It's easy to focus on the major benefits of PomGT, but the antioxidants found in pomegranates and green tea have been found to have even more benefits, with research discovering more each day.

Periodontal Health* | Boosts Immune System | Lowers Blood Sugar Levels*

Periodontal Health

Oral biologists from the University of Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine have shown for the first time that a diet low in antioxidant vitamins can increase the risk of developing gum disease, since bacteria from gum infections have been shown to play a role in heart disease, lung disease and diabetes, in addition to destroying gum tissue and bone.

Furthermore, studies have found that patients who already have periodontitis have very low levels of antioxidants. Green tea plays an even more important role in treating gum disease, as the catechins in green tea have shown their ability to destroy enzymes that eat away at gingival tissues.

Boosts Immune System

Antioxidants, scavenge for free radicals, and consequently are a very special group of nutritional supplements. They very special because they play such a very important role in protecting the body from the formation of very dangerous substances referred to as free radicals. Free radicals are important in as much as they have a strong tendency to impair the proper functioning of the immune system which leads to infections and a hoard of degenerative diseases including heart disease.

Lowers Blood Sugar Levels

Pomegranate juice may slow progression of coronary heart disease (CHD) by improving blood flow to the heart in CHD patients, according to new study results published in the Sept. 16 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.

In the randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind trial, conducted at the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and California Pacific Medical Center, 45 CHD patients with decreased blood flow were given either a glass (240 ml or about 8.5 oz) of pomegranate juice (as POM from POM Wonderful) or a placebo drink daily. After three months, patients drinking pomegranate juice exhibited a 17-percent increase in blood flow, while the placebo group showed an 18-percent decrease in blood flow. Researchers reported this benefit was observed without changes in cardiac medications or revascularization in either group. Also, there were no negative effects on lipids, blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c, body weight or blood pressure.

"Although the sample in this study was relatively small, the strength of the design and the significant improvements in blood flow to the heart observed after only three months suggest that pomegranate juice may have important clinical benefits in those with coronary heart disease," said senior author, Dean Ornish, M.D., founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute and clinical professor of medicine at UCSF. "Also, it may help to prevent it."