| Did you know tart cherries are a natural way to fight | | | | are some of the additional ways to get the natural |
| gout pain? This ruby red fruit also helps to reduce | | | | gout home remedy of the tart cherry. Fortunately, |
| arthritis joint pain, too. Best of all it's a homegrown | | | | you can get several different types of the tart |
| American fruit with the majority of the tart cherries | | | | cherry products, including dried cherries, the fresh |
| being grown right in the State of Michigan (over 60% | | | | fruit, cherry juice concentrate and tart cherry |
| of the U.S. tart cherry crop is grown on the farms of | | | | capsules. Here is how these compare and where to |
| the Traverse Bay region in Michigan). As more and | | | | get them: |
| more people want to buy from American companies | | | | Fresh Cherries: During the harvest season, from the |
| and farms, the tart cherry is a great choice for those | | | | end of June to Mid August, you can usually find the |
| looking to fight joint pain naturally and support | | | | fresh fruit in the produce section of your local |
| American farmers. | | | | grocery store. In addition, the Smyth Family farm in |
| According to a research study conducted by the | | | | Michigan can call ship you fresh cherries. |
| University of Michigan, eating one and one half | | | | Dried Cherries: These are available year round and |
| servings of tart cherries could help to increase | | | | make a great addition to any recipe or a snack. It |
| antioxidant levels and activity in the body. The 2009 | | | | takes about 8 pounds of fresh cherries to make just |
| study indicated that people who ate one and one half | | | | one pound of dried cherries. The reason is you are |
| cup of frozen cherries enjoyed increased levels of | | | | remove much of the water weight when you dry |
| anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are not only responsible | | | | the fresh to make the dried fruit. You can get the |
| for giving the fruit its red hue but all offer | | | | dried version from Fruit Advantage. They even offer |
| anti-inflammatory benefits for arthritis sufferers and | | | | free shipping on the dried fruit. |
| help to dissolve uric acid crystals that form between | | | | Cherry Juice and Tart Cherry Capsules: These are |
| the joint and may cause gout pain. | | | | the most convenient ways of getting the health |
| The researchers had 12 individuals, aged 18 to 25, | | | | benefits of the cherry. The reason is it takes the |
| and randomly selected to eat one and one half cups | | | | juice of the about 80 cherries to make juice one |
| or three cups of frozen tart cherries. After the | | | | ounce of the tart cherry juice. So the liquid is a highly |
| participants ate the cherries, the researchers found | | | | concentrated. In addition, the cherry capsules are also |
| the antioxidant benefits of tart cherries remained in | | | | an excellent way to get the antioxidant benefits of |
| the body for up to 12 hours after eating the fruit. So | | | | this fruit since the tart cherry capsules encapsulate |
| what does this mean? The good news is that | | | | the whole cherry including the skin, the pulp and the |
| antioxidants and anthocyanins from tart cherries do | | | | flesh of the fruit. You get everything except the pit |
| make it into the bloodstream and help to boost | | | | and the stem with the capsules. Also each daily |
| antioxidant levels in the body for an extended length | | | | serving of the capsules is equivalent to drinking 4+ |
| of time. So for people looking to get the | | | | glass of the cherry juice. One company that offers |
| anti-inflammatory benefits of the cherry and enjoying | | | | both of these cherry products is Traverse Bay |
| pain relief for an extended length of time, should | | | | Farms. They even offer free shipping on the juice |
| consider adding tart cherries to their diet. | | | | and the capsules. |
| The bad news is frozen tart cherries are not only | | | | So enjoy the natural health benefits of this American |
| difficult to find in your local grocery store, if you | | | | grown fruit all year long and stop the gout pain today |
| order them over the Internet the majority of the | | | | with an American Super Fruit. |
| time they arrive thawed from the shipper. So what | | | | |