Are cherries good for joints?

Hello there! This post reminded me that I haven't written any cherry related articles yet. It's supposed to be very good for gout (ergo the joints). I hope you find my article useful. Cherries to Prevent and Cure Gout When I did my initial research on gout prevention and cure, one of the most frequently mentioned cure is cherries. I just never really paid attention before because cherries aren't available locally in Manila (or at least none that I know of). Instead, I focused on bananas, which is very popular among gout sufferers too and is a dime a dozen here. Anyway, since I haven't had an attack in months, I figured I'd satisfy my research itch and find out why the cherry is being touted as the best counter-gout food. Supposedly, Cherries lower uric acid and helps sooth gout-caused inflammation. I checked the cherry nutritional information and other properties and found that: * Cherries contain about 16% of the RDA for Vitamin C. In a past entry, I wrote about how Vitamin C helps with gout. Among others, Vitamin C minimizes the production of uric acid and maximizes the excretion of uric acid by increasing uric acid absorption by the kidneys. * Cherries contain about 9% of the RDA for Potassium. In a past entry, I wrote about how Potassium helps liquefy uric acid to make it more water soluble and therefore be more efficiently discharged through urination. * Cherries prevent collagen destruction. Collagen is used by the body to form connective tissue. * Cherries contain anthocyanins, which helps fight the tissue swelling and repair damaged tissues. Anthocyanins supposedly also help lower uric acid level. And that's it! Four big reasons why cherries should be high on the diet list of gout sufferers. http://goutchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/03/cherries-to-prevent-and-cure-gout.html