New studies reveal the amazing ability of one specific fruit to reduce arthritis pain and stiffness.
And it works in the long haul.
What’s more, it doesn’t matter if you suffer osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or any other type-eating this delicious fruit will cut your pain by up to 62%.
The best part is that it’s available in most supermarkets worldwide.
Pomegranates have recently become popular, not just for their taste but also for their medicinal properties in treating arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, ED, male infertility, and many other conditions.
One claim seems wilder than the next.
Yet one such claim that is backed by an impressive amount of research is that pomegranate can manage arthritis and arthritis pain, primarily due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
As per the norm, early studies were conducted on animals. For example, a 2009 study in the journal Phytotherapy Research found that pomegranate juice not only reduced osteoarthritis pain in mice, but also halted the inflammation and repaired some of the joint damage caused by osteoarthritis.
A small exploratory Israeli study, with only eight participants, published in the Israeli Medical Association Journal, tested the effects of pomegranate extract on human subjects with rheumatoid arthritis in 2011.
And their findings surpassed their wildest expectations.
They first analyzed their participants’ conditions, after which they gave them the pomegranate extract for 12 weeks.
They then examined their physical conditions again and found that there was a 62% reduction in pain and a 17% reduction in limb impairment.
They also discovered that free radicals were causing less oxidative damage.
Most experts believe that pomegranate achieves its effects through chemicals called polyphenols. These polyphenols include flavonoids, condensed tannins, and hydrolyzable tannins, which also give berries, grape wine, and green tea their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
The healthiest form to take pomegranate in would thus be an extract or a whole fruit.
Unfortunately, juicing it would remove the fiber that is meant to slow your body’s absorption of the fructose, and may even promote its excretion. Such high, uncontrolled sugar content would also spike your blood glucose levels and could end up being stored as fat.
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