Cranberries are probably most well known by being served at Christmas with Turkey, however because they are tart, even if sweetened they provide a great compliment to pork and poultry.
Cranberries contain bioflavonoids which help in the fight against cancer and heart disease and stomach ulcers. They are also a good source of vitamin C. and fibre. Often called the bounce berry, Cranberries are at their best when they can be literally bounced.
Cranberries have however some unique qualities and drawbacks. They contain a natural antibiotic which helps to prevent or alleviate cystitis and urinary tract infections. The natural antibiotic makes the bladder wall resistant to the organisms that cause urinary tract infections. People with bladder infections are often advised by their urologists or gynaecologists to drink two 200 ml glasses of cranberry juice daily to help prevent infection. In the bladder this helps prevent the bacteria forming colonies and instead the bacteria is washed out of the body in the urine.
Because Cranberries are tart, cranberry juice usually has added sugar. This makes cranberry juice unsuitable for a diabetic and is also not advised for people taking warfarin as Cranberries can raise blood levels of warfarin dangerously high to potentially fatal levels.
So overall eating Cranberries or drinking cranberry juice should be treated with caution especially if you are a potential diabetic.
Tags: cranberries, alleviate cystitis, diabetic, urinary tract infections
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