Pomegranate fruit has been shown to slow cartilage deterioration in osteoarthritis and other health issues. There are other sides to medicine and health research known as functional endocrinology and functional nutrition. This branch of health research explores stress resistance at the cellular, metabolic, and hormonal levels. As for pomegranates, in a recent study, "Pomegranate Polyphenols and Extract Inhibit Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cell Activity and Microglial Activation in Vitro and in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease1-3," published in the Journal of Nutrition; May 1, 2013, researchers looked at the effects of pomegranate on memory (in mice). The study's abstract noted...
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