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Is Cranberry Juice Good for You?

To answer the question is “cranberry juice good for you?”, the answer is a resounding yes! Cranberries are one of the best foods in terms of proven benefits as outlined by Amy Howell, a scientist at Rutgers University. So what is cranberry juice good for?

Urinary Tract Infections
One of the classic benefits of drinking unsweetened cranberry juice is its benefits for clearing out urinary tract infections. Not just an old wives tale or an anecdotal home remedy, specific compounds in cranberry juice called condensed tannins are shown to inhibit the bacteria E.Coli from adhering to the walls of the urinary tract. Since E.Coli is a prime cause of urinary tract infections, cranberry juice really can help.

Ulcers and Stomach Cancer
Cranberry juice is shown to kill off the the H.Pylori bacteria if taken regularly for months. This helps to heal stomach ulcers and prevent stomach cancers since this bacteria is a major cause of both.

Digestive Tract Benefits
Reserach has shown that cranberry might be able to help with optimizing the balance of bacterium in our digestive tract. Volunteers in a recent study using cranberry juice (in doses of about 2 ounces a day and throughout the course of around 12 weeks) were able to improve the amount of Bifidobacteria (a healthy gut flora) in their digestive tract while maintaining levels of other healthy bacterial types. Consequently, the relative number of Bifidobacteria was improved, and the overall bacteria environment of the digestive tract was therefore improved.

Vitamin C Benefits
Cranberry juice is an excellent source of vitamin C and therefore carries the health benefits of this important vitamin. While vitamin C is now well known for its ability to fight off colds and flu because of its immune system bolstering abilities this vitamin carried other important benefits, such as keeping skin healthy and young and promoting cardiovascular health. Vitamin C is needed for creating collagen, the vital skin substance that delays the aging of the skin by providing elasticity and youthfulness. Likewise, collagen is needed for keeping blood vessels elasticated and supple to. The anti-inflammatory properties of vitamin C helps blood vessels and cardiovascular health further by reducing oxidative damage to arteries and reducing plaque build ups.

To your health
Darren Haynes