Hey everyone. Missed me? I know I’ve missed everyone, it just hasn’t been the same not cooking, not taking pics, not interacting. You see, several days after I wrote my post on Machel Montano’s concert, it became obvious that my friend had left me with the pneumonia she had arrived with. Yes, charming I know! So, that’s what I’ve been struggling to get over the last week and a half.

Maybe it would have been to my benefit to have had some noni juice on hand!

If you didn’t already know, noni juice is a fruit juice with healing properties from the Pacific islands. My parents were HUGE noni advocates in the late nineties, and made it from scratch themselves. This probably was not the best way to get me interested in its healing properties as the actual fruit itself is quite foul and I usually had to run outside the house while the juice was being made!

Fortunately it appears noni juice is now much more readily available and more appetizingly presented. I recently became aware of one site in particular, NoniNZ.com. This site specializes in selling fresh, organic and undiluted noni juice from the Cook Islands. They claim that their noni juice (which is harvested from volcanic plantations) has a generally mild taste so no other concentrated fruit juices need to be added. Hopefully this also means that the smell is milder as well!
In addition to noni juice they also offer noni juice capsules, noni moisturiser, noni creme, noni lotion and noni lozenges. (Actually those lozenges sound pretty good right about now, my throat is still quite raw )

NoniNz.com offers free international shipping on all of their products and also offers an affiliate program for webmasters and distributors who may be interested in promoting the health benefits of this all-natural product.

So what are some of those benefits?

From Answers.com:
Traditionally, the fruit has been used for aging, diabetes, halitosis, hemorrhoids, tumors, tuberculosis, high blood pressure, and as a tonic for overall health and energy. The leaves have been ingested in remedies for arthritis, digestive problems, parasites, and dysentery (severe infection of the lower digestive tract characterized by acute diarrhea and dehydration). Topically, the leaves, fruit, and roots are used in poultices for arthritis and joint pain, headaches, for burns and lesions, poisonous bites, and to improve signs of aging.
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Noni is used by some cancer patients for its anti-cancer and tumor-reducing possibilities. Some sufferers from immune-compromised diseases such as AIDS and chronic fatigue syndrome use noni to boost immune system function. People with diabetes and hypoglycemia have reported that noni helps stabilize blood sugar levels in the body. People with arthritis, joint pain, and inflammatory conditions have used noni. It is also used as a sedative, painkiller, and sleeping aid. Noni juice is recommended to remove parasites, to cleanse the digestive tract and improve digestion, and to control weight. It is used as a general health tonic to improve energy and resistance and to slow the effects of aging. It is also used for asthma; digestive disorders including ulcers; irritable bowel syndrome; constipation and diarrhea; and fibromyalgia, a condition characterized by fatigue and chronic pain.

For more information about ordering noni juice and other noni-related products from NoniNZ.com visit their Frequently Asked Questions page