Pomegranate’s Unique Health Benefits Revealed in Authoritative New Book

Pomegranates have been used medicinally for over 8,000 years, but the Western world has not paid much attention. Until recently. Now, with news of pomegranate's unsurpassed antioxidant content, the fruit has rocketed to stardom. Suddenly, pomegranates are everywhere, and a new book co-written by one of the scientists who helped launch the fruit's popular resurgence explains why.

Pomegranate: The Most Medicinal Fruit offers readers an enlightening education on the history and science of pomegranates as a classical health food. From high cholesterol and diabetes to prostate and breast cancer, this book explains how and why the whole pomegranate plant is increasingly being mined as a source of therapeutic and preventive compounds.

Complete with historical and artistic images that feature pomegranates, and an entire section of recipes and suggestions for using the fresh fruit and juice, this book provides an excellent overview of "everything pomegranate."