Re: Cherry Supplements

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I haven't heard of cherry supplements being useful for PA, but if they are,

dynamite!

On the other hand, cherry juice is sometimes remarkably useful for the

inflammation that comes with gout. I suggested it to a colleague once, he tried

it, and swears by it. I guess I would Google my way toward " psychiatric

arthritis and cherry " or something similar.

Hope you have discovered something for us all.............

Don

Boston

[Guest guest]

I went to a program recently featuring a nutritionist who's written a book

called " 101 Foods that can Save Your Life. "  ( Grotto, RD, LDN.)  He says

cherries have several properties that make them " healthy foods " , including the

ability to reduce exercise induced muscle pain and pain from inflammation (gout

and arthritis, more specifically).  He recommends black or Bing cherries for the

latter because they contain a substance called cyanidin which has both

anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. 

 Joanna Hoelscher

[Guest guest]

Hi Tweety,

you could try it. It may not help, but it isn't likely to hurt either.

I am all for trying different methods, as I believe that PA isn't the

same in every one of us. Some it may be hereditary, others it may be

systemic, for some it may be a result of food allergies. There are many

reasons it " could " be that we developed it. THUS, there are likely to

be as many " cures " or " relievers " of this disease.

If something works for you, great!

I tend to stay on the track of modern, tried and true medicine. But if

that wasn't working for me, I'd be looking for alternatives.

Stay well,