{"id":28113,"date":"2022-09-14T00:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T07:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/?p=28113"},"modified":"2022-09-14T00:39:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T07:39:51","slug":"tart-cherries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/tart-cherries\/","title":{"rendered":"Tart Cherries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Cherry Pie by (glam metal band) Warrant \u2013 1991<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a very functional eater. Usually I choose foods based on their nutrient value vs. taste. Most of the time I\u2019m on the \u201cbitter\u201d end (Kale vs. Iceberg Lettuce), but sometimes I come up on top, like with Cherries! I love Cherries! And though I\u2019m not a big fan of Michigan State (Go Blue!), their research in 1999 sparked my interest when they stated tart cherries may relieve pain better than Aspirin. As I dug further, I found these tart and tasty treats are the ultimate Super Fruit\u2026no wonder they say\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>..and with a Cherry On Top!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Are you talking about all types of Cherries?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: No, the research is on Tart Cherries or <strong>Montmorency Cherries<\/strong>. They have a unique chemical composition compared to sweet cherries, providing compounds called anthocyanins and flavonoids that have a specific antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.&nbsp; To say it simply, compared to sweet cherries, tart cherries have 5x the antioxidant levels, and 20x more Vitamin A!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: ..really better than Aspirin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A:..and Ibuprofen. For inflammation, not necessarily pain. Tart Cherries have a very strong anti-inflammatory effect. Research has shown that its anthocyanins <strong>inhibit the SAME enzymes targeted by drugs like Aspirin and Ibuprofen<\/strong> to reduce inflammation and pain. One researcher estimated you only needed 20 tart cherries to provide the anti-inflammatory effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: What other benefits?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Some of the more researched benefits are in symptoms of <strong>Arthritis and Gout<\/strong>. Several studies report that Gout patients are up to 50% less likely to have an attack. Brain health, like <strong>Parkinson\u2019s &amp; Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/strong> One small study showed dementia patients experienced improvements in verbal fluency and memory. <strong>Heart Health<\/strong>, research has shown it can help reduce \u201cbad\u201d LDL cholesterol and reduce blood pressure. <strong>Performance<\/strong>, many studies have shown it can reduce inflammation (after running), muscle damage, and improving muscle strength.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Should I eat or drink my Tart Cherries?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: For overall health and wellness, eating Tart Cherries every day is great. Foods have a compounding medicinal effect, every day you eatt, the body lays a foundation of good health. For the immediate and direct medicinal benefits, drinking concentrated Tart Cherry juice is recommended. Most studies were done with subjects 2oz-12oz, 1 to 2x per day. <strong>I would recommend 4-6oz per day<\/strong> and be patient with the health benefits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: What Tart Cherry products do you take?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I buy Tart Cherries <strong>(frozen)<\/strong> from Costco. I have about <strong>10-15 Cherries with 20 Almonds (healthy fat\/protein \u2013 slows down the sugar absorption)<\/strong> as my mid-morning snack. I have another 10-15 that I blend with my shake at night (Tart Cherries also have a bit of <strong>natural Melatonin<\/strong>!).&nbsp; I have \u00bd Tbsp of&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fruitfast.com\/cherryflexjar\">https:\/\/www.fruitfast.com\/cherryflexjar<\/a> during the day and 1 Tbsp after heavy or intense workouts.&nbsp; I also eat <strong>Cherry Pie from Piefection (Scottsdale and Gilbert, AZ)<\/strong> on special occasions (which I try to find as many as possible).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherry Pie by (glam metal band) Warrant \u2013 1991 I\u2019m a very functional eater. Usually I choose foods based on their nutrient value vs. taste. Most of the time I\u2019m on the \u201cbitter\u201d end (Kale vs. Iceberg Lettuce), but sometimes I come up on top, like with Cherries! I love Cherries! And though I\u2019m not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,180,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cbd-101","category-higher-education","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}