The Science of Cherries
in 1999, it was concluded by the American Chemistry Society that cherries relieve pain better than aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs. The Cox-2 inhibiting drugs as well as aspirin reduces inflammation in the same manner as eating about 20 cherries. Anthocanins are molecules in cherries that work to reduce inflammation at a rate of ten times that of aspirin; also, cherries do not have lethal side affects such as gastric bleeding or vitamin depletion that is associated with aspirin.
Not only are cherries good for anti-inflammation and a great pain reliever, but also aid in reducing cholesterol. A diet rich in cherries reduces total cholesterol by 11 percent and contain markers that target abdominal fat linked to heart disease. In November 2008, The American Dietetic Association in Chicago backed the scientific findings on cherries and cherry growers began to site the scientific information on their labels.
The FDA (federal drug administration) sent 29 warning letters to the companies marketing cherries threatening regulatory action if they did not remove the scientific health benefits of cherries from their labels. "The FDA declared cherries to be "drugs" once health claims for a disease were associated with the product." Every food particle on this planet has health benefits as we have to eat to survive!
In recent news, a new aspirin like drug has been released on the market: a cox-2 inhibiting anti-inflammatory drug. The new cox-2 drug was advertised on television and in print without the availability of long-term safety data. It is now known that this anti-inflammatory drug caused thousands of side effects and was associated with the deaths of an estimated 20,000 Americans, mostly due to mortal heart attacks.
Sign the petition today by clicking on www.reformFDA.org. The health of all Americans is at stake.
Rachael Carlevale
posted by PWH @ 3:01 PM
5 comments
5 Comments:
This blog is very informative. All I can think after reading this is WOW. First I was intrigued to learn how cherries can be pain relievers and can also lower cholesterol. Then I was shocked to read on and find out the FDA sent warning letters to the companies marketing cherries. I agree with you, every food that we eat does have health benefits...
Very interesting.
Shonneau L.
Wow! I dont know how the government could pull such a ridiculous stunt. Its a good thing that there is a website where we can petition it. It doesnt surprise me that cherries are so healthy, because all fruit is beneficial to our health. Why do you think the FDA would do such a thing? Do you think the petition will get them to withdraw their statements?
-Calin Darabus
Rachael,
Awesome blog! I’ve never heard of this, but it doesn’t surprise me that cherries are better pain relievers all around. If I had a headache, I’d want to eat 20 cherries and not worry about having a heart attack. The FDA can be so crazy sometimes. Chocolate makes me feel good sometimes and they don’t market it as a drug. Poor cherries…
Sarah Bello
Rachael,
I love your passion for what you know and love. It's very interesting and important for our society to know these things! We're becoming to immune to taking pain relievers (and other drugs) that at times we don't realize that what we need is all natural and right in our back yards. The FDA is crazy to make statements like that I hope they revoke them soon.
Crystal Cabral
This kind of falls under why heroin is extremely illegal yet doctors can prescribe OC's to patients at will when they are more or less the same drug. I love to learn about foods that can cure things the way pills do. Great article.
-Nick Cline
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