Pomegranate juice

Pomegranate juice is the closest thing to a miracle in a bottle we’ve found yet. The deep purple juice is loaded with antioxidants, and doctors at the preventive medicine research institute, in California, have found even more to love about it. Their study was presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in March. Heart disease patients on cholesterol-lowering drugs were randomly assigned to drink eight ounces of Pom a day for three months, or a placebo beverage. The pomegranate juice drinkers had improved blood flow to the heart; heart disease worsened for those who drank the placebo. Statins can help any, but they may not always be enough. There’s no substitute for diet and exercise, says researcher Dr Dean Ornish. And now it looks like pomegranate juice is a good start.