for the last few months, my mom has been drinking xango juice because of the supposed health benefits. for those of you who don't know, its this juice thats basically a bunch of different fruit juices and, primarily, the juice from the "mangosteen." i haven't really cared all that much about it, aside from the fact that a 4-pack costs ~115 bucks (it works out to about 1-2 bucks per serving), and that xango is a multi-level marketing company.
however, for the next three weeks or so, my mom wants to start an increased dosage (a bottle per day), as a form of aggressive treatment for some health problems (i.e. possibility of cancer), possibly in lieu of chemo. i am opposed to this for several reasons. one, she's looking at spending at least 600 dollars for what is, essentially, glorified fruit juice. two, i've looked at several sites, and have found nothing to support xango's claim that it is effective at fighting cancer (my mom claims that it is recommended by the memorial sloan-kettering center, but i haven't found anything on their site to support that). finally, i'm worried that she may decide to do this instead of something proven, like chemo. her evidence to support this claim is that one of her friends had cancer, used this and didn't use chemo, and is fine now.
i haven't said anything to her until now, because she wants me to buy some for her (and she would pay me back), because she would get a discount for signing me up through the MLM situation. but i'm VERY hesitant about what, if any benifits she would get by drinking this juice (really, the only positives i know for sure about the juice is that it is high in antioxidants, which she could get from regular fruit juice).
the weird thing is, she worked for almost 30 years as a nurse in critical care, and she seems to be buying into this stuff based on anecdotal evidence, and information provided by the company itself (she also has been getting into homeopathy lately). when i try to tell here theres no evidence to support it, she just tells me "it cant hurt by doing it," but i don't want her to just throw her money away, and forego real treatment.
anyone have any comments or ideas on what i should do?
cliffs:
-mom wants to take glorified fruit juice as a possible treatment for cancer.
-won't look at real studies, only wants to listen to her friends who claim it works.
-need to convince her not to throw away money/health.
however, for the next three weeks or so, my mom wants to start an increased dosage (a bottle per day), as a form of aggressive treatment for some health problems (i.e. possibility of cancer), possibly in lieu of chemo. i am opposed to this for several reasons. one, she's looking at spending at least 600 dollars for what is, essentially, glorified fruit juice. two, i've looked at several sites, and have found nothing to support xango's claim that it is effective at fighting cancer (my mom claims that it is recommended by the memorial sloan-kettering center, but i haven't found anything on their site to support that). finally, i'm worried that she may decide to do this instead of something proven, like chemo. her evidence to support this claim is that one of her friends had cancer, used this and didn't use chemo, and is fine now.
i haven't said anything to her until now, because she wants me to buy some for her (and she would pay me back), because she would get a discount for signing me up through the MLM situation. but i'm VERY hesitant about what, if any benifits she would get by drinking this juice (really, the only positives i know for sure about the juice is that it is high in antioxidants, which she could get from regular fruit juice).
the weird thing is, she worked for almost 30 years as a nurse in critical care, and she seems to be buying into this stuff based on anecdotal evidence, and information provided by the company itself (she also has been getting into homeopathy lately). when i try to tell here theres no evidence to support it, she just tells me "it cant hurt by doing it," but i don't want her to just throw her money away, and forego real treatment.
anyone have any comments or ideas on what i should do?
cliffs:
-mom wants to take glorified fruit juice as a possible treatment for cancer.
-won't look at real studies, only wants to listen to her friends who claim it works.
-need to convince her not to throw away money/health.
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