with 60% mangosteen) use the whole fruit (pericarp).
Sincerely,
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.
I had an interesting conversation on the phone today
September 20, 2007 by Dr. Marcus Ettinger
Filed under Goji (Lycium barbarum), Therapy Juices (Super Food Juices)
Marcus,
Such a joy to talk with you today. We appreciate your holistic views very much.
Here is a transcript of the audio which I mentioned: (Audio and Transcript can be found at www.breathe.org)
The small portion of transcript was transcribed from a FreeLife training audio lecture entitled “An Interview including Dr. Mindell and Peter Reilly, Chief Operations Officer.” March 6, 2007
Hope everything goes smoothly with your knee! (I am having surgery next Friday)
Take care,
Undercover
On 28 September 2007 www.breathe.org posted an in-depth expose on the biggest goji juice producer in the world, MLM giant FreeLife. You must check it out for yourself. Listen to the audio clip on page 3, it’s a direct result of one of my blog posts.
Dr. Mindell Made Health Claims
October 24, 2006 by Dr. Marcus Ettinger
Filed under Dr. Ettinger's Thoughts, Therapy Juices (Super Food Juices)
Dear Marcus, Please see below. This person included this with their order for Liquid Power. Can you send some data to her? Thanks, Heather (caoh.com customer service rep.)
E-mail address removed here.
“Dr. Mindell guaranteed me that his goji juice would cure my 9 yr. old golden retriever of her cancer. I just started her on it 1 week ago, so it is too soon to know if it is working yet. If I want to keep her on it, I’d rather get it someplace that isn’t into the MLM; I hoped to get a product catalog with the goji juice, instead I got a book on MLM……..
I also ordered his zincosamine for my husbands bad back, Dr. Mindell assured me that the zincosamine combined with MSM would relieve his pain in 30-45 days. Do you have something that would compare to these products as well but at a lesser price?â€
Thank you, Linda C.
Comment:
I spoke to Linda for 25 minutes this morning and she said that it WAS Dr. Mindell, himself, that gave her the information. This is the third time that I have talked with someone who said that Dr. Mindell made health claims and gave health advice regarding his products. Whether it is someone representing themselves as Dr. Mindell or really him, it is not ok to do this.
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc
