Pomegranate: A ‘superfood’ that goes straight to your heart
Research has shown that drinking pomegranate juice (made from the fruit’s seeds) improved blood flow, lowered blood pressure and delayed the oxidation of LDL cholesterol in patients with coronary heart disease. (LDL cholesterol becomes even more damaging once it’s oxidized.) Scientists suspect pomegranate’s polyphenols may also help prevent plaque buildup in healthy people. Preliminary research