Pomegranates are red fruits with a sweet and delicious taste, which have antiviral, antioxidant, and antitumor properties. They are also rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, antioxidants, fiber, protein, potassium, and folic acids.
Pomegranate juice has been proven to be a better antioxidant agent than grape juice, cranberry juice, red wine, and green tea. You can lower oxidative stress by regularly consuming pomegranate juice. Oxidative stress is the toxic effect that free radicals have on the human body.
This fruit is known all over the world for its power to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases. However, it offers plenty of others healthy benefits. Here are some of the most important:
Pomegranate Healthy Benefits
1. Prevents Heart Issues
Due to its properties pomegranate can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Pomegranate juice consumption on a daily basis promotes healthy blood flow in the body. While, the antioxidant properties, found in pomegranate, decrease the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood, and thus prevent clot formation in the arteries.
2. Treats Digestion Issues
You can use pomegranate juice even for treatment of some serious issues like cholera and dysentery. Whereas, drinking pomegranate leaf tea can help in alleviating upset stomach or diarrhea caused by any digestive problems.
3. Prevents Prostate and Breast Cancer
Drinking pomegranate juice can also lower the risk of these two types of cancer due to its abundance of flavonoids, which are a type of antioxidants. It also decreases the PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) levels, which are produced by prostate cells only.
4. Treats Osteoarthritis and Atherosclerosis
Pomegranates impede the formation of enzymes, which can break down the connective tissues in the body. Pomegranates help in treating issues caused by thickening and hardening of the arterial walls and in the joints and cartilage.
5. Reduce Dental Plaque
Due to the antibacterial and antiviral properties that pomegranates contain, their juice is very beneficial for reducing the effect of plaque formation on the teeth and prevents many oral infections.
6. Reduce Anemia Symptoms
The symptoms of anemia like weakness, dizziness, exhaustion, and hearing loss can be reduced by the high levels of iron in pomegranates. Furthermore, as it was already mentioned, these fruits also promote healthy blood flow.
7. Promote Healthy Skin
Pomegranates also contain anti-aging properties which help in skin cell regeneration. They also make the skin healthier and stronger because the vitamin C in them promotes collagen formation. Moreover, the high levels of antioxidants nourish the skin and impede the free radicals to damage the skin.
How to Make Pomegranate Juice?
First, put some pomegranate seeds in a blender, without the rind and the pith, and blend them for a really short time. Then, strain the mixture into a container using a mesh strainer. With the back of a spoon, press the seeds in order to get pomegranate juice as much as possible. Drink the juice immediately, or store in the fridge to cool off if you prefer so.
