Powerful Pomegranate Compound Boosts Health
By
Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Posted March 3, 2024
With its beautiful ruby-red color and perfectly sweet-tart taste, it’s no wonder the pomegranate has long been beloved worldwide.
Many cultures enjoy the delicious fruit fresh or in syrups, juices, jams, and spice blends.
But the value of pomegranates goes well beyond their status as a tasty treat. The fruit holds a mythic status as a healing food in many ancient medicinal traditions.
In recent years, modern science has CONFIRMED why the pomegranate deserves its legendary reputation.
Pomegranates are chock-full of beneficial bioactive compounds with unique health benefits.
However, cutting-edge research reveals that unique pomegranate compounds called ellagitannins are particularly powerful.
Studies show they positively impact some of the worst chronic diseases plaguing modern society, including heart disease, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome (a group of conditions that raise your risk for a laundry list of health threats from strokes to high blood pressure).
Ellagitannins are potent antioxidants that…
- reduce insulin resistance, which can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes
- lower blood pressure
- protect LDL cholesterol from oxidative damage
- raise levels of HDL, the “good cholesterol,” that clears artery-clogging LDL from blood vessels
- improve triglyceride levels and LDL/HDL cholesterol ratios, key markers of heart disease risk
- help us lose weight by reducing fat storage and speeding metabolism.
So, next time you see a display of plump, red pomegranates at the grocery store, pick a few up for an extra health boost.
In the meantime, consider a pomegranate supplement to get a concentrated dose of ellagitannins and other health-promoting pomegranate compounds.
P.S. “Garden of Eden” fruit FIGHTS colon cancer.
Source:
Review: Alami, M.; Boumezough, K.; Khalil, A.; Ramchoun, M.; Boulbaroud, S.; Fulop, T.; Morvaridzadeh, M.; Berrougui, H. “The Modulatory Bioeffects of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Polyphenols on Metabolic Disorders: Understanding Their Preventive Role against Metabolic Syndrome,” Nutrients, 2023, 15, 4879. doi. org / 10.3390 /nu15234879
Written By Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Nearly 25 years ago, failed mainstream medical treatments left Dr. Olson in constant pain – and his health in ruins. And that’s when he did something REVOLUTIONARY. He began his career in medicine – and dedicated his life to uncovering the true, underlying causes of disease.
Through his innovative medical practices in Tennessee and Colorado, Dr. Olson has helped cure countless seniors from across America of arthritis… heart disease… diabetes… and even cancer. All without risky prescription drugs or painful surgeries.
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