Tart Cherry vitamins and Herbs.

Tart Cherry

Tart Cherry – Cherries are good for more than just making pies. Researchers showed that rats receiving powdered tart cherry in their diets had lower cholesterol, lower blood sugar, less fat storage in the liver, lower oxidative stress and increased production of a molecule that helps the body handle fat and sugar compared with the rats that didn’t receive cherries as part of an otherwise similar diet. In this experiment, the rats had a predisposition to high cholesterol and diabetes but not obesity. Those who may have a metabolic syndrome known as syndrome X which is linked to a collection of factors such as high rates of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Research done on tart cherry reported that the compound anthocyanins, which give tart cherry its sour taste and color, has powerful anti-inflammatory properties and are strong antioxidants. The American health association has certified the Montmorency variety as heart healthy. Reports of Cherries ORAC chart suggest that the darker the cherry the higher the ORAC (antioxidant capacity). This puts cherries just above cranberry’s and just below blue berries on the ORAC chart.