Pomegranate is so potent for the cardiovascular system; a pomegranate drug would surely become a household name, like Lipitor or Sudafed.
In one study, a group of cardiac patients were divided into two groups. One group received their medications plus a placebo, and the other group received their medications plus pomegranate juice. After three months, stress-induced angina episodes decreased by 50% in the pomegranate group and actually increased by 37% in the placebo group. (1)
In another study measuring atherosclerosis (thickening of the arterial wall), the major risk factor for a heart attack or stroke, a group of cardiac patients were divided into two groups. One group took statin drugs only, while another group received statin drugs plus pomegranate juice. In the drugs-only group, the arterial wall thickened by 9% a year, while the drugs plus pomegranate group showed a 35% reversal in arterial wall thickening. (2)
It is believed that pomegranates support the function of nitric oxide, which is involved in the constant repair of the cells that line the arterial walls. (3) An antioxidant, pomegranate was shown to reduce the oxidative status of the bad cholesterol by a whopping 90%. (4)
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