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J OEL F UHRMAN , MD
Benefits of berries, cherries, pomegranates
What makes berries, cher-
ries and pomegranates unique
and beneficial? Berries and
cherries are high in nutrients,
phytochemicals, and fiber ––
all of which protect your
health.
Notably, berries have the
highest
nutrient-to-calorie
ratio of all fruits.
Berries, cherries and pome-
granates are full of beneficial
phytochemicals, many of
which act as antioxidants.
Berries are some of the
highest antioxidant-rich foods
in existence and cherries —
which are not berries, but
rather a stone fruit (like peach-
es and plums) — are also rich
in flavonoid antioxidant com-
pounds.
Antioxidants are critical for
your health as they protect
against oxidation and mini-
mize oxidative damage to your
cells. Oxidative damage ages
the body and catalyzes a host
of chronic diseases, including
heart disease and cancer.
Berries, cherries and pome-
granates are abundant in
flavonoid antioxidants, which
are concentrated in their skins
and give rise to their deep hues
of red, blue and purple.
Flavonoids affect gene
expression,
detoxification,
inhibition of cancer cell
growth and proliferation, and
inhibition of inflammation and
other processes related to can-
cer and heart disease.
Reduction in
heart disease risk
Likely due to these cell sig-
naling actions of flavonoids,
several studies have shown
that high flavonoid intake low-
ers the risk of heart disease by
up to 45 percent.
Flavonoids in berries, cher-
ries and pomegranates and
other pomegranate polyphe-
nols appear to act in several
different ways to maintain
heart health including by
reducing
inflammation,
improving blood lipid, blood
pressure, and blood sugar lev-
els, and by preventing plaque
formation.
Protection against cancers
The antioxidants in berries,
cherries and pomegranates
help to protect against cancers.
In the 1980s, ellagic acid,
another type of antioxidant
abundant in berries, blocked
the formation of tumors, pro-
viding the initial evidence that
these fruits were anti-cancer
foods.
Flavonoids have powerful
anti-cancer effects including
reducing inflammation, pre-
venting damage to genetic
material, preventing cancer
cells from multiplying, slow-
ing the growth of cancer cells,
preventing
tumors
from
acquiring a blood supply, and
stimulating the body’s own
antioxidant enzymes.
Pomegranate has anti-angio-
genic properties that prevent
tumors from getting nourish-
ment and oxygen via blood
vessel support. Pomegranate
also can reduce breast cancer
risk with natural aromatase
inhibitors, which inhibit the
production of estrogen.
Improvements in
brain function
Berries are excellent foods
for the brain. Substances pres-
ent in blueberries can both
reduce oxidative stress and
improve
communication
between brain cells.
Blueberries, strawberries,
and blackberries have all been
shown to slow or reverse age-
related cognitive decline in
animal studies, and blueberries
have now been tested for their
effects on human memory.
Older adults with mildly
impaired memory were given
wild blueberry juice as a sup-
plement, and after as little as
12 weeks, measures of learn-
ing
and
memory
had
improved.
The antioxidants in cherries
have also been shown to pro-
tect brain cells against oxida-
tive stress, implying that eating
cherries may help to prevent
neurodegenerative diseases
like dementia. In people with
mild memory complaints,
those who drank pomegranate
juice daily performed better on
memory task compared to
placebo groups and displayed
an increase in brain activation
measured by functional MRI.
Pain reduction
and exercise recovery
Cherries have a unique anti-
inflammatory function that
may offer natural pain reduc-
tion. Cherry extracts inhibit the
action of cyclooxygenase-1
(COX-1) and COX-2 enzymes.
These enzymes are impor-
tant components of the inflam-
matory process and the sensa-
tion of pain. These are the
same enzymes that are inhibit-
ed by many common pain
medications, such as ibuprofen
and naproxen.
In fact, the COX inhibitory
activity of cherry flavonoids is
comparable to that of equal
concentrations of these med-
ications.
Cherries and cherry juice
have eased symptoms of gout
and arthritis in human subjects,
and may also help athletes
reduce post-workout muscle
pain. Distance runners training
for a race who drank tart cher-
ry juice twice daily for 8 days
(7 days prior to race plus race
day) experienced less post-
race pain than those who drank
a placebo.
Similarly in strength train-
ing workouts, those who drank
tart cherry juice experienced
less pain and strength loss over
the four following days, com-
pared to those in the placebo
group.
Improvements in sleep
Cherries may help you
sleep. Tart cherries are one of
the few food sources of the
hormone and antioxidant
melatonin, which regulates the
sleep-wake cycle in the human
brain.
Tart cherry juice supplemen-
tation has been associated with
improvements in sleep quality.
Reductions in
uric acid (Gout)
Evidence has emerged that
the anti-inflammatory effects
of tart cherry juice could bene-
fit those with gout. In this
study, overweight and obese
people consumed eight ounces
per day of tart cherry juice or
took a placebo for four weeks.
Those in the group who drank
tart cherry juice experienced
reductions in uric acid levels
and inflammation markers.
In summary, berries, cher-
ries and pomegranates are
important components of a nat-
ural, high-nutrient diet. I rec-
ommend eating them daily to
provide the body with protec-
tion against free radicals,
inflammation, heart disease
and cancers.
Include them as part of your
variety of fruits, in addition to
a bounty of vegetables, beans,
nuts, and seeds, which together
can provide an abundant and
varied mix of antioxidants, fur-
ther protecting your health.
Dr. Fuhrman is a New York
Times best-selling author and
board-certified family physician
specializing in lifestyle and
nutritional medicine.
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