Have you ever heard of mangosteen fruit? It grows in many areas of the world, especially in Southeast Asia. The trees are very tall and produce a fruit that has a pericarp that is rich in xanthones and many vitamins. One can buy it as a juice mixed with other fruit juices, or as a pill with powder in it.

I was watching an infomercial a few weeks ago, and a man was giving a testimony to a lady about his mother with Alzheimer’s disease. He mentioned that his mother did not know his name anymore at some interval in the recent past. However, after drinking mangosteen fruit juice for two months she began talking to him for the first time in a long time.

My mother, who has dementia of some form, was watching with me. She is quite elderly, and she asked me, if we had any mangosteen juice. I told her that we have the pills called Mangosteen Rx. They have the powder from the pericarp. The bottle reveals that the powder is extracted from the rich hull of the mangosteen fruit. It is manufactured by Natural Health Labs in Denver, CO.

I have been giving mother 3 to 6 pills a day at her request for a few weeks now. She takes a number of vitamins, minerals, and blood pressure pills. She also puts eye drops from Alcon in her eyes for glaucoma. So far, she is getting around well and taking care of herself. She also takes Microhydrin, a powder high in antioxidants, not to be confused with Microsoft, a computer software company.

As time goes on, mother is hoping that she will not have to have someone with her all the time and that she will be able to walk and take care of herself. Isn’t that the goal of all of us, as we get older?

May you all stay well or get well and prosper. The apostle John told us this long ago.   

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