~Ralph

Hi Ralph, I also consume the stuff but consider it very very cheap if it
does any good at all. I drink some of the concentrate mixed with the
diluted stuff daily plus take some number of capsules daily.  Again,
very cheap if it does any good at all. I'll have to try it in iced tea.
It goes good with popcorn too.  Good luck to you.

Ralph,

I don't drink pomegranate juice, but do sometimes take the
pomegranate extract pills.  I also drink a fair amount of
tomato juice for the lycopene, which is also said to slow
the growth of prostate cancer.  Lycopene too is available
in pill form.

I have my doubts about whether these things do any good
but, like you and Bob C., I figure they're cheap and don't do
any harm, and I like the taste of tomato juice (haven't tried
pomegranate.)

My PSA is currently stable at .2, which is probably due
to the radiation treatment I had.  I'm not currently taking
hormone therapy.

Good luck with your therapy.  I think you're doing the right
thing by taking supplements.  Also try to get some regular
exercise if you can because the hormone therapy will take
a bite out of your energy and may also lead to weight gain.

    Alan

Yes, in the UK the most popular brand 'pomegreat' is a blended
concoction containing 37% pom. concentrate.  Is the US stuff pure?

Not too pricey (£1.40/ltr) it's refreshingly watery, maybe a little
too sugary but I've come to like the taste.  There's a 'fresh' variant
-also 37% - 4-day shelf life with a harsher flavour yet double the
price.

I'm currently drinking pomegranate juice like it's going out of style.
I am having a PSA beginning August after 3 months guzzling - will let
you know!

Pete
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I drink 1 litre Pom juice "Pomegreat with Raspberry" every 3 days, + at
least a pint of tomato juice every day. I enhance the tomato juice with
Lemon or Lime juice, a head of juiced celery and some really fiery chillies
juiced too. Apart from anything else, it fills me up and it's delishusss!
(So I don't eat as much)
HUGHIE.

I do drink pomegranate juice mixed with myrtle: it is sold like this in
Italy but the bottle of one liter is there and lasts few days: no way to
ascertain if it has done any good to me so far
Colophony

I drink 6 oz. per day - have acquired a taste for the stuff, so
figured, why not.

Rick

I'm not holding out much hope for pom-juice but I do drink some a
couple times a week or there's pomegranate ice cream.

It can't hurt and a splash in green tea is nice too.

I've been hitting the fresh tomatoes daily.

Like you, I got soft tissue mets.  The docs say that's unusual.   I'll
be meeting with the local medical oncologist wizard today, that's
after the CAT-scan and just before the, -gulp- say goodbye to libido,
erections, and orgasms, -darn-,  Lupron shot.

-kh Not that the 5 inch Mr. Pokie ever did that much.

I don't get serious about trying to drink lots of it.  I buy a
botttle occasionally.

To answer a question asked by one person.  In the US we can get
pomegranate juice in pure form, which is pretty expensive, or mixed
with apple juice, which is less expensive.  As one might guess, the
apple/pomegranate combination is sweeter.  Pure pomegranate is pretty
tart, in my opinion.   It may also be available mixed with other
juices, but I don't recall seeing it.

Burney

I am now getting pomegranate from three different sources:

HOME MADE JUICE FROM FRESH FRUIT: I find now on sale in some local
shops fresh imported pomegranates. This is totally out of season in
Portugal (you get locally produced pomegranates only from the end of
October to early January).  They are not cheap though. Some €6 per kg.
The fresh pomegranates come from India! One of the benefits of
globalization, I guess!

CONCENTRATE: I found recently Californian pomegranate juice
concentrate on sale through the Internet with shipment within EU
(therefore no import duties). See:
http://hwize.com/pomegranate/pomegranate.html?poissim

If you buy three 500 ml bottles you get one "free", with an average
cost per bottle of €23,98 including shipment. The cheapest I could
find but... not cheap! Taste is OK but quite sweet.

EXTRACT CAPSULES: imported ex USA. Probably the cheapest approach (4x
60 capsules for $17.98 + shipment + some 50% import duties). See:
http://www.puritan.com/pages/file.asp?xs=43D399D9650D426887392595280BBE90&PID=&C
ID=&CPID=8020

I just wonder if the extract maintains the benefits (if they are there
in the first place...). Therefore, I tend to use +/- simultaneously
the three different sources of pomegranate...

Just

I used to drink POM but the cost was huge. Now I have found
Pomegranate Concentrate is a lot cheaper. About a tablespoon with OJ
every morning.

WhiteSoxFan

Hi Ralph,
I've drunk pomegranite juice for about 2 years now & just this past
winter started on the extract capsules. Even though it's certainly
more expensive than grape juice, I still consider it cheap insurance
if it might be able help even a little . . .
Z

2007: Age 60 PSA: 4.8, FreePSA: 19%
4/5/07: Biopsy: Gleason: 3+3=6, Stage T1c
Two small tumors: 5% on R base, 10% on L base
5/22/07: scheduled RRP

I drink 8 ox pomegranate juice each day.  For the last 6 months, I
have been preparing the juice from concentrate that I buy from
Brownwood Acres Foods, Inc.  I mix one (1) ounce of the concentrate
with 7 ounces of water or juice (white cranberry is currently my
favorite).

Here is some information about this concentrate:

website address of supplier:

 http://www.brownwoodacres.com/pomegranate.htm

The concentrate is cold filled and requires refrigeration. It will
last 6 months if refrigerated and over a year if stored in the
freezer.  The supplier argues that its product is superior to shelf
stable concentrates because they " have been re-heated in order to
create a vacuum seal and may not have the same antioxidant capacity
since heat destroys some of the active enzymes."

This concentrate is very competitively priced:  $19.95 per quart
(64 oz... sufficient to make 32 eight-oz glasses of juice).