Cherry Good
cherries
When my family and I went to Canada this summer we arrived just in time to experience a major heat wave and the most amazing cherry season. Being in Southern Ontario at the height of the cherry season is incredible, every where you look there are road side stalls piled high with baskets of plump, juicy dark red cherries just waiting to be savoured. The flavour of a hot sun drenched cherry is intense, addictive and we ate plenty of them. Big bowls of cherries soon replaced with pits and stalks. We couldn’t get enough. I taught my little girl to wear cherry earrings, they’re called doublers where you hook two cherry stalks over the ear – she’s still young enough to humour me plus it’s a fab look.
Cherry earrings
Anyway, apart from all the fun we had munching our way through cherryville the health benefits were plentiful too. Cherries are a great source of Vitamin C and fibre plus they are rich in anti-oxidants which are important for immune support. Trials show that cherries have anti-inflammatory properties that may be of great benefit to people suffering from arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. Cherries are also effective at keeping uric acid levels normal too, so they would be a super natural remedy for gout. They are low in cholesterol, fat and sodium making them a very healthy fruit snack. So, when in season eat cherries. We sure did.
Cherry Active
CherryActive produces a sugar-free concentrate of Montmorency cherry that can be taken as a supplement to help with joint pain, joint function, cardiovascular health, promotes healthy sleep patterns plus effective for after sports or fitness training muscular strength and recovery. Available in liquid and capsule form.
Pomegranates- Pin or fork?
Me and Pomegrantes go way back. A strange round red fruit that has intrigued me since I was a small child. My grandmother used to buy them every Christmas and serve 1/2 each to me and my little sister ,”’cause they cost the earth!” She would slice through with her big knife and inside would be the glistening little ruby red gems. We would sit down with a tea towel draped over our legs (to catch any juice) and were handed our bowl of cut pomegrante and a pin. The pin was meant to individually pick out each seed or arils and really savour the flavour. I’m sure it was her way of getting us to sit still and be quiet for a bit. I loved the taste so much I remember wanting to just bite the lot, but she would warn us not to as the separation pith was very dry and bitter.Recent research has shown that drinking pomegranate juice, taking it in supplement form and or eating the fruit has many health benefits including reducing heart disease, has antibacterial activity against mouth plaque and can help fend off the common cold. Health benefits aside they also look great when thrown into a big fresh salad, swizzled onto a thick sweet potato soup or part of a fruit compote. Unique fruit that is fashionably very good for you.
