Source: Powerpilates
There are several juices on the market looking to squeeze extra cash out of consumers with their bold claims of health benefits. Is there any science backing these claims? Should you incorporate these juices to achieve optimum wellness? Health claims made by these products on the internet will have you believing that $35-$40 per bottle will cure whatever ails you! I will outline three juices based on information provided by the November Nutrition Action Healthletter (author David Schardt), their claims and pitfalls so you can decide what is best for you and your wallet!

Noni: This small, green fruit grows in tropical islands in Asia and Hawaii and grew popular in the United States in 1996 when the Utah company called Tahitian Noni started selling it as a dietary supplement. Co-founder of Tahitian Noni, John Wadsworth, has been vague about the juice’s benefits since 1998 when the company paid out $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed in California, Texas, New Jersey and Arizona regarding false claims like “prevent”, “treat” and “cure” in regards to various diseases. Today the website sticks to generic benefits like “boost your immune system”, “delivers superior antioxidants”, and “increases energy and physical performance”. Just like Mangosteen, there are several individual sellers that make dramatic claims on their website. Currently there is no evidence supporting the claims that Noni prevents cancer which is the most talked about potential benefit on the web. Will McClatchey of the University of Hawaii thinks that Noni is one of the most important plants in Polynesian medicine. He has run Noni through laboratory studies similar to those pharmaceutical companies use to test drugs and he has not found noni to be filed with any more potent chemicals than other plants. Hmmmm…….