Cherry Juice Concentrate Cures Gout and More? FDA Warns Companies About Unproven Claims
Wednesday October 26, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to 29
companies that manufacture, market, or distribute products made from
cherries or other fruits. The companies were warned about making unproven claims on their web sites and product labels, and violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The companies cited market dried fruit, fruit juice, and juice concentrate for treating or preventing gout, arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, and other ailments.
According to research eating bing cherries may help people who suffer from the pain of gout or other forms of arthritic inflammation. The FDA is cracking down on marketing tactics fueled by unproven claims.
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I have never been a believer of the cherry juice concentrate, but let me tell you, I tried it and I am so impressed that my friends are tired of hearing how well I have come along. I had Gout on the bottom of my foot where the second toe is, swollen, inflamed and so painful to walk that I could cry. I also have had two knee surgeries in the last 8 yrs. and very painful still going up and down steps, bending, etc. the Arthritis was taking over. Low and behold within six days the pain subsided about 40 per cent. Two weeks yesterday (6-5-06) and the Gout is gone, I now can even stomp my foot on the ground. Knee is about 80 per cent better. I even danced around my house, which for 8 yrs. I had to give that up. I can even walk down steps now without holding on for dear life, or walk down backwards holding on. I have NEVER been so excited about how I feel now with the gout and arthritis. I could not stand up over a toilet for yrs without terrible pain, shaky legs and knees popping and cracking all over the place. For the first time this past week end I did, came out and told my friends what I accomplished, like a kid in a candy store. You don’t realize the little things mean so much when you finally can do them again. I will never never be without my daily cherry juice, not to mention it tastes great. Please anyone who has this problem, trust me, IT WORKS!!!!
Thank you Cherry Juice Concentrate
Sharon
Sorry about the mistyped words, on foot and knee. Perhaps you can correct for me. thanks
Good for you! The FDA are a bunch of controling fools in bed with the drug companies. They DO NOT want people to find cures from the goodness of God’s bounty…whatever would they do? What a loss of $$ for them all in this “a pill for all ills” society!
I tried the cherry juice concentrate per my naturopath for a stomach upset/bloating/constipation from all the raw, sprouted sunflower seeds I eat. Amazing results! I never felt better. Don’t tell the government, though!
The FDA needs to just disappear. They DO NOT want anyone to get better. They are drug pushers and are totally and completely ignorant. Personally, most of whatever they say is NOT good for you…I will try because they are liars! And thanks to you Sharon and D for your truth and I’m soooo glad you are both feeling better!!! Best of luck to you and all the others out there!! Take care of yourselves the way YOU believe works….NOT what the FDA or anyone else says! God Bless!
Cherry juice ‘may help’ - but that’s true of everything. My Doctor warned about wasting money on ’snake oil’ treatments that ‘might not’ deliver all they promised! Well I have gout and it has been unresponsive to some VERY expensive drug therapies. I’ve been prescribed allopurinol, sulphinpyrazone, colchicine and indomethacin. All these have appeared to work for short periods before the gout has flared up again big time - and that’s alongside ‘lifestyle’ improvements incuding cutting down on meat and alcohol and watching the purine intake. My Doctor admits he is clueless - and the specialist consultant is no better!
In short I don’t think that cherry juice is any better or worse than ‘proper’ treatments. If it works for you then great - if not try something else. At least Cherry Juice can’t do you any harm (unlike some of the FDA approved drugs) and at least it contains lots of antioxidants and vitamins!
The FDA wants to help control the billions made in the pharmaceutical industry. Cherry Juice/Cherry consumption works to prevent/relieve symptoms of gout. I’m a long time sufferer of gout and have successfully controlled it when I’ve been disciplined enough to consume my ration of cherries. When I don’t, attack recovery is 1-2 days, instead of 1-2 weeks. I’ve had some attacks subside in as little as 2 hours with a can of bing cherries and a quart of water. Prescription medications didn’t work near as well.
i started taking cherry juice today , my sis has been taking it for 4 months someone told her of it
she has had many bad migrane headsaches an now she hasnt had a bad headache in 4 months
so i trust her an hope it works for me
its seems to be good so far but time will tell me,
hell its lots cheaper then pain pills an all pills