Dear Friends,
In this letter, we’re spotlighting a fruit that’s helping some of the world’s top endurance athletes recover faster and perform better.
If you’re familiar with the Tour de France cycling race, you know it’s one of the most demanding athletic events on the planet.
Over 21 days, the racers cover about 2,200 miles, and a good percentage of the ride is pedaling up mountains or hills through challenging mountain chains like the Alps and Pyrenees.
During this year’s Tour de France, several of the leading riders and teams turned to a simple but powerful ally for help: tart cherry juice.
Now, think about that — these are elite athletes with access to virtually every performance-enhancing tool on the planet (hopefully these days they stick to the legal ones), and they’re reaching out for tart cherry.
Why? Because they found it works.
And the best part? You don’t have to be a world-class cyclist to benefit.
Many of us mere mortals have found tart cherry can help us stay active and feel better — whether it’s after a workout, a long walk, yard work, or just keeping up with a busy lifestyle.
So What Makes Tart Cherries So Special?
Researchers point to the fact they’re rich in natural polyphenol compounds labeled as anthocyanin 1 and anthocyanin 2.
In addition to having strong antioxidant properties, these nutrients promote a healthy inflammation response, which allows joints and muscles to recover faster so your body can bounce back quicker from intense physical activity.
This is why tart cherry is gaining popularity among some athletes and weekend warriors alike.
When we refer to tart cherries, we’re specifically talking about the Montmorency variety. The name stems from its heritage, as these cherries were first grown in the Montmorency Valley in France.
Surprisingly, even though they originated in France, the “tart cherry capital of the world” is located here in the U.S. in Northern Michigan – where the climate is ideal to grow these potent cherries.
My understanding is being close to Lake Michigan keeps temperatures a little cooler during hot summer days, and the sandy soil and rolling hills create conditions where the cherry trees can thrive.
Our Favorite Tart Cherry Ingredient for Supplements
If you’re curious how tart cherries are different from the sweet or dark cherries you typically see in the market, they’re a brighter red, and as the name suggests, tart cherries are more sour tasting or tart than the regular cherries.
This sour taste is probably because of the high anthocyanin content we discussed earlier, which is the major driver of the health benefits of tart cherries.
At NatureCity, our favorite tart cherry ingredient for supplements is called CherryPure, which can be found in our TrueBerry7 supplement. Here’s why we like it so much.
First, it’s grown, harvested, and concentrated in Traverse City, Michigan, in the heart of America’s tart cherry capital.
Plus, it’s minimally processed to retain the cherries natural matrix of polyphenols and phytonutrients.
That’s important because this natural matrix can help with absorption and bioavailability.
Unlike some extracts that isolate a single compound, CherryPure keeps the full spectrum intact — just like nature intended.
On top of this, only the skins of the cherries are used to make CherryPure.
The skin is where the desirable nutrients and anthocyanins are concentrated. This is a key reason why CherryPure is potent in relatively small amounts.
Just how concentrated is CherryPure? Well, it takes about 50 pounds of cherries to make every pound of CherryPure powder.
We also like that no fillers or additives are used - it’s 100% pure tart cherry powder, which is why it’s called CherryPure.
Studies Validate Benefits
In studies involving endurance athletes and men engaging in resistance strength training, it’s been found that over a 10-day period, CherryPure can help reduce muscle soreness and oxidative stress from exercise, which helps support better results and performance during physical activity or intense training.
In a nutshell, this is the type of support the Tour de France cyclists were seeking and why many are now drinking tart cherry juice.
The amount of CherryPure used in the studies was 480mg a day of the highly concentrated tart cherry powder.
One more interesting research finding for you - another CherryPure study found it may help you maintain healthy uric acid levels.
Uric acid is waste product created when the body breaks down chemicals called purines, which are found in many foods.
Most uric acid dissolves in blood and leaves the body in urine, after passing through the kidneys.
When uric acid levels get elevated it can trigger inflammation that has a negative effect on how our joints and muscles feel, as well as cardiovascular and liver health.
In addition, too much uric acid can result in kidney stones. Uric acid can clump together to form crystals that may build up in kidneys, which isn’t good for kidney health and may ultimately result in kidney stones.
This CherryPure research study was conducted with healthy young adults, who on average already had uric acid levels in a healthy range.
Yet, taking a single serving of the CherryPure tart cherry powder still had a beneficial effect on uric acid levels.
After 24 hours, the group on average showed a reduction in uric acid, and this change was significant compared to the control or placebo group.
Sometimes just increasing how much water we drink can help with uric acid, but now this latest research suggests that the CherryPure tart cherry powder may offer additional support.
This illustrates another way how CherryPure can help joint and muscle discomfort and keep us moving and functioning our best.
Part of the TrueBerry7 Formula
In our TrueBerry7 supplement, we include 240mg of CherryPure per scoop.
Two servings a day gets you to the same 480mg daily dose used in many of the published studies.
Plus, TrueBerry7 also contains six other high-antioxidant superfruits, each bringing their own benefits — so it’s really a full-spectrum fruit formula you can feel good about drinking.
And it’s sugar-free too.
So whether you’re training for a race, hitting the gym, or just trying to stay active and feel your best, tart cherry can help you recover faster, stay more comfortable, and be ready for whatever’s next.
And for me personally, TrueBerry7 has been a daily habit for years. I’m a huge believer in what it delivers — and the research on the ingredients backs it up.
Yours for Good Health,
Carl Pradelli
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