Health Benefits of the Pomegranate 

Join Dr. Van Dyken as she discusses the health benefits of the pomegranate.
link to video done on urolithin: • Urolithin A - a useful...
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:18 History of the pomegranate
01:38 Pomegranate anatomy
02:48 Chemicals and phytonutrients in pomegranate
05:30 The pomegranate and the microbiome
06:42 Pomegranates and skin health
07:04 Pomegranates and metabolic syndrome (diabetes, insulin resistance, central obesity, high cholesterol, high blood glucose levels)
09:34 Anti-inflammatory effects of pomegranate
10:55 Possible anti-cancer effects of pomegranate
12:10 Pomegranate and neuroprotection (prevention of cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimers)
14:48 Pomegranate, physical exercise, physical performance and recovery
16:15 Conclusion
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Join us as we review the health benefits of pomegranate in detail. We discuss how they could be beneficial for physical activity, muscle strength, neural protection and slowing down cognitive decline. We talk about the anti-inflammatory effects of pomegranate, and we talk about the anti-cancer effects as well as the effects pomegranate has on metabolic syndrome manifestations like high blood pressure, central obesity, insulin resistance, high blood sugar levels, high cholesterol levels. We take some time to explore how pomegranate affects the Microbiome, and how a healthy microbiome type can allow us to maximize our benefits from pomegranates. Lastly, we talk about the different parts of the pomegranate, if possible, we really should try to get in the entire fruit, not just the central Arils. And FINALLY - we need more high quality studies done on pomegranate intake - we need to better define the best formulation, dose and frequency.
I hope you find this video informative and useful. Let us know if you are planning to incorporate more pomegranates into your life. If so, how are you planning to do that? I’m hoping to plant some pomegranate trees here on Maui, hopefully I will soon reap the benefits of that. Any tips on pomegranate cultivation would be welcome - please reach out and throw them in the comment section below. Until next time - stay safe, stay healthy and aloha.