Just a handful of cherries a day can make it easier for you to bear physical exertion and relieve muscle and joint pain. Medical research has shown that eating this fruit is also useful in preventing heart disease, arthritis and cancer.
Given that sour cherries contain substances that classify them as natural aspirin, they have a beneficial effect on pain relief. It has a beneficial effect on muscles, joints and bones because it reduces the amount of uric acid, the main culprit for problems in the bone and joint system.
Cherry contains a plant pigment that is a powerful antioxidant in the prevention of heart diseases and tumors. Due to the content of numerous other nutrients, it also affects the reduction of blood pressure, strengthening of blood vessels, especially capillaries. The ingredient coumarin, which cherries also have, has the ability to reduce blood density, which is why cherries are good at preventing arteriosclerosis and anemia.
It is very rich in antioxidant substances, which gives energy to the body, but it can also help with insomnia. Namely, the research that was conducted showed that subjects who drank a glass of fresh cherry juice every night slept better than those who drank some other juice. Due to negligible amounts of sugar, regular consumption of cherries also prevents diabetes, reports Novosti.
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