Cranberry

I used to get the odd case of cystitis and when I did I (like another reviewer mentioned) used to get the cranberry powders from boots which work very well. I then did a 30 day detox which included taking a cranberry supplement every day. After finishing the detox I continued to take the supplements as well as keeping up the healthy diet as much as possible. I have not suffered from cystitis since and I first did the detox about 2 years ago. Cranberry is also supposed to help with gum disease and stomach ulcers as it contains proanthocyanidins which prevent the adhesion of certain of bacteria (that's how it helps stop urinary infections too). Its antioxidant ...  Read the complete review

When my husband first started having prostate problems, the first thing people told him was to start eating cranberries in any way, shape or form he could find them. This surprised me, so I began to research what effect cranberries has on the body, and lo and behold, this strange "fruit" is actually very good for you! The first site I found was www.all-creatures.org which encouraged people to have cranberry sauce with their tofu turkey on Thanksgiving. While that's a very nice idea (even with the real bird), this site is mostly concerned with prostate cancer and its prevention. This site notes that there is an anti-tumor effect in cranberry ...  Read the complete review

Has anyone else out there noticed just how fashionable cranberries have become recently? A few years back, you would have struggled to get anything flavoured with this fruit (other than the sauce that appeared at Christmas time to go with your turkey that is), but now you can get a whole assortment of juices, squashes, presses, alcopops and cocktails that all contain cranberry. And I must admit that I have jumped onto this bandwagon too now by writing this review! :-) So why has cranberry suddenly become so popular then? Well, personally I reckon that the health benefits of the fruit (which has recently become very well publicised after a series of studies ...  Read the complete review

Ocean Spray cranberry juice is not only very tasty, but extremely good for you. If you are looking for a super summer thirst quencher and health booster, look no further than this amazing product which can be purchased from any supermarket. Ocean Spray is well known for it’s ordinary cranberry juice, but they manufacture a number of other natural fruit juices too, including cranberry blends, such as Cranberry and Lime, Cranberry naturally sweetened with grape and apple and cranberry and passion fruit. ~~~ Some of the specific benefits of cranberry juice I have found are relief from water retention and an aid for thrush. Also, for people like me, ...  Read the complete review

Can help prevent Kidney stones & Remove toxins from the blood. In Native America Cranberries were used for blood poisoning. Small amounts of of fresh cranberries, lowers the amount of Calcium in the urine preventing stones to form. However large amounts taken regular can encourage stones, due to high oxalates in them. They prevent E.coli, one of the commonest causes of Urinary tract infections, from attaching itself to the walls of the bladder. My Mum always suffered with UTI, but now has just one small carton of Cranberry Juice a day to prevent it, and she has never had any UTI`s since...it works. The higher the quality of ...  Read the complete review