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These sweet-tart sips are made with body-healing cherry juice to help you look and feel your best

HOW TART CHERRY JUICE REVITALIZES

+ Eases aches and pains

Plant compounds in this tangy juice halt the output of inflammatory enzymes that trigger joint soreness, plus lower levels of uric acid, which can build up in joints and cause pain. One study at the University of California, Davis, found that subjects who sipped tart cherry juice daily reduced levels of these enzymes by 25% after two weeks. And another found that drinking the juice every day cuts the risk of uric acid–induced pain flare-ups in half in just two days.

+ Spurs slimming

A daily dose of tart cherry juice can melt stubborn inches, thanks to the way the juice’s anthocyanins quiet signals that cause cells to hold on to fat. The proof: Subjects in a University of Michigan study on a cherry-rich diet shed 14% of their body weight in three months.

+ Lowers blood pressure

This tart tipple helps keep blood sugar in check. So says research in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which found that antioxidants and anti-inf lammatory compounds in the juice act like prescription ACE inhibitors, relaxing arteries and lowering blood pressure by up to seven points.