Cranberry
Cranberries contain powerful proanthocyanidinsontains.
One in five women experience a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lives, and these proanthocyanidins can help inhibit oxidative stress and support urinary tract health
Cranberry benefits
- Cranberry products have been proven to significantly decrease the number of patients who contracted UTIs in a year.
- As a rich source of antioxidants, cranberries are being intensively studied for their anti-aging potential and as a means to improve cardiovascular health and the body’s ability to fend off cancers.
- Researchers who studied a small group of healthy Danish women observed a marked increase in the subjects’ plasma antioxidant activity about one to two hours after they drank 500 ml of cranberry juice.
- Human studies show that cranberry has practical applications in helping to eradicate ulcer-causing H. pylori infection.
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