Noni Benefits – Could Tahitian Noni Produts Enhance My Healthiness?
By: Jim Green
Submitted: 2010-07-11 00:11:26 | Word Count: 562
In this article, we investigate a popular fruit juice offered by a leading direct sales company, Tahitian Noni International. Tahitian Noni International, which was started in 1996, markets noni fruit juice through network marketing. Since this company has been very popular over the last several years we’ll assume that it has a reasonable pay plan and mainly look at the benefits of the noni products.
Tatitian or Hawaiian Noni goes by other names including Indian Mulberry, Morinada, Hog Apple, Meng Koedoe, Mora De La India, Ruibarbarbo Caribe or Wild Pine. We’re most interested in proven health benefits or warnings and any studies that may be available from independent agencies, e.g., those not having a conflict of interest or being paid to indorse a product.
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Despite all the marketing and promotion, noni fruit juice has attracted limited medical research into noni benefits and cannot yet be scientifically related to potential health benefits. In a 2006 pilot study funded by Tahitian Noni International, Inc., it was reported that Noni Fruit Juice consumption may lower blood cholesterol levels, but the results met skepticism by experts.
In 2005, two scientific publications reported incidents of acute hepatitis caused by using noni. This was, however, refuted by a study showing that noni juice 1) posed no toxicity issues in high dose consumption, and 2) did not contain high enough amounts of anthraquinones which could be toxic to the liver.
Tahitian Noni International promotes the fact that the product is listed in the Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR). The edition it is included in is limited to non-prescription drugs and dietary supplements vs. the one for presciption drugs. By way of contrast, certain supplements manufacturing companies, but only one network marketing company, have products listed in the more authoritative prescription drug edition. This is because of the more extensive scientific evidence from studies and manufacturing quality of the companies listed in the more prestigious edition.
In 2006, Brunswick Labs reviewed several fruit juices available via direct sales, or network marketing and compared the anti-oxidant properties and scores of these products. Brunswick used the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity in their analysis which is a broadly used measure of the antioxidant strength of foods and other chemical substances. Here are the test results indicating ORAC per serving for some of the most popular juice products:
* Xango – one fl oz. – ORAC 783
* Mona Vie – one fl oz. – ORAC 660
* g3 – two fl. oz – ORAC 922
* Tahitian Noni – one fl. oz ORAC 340
Are there benefits from taking Tahitian Noni fruit juice? Probably so, but if ORAC scores are important, there are obviously better choices. Most of the testimonials we've heard have to do with improvements in arthritis or healing of injured bones, muscle and tissue. Will noni fruit juice cure all your ailments? Probably not, but we do know that each individual reacts differently to different products and substances, so it could possibly deliver a positive result despite the lack of solid science behind these products.
Author Resource:-
Jim Green is an attraction marketing expert and internet marketing consultant. He assists individuals and businesses market themselves and generate Internet leads for their business.
In this article, we investigate a popular fruit juice offered by a leading direct sales company, Tahitian Noni International. Tahitian Noni International, which was started in 1996, markets noni fruit juice through network marketing. Since this company has been very popular over the last several years we’ll assume that it has a reasonable pay plan and mainly look at the benefits of the noni products.