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Fresh Cranberries Aren't Just For Thanksgiving

Health Food Made Easy | October 19, 2009

Find out why the Holidays aren't the only time you should be eating cranberries. View

How Cranberry Juice Fights Against Infections - Robert Henry

Best Syndication | 5/5/09

Does cranberry juice have antiseptic properties? Can it fight against infections? People consume cranberries on a day to day basis to improve their immune system. Some eat it with salad, while some purchase sweetened cranberry juice. However, it’s believed that raw cranberry is more effective than adulterated forms. View

Relish the cranberry: Tiny little fruit puts a healthy zing into almost anything

Cleveland.com | May 5, 2009

The big holidays may be over, but it's never too late to be thankful for the cranberry. Our all-American food is quietly loaded with more anti-oxidants than any other popular fruit and has almost as much vitamin C as citrus. It does wonders for a number our of organs. Yet we let cranberries nose-dive off the kitchen radar after Thanksgiving. Once the harvest is over, it's also hard to find them fresh in stores. View

Extracts from cranberry may prevent colon cancer

Nutraingredients.com | February 13, 2009

Extracts from cranberry may prevent colon cancer via an anti-inflammatory mechanism, according to results of a cell study from Canada. Writing in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Richard Narayansingh and Robert Hurta from University of Prince Edward Island report that crude extracts from cranberry, as well as one of the fruit’s major flavonoid compounds quercetin could decrease the expression of certain inflammatory processes linked to colon cancer. View

Cranberries show protection against periodontal disease

FreshPlaza.com | March 2008

Drinking cranberry juice could possibly help cut down on what affects nearly 67 million Americans: gingivitis. Research published in the March 2008 edition of the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy revealed that natural compounds found in cranberries were shown to fight severe gingivitis, or inflammation of the gums, by acting as a powerful anti-inflammatory substance. View

New Cranberry Packed with Health Features

USDA Agricultural Research Service | January 2008

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and colleagues are using traditional breeding methods to develop a new cranberry variety with more absorbable anthocyanins, compounds that give cranberries their bright red color and potential health benefits. View