While there are many established quercetin benefits and even more alleged quercetin benefits, one I had not considered was quercetin’s possible ability to help individuals tap their energy reserves. This new quercetin benefit is implied by a recent study conducted by the Arnold School of Public Health (University of South Carolina) and partly funded by the United States Department of Defense. This study was published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism in 2009.
The study, which involved healthy but untrained adult men and women (college students), measured subjects fatigue capacity on stationary bikes and their VO2max. VO2max, which was completely new to me upon reading this study, measures an individual’s maximum oxygen capacity. Both the measured fatigue capacity and VO2max increased dramatically after just one week (seven days) of taking 500 milligrams of quercetin twice each day compared to a control group that only took a placebo twice each day. Quercetin side-effects were not statistically significant in the research subjects.
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The quercetin bromelain supplement combination is a rarity: two natural remedies with real clinical evidence to support they each work come together in a combination that is also clinically proven to have a synergistic effect. If you’re suffering from anything that causes inflammation or originates as inflammation, you owe it to yourself to at least try a quercetin bromelain supplement. If you’re interested in just quercetin, I suggest you specifically consider taking a quercetin with bromelain.
On to the real topic at hand: What is bromelain and how does it work with quercetin to make such an effective natural anti-inflammatory supplement?
Bromelain, like protease and lipase, is a protein-digesting natural enzyme. However, bromelain is isolated from pineapple. It is literally made by grinding the stem of a pineapple. Bromelain works with quercetin in two ways: First, as an enzyme, it helps your body absorb a higher percentage of the quercetin you consume.
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Second, bromelain is proven to have its own anti-inflammatory properties. For example, it is often suggested by physical therapists for people suffering from the swelling resulting from muscle tears and joint sprains.
Bromelain first found use as a therapy in Hawaii in 1957. Since then the research of this digestive enzyme has spread throughout the world.
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With this article I will provide you with a list of all the remedies I tried for my interstitial cystitis. I will explain how to apply the remedy and how that remedy is supposed to work.
Many of these remedies have helped many people, but I can’t give you any guarantees. As I’ve said before, regular consumption of quercetin with bromelain has provided me personally the greatest benefits. But everyone will be different so don’t give up hope if it doesn’t work for you and move on to another therapy.
I always suggest you consider an interstitial cystitis natural treatment when considering various drugs and their side-effects.
Supplements for Interstitial Cystitis
Quercetin
My favorite interstitial cystitis natural treatment, Quercetin reduces inflammation and helps prevent infection. There is a much clinical evidence supporting its use. If you have a sensitive stomach, I suggest you read my article about quercetin side-effects before trying quercetin.
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