Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 This misleads consumers into thinking these products are one hundred percent pomegranate juice," explained Adams, "When in fact, they may only be five or ten percent pomegranate juice."
Some pomegranate juice products were found to be made with high fructose corn syrup or sugar. These were blended with water, then color enhanced with purple carrot extract to make them appear like more substantial juice products. One was found to be nearly three-fourths sugar water, containing only about 25 percent actual fruit juice. |
| Some companies are selling products primarily made with apple juice and grape juice as pomegranate juice."
To create the free consumer guide, Adams reviewed pomegranate juice product ingredients, comparing them to the claims implied by the pictures and words on the front labels of such products. Some products made primarily with apple juice show no apples at all on the front label, instead depicting pomegranates and blueberries while claiming "100% Juice!" in big letters. |
| Consumers can view the complete guide, including information about the health benefits of pomegranate juice, at www.NewsTarget.com or by directly visiting: http://www.newstarget.com/phototour_pomegranate_juice_1.html
The guide not only reveals the tricks some companies use to deceive consumers, it also names the top recommended pomegranate and blueberry juice products that are made with honest ingredients.
Author Mike Adams is a consumer health advocate and author of hundreds of books, guides and special reports on nutrition and disease prevention. |
| Some pomegranate juice products were found to be made with high fructose corn syrup or sugar. These were blended with water, then color enhanced with purple carrot extract to make them appear like more substantial juice products. One was found to be nearly three-fourths sugar water, containing only about 25 percent actual fruit juice.
Surprisingly, one popular brand owned by Coca-Cola (Odwalla) performed very well in this consumer guide review, earning four out of five stars for its use of honest ingredients and product labeling. |
| While pictures on the front of the juice products show pomegranates and blueberries, the juice inside the bottle is often little more than apple and grape juice, said Mike Adams, nutrition author and producer of the free online consumer guide. Consumers can view the guide online at www.NewsTarget.com
The consumer shopping guide covers both pomegranate and blueberry juices, and it reviews nearly a dozen top brands to show which ones are telling the truth about their products vs. which ones are deceiving consumers with dishonest labeling. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 You can also use pomegranate juice (four 8-ounce glasses daily), papaya seeds, fresh figs, finely ground pumpkin seeds (lA cup to V2 cup daily), or two cloves of raw garlic daily. Because pomegranate juice can irritate the intestines, you should not drink it for more than four to five days at a time. Other antiparasitic foods include onions, kelp, blackberries, raw cabbage, and ground almonds.31
Herbal remedies have been used effectively for centuries for the treatment of parasitic infections. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Best of all, you don't have to have existing heart disease to benefit from pomegranate juice's antioxidant wallop. Researchers at Hammersmith Hospital in London are currently trying to determine whether pomegranate juice could be an effective prevention measure against heart disease in people with healthy arteries. Ornish himself has commented that the juice may have the potential to help prevent cardiovascular disease in people who don't already suffer from it. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Israeli researchers, for example, found that patients with type 2 diabetes who drank pomegranate juice for three months dramatically reduced their intima-media thickness (IMT), an indicator of atherosclerosis. In a study published in 2006 in Atherosclerosis, pomegranate juice demonstrated potent antioxidant effects. |
| In another study of patients with type 2 diabetes, concentrated pomegranate juice significantly reduced total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and the ratio of total to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, all positive developments in helping reduce the risks of complications related to diabetes.
To avoid the fructose and calories found in pomegranate juice, pomegranate extracts are available. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| University of California, Los Angeles, gave a presentation called "Breakthrough Findings in pomegranate juice Research." In it, she called attention to published research showing that pomegranate juice significantly increased levels of nitric oxide.
Nitric oxide is an important molecule that plays a critical role in vascular disease. A lot of medications—and the amino acid L-arginine— work by increasing nitric oxide in the system, a very good thing indeed. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Maternal dietary supplementation with pomegranate juice is neuroprotective in an animal model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Pediatr Res. 2005 June;57(6):858-864.
Malik A, Afaq F, Sarfaraz S, Adhami VM, Syed DN, Hukhtar H. Pomegranate fruit juice for chemoprevention and chemotherapy of prostate cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2005 Oct 11;102(41):14813-14818.
Mori-Okamoto J, Otawara-Hamamoto Y, Yamato H, Yoshimura H. Pomegranate extract improves a depressive state and bone properties in menopausal syndrome model ovariectomized mice./Ethnopharmacol. 2004 May;92(l):93-101. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 One thing for sure is that drinking pomegranate juice has no negative side effects. You'll be healthier and happier by consuming this miraculous fruit on a daily basis.
Enjoy! |
| Thus, if people are drinking pomegranate juice to help prevent prostate cancer, doesn't it seem contradictory that the juice would be packaged in plastic containers believed to contribute to prostate cancer?
The real answer, in my educated opinion, is found in the heat factor. Plastic releases more chemicals when it is heated. As a result, cooking foods in plastic may be extremely hazardous to your health, but eating liquids stored in cold plastic may, in fact, only expose you to a tiny fraction of the same chemicals. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Here you find juices like pomegranate juice or blueberry juice. These are quality juices that on their own have medicinal value. In fact, pomegranate juice has been recently shown to prevent the onset of prostate cancer.
So to put it all together, it's a worthwhile product. |
Steven V. Joyal
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| Cholesterol-lowering effect of concentrated pomegranate juice consumption in type II diabetic patients with hy-perlipidemia. IntJVitam Nutr Res 2006 May; 76(3): 147-51.
Frid AH et al. Effect of whey on blood glucose and insulin responses to composite breakfast and lunch meals in type 2 diabetic subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 2005 Jul; 82(l):69-75.
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Gross CJ et al. Uptake of L-carnitine, D-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine by isolated guinea-pig enterocytes. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Effects of pomegranate juice consumption on myocardial perfusion in patients with coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 15;96(6):810-813.
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Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| The same is true with pomegranate juice, or blueberry juice, or even cherry juice. Nothing is quite as good as the fresh juices, which is why I strongly recommend the daily consumption of blended smoothies using a Vita-Mix and some raw, fresh ingredients. When you can get pomegranate seeds in season, it's always better to eat them fresh. They're crunchy and sweet, so buy 'em when you can.
When you can't get them in season, juice is the next best thing, and virtually all the juices on the market are made from concentrate. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| HYPERTENSION: A human study involving hypertensive patients who consumed eight ounces of pomegranate juice for fourteen days showed a decrease in systolic blood pressure and a thirty-six percent decreased risk of stroke.
BONE LOSS: An animal study found that those mice given pomegranate extract for two weeks showed a significant decrease in bone loss.
Tips on Using Pomegranates
SELECTION AND STORAGE:
• Pick one that is heavy for its size, with taut, thin, shiny, smooth skin.
• Pomegranates should be stored in a cool, dark place, where they will last for about a month. |
| Seeds can be stored in the refrigerator for about three days and can be frozen in an airtight container for about six months.
• pomegranate juice can be kept in the freezer for about six months.
PREPARATION AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
• To remove the seeds, slice off the crown end and score the rind vertically from top to bottom.
• Place the pomegranate in a bowl of water and break the sections apart. The seeds will sink to the bottom and the membranes and rind will float.
• To make juice, put the seeds in a food processor until juice is formed and strain the seeds through a fine-mesh sieve. |
| Az cup pomegranate seeds I cup honey Zest of I lemon or orange
One 12-ounce bag fresh or frozen cranberries (3 cups) directions:
Pour pomegranate juice and honey in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, until berries just pop, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in zest and pomegranate seeds, and break it down . . .
Calories: 210; Total fat: Og; Saturated fat: Og; Cholesterol: Omg; Sodium: Omg; Total carbs: 57g; Fiber: \g; Sugar: 52g; Protein: Og.
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Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Researchers at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa suggest that long-term consumption of juice derived from pomegranates may help slow aging and protect against heart disease and cancer. "Pomegranate juice contains the highest antioxidant capacity compared to other juices, red wine, and green tea," said Professor Michael Aviram, who led the team. The Israeli research indicates that pomegranates contain flavonoids that are more concentrated than those found in grapes. |
| The results suggest for the first time that free radicals (oxidative stress) are a contributing factor in erectile dysfunction and that due to its powerful antioxidant capabilities, pomegranate juice just may be a "natural Viagra."
Red Wine
Plato may have been on to something when he said, "Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man." Red wine has gotten a ton of press for its health-promoting abilities and has even been credited for something called the "French Paradox." The truth-as always—is a bit more complicated. |
| And at least five other studies have demonstrated a beneficial effect of pomegranate juice on cardiovascular health, including a study that showed 30 percent reduced arterial plaque. According to the Mayo Clinic Web site, preliminary evidence indicates it may lower cholesterol.
Interestingly, the pomegranate has always been associated with love and erotica. The ancients connected the fruit with procreation and abundance. In Turkey, the bride throws the fruit to the ground, and it's believed that the number of seeds that pop out will predict how many kids she's going to have. |
| Research at the University of California confirmed that the antioxidant capacity of pomegranate juice is two to three times that of red wine or green tea. In India, a preliminary study screening for antimicrobial activities of pomegranate seeds shows them to have potent antimicrobial activities against laboratory test organisms.
And that's just the beginning. |
| For example, pomegranate is a great fruit, but it takes a lot of work to eat it, and the edible part of the fruit is small. But pomegranate juice is widely available. Hence, the juice made the list (see page 259); the fruit did not. Similarly with the noni and acai berries. The noni berry tastes terrible (but the juice—see page 257—does not); plus, you can't find the berry itself anywhere but the tropics. The acai berry is really only available in Brazil, but the excellent juice products can be found everywhere. |
| Recently, a study was presented in San Antonio at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting in which forty-eight men who had been treated for prostate cancer through surgery or radiation drank 8 ounces of pomegranate juice daily-Drinking the juice significantly lengthened the amount of time it took for the men's average PSA to double (PSA is a marker for prostate cancer). The juice didn't stop the progression of the disease, but it definitely lengthened the time it took to develop, indicating that there may be chemicals in the juice that have some cancer-fighting benefits. |
Marshall Editions
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 Take 150-300 mg of grape seed, up to 240 ml of pomegranate juice, or drink 3-5 cups of green tea daily.
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LARYNGITIS
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Laryngitis is a painful condition that results in inflammation of the voice box, or larynx. The larynx becomes inflamed and swollen, vibrates less easily, and therefore produces less sound, in effect distorting the voice apparatus. This causes hoarseness and the distinctive croaky voice associated with laryngitis. Often, people with this condition temporarily lose their voices altogether. |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
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 If you want to enjoy most of the benefits of a moderate consumption of red wine without the alcohol, drink purple grape juice, 100 percent dark cherry juice, 100 percent pomegranate juice, 100 percent cranberry juice, or 100 percent prune juice with added lutein, or alcohol-free red wine. Both purple grape juice and pomegranate juice have been shown to increase the antioxidants in your system. There's nothing more refreshing than adding a splash of grape juice or pomegranate juice and a slice of lemon in a glass of sparkling water. |
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