Does Cherry Juice Really Help Gout and Arthritis Pain?

The question many joint pain suffers are asking issome people with arthritis. This is a very influential and
does tart cherry juice reduces joint pain caused byresearch based organization so this information bodes
gout and arthritis? Will this natural product help towell for the cherry and arthritis pain. So if you are
reduce pain with less side effects than prescriptionlooking a way to reduce joint pain naturally consider
drugs. Let's look at the published research dating backcherry juice. However, according to some people I
to the 1950's to begin our examination of the tarttalked with while researching this article indicated that
cherry.drinking cherry juice everyday may be difficult for
In the 1950's the results of study reported that Ludwigmany. This reason is cherry juice needs to be
Blau indicated that Mr. Blau was able to get up out ofrefrigerated and it is difficult to take while traveling.
his wheelchair and walk again due to eating cherries.I discovered that tart cherry capsules are also
According to the published results, Ludwig Blau's painavailable. In fact, according the Ralph Oakes, a
was due to gout and he was unable to leave hismanager of a local health store in Indianapolis, Indiana,
wheelchair, however after eating tart cherries he wasthe tart cherry capsules deliver more antioxidant then
able to walk again.the cherry juice. According to Mr. Oakes, "The tart
A more recent study from Michigan State Universitycherry capsules provide not only the pulp of the cherry,
published in 1999 points to the naturally occurringbut the skin as well. Most of antioxidants of fruit is
Anthocyanins of the tart cherry. This tiny fruit is one offound in the skin, so I recommend my customers to
the leading sources of Anthocyanins and the studytake the capsules over the juice for both convenient
indicated the Anthocyanins in the cherry are naturaland getting the skin." One company he recommends
Cox inhibitors. In addition, these Anthocyanins help tofor cherry-based products is Traverse Bay Farms.
protect the lining of the stomach to reduce stomachThey offer a complete line of cherry products including
related issues unlike some prescription arthritis drugs.cherry juice, cherry capsules and dried cherries.
So the cherry is a natural inhibitor and protects theSo the next time you are looking a natural way to fight
stomach, this a win-win for pain suffers.joint pain, consider drinking a glass of cherry juice or
Also, according to the Arthritis Foundation, drinkingtaking some cherry capsules, your joints will thank you.
three glasses of tart cherry juice per day may help