Pomegranates

Pomegranates are in season! While you may purchase pomegranate juice, you may be surprised to know you can actually make it fresh at home with a pomegranate juicer. As with anything else, the health benefits are always greater if you make it from scratch at home since the vibrant life energy (prana) and nutritional value decline the longer food sits around and oxidizes. 
They sell several types of pomegranate juicers on Amazon. 
A compound in pomegranate juice called punicalagin prevents amyloid plaque buildup in the brain (which causes Alzheimer's). This compound also reduces inflammation in the digestive tract and in colon and breast cancer cells.
The juice of pomegranates contains more antioxidants than grape, orange or blueberry juice, and even more than green tea (3x as much!)
One study showed that drinking 5 ounces of pomegranate juice was able to lower blood pressure in just two weeks. It can also block enzymes that are known to damage joints in people with osteoarthritis.
It can also prevent the oxidation of cholesterol which causes plaque buildup in the arteries. This is due to its astringent quality -- the same way it puckers your mouth it can clean the arteries by its absorbing action on the arterial wall. In fact, it is this same astringent quality that pulls the heat (known as Pitta in Ayurveda) out of our bodies which accumulated during the summer.
And finally, its Vitamin C content is great for warding off diseases and its potassium content is great for preventing dialysis-related complications for kidney patients.
There are numerous other health benefits which I am unable to mention here in this short post, but take advantage of pomegranates while they're in season! If you don't want to make juice you can always eat them fresh.

I am reposting a this from Dr Mariane Teitelbaum post on FB