I’m excited about the recent presentation of one of our studies to the American College of Nutrition (ACN). The presentation was on October 9, 2010 at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City as part of the ACN’s Annual Scientific Conference.

The focus of the presentation was on the synergy between XANGO Juice and Eleviv. The study, portions of which were presented previously at the Experimental Biology scientific conference in April 2010, demonstrates the synergistic effects of XANGO Juice (in balancing healthly C-Reactive Protein levels) with Eleviv (in balancing healthy levels of stress hormones) – and how the combined effects significantly improve Vigor (mental/physical energy levels) in moderately stressed subjects.

The Mission of the American College of Nutrition (ACN) is to enhance nutrition and metabolism knowledge among physicians and professionals from all disciplines with a common interest in nutrition, and to promote the application of such knowledge to the maintenance of health and treatment of disease.

I have been a member of the ACN for many years and I appreciate their focus on not only presenting a forum for the exchange of scientific concepts – but also in promoting the application of that science (what to DO with the information to improve health). This is also what I appreciate about XANGO – it’s not “just” about having a family of science-based products, it’s about how to build that science into products and how to apply those products to improving health and about how to build a business that continues to create health and wealth.

As a scientist, I certainly love to talk about “the science” and get into detailed discussions (and even arguments!) about biochemistry and physiology and health. BUT, as a product developer, I also understand the importance of harnessing that science into deliverable products that bring that science “out” of the lecture halls and the abstract books and into actual products that can actually help people improve their health. This is what XANGO has been doing with XANGO Juice since its founding eight years ago – and what it’s been doing with Eleviv for the last year – and its what XANGO will continue to do with new category creating products in the future.

Thanks for reading,

Shawn M. Talbott, PhD

DIETARY SUPPLEMENT COMBINATION REDUCES INFLAMMATION AND IMPROVES VIGOR IN STRESSED SUBJECTS

Talbott S.¹, Talbott J.¹, Vosti M.², and Anderson J.²

¹SupplementWatch and ²South Mountain Chiropractic, Draper, UT

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the combined effects of two commercially available dietary supplements on measures of Metabolic Balance, Inflammation, and Psychological Mood State. The supplements are (1) a whole Mangosteen fruit/rind juice (XANGO^TM), and (2) an herbal blend containing Citrus sinensis, Eurycoma longifolia, Camellia sinensis, and L-theanine (Eleviv^TM). Previous studies have shown benefits on measures of inflammation (XANGO) and hormone balance and mood (Eleviv).

We recruited 30 moderately stressed subjects (22 women / 8 men) for this 4-week placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Each participant was randomly assigned to consume 6oz/d of the Juice/Placebo (3oz AM / 3oz PM) and 2 capsules/d of the Herbal /Placebo (AM).

There were no significant differences on measures of female reproductive hormones (Progesterone, Estradiol, Estriol, Estrone, 2-hydroxyestrone, 16-alpha-hydroxysterone, and Estrone Sulfate). Significant differences between groups were found for measures of Inflammation (-59% C-Reactive Protein); Metabolic Balance (+421% ratio between Free Androgen Index / 24h Cortisol exposure), Vigor (+27%), and Tension (-34%).

These data provide clear evidence that consuming the supplements together for 4 weeks provides a range of metabolic and psychological health benefits.

This study was conducted by SupplementWatch and funded by XANGO, LLC.