![]() I decided to stop the tart cherries and noted that after almost a week the pain was screaming at me so I restarted the tart cherries. I had actually gotten so absorbed in other research that I forgot about my trial with tart cherries until the light came on and I realized the pains that never let me know they were there were not screaming for my attention. ![]() ![]() I am a registered nurse with my baccalaureate in nursing and am very critical of claims regarding not only medications but also supplements, just to name a couple of areas, and after consuming fresh tart cherries and the juice as well for a few days I suddenly realized that the pain not only in my spine but that from the osteoporosis and osteoarthritis was not as severe. I have severe chronic pain from two failed back surgeries, a bad spinal fusion, and recurrent spinal cord cysts and am currently on a small dose of pain medication but when I researched tart cherries in all forms and claims regarding inflammation reduction and pain reduction I decided to try them. Amazon gives me a small “thank-you” commission (and I mean small) for each purchase through these links. Note: I have Amazon links here because that’s where I buy these supplements. Someone over here would love to hear me say I was wrong again. If you decide to try any tart cherry products, please let me know how it works for you. I take one capsule at a time, usually with dinner and sometimes breakfast. mixed into sparkling water, another juice or a smoothie. If you’d like to give them a try, here are the brands I use:įor the juice, use 2 Tbs. Our bodies almost always prefer whole foods to food components. I think its because they are a whole food, not just one component of the food in concentrated form. So far no negative effects have been reported with the tart cherry juice or the capsules, and they have been around for a while. We have tried both the tart cherry juice concentrate mixed in a smoothie and the capsules, and have gotten good results without unpleasant side effects. To get the full benefit of the cherries, you’d have to eat more than three cups of cherries a day – that’s a lot. You can have them with meals, so its easy to remember. My husband’s aches and pains from gardening are much better, and he doesn’t wake up with pain.Ī few research studies have been done on tart cherries, and it seems like the best results come from having some tart cherries, tart cherry juice or a capsule full of dried tart cherries two to three times a day. A sore neck and shoulders from working over the computer used to keep me up at night, but not nearly as much now. Surprisingly, both my husband and I have experienced fewer aches and pains and better sleep using tart cherry juice and capsules. ![]() Research showed gout flare-ups were reduced significantly with tart cherries.īefore I could recommend this to you, I had to try it myself. This, along with other nutrients in the cherries, seem to be effective at relieving the chronic achy pains that come with getting older, getting in shape, and working long hours at a computer or on our feet. Tart cherries are especially good sources of anthocyanins, a potent anti-inflammatory compound also found in green tea. I was as surprised as anybody, but when I researched the tart cherries it started to make sense. ![]() Tart cherries really do seem to reduce chronic joint pain and inflammation, improve sleep, and help prevent gout flare-ups. So I did some research, to see if it was worth a try (and maybe to prove him wrong). I rolled my eyes when my husband got off the phone with a friend and told me about the tart cherry miracle cure that took his pain away. ![]()
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