Cherries Have been eaten in Europe, since the time of the Greeks and Roman era. They are rich with medicinal properties and their savoy aroma give any drink a pleasant flavor, which explain why cherries are so popular in five continents.
Anyone who has ever eaten cherries, knows they are most delicious when eaten ripe. A cherry tree in bloom, filled with fruit adds a cheerful note of color to spring. Humans as well as birds benefit from this delicious fruit.
Traditionally cherries is recommended for all types of chronic conditions, such as arthritis, gout, chronic rheumatism, arteriosclerosis, chronic constipation, autointoxication, due to improper diet, hepatopathy, cardiac failure, convalescence from infectious disease and cancer.
Cherries contain small amounts of vitamins A,B,C, and E as well as all minerals and trace elements: calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, sodium, potassium(the most abundant), zinc, copper, and manganese.
However, it is now known that while some of its nutrients is particularly outstanding, it contains all of them, except for B12. Of its 14%sugar, the most important is fructose, which makes cherries appropriate for people who are diabetic, but must be recommended by a professional doctor. According to Dr Valnet, a distinguished French phytotherapist, a treatment with cherries one or two days a week allows weight loss while purifying for the body and cleansing the blood, also facilitates in the elimination of wastes and toxin.
Obesity: The fact that cherries must be eaten one by one, this makes them efective in case of obesity. Eating 360 calories of pastry only requires a few bites. but on the other hand, eating the same amount of calories in the form of cherries means one-half kilo(1pound). This may take 15 minutes and the result is greater, eliminating the desire to continue eating.
