Cranberries are important in treating and preventing disorders of the Immune system, the Digestive System, the Heart and Circulatory System and the Nerves. The high levels of acidity and special chemicals in cranberries make them highly efffective an combating problems of the Urinary system, while antioxidants make the berries very useful in prevention of cancer.
Cranberries are useful in treating skin problems, boosting Immune fuinctions and treating urinary porblems such as cystitis and other bacteria in the urinary system.
All berries are important for their vitamins, pectin and fruit sugars. Cranberries are high in vitamin C pectin (soluble fibre), and also contain potassium and carotenoids in useful quantities. The fruit sugars they contain are easily digested and the acidic quality of the fruit means that the minerals are easily absorbed into the body. The special chemicals they contain, once thought to be a substance caaled hippuric acid, prevent bacteria from attaching to the walls of the bladder, kidneys or ureters.
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One glass of unsweetened cranbery juice per day can keep chronic urinary infection at bay - better even than antibiotics.