Pomegranates are the new super food don't cha know! They are fat free, chock full of Vitamin A, E, and C-which translates into antioxidants. It has potassium and is rich in IRON.
It kills cancer cells, and slows tumour growth, is an anti-inflammatory. It's great for pregnant mothers, clears clogged arteries, and is good for the heart as it reduces fat deposits on arterial walls, so it also combats hardening of the arteries, and it seems to stabilze PSA levels in men with prostate cancer and Pomegranate seed oil causes breast cancer cells to self destruct. Well, are we surprised? LOOK at that beautiful color!
Choose a fruit that feels heavy, and look for the brightest color! You can store the seeds in an airtight container for 3 mns in the refrig. They last forever, and Costco is selling the seeds (fresh) as well as some really wonderful fresh Pomegranate juice.
In Babylonia it was considered an agent of resurrection.The Greeks called it the fruit of the dead. In Persia they believed it made their warriors invincible. In China it is eaten for longevity. It first appeared in Persia. The Egyptians would put Pomegranates in with the dead.
The Pomegranate tree that bears the fruit represents eternal life. And the part of the stem that attached it to the tree is in the shape of the Mogen Star-the Star of David.
In the mythical tale of the unicorn, pomegranate seeds "bled" from its horn, which symbolized Christ. The Pomegranate was used on the coat of arms for Catherine of Aragon, who was Henry IIX's Spanish wife.
Iranian scholars contemplate that it was the POMEGRANATE that was eaten in the Garden of Eden and NOT the apple, and Mohammed said it purges one of envy and hatred. Well, that fits because it clears the blood-where we house our passion and spiritual essence.
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