According to new research from Oregon Health & Science University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference this past week, drinking tart cherry juice may relieve aching muscles caused by exercise. The researchers showed that people who drank tart cherry juice while training for long distance runs reported significant decreases in post-exercise pain, compared to those who didn’t drink the juice. Cherries are known to have anti-inflammatory properties attributed to compounds called anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are responsible for the brilliant red, blue, and purple colors in vegetation and are found in high concentration in fruits like blackberries, acai berries and pomegranates.
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
June 1st, 2009 at 6:51 am
Your link to “tart cherries” ended up at a cherry tart recipe.
Having grown up on an orchard, could you give a better idea what you mean by “tart” cherry? There are so many kinds.
Thanks
R
June 1st, 2009 at 9:22 am
I have been using tart cherries for my arthritis for the past six months. I learned about some tart cherry capsules them from my doctor. But since taking them my muscles feel great. I recently discovered a free tart cherry book that tells how tart cherries can help with arthritis and muscle pain. It’s a good book and best of all it is free. It is called Tart Cherry Health Report. Here is a link if you are interested: http://www.traversebayfarms.com
June 1st, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Thanks for the tip! Glad you are feeling better from your arthritis!
June 1st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Hi Roegan – if you scroll down the page from the “tart cherries” link you’ll see some information on them. Here’s what I found: “Cherrries are typically classified as either sweet or tart. Sweet cherries include Bing cherries, Lambert cherries, Rainier cherries and are grown mainly in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Tart cherries include the Montmorency and Balaton varieties and are produced primarily in Michigan.”