Guest guest Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Hi Celeste, This may help - my general impression has been that drinking tart cherry juice, rather than try to eat enough cherries to produce a result, will increase your odds of a benefit. A few years back a colleague told me he had serious gout and was not willing to go with a doctor's recommendation that he take prescription anti-inflammatories on a regular basis to try to tame it. I suggested he try tart cherry juice, and he did. It had immediate benefit of controlling his gout, and has to this day. He has tried taking himself off of it, and when he has, the gout returns. He drinks a glass a day, I think. I've seen no definitive science to explain the anti-inflammatory benefit. However, cherries are known for high anti-oxidant powers, and that may be partly responsible. If it isn't part of the reason, cherry juice, or other cherry forms, has that added benefit of being such a strong anti-oxidant. I hope you benefit. If it's the juice, often you can find the tart variety in a health store. If you choose to try to find it and can't, I can suggest a place or two where it can be ordered from a vary reliable source. Best of luck. Don Boston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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