| For the past 5 years Tom Seymour woke up every | | | | Naire, lead cherry researcher at Michigan State |
| day with terrible pain in his knees and heads. At first, | | | | Universty, the tart cherry offers 10 times the |
| Tom suffered through pain. Being a carpenter since he | | | | anti-inflammatory properties of aspirin without any of |
| was 20 year old, he simply thought the pain was due | | | | the stomach issues. In addition, a research study |
| all of the year hauling sheets of drywall and building | | | | conducted by the University of Vermont indicated that |
| house. Also, since he is only 40 years old didn't think | | | | participants enjoyed less muscle pain due to drinking a |
| about arthritis. However, after a recent visit to his | | | | tart cherry juice blend product. So not only does the |
| doctor to talk about the pain, he was told some bad | | | | cherry help to reduce joint pain but also muscle pain. |
| news. His doctor told him his joints were damaged due | | | | Here are some sources to get cherries to relief your |
| to all of the physical work he had done over the years. | | | | joint pain and muscle pain. |
| The doctor offered to prescribe some pain medication, | | | | Fresh Cherries: The fresh fruit is only available during a |
| but Tom didn't want to go on any sort of prescription. | | | | few short weeks during the summer harvest. You can |
| It was by a stroke of luck that Tom was building a | | | | get fresh cherries from The Rock Family Farm. |
| deck for a natural healing doctor that really turned his | | | | Cherry Juice: Traverse Bay Farms is an ideal source |
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| he made a comment about the pain in his knees. The | | | | cherry juice equals 100 cherries so it is a highly |
| doctor them told him about tart cherry juice and how it | | | | concentrate way to get the cherry. Also, unlike the |
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| juice for a month Tom is amazed that he doesn't feel | | | | Cherry Capsules: This is the most convenient way to |
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| but when I woke up for two weeks straight it was | | | | capsules are 5 times more powerful than the juice and |
| amazing. I feel like I am 20 years old again. I tell | | | | you can get them year round. Check out Fruit |
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| arthritis pain? The answer is the presence of | | | | So the next time you are looking for a natural cure for |
| anthocyanins. The anthocyanins are the pigments that | | | | your arthritis pain, add some cherries to your diet. |
| give the cherry its distinctive red color. According to Dr. | | | | |