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