Pomegranates – an important Phytotherapy

Pomegranates aid longevity, reduce heart disease and strokes, reverse the buildup of arterial plaque, and reduce blood sugar levels and cancer risk

Pomegranates are rich in antioxidants and polyphenols. They have significant anti-inflammatory benefits too. Here we look at research evidence for their benefits with reducing heart and stroke risk, increasing longevity, reducing fasting blood sugar levels and helping men fight prostate cancer.

Pomegranates contain a powerful anti-ageing precursor

A team of researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) working with the life science company Amazentis, have found that there is a molecule, urolithin A, within pomegranates that is transformed by a healthy gut microbiome into a highly active compound which cleans up withering mitochondria in the cell and thus prevents their build up and slows ageing.

Mitochondria are the cells power stations. The more active the tissue (brain, muscle, heart etc.) the more mitochondria there are. However, as the power stations become old and function less well, they can block the advance of newcomers. The dysfunctional mitochondria just litter the cell and this is believed to be one of the main causes of ageing. The pomegranate molecule has been found to be capable of recycling the old mitochondria, thus cleaning up the cells and the tissues.

"It's the only known molecule that can relaunch the mitochondrial clean-up process, otherwise known as mitophagy". "It's a completely natural substance, and its effect is powerful and measurable."

This is certainly not the first time pomegranates have been suggested as capable of increasing human longevity. And it won’t be the last. In 2013, UCLA commenced a human clinical trial.

Pomegranates reduce plaque buildup in arteries

The world the truth about artery plaque builds up. It is caused by inflammation. The inflammation does not occur in the muscle wall of arteries but in the inner ‘Intima Media’. As this becomes inflamed, so it can fill with debris from immune cells to oxidized fats. And as the Intima Media becomes ‘fatter’ so the artery becomes blocked.

Scientists from Haifa, Israel have been studying the beneficial properties of pomegranates for 20 or more years. In 2004, they published research which showed that patients consuming pomegranates daily for three years reduced the inflammation and thickness of the Intima Media, reduced their heart attack risk and reduced levels of LDL binding to the arteries. In other words, daily pomegranate consumption reverses plaue build up in the arteries.

Their findings showed that after 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, the thickness of the Intima Media reduced by 13%, 22%, 26% and 35% respectively. These findings are simply huge. Who would need a statin if Doctors prescribed pomegranate eating?

"The most important new discoveries are the cardiovascular and stroke protection of pomegranate."

Pomegranate juice has an even higher concentration of antioxidants than ‘high’ antioxidant sources like red wine, grape juice, blueberry juice, cranberry juice and green tea.

Pomegranates reduce fasting blood sugar in Type-2 diabetes patients

Researchers from Jordan University of Science and technology have reported that people with type-2 diabetes consuming 1.5 mls of pomegranate juice per kg of weight per day, reduced their fasting blood sugar levels. This was not observed with healthy humans.

The results were taken as an average across the 85 people with type-2 diabetes in the trial. Some 20% of those showed no benefit.

Pomegranates aid prostate cancer patients

Several studies have shown that extracts of pomegranate juice can inhibit prostate cancer cells in vitro. Several clinical trials have shown that drinking 8oz of pomegranate juice a day can slow the rate of increase of PSA levels in men with proste cancer. A 2015 study showed pomegranate juice could aid in prostate cancer prevention. Pomegranate extract was used in POMI-T along with broccoli extract, curcumin and EGCG from green tea. This is highly effective at lowering the PSA levels of prostate.

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