Reverse atherosclerosis while protecting against cancer

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Reverse atherosclerosis while protecting against cancer

Numerous studies show that pomegranate is nature & rsquo;s most powerful

antioxidant. The remarkable effect of pomegranate against various human

disorders, however, makes one question whether there is more to this

fruit than just its free radical suppressing effects.

One answer to this question may lie in the fact that pomegranate is

absorbed into the bloodstream far more efficiently than other fruit

extracts. One study showed a pomegranate extract to be 95% absorbed,

which is far greater than any polyphenol-containing fruit extract of its

kind.

Another reason that pomegranate has displayed such incredible clinical

findings is that it contains a unique polyphenol group called

punicalagins. Not only do punicalagins display potent antioxidant

effects, but they also interfere with growth factors needed by cancer

cells to propagate. By down-regulating these pathological growth

factors, punicalagins have been shown to induce the destruction

(apoptosis) of common cancer cells.

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