Cherry

Cherry, sweet or sour, is an anti-inflammatory food. It is especially valuable in gout, which is characterized by certain form of inflammation of the joins and swellings of a recurrent type. This was discovered by Logwig W. Blan, Ph.D., some 50 years back. Himself a gour sufferer, he found the use of cherries to be miraculously effective in his own case and published his own experience in a medical journal. Subsequently may people with gout used this simple therapy with great success. To start with, the patient should consume about 15 to 25 cherries a day. Thereafter, about 10 cherries a day will keep the ailment under control. While fresh cherries are the best, canned cherries can also be used with success.