| One of most potent natural products to fight arthritis | | | | provide its healing benefits. For example, the naturally |
| pain and provide gout relief is the tart cherry. The | | | | occurring compounds include anthocyanins, melatonin, |
| tart cherry is used as a weapon by those eagerly | | | | potassium and more. According to Doctor Russell |
| searching for natural relief from joint pain. The first | | | | Reiter of the University of Texas, also known as the |
| published study on the gout fighting capability of the | | | | dean of Melatonin, "[sic] they (cherries) provide a |
| cherry was published in the 1950's. This was a time | | | | unique combination of antioxidant compounds that |
| when food science was still a virgin industry, but due | | | | are not found in other fruits..." So the cherry offers |
| to advances in technology doctors, scientists and | | | | has unique combination of the antioxidant compounds |
| researchers now better understand what makes this | | | | that helps with gout and arthritis pain. |
| red fruit so popular among joint pain suffers. | | | | The best way to get the natural health benefits of |
| According to the published information from the | | | | the cherry is to eat the fresh fruit. But for many the |
| 1950's in the report entitled 'Cherry Diet Control for | | | | cherry is extremely tart and are only available for a |
| Gout and Arthritis' in the Texas Reports on Biology | | | | few short weeks during the summer harvest. Randall |
| and Medicine. In the article, stated that Dr. Blau | | | | Farms in Michigan will ship fresh cherries to you during |
| suffered from severe gout pain and was confined to | | | | the harvest. |
| his wheelchair and found that eating cherries helped | | | | The other options include tart cherry juice |
| him to get out of his wheelchair and walk. He noticed | | | | concentrate, tart cherry extract (tart cherry powder) |
| when he ate cherries the pain disappeared. After this | | | | and tart cherry capsules. While all of these |
| report was published other professionals and | | | | cherry-based products offer the gout fighting ability |
| scientists began studying the health benefits of | | | | of the cherry, it really depends on your lifestyle. For |
| cherries for gout and arthritis. | | | | example, the cherry juice not only tastes great but it |
| Thanks to modern food science technology and | | | | easy to mix with water for a refreshing drink. An |
| research capability, researchers and scientists are | | | | excellent source for sediment-free cherry juice is |
| now better able to understand what makes "the | | | | Traverse Bay Farms. They even offer free shipping |
| cherry tick". Several leading research universities and | | | | and a free book on cherry juice recipes. |
| companies selling tart cherry products have | | | | The second option is the tart cherry powder (cherry |
| conducted research and publishing their findings | | | | extract) which is simple to mix with food and enjoy |
| across the globe. | | | | the health benefits. However, the tart cherry powder |
| One of the first research universities to study the | | | | doesn't usually have any taste so it usually doesn't |
| natural healing benefits of the tart cherry was | | | | taste like cherries. |
| Michigan State located in Lansing, Michigan. According | | | | Finally, the third option are the cherry capsules. Not |
| to research, the cherry is a natural Cox-1 and Cox-1 | | | | only are they convenient, they are a highly |
| inhibitor. This means this little, red fruit contains some | | | | concentrated way to get all of the arthritis fighting |
| of the same elements of arthritis fighting drugs. In | | | | ability of the cherry. They are low in calories and |
| addition, these compounds help to fight inflammation | | | | have almost zero carbohydrates and sugar content. |
| in the body naturally. | | | | For most people, capsules are fast, most convenient |
| The University of Vermont also conducted a study | | | | and cost effective way to enjoy the health benefits |
| on the anti-inflammatory benefits of the tart cherry | | | | of the cherry. Fruit Advantage, based in Michigan is |
| for physical exercise and the results were very | | | | an excellent source to get cherry capsules. Best of all |
| positive. The study participants were asked to | | | | the company is not a start up Internet company |
| consume a tart cherry drink and a placebo. The | | | | simply selling cherry products. They have been in |
| participants who drink the tart cherry drink | | | | business over 10 years and they only offer cherry |
| experienced less muscle soreness due to physical | | | | products and super fruit products, so they really |
| exercise than loss who drank the placebo. | | | | know about the health benefits of the cherry and |
| As we learn more about the tart cherry, we now | | | | other super fruits. So the next time you are looking |
| know it contains over 17 naturally occurring | | | | for a natural pain fighting product add some tart |
| compounds that work synergistically together to | | | | cherries to your diet. |