Pomegranate Juice - Antioxidant Power

With more antioxidant power than other drinks, Pomegranate Juice helps guard your body against free radicals, nasty little molecules that may cause heart disease, stroke, premature aging, Alzheimer’s…even cancer. That’s a real super power.

According to a new study, antioxidants contained in pomegranate juice may help reduce the formation of fatty deposits on artery walls. Antioxidants are compounds that limit cell damage.
Scientists have tested the juice in mice and found that it combats hardening of the arteries and related diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes.

The apple-size fruit, which grows on rounded plants 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6 meters) tall, contains a sack of seeds and a juicy pulp.

In ancient Greece pomegranate was known as the fruit of the dead. In Hebrew tradition pomegranates adorned the vestments of the high priest. Ancient Persians believed that pomegranate seeds made their warriors invincible. In China the fruit symbolized longevity.

Scientists have long known about health benefits of pomegranates. The latest study, in particular, shows that the juice limits the genetic tendency toward hardening of the arteries.

Kate at Beauty Bridge