<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Noni: Costa Rica’s amazing healing fruit</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: Cleanse Mart</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/#comment-2804</link> <dc:creator>Cleanse Mart</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:33:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4906#comment-2804</guid> <description><![CDATA[Swiss government evaluation of complementary and alternative medicines, gives a massive boost to the growing body of research underpinning the therapeutic effects of homeopathic medicine. The Society’s research consultant Rachel Roberts said the report also dismissed the claims of the only major systematic review ever to conclude that homeopathy’s effects are due to placebo, the controversial Shang meta-analysis, published in the Lancet in 2005 and heralded as “the end of homeopathy”. www.cleansemart.com/homeopathy.html Even though that study attracted criticism from international researchers due to its poor quality, both in terms of the methodology used and how the study was reported, it has been widely quoted by anti homeopathy campaigners as “proof’ that homeopathy is placebo. Rachel, who is also the chief executive of the Homeopathy Research Institute, said: “This is great news for scientists who are committed to objective and accurate reporting of homeopathy research, as well as for the six million people in the UK who choose to use homeopathy as part of their healthcare.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Swiss government evaluation of complementary and alternative medicines, gives a massive boost to the growing body of research underpinning the therapeutic effects of homeopathic medicine. The Society’s research consultant Rachel Roberts said the report also dismissed the claims of the only major systematic review ever to conclude that homeopathy’s effects are due to placebo, the controversial Shang meta-analysis, published in the Lancet in 2005 and heralded as “the end of homeopathy”. <a href="http://www.cleansemart.com/homeopathy.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cleansemart.com/homeopathy.html</a><br /> Even though that study attracted criticism from international researchers due to its poor quality, both in terms of the methodology used and how the study was reported, it has been widely quoted by anti homeopathy campaigners as “proof’ that homeopathy is placebo.<br /> Rachel, who is also the chief executive of the Homeopathy Research Institute, said: “This is great news for scientists who are committed to objective and accurate reporting of homeopathy research, as well as for the six million people in the UK who choose to use homeopathy as part of their healthcare.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Lee Ann Thomas-Renshaw</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/#comment-2698</link> <dc:creator>Lee Ann Thomas-Renshaw</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:03:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4906#comment-2698</guid> <description><![CDATA[That&#039;s what our friend John used to do.  He bought noni at the feria, then took it home, washed it off, and threw it into a blender.  He drank it with hot tea.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s what our friend John used to do.  He bought noni at the feria, then took it home, washed it off, and threw it into a blender.  He drank it with hot tea.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jennifer Levario Sheridan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/#comment-2697</link> <dc:creator>Jennifer Levario Sheridan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:03:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4906#comment-2697</guid> <description><![CDATA[My husband and I drink Noni regularly, sadly we haven&#039;t been able to find it locally without additives. May have to resort to making our own.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My husband and I drink Noni regularly, sadly we haven&#8217;t been able to find it locally without additives. May have to resort to making our own.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Fernando Gerdano</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/#comment-2688</link> <dc:creator>Fernando Gerdano</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:33:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4906#comment-2688</guid> <description><![CDATA[And what is the effect of all the pesticides cr farmers soak these fruits with?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And what is the effect of all the pesticides cr farmers soak these fruits with?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Mary Hogan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/#comment-2675</link> <dc:creator>Mary Hogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:48:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4906#comment-2675</guid> <description><![CDATA[Big Pharma doesn&#039;t like these &quot;natural&quot; cures.  Maybe the EBAIS should serve Noni drinks to the people waiting in line.  Will either improve their health or deter needless visits if they have to consume &quot;bitter&quot; medicine.  Either way, it&#039;s a good outcome.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Big Pharma doesn&#8217;t like these &#8220;natural&#8221; cures.  Maybe the EBAIS should serve Noni drinks to the people waiting in line.  Will either improve their health or deter needless visits if they have to consume &#8220;bitter&#8221; medicine.  Either way, it&#8217;s a good outcome.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Fhuh Kew</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/#comment-2676</link> <dc:creator>Fhuh Kew</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:48:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4906#comment-2676</guid> <description><![CDATA[......they all pale in comparison to capsaicin.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;&#8230;they all pale in comparison to capsaicin.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Heather Sparkhall</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2012/12/03/noni-costa-ricas-amazing-healing-fruit/#comment-2667</link> <dc:creator>Heather Sparkhall</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:33:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4906#comment-2667</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also now we have mangosteens here considered even more powerful.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also now we have mangosteens here considered even more powerful.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>