Pomegranate is nutrient dense and a antioxidant rich fruit. The outer layer is not edible but the juice and the seeds inside are providing all the fruits health benefits. Pomegranates contain high levels of flavonoids and polyphenols, potent antioxidants offering protection against heart disease and cancer. A glass of pomegranate juice has more antioxidants than red wine, green tea, blueberries, and cranberries.
Compounds found only in pomegranates called punicalagins, a type of phenolic compound shown to benefit the heart and blood vessels. Punicalagins are the major component responsible for pomegranate”s antioxidant. They not only lower cholesterol, but also lower blood pressure and increase the speed at which heart blockages (atherosclerosis) melt away. Pomegranates are good for your heart and blood vessels but they have been shown to inhibit breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, leukemia and to prevent vascular changes that promote tumor growth in lab animals.
Health benefits of Pomegranate
– may lower Blood Pressure in High blood pressure patients by inhibiting Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE).
– may prevent and reverse Atherosclerosis.
– May help to prevents Cancer (Breast, Lung, Colon, Prostate, and skin)
– May lower total serum Cholesterol and LDL
– Great Antioxidants
– May prevent Osteoarthritis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
– Pomegranate juice and extract contain phytochemical compounds that stimulate estrogen receptors, improving symptoms and
increasing bone
properties in menopausal syndrome.
– Pomegranate juice and extract contain phytochemical compounds that stimulate Serotonin.
– Pomegranate peel extract may stimulate the production of Collagen.
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