POM Wonderful Review

POM Wonderful is 100% Pomegranate Juice and is the only juice whose health benefits are backed by $25 million in medical research. Parents who participated in published clinical studies experienced significant improvement in heart, prostate and erectile health after drinking 8 oz. of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice daily.

My family aren't really what you would say big juice drinkers, Although there are times when we do purchase juice for the kids or for my husband and I. When I do purchase it, I want it to have health benefits behind it. With that being said, I recently had the opportunity to try POM Wonderful. I had ran across it in the store numerous times and was always curious about, but honestly just never to the jump to just go ahead and give it a try.

Curious as to what my family thought about it? It honestly isn't a bad taste at all, it's much different than other juices out there. My husband downed 8oz at one time and later that day he said it made him a little sick to his stomach. After that, I started reading more about the POM Wonderful and yes, you are suppose to drink approx. 8 oz. a day, but maybe spread it out throughout the day. At least until your body get used to it. My son really enjoyed it, but unlike his daddy he sipped on it throughout the day. I also later tried it mixed with 1/2 orange juice and 1/2 POM juice and that was fantastic! It helped mellow out the flavor of the POM Juice.

POM Wonderful has done research on their product as I said earlier. Here are a few highlights that I want to focus on. My family has had to deal with the Cardiovascular and Prostate issues. Here is what clinical research shows with POM Wonderful



Cardiovascular Health

• After only three months, blood flow to the heart improved approximately 17% in a group that drank POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice group, but worsened approximately 18% in the placebo group. The study included 45 patients with coronary heart disease.

• Decrease in arterial plaque of up to 30% was seen among elderly patients with advanced atherosclerosis who drank 8oz. POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice daily for one year. 19 patients were included in this study.

• 100% pomegranate juice inhibited ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) by36% after two weeks of daily consumption in a pilot study of 10 patients.

• Drinking 8o. of 100% pomegranate juice per day for two weeks lowered the incidence of LDL oxidation, believed to be a key factor in arterial plaque formation. This piloe study included 13 patients.

Prostate Health

• 45 men with men recurrent prostate cancer drank 8oz. of 100% pomegranate juice daily for two years and experienced prolonged PSA doubleing time from 15 to 54 months. PSA is a blood marker for prostate cancer and the longer the doubling time , the lower the risk of cancer recurrence and spread.

POM Wonderful has a website full of fantastic information and also includes recipes. Here is a recipe that caught my eye.

Ingredients:
3/4 oz. Plymouth Gin or Vodka
1/2 oz. St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur
1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz. POM Wonderful Pomegranate juice
3/4 oz. Triple syrup

Directions:
Assemble the first five ingredients in a mixing glass and shake well with ice. Strain into a flute and top with champagne.



If you are looking for a fantastic juice with a great health benefits, then check out POM Wonderful!