Traverse Bay Farms Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate (16 Fl Oz (1-Pack))

For arthritis sufferers: cherry juice may not directly help rebuild joints, but does help to metabolize uric acid which may be burning them away. The inflamation stimulates more acid, and the acid stimulates more inflamation, etc. Break this cycle with cherry juice. Then for actual building material, I add glucosamine and Arthred Collagen or chicken collagen. Glucosamine and collagen are synergistic with cherry juice--they dissolve right in and the combination tastes great.This 'Fruit Advantage' brand by Traverse Bay Farms, at about $20 plus about $10 shipping for two 16 oz. bottles, currently seems a better value than Michelle's Miracle by Leland Cherry Company. Also evidently lower sugar ratio than any 'black cherry,' Knudson 'Just Tart Cherry.' Thus enabling optimal usage. Also if you order 3 twinpacks at a time, this substantially reduces the shipping cost per bottle.Please note: no two cherry concentrates seem to have the same method of reporting the concentration. So, perhaps the product by Leland Farms is more concentrated. But this 'Fruit Advantage' brand by Traverse Bay Farms is at least equal in net price, and I like the handy glass bottles. The Leland Farms 16 oz product may show a picture of their fancy 54 oz bottle with a built-in measurer--but actually the 16 oz size comes in an aluminum bottle (yuck).(SleepingBearFarms also makes a good value Montmorency cherry concentrate in handy plastic bottles and with a higher concentration. However they do not seem to have an Amazon listing.)Macrobiotics and other schools of alternative healing often talk about 'acid alkaline balance.' But Macrobiotics bans all 'nightshades' which is clearly wrong: for acid control, tomatoes and eggplants are bad but potatoes and sweet peppers are good. And if they don't talk about cherry juice, they just don't know what they are talking about. However, for years I had to balance the downside of the high sugar content in the more well-known 'black cherry juice'. Sugar is also a cause of uric acid, and I get sugar shock easily, so I could only take so much. Then by chance I saw some 'tart' cherry juice in a discount warehouse. Wow this worked at least as well without the sugar shock. (But still is plenty sweet and it is best to cut down on sweets. Dilute at least 1:4 and do not take a lot at once.)Numerous companies also make cherry capsules, of which I also take 1 or 2, both morning and evening. Equally important to cherry juice is celery juice, celery, and celery seed capsules. Second to celery among alkalizing vegetables are sweet peppers. Add celery and green peppers to any non-fruit meal, and add cherry to any fruit or cereal meal.Avoid sweets, chocolate, coffee, tea, spinach, eggplant, rhubarb, hydrogenated oils, soy oil, soy products, curries, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and especially tomato sauce, eggplant parmesan and pizza. Cut down on protein, especially shellfish. Drink spring water between meals. And many other things which you can learn if you surf the internet. Also use common sense about mixtures. If for example you insist on mixing garlic with cherry juice, well separately these are healthy things but together all bets are off. Also cherry juice being sweet, do not mix with another juice that is sweet. (Cherry and pear are both alkalizing but both sweet, so do not mix them.)Almonds, raw almond butter, flax oil, pears, pear juice, cider vinegar and baked potatoes are all very helpful, plus lots of garden salad and lots of most kinds of vegetables. I also take Potassium capsules and 'Colon Green' buffered psyllium capsules (1 each per meal). The cleaner the colon, the less the toxins including certainly urea. But when I am not so careful about my diet, when I have a flare-up of uric acid including excruciating back pain, itching wrists, and sores on my legs, that's when I start craving cherry juice and it works. I have now decided to take cherry juice regularly as a preventive measure.Also because I have trouble with sugar, I take one Fenugreek tablet once daily and one Cinnamon Extract tablet 4 times daily. If your blood sugar is out of control--either too high or too low--then many other things including acid balance may be out of control. This is also why it is much better to use 'tart' cherry juice rather than 'black cherry.'My current breakfast: plain yogurt, plain kefir, or organic milk. Add 4 oz pear juice OR 1-2 tablespoons cherry concentrate. Almond butter, Arthred collagen, unsweetened aloe vera, organic flax oil. (Store flax oil in the freezer to prevent rancidity.) Thin with water or unsweetened Noni juice. Add just 2 tablespoons oatmeal or a granola such as Nature's Path Organic Heritage Muesli. (Chosen carefully for having less than 1:5 sugars:grams ratio and no soy.) Or just sip slowly alongside an almond butter sandwich. Yum.I find that orange juice and oranges are important for my health in general but they are not good for uric acid. So if you like orange juice, I suggest that you still take it occasionally, but usually replace this with tart cherry juice. Also contrary to the current fads: cut down on coffee, tea and chocolate--these may have certain benefits but are definately not good for uric acid levels. When you do take these things, make sure they are as low in sugar as possible. And maybe add right in a dash of cherry concentrate. (If that is not sweet enough, then I suggest you add stevia, not Splenda.)P.S. After several months of heavy daily use, any natural food can cause a certain residual irritation, or 'law or dimishing returns.' I find that with cherry juice, this effect can be counteracted by eating a lot of celery or celery hearts before dinner. Celery is therefore not only a potent alkalizer in its own right, but very synergistic. For maximum long term use, it may be ideal to alternate, one day eating a lot of celery 2-3 times, and the next day taking 1 oz. cherry concentrate 2-3 times. Optionally, a dip or dressing for the celery can be made of flax oil with cider vinegar.

Product is think! I use it to make lime cherry lemonade and it defines goes a long way!! Great Product.

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Seems to be expensive but a little goes a long way here. Bottled in glass, much preferred, arrived fast and safe. Delicious and I am using to make my own electrolyte drinks. I am a gardener and out in the heat this is refreshing. Do some research and have a go. I will be back to purchase more of this great product, company has been around a long time and this is pure concentrate so use a little to start off with. Good luck and have sun! Summer fun making it yourself you know what is in it!

Real cherry juice very good in hot or cold liquids . Baking, cooking — good .

A concentrate is just what I needed so I can make a little at a time and to no take up a lot of space in my refrigerator. Tastes great. I use this concentrate with water to take my herbs in the morning. I will buy again. I also poured some of this straight into the kombucha I was making for a flavoring for my second ferment.

This is such good cherry juice. It mixes in water immediately and stays mixed in, doesn’t settle to the bottom. I bought it to make pitchers of homemade electrolyte drink, and I’m so happy with it. So refreshing on a hot day. Or it’s very nice just to add water and drink it just as a glass of juice. You don’t even need to add sugar to enjoy it, in my opinion.

Item cost $31.90Shipping cost $20.70.Will only buy Prime offers from now on. Product is thick and very sour. Just go to the grocery store .Costs too much to send back. My most anticipated order but disappointed