10 Science-Backed Health Benefits of Pomegranates: The Perfect Christmas Appetizer

Don Colbert, MD December 3, 2019

Pomegranates are beautiful. They are vibrant. They are difficult and messy to open (we’ll solve that below). And, they are incredibly nutritious. In fact, they have been well-studied and there are many science-backed health benefits of pomegranates (1).

What’s more, pomegranates are festive. However, more are used for decoration than consumption in our country. let’s change that.

If you’re interested in serving pomegranate this Holiday Season, you’re in luck. They are currently in-season. What’s more, if you break one open and simply put out a bowl of delicious pomegranate seeds as a Holiday appetizer, you’re sure to please.

Here’s how to easily open pomegranates, and the top 10 science-backed health benefits of pomegranates once you do.

Disclaimer: Since they do contain considerable grams of carbohydrates, pomegranates are not a Keto Zone food, but they are still a healthy one. A great way to get in the health benefits of pomegranates while in the Keto Zone? Try Red Supremefood!

Keto Zone Recipe

How to Open a Pomegranate

Ingredients

1 Pomegranate
Large Bowl

Instructions

Fill the bowl to half-full with cold water.
On a cutting board, score pomegranate around the middle. Cut only deep enough to pierce the skin, but not deep enough to cut into seeds.
Hold score pomegranate in water
Using your fingers, gently dig out seeds and allow to sink the bottom, continuously pulling off the white pith and allowing it to float to the top.
Continue to separate seeds from pith until all the seeds are pith-free.
Discard shell and pith.
Strain water and place pomegranate seeds in a bowl with a serving spoon. Enjoy!

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Made with Red Supremefood

This recipe calls for Dr. Colbert’s Red Supremefood from Divine Health — the same formula he recommends to his own patients.

Red Supremefood

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Don Colbert, MD

Don Colbert, MD, has been board-certified in family practice and in anti-aging and integrative medicine for more than 25 years. He is the medical director of the Divine Health Wellness Center, where he has treated more than 50,000 patients, and a New York Times bestselling author of books including The Seven Pillars of Health, What Would Jesus Eat?, Deadly Emotions and Keto Zone Diet, with more than ten million books sold. He hosts Dr. Colbert's Broadcast with his wife Mary and son Kyle, where faith meets functional medicine. He and Mary live in Orlando, Florida and Dallas, Texas.

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