Mangojuice

[Carpediadem]

Has anybody tried mangojuice. I started to buy smoothies with mango and I have not felt this good for years...

[LAJ12345]

No, but it seems a good idea!

medicalxpress.com/news/2017...

"Intestinal Lactobacilli and other beneficial probiotic bacteria were significantly increased after the consumption of mango as were certain short-chain fatty acids essential for a healthy intact intestinal tract," she said.

Sounds like the whole fruit might be better than juice as the fibre is important.

[Carpediadem in reply to LAJ12345]

thanks LAJ12345

[Lionore]

Mangoes are the world’s most popular fruit. Most premade smoothies have added sugar which we PWP’s absolutely don’t need. I make my own “Fight Parkinson’s” smoothie as a complete meal:

Frozen mango chunks (no sugar added” about 1/2 cup

Fresh greens like chard, kale, spinach, beet greens

Half of a frozen banana

1/2 cup steamed fava beans (cold, Melissa’s)

Half of an avocado

Tablespoon unsweetened whey protein powder

Half cup whole milk plain Greek yogurt

Tablespoon of pumpkin or flax seeds

Unsweetened almond or coconut milk, add enough bit by bit to get the consistency of a thick milkshake

Yum!

[Carpediadem in reply to Lionore]

Thanks for the recepy

[mblongdon in reply to Lionore]

sounds great. been looking for a good smoothy recipe. is there a particular whey protein you use? also is melisssa's a brand of fava bean? do you steam them.

[Lionore in reply to mblongdon]

Any whey protein powder without added sugar will work. Unfortunately you have to really read labels. Melissa is a brand and comes already steamed. If your local stores don’t carry them, check out Melissa’s.com you can order online provided that you pay for fast shipping.

[mblongdon in reply to Lionore]

Thanks for the info. Couldn't find melissa's locally unfortunately nor could I find out what stores carry it. Guess I'll just have to do it the old fashioned way. Have to gather some ingredients but looking forward to trying it.

[Rhyothemis]

Mangiferin is an active constituent in mango fruit and leaves (mango leaf tea is a thing). It has a lot of different activities. I tried to find a review article that summarizes them, but they all were pay-walled:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/231...

I'm interested in it because it is reported to be an NLRP3 inhibitor:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/284...

[wilson4343]

What is the brand name of mango smoothie you buy

[Carpediadem]

Froosch