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Healthy Arteries - Another Health Benefit Of Pomegranate Juice

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Pomegranates are filled with antioxidants, in fact they are right up there with blueberries, red wine and green tea. One of the most recent touted health benefits of pomegranate juice is lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. Indeed, pomegranate juice seems to have a pronounced affect on artery health and the cardiovascular system.

My father ,who has suffered from high blood pressure and high cholesterol for 20 years now had gotten wind of these great benefits and decided to try some pomegranate juice. He drank 8 ounces a day starting about a month before his next doctors appointment. When he went to the doctors, his blood pressure was done 6 points and his cholesterol was down too! The nurses was amazed, but when he told her about the pomegranate juice she said that some other patients with improved results had mentioned that they had started drinking the juice too!

Pomegranates are high in Iron as well as vitamins C, E and A and also includes anthocyanins , polyphenolics, tannins - all of which can have a healthy affect on your body. But perhaps the most important health benefit of pomegranate juice is it’s effect on your arteries and heart health. You’ve probably already heard that red wine and green tea are good for your heart, but preliminary studies indicate that pomegranate juice has 3 times more antioxidants than wine and green tea.

Antioxidants help to fight free radicals that can change the cholesterol through oxidation. This oxidation is thought to contribute to hardening of the arteries. A study in Haifa at the Rambam Medical Center discovered that pomegranate juice could cut this oxidation rate in half and also reduce the amount of LDL the body retains. In addition, pomegranate juice has been found to increase levels of nitric oxide, improve blood flow to the heart, reduce arterial plaque, reduce systolic blood pressure and help with erectile dysfunction. Additional benefits may include helping to prevent stroke, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, premature aging and even some cancers.

Like with anything else, the type of pomegranate juice you drink will relate directly to it’s health benefits. Of course, you could buy pomegranates and juice them or eat the seeds - this could be rather time consuming as these fruits are hard to cut into. You could also buy juice in the store - but be sure to get 100% pure pomegranate juice with no sugar or anything else added - that’s what my father drinks and it’s working for him!

One thing though, if you do decide to avail yourself of the health benefits of pomegranate juice you might want to check with your doctor first, especially if you are on any medications. The pomegranate juice may interact with medications and inhibit their function so it’s best to check before hand as some interactions can be severe.

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