While shopping in the grocery store one day, I noticed an older gentleman take a small bottle of cherry juice from the shelf high in the refriderated cooler. I asked him what was cherry juice good for?  He simply said, "for pain."  He claimed that since he had started taking a little cherry juice a day, he didn’t need pain relievers for his arthritis anymore.  Well, this made me wonder.  Was there a relationship between cherries and pain? Plus, why doesn’t everyone know about this? Read on to find out more about how cherries can relieve your pain naturally and how to make a delicious juice…

After much research, I found out that cherries are considered a natural healer.  Especially Montmorency tart cherries.  These dark little sweet fruits contain anthocyamins, an antioxidant that destroys free radicals, as well as relieve pain from arthritis and gout. You can read more about relieving gout pain naturally by reading

Gout Pain Relief Naturally.

Researchers have found that tart cherries with their flavanoid compounds act the same way NSAIDs do, however they do not hurt your stomach like NSAID or cause other side effects that NSAIDs have been known to cause like ulcers, kidney damage or vomiting. 

Tart cherries pack a potent punch when it comes to antioxidants.  Due to being soluble in water and fat, they are even more potent than vitamins A, C, and E due to the melatonin found in tart cherries, as well as quercetin and kaempferol.Other benefits to tart cherries are they have been known to fight cancer and heart disease.

I wanted to learn how to make my own juice (the one in the store was rather expensive.)

Here’s a great recipe for cherry juice:

Ingredients you’ll need -

• 1 lb. tart cherries
• 2 lbs. sugar
• 1/2 pint of water
• several bottles of sparkling water

Directions for making cherry juice:

1. Wash and pit the cherries.
2. In a large saucepan, add cherries and sugar. Cover and let stand for approx. 2 hours until they are at room temperature. The cherries will absorb the sweetness.  The final juice will be added to water before you drink it.
3. After 2 hours, slowly add water and mix until the sugar dissolves.
4. Place the pan on the stove and bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Strain the liquid into another pan, making sure you press the cherries to get all the liquid before you discard the cherries.
5. Bring the liquid back to a simmer. As it cooks, it will thicken. Continue to boil until it’s the consistency of maple syrup. Remove the pan from the heat and let it sit until it cools. When it cools, transfer the liquid to a sealed container and store it in the refriderator. 
6. The syrup is the form of your cherry juice.  When you’re ready to drink it, add one or two spoonfuls to sparkling water. Experiment with the right ratio to your taste. 

Try this and see if it helps relieve your pain. Or just eat a handful of cherries which will give you the same result. 

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