| Brenda Morris has a favorite arthritis treatment - | | | | lower uric levels in their blood. Uric acid levels in the |
| cherry juice concentrate. "I have been drinking a glass | | | | blood is a precursor to the formation of uric acid |
| of cherry juice everyday for the past six month and all | | | | crystals that form between the joints and can cause |
| I can say is I can now walk again without the arthritis | | | | extreme pain. So not only does the tart cherry offer |
| pain in my knees." At the farmers market she works | | | | arthritis pain relief, but also helps with stopping gout |
| at, Brenda had a number of people buying cherry juice | | | | pain. |
| in the glass bottles for their pain. After asking the | | | | However, for many pain suffers, it can be frustrating |
| owner why this product was selling so well, he told her | | | | to find fresh cherries year round since they are only |
| it stops the arthritis pain. Six months later, Ms. Morris is | | | | available for a few short weeks during the summer |
| completely pain free is an cherry juice believer. | | | | harvest. Thus, many have turned to year solutions to |
| But is the cherry juice cure a folk remedy or a natural | | | | getting the pain relieving properties of the tart cherries. |
| cure? While the definitive answer to that question is still | | | | I've included several year round cherry solutions that |
| up on the air, science has begun to figure out why tart | | | | are easy to find: |
| cherry juice works so well for those suffering from | | | | Fresh Cherries: During the July harvest season, you |
| arthritis pain. The secret is in the naturally occurring | | | | can find fresh cherries in the produce section of your |
| phytochemicals that give the tart cherry is bright red | | | | local grocery store. In addition, Fox Farms can deliver |
| color. These compounds are called anthocyanins and | | | | fresh cherries to your door during the last two weeks |
| provide the natural coloring of all fruits in natural. To | | | | of July. |
| date over 350 different classes of anthocyanins have | | | | Cherry Juice: It takes 80 cherries to make a single |
| been discovered it is the unique makeup of those in | | | | ounce of cherry concentrate, so this is a super |
| the tart cherry that make is such an effective pain | | | | charged way to get the arthritis fighting ability of the |
| killer. | | | | cherry. A reliable source for the cherry juice is |
| Lead cherry researcher at Michigan State University, | | | | Traverse Bay Farms. All of the Traverse Bay Farms |
| Dr. Muraledharan Naire has published peer reviewed | | | | cherry juice is bottled in glass bottles. |
| reports that show the tart cherry have 10 times the | | | | Cherry Capsules: Finally, if you are looking to get the |
| anti-inflammatory power of aspirin without irritating the | | | | entire cherry, the skin, the pulp and the juice of the fruit |
| stomach. These means that people eating just 20 | | | | try the cherry capsules. They contain the entire cherry |
| fresh cherries per day could realize the pain relief | | | | except the pit and the stem. Each daily serving delivers |
| benefits naturally. | | | | the antioxidants of 5 glasses of cherry juice. Fruit |
| In addition to Dr. Naire's research, a study conducted | | | | Advantage is an excellent source of cherry capsules. |
| on 20 female volunteers at the University of California | | | | So the next time you are looking for a natural relief for |
| Davis resulted in the participants of the study having | | | | arthritis try cherry juice and see how good you feel. |