I didn't know that, did you know that?
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wyera in naiadea's journal...
They apparently know why cranberry juice is good for UTIs: a sugar called D-mannose.
If true, this is some truly awe-inspiring stuff. Instead of killing your natural flora or breeding antibiotic-resistant bacteria, this sugar 'entices' E.coli out of your urinary tract and lets it be flushed out of your system, in just a day or two.
wyera in naiadea's journal...They apparently know why cranberry juice is good for UTIs: a sugar called D-mannose.
If true, this is some truly awe-inspiring stuff. Instead of killing your natural flora or breeding antibiotic-resistant bacteria, this sugar 'entices' E.coli out of your urinary tract and lets it be flushed out of your system, in just a day or two.
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Date: 2004-08-27 05:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-27 06:30 pm (UTC)Me being silly 2nd day post op BTW I have always wanted to sask is your Lab a lab coat kinda lab or just regular streeet clothes with occasional apron ? Told ya I was being silly
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Date: 2004-08-27 07:36 pm (UTC)which on me covers me down beyond my knees, even with a small
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Date: 2004-08-27 08:01 pm (UTC)But of course....
Date: 2004-08-27 05:27 pm (UTC)I'm originally from Maine and used to work for an ad agency that represented the Maine Wild Blueberry Association -- turns out wild blueberries (specifically wild -- not cultivated) have the same health benefits as cranberries. They are a nice alternative for people who aren't partial to the "tartness" of cranberries.
Urinary Tract Health
Blueberries and cranberries prevent infection
According to research findings at the Rutgers Blueberry Cranberry Research Center in Chatsworth, N.J., blueberries help promote urinary tract health. Explains Rutgers scientist Amy Howell, Ph.D, blueberries, like cranberries, contain compounds that prevent the bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections from attaching to the bladder wall.
New England Journal of Medicine , October 8, 1998; Volume 339, Number 15; "Inhibition of the Adherence of P-Fimbriated Escherichia coli to Uroepithelial-Cell Surfaces by Proanthocyanidin Extracts from Cranberries
Interesting, no?
Re: But of course....
Date: 2004-08-27 06:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-27 06:52 pm (UTC)