Pain Relief With Fruits
June 1, 2009
Fruits are not only good for your health, but they can also replace your pain killer medications. Although, pain relief medications, such as the most popular aspirin, are recommended by doctors to reduce pain, but certain fruits had been used in traditional medicines for reducing pains. Recent researches have also established the credibility of fruits in reducing pains.
Tart Cherries
Cherries get their deep red color from a substance known as anthocyanin. Studies have shown that the anti-inflammatory property of anthocyanin can be as effective as aspirin in reducing pain. Further, the antioxidant property of anthocyanin is comparable to vitamins C and E. Anthocyanin works in the same manner as popular painkillers, including aspirin and ibuprofen, by obstructing secretion of cyclooxygenas-1 and cyclooxygenase-2, substances responsible for causing inflammation and consequent pain.
Hence, you can replace your aspirin pill with twenty tart cherries to reduce pain. Tart cherries are also capable of reducing the level of uric acid in blood. High level of uric acid is one of the primary causes of gouts. Tart cherries can therefore act as your gout medicine.
Other anthocyanin rich fruits
Besides tart cherries, cranberries, blueberries, raspberries, black currants and to some lesser extent strawberries are rich sources of anthocyanin. Fresh fruits are the best source of anthocyanin. Since supply of fresh fruits is not available through out the year, to get the same result you can consume fruit juice concentrates.
Soybean
Soybeans contain isoflavins, which are capable of reducing arthritis and gout pains. You can reduce pains by consuming at least forty grams of soy protein per day.
Citrus fruits
Intake of adequate amount of citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruits can reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Fruit juices
Fruits juices rich in phytonutrients are capable of relieving joint pains. The higher the level of antioxidant present in a particular fruit, the more effective is it in reducing arthritis pains. Juices of black cherry, celery, green barley juice, aloe vera and bilberry juice can cure pain naturally.
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