Cherries Health Benefits

Cherries Health Benefits

Cherries - Health Benefits
By Robert N. Perry

The health benefits of cherries have been known for a long time. Before modern technology was able to look into a cherries structure and see what made them beneficial for various illnesses, they had already been used for centuries for a number of medical purposes. Families used to pass their "cures" down from generation to generation. Many of these cures included cherries and cherry juice extract.

Cherries contain many elements that have been found to be helpful and beneficial in aiding the human body to fight various illnesses. Here is a short list of them.

1 - Anthocyanins - Anthocyanins give different flowers and fruits their color pigmentation. When they are ingested by humans or other animals, these anthocyanins are passed on to the entity that consumed them. Anthocyanins are known to be give natural pain relief, in part because of their anti-inflammatory ingredients. Studies show that cherries and cherry products can work better than aspirin without any of the chemical side effects. Our bodies also use anthocynins in the production of amino acids. Amino acids are essential the body, but are not produced by the body, so they must be attained in our diets. Cherries are a very good food source for this required body essential.

2 - Melatonin - Besides being another natural pain killer, melatonin is known to be a natural sleep aid. There are many people who take a small spoon full of cherry concentrate before going to bed because they say it makes them sleep better. Cherry and cherry products have been used for this purpose for many years.

3 - Fiber - As everyone knows, fiber is very important in keeping out digestive system in good condition. Diets with a high fiber content have been found to reduce the risks of both rectal and colon cancer. One of cherries health benefits is definitely its fiber content.

4 - Vitamin C - Vitamin C is essential to the human body. It has been noted by different studies that people with a high content of vitamin C in their blood, usually have better overall health.

Although all cherries have many of the same benefits, there is a growing amount of evidence pointing to tart cherries as having more disease fighting antioxidants than any other fruit, as well as a huge amount of beta carotene. Beta carotene is converted in the body to Vitamin A. The benefits of these findings are still under study.

There have been many recent studies linking cherries health benefits to include the loss of body weight, and especially body fat lose. The University of Michigan found that individuals who ingested a large amount of cherries in their diet had reduced body weight as well as lower cholesterol.

For centuries people have been consuming cherries and concentrated cherry juice for medical reasons. Now it seems modern technology is substantiating the fact that their ideas of using cherries for health reasons were valid.

There are other cherries health benefits which you might want to investigate that are not mentioned in this article. With a small amount of research you will be able to find many other articles that have good information on this important and interesting subject.

Who would have thought that something that tastes so good, could be good for you?

Cherries Health Benefits