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Nutritional Choice of the Month - June 2009: “Cherries”
Bananas and apples get boring sometimes. They’re typically the highest consumed fruit in the United States, but with our current climate, it’s time we adopt some newer choices in our daily nutrition. This month, it’s all about cherries. I actually just polished off a heap of them from Stop & Shop. Good stuff.
Sure, we like it to top off a sundae, but cherries are actually considered the “go to” selection for dealing with gout, also known as “metabolic arthritis.” I’ve actually had a couple clients deal with gout, and it is incredibly painful. That being said, cherries are healthy due to their red color. The compounds found in red products are phyto-nutrients (healthy byproducts from plant-based products) called “anthocyanins.” Helpful for dealing with inflammation in the body, cherries (and raspberries) have the highest amount of anthocyanins. Nutritionist Jonny Bowden recently noted a study that the anti-inflammatory benefits of cherry consumption rivaled those of ibuprofen and naproxen.
