1. Colds: Ever since we started drinking an ounce or more of mangosteen juice every day, we don’t get colds every few months like we used to. In fact, I can’t remember the last time someone in my family had a cold.

Before, at the beginning of the school year, when my youngest was in high school, he was exposed to more germs than he was used to. So somewhere between two and four weeks out of the year, he would catch a bad cold and then spread it to us. That no longer happens with that routine of drinking an ounce or two of mangosteen juice a day.

2. Sore throats: Sore throats are a thing of the past since mangosteen juice came into our lives. If I get a little scratchy in my throat, I just up the dose to two or three ounces, and maybe take it once or twice more throughout the day. It is an extremely rare occasion that a sore throat does not go away within a couple of hours.

3. Flu: On the rare occasions that my son did get the flu, a dose of mangosteen relieved his nausea, and after a little sleep, the flu symptoms disappeared.

4. Back pain: My back pain is gone. In 1992, I had fallen on a slippery floor in a grocery store. Afterward, my back would stiffen and I could hardly move for several days, and that would happen a couple of times a year. Since drinking mangosteen juice, the anti-inflammatory properties in it took care of whatever was causing my back problems, because I haven’t had back pain in over two years. And I haven’t been to a chiropractor or doctor for it.

5. Alzheimer’s disease: Mangosteen juice came to the aid of my father and his Alzheimer’s disease in 2006. On October 31, 2006, I thought I had seen my father alive for the last time. I had to cross the country to go home for my son. A couple of days before I left, I had talked to the doctor about giving my dad mangosteen juice, and he agreed to an ounce twice a day. I would have liked more, but I was happy about it.

When I left that Halloween, my dad was curled up in a fetal position against the wall; He was sure that he would return in a few days for a funeral. Long story short, day by day my father was getting stronger and he could sit in his wheelchair and he knew who the people were and he could talk to them a little bit. He had six more months to live after that. The only explanation could have been what my dad’s nurse and my family called the miracle drink, since the doctor had taken him off his other medication.

Even if you don’t need relief from a major illness, as we head into fall with kids heading back to school, what better time to try mangosteen juice for yourself. The recommendation is to commit to drinking the juice for three months to give it a chance to work its magic, especially on a problem that has been going on in your body for a while.

On the other hand, there are problems where, with constant use, you will feel better much sooner. For example, after three days of taking mangosteen, my knees allowed me to painlessly climb a ladder to clean a ceiling fan! That may not work for everyone, but it might start to ease the pain.

A fun thing to do before taking any is to write down any pain or discomfort you’re experiencing. Then each week, see what kind of progress you’ve made!

As required, I must say that mangosteen juice is not intended to cure any disease, and you should keep in touch with your doctor for any problems you may have.

That said, simply, what if it helps you? Wouldn’t you be glad you tried it?