NW Cherries are Healthy Pt 1 Thursday May 6th, 2021 And, Northwest Cherry Growers President BJ Thurlby says that will be the message this year … THURLBY … “We really feel that this is a critical time to tell that health story with cherries are super high in anthocyanins, which reduce inflammation, and inflammation of course helps reduce or increase your immune system.” Thurlby says it’s all very exciting … THURLBY … “It’s just a great time to be selling a product that is holistically healthy for consumers and I tell our growers, you know, we have a great product and no matter what we do, right or wrong, at the end of the day we still have a great product.”