The pomegranate is known as a superfood. Its jewel-like seeds (arils) have been used for medicinal purposes for millennia. Packed with powerful antioxidants and vitamins, this ruby-red fruit has been shown to be a cure-all for just about any ailment. It helps stomach upsets, menopausal hot flashes, hemorrhoids, conjunctivitis, osteoarthritis, lowers blood pressure, stimulates the immune system, wards off the flu, reduces inflammation, reduces risk of heart disease and lowers cholesterol.

2. The pomegranate is
known as a super food. Its
jewel-like seeds (arils)
have been used for
medicinal purposes for
millennia.

3. Packed with powerful
antioxidants and
vitamins, this ruby-red fruit
has been shown to be a
cure-all for just about any
ailment.

4. In comparison to other fruits, pomegranates contain
the maximum amount of anti-oxidants. It contains
approximately 3 times more antioxidants than green
tea and oranges. A single glass of pomegranate juice
can provide you with 40 % of the daily requirement of
folic acid and vitamins A, C, and E.

5. Pomegranate juice can have a
great impact on health,
particularly on the health of the
heart, by keeping the arteries
flexible and decreasing the
inflammation in the lining of the
blood vessels. It is known to
reduce atherosclerosis, which is
one of the leading causes of
heart disease.

6. Although pomegranate
juice contains fructose, it
does not elevate the
blood sugar level as other
fruit juices do. Studies
have shown that there
was no significant
increase in the blood
sugar level of diabetic
patients who drank this
juice daily for a period of 2
weeks.

7. Pomegranates are also
known to reduce high
blood pressure. The juice
of this fruit reduces lesions
and the inflammation of
blood vessels in heart
patients. It is a natural
aspirin, which keeps the
blood from coagulating
and forming blood clots.
It even acts as a blood
thinner allowing for an
unrestricted flow of blood
through the body.

8. Pomegranate juice
eliminates free radicals
from the body and inhibits
the growth and
development of cancer
and other diseases. Its
high contents of antioxidants stimulate the
white blood cells to
neutralize toxins in the
body thereby promoting
a strong and healthy
immune system.

9. Pomegranate juice has strong antibacterial and anti-microbial
properties which help fight viruses
and bacteria and boost our
immunity system. It significantly
reduces microbes that are found in
the mouth commonly responsible
for cavities and staph infections.. Its
anti-microbial properties make it
an inhibitor of HIV transmission. Out
of all the fruits, pomegranate has
the highest potential to inhibit the
transmission of HIV.

10. A diet high in
pomegranate juice can
help to slow down the
process of ageing by
reducing wrinkles and fine
lines on the face caused
by constant exposure to
sun. It also helps to sustain
the regeneration of the
skin cells and prevent
hyper pigmentation and
occurrence of dark spots.

11. It helps stomach upsets, menopausal hot flashes,
hemorrhoids, conjunctivitis, osteoarthritis, lowers blood
pressure, stimulates the immune system, wards off the
flu, reduces inflammation, reduces risk of heart
disease and lowers cholesterol.

13. “I felt like a seed in a pomegranate. Some say that the pomegranate
was the real apple of Eve, fruit of the womb, I would eat my way into
perdition to taste you.” ( Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body)