| With the holiday season just around the | | | | Cranberries and Your Teeth A study |
| corner, cranberries will start to make | | | | published in Critical Reviews in Food Science |
| their yearly appearance in Thanksgiving | | | | and Nutrition in 2002 found that |
| and other seasonal meals. Their tangy | | | | compounds in cranberry juice are great |
| flavor and bright red color make them a | | | | for your oral health. They help to dissolve |
| favorite this time of year (it's also when | | | | aggregates formed by many oral bacteria |
| they're most plentiful, as their peak | | | | while decreasing the level of |
| season runs from October to | | | | Streptococus mutans, the major cause of |
| December). But flavor and color aside, | | | | tooth decay. Tasty Cranberry Recipes to |
| there's another reason to enjoy | | | | Try This Season The best part about all |
| cranberries (and even make them part of | | | | of this is that cranberries are not, |
| your diet year-round)--they're | | | | like some health foods, hard to swallow. |
| incredibly nutritious and great for your | | | | In fact, they add a unique, tart flavor |
| health. | | | | to all kinds of dishes, including these |
| Cranberries and Your Heart Studies have | | | | three recipes for everyone's holiday |
| found that cranberries reduce the risk of | | | | favorite: cranberry sauce. Enjoy! |
| heart disease. Most recently, a study | | | | Traditional |
| presented at the annual congress of the | | | | Cranberry Sauce (No Sugar Added!) |
| International Union of Physiological Sciences | | | | Ingredients: 1 12oz bag |
| in March/April 2005 found that pigs with | | | | of fresh or frozen cranberries 1 cup |
| atherosclerosis (a primary causes of | | | | fresh orange juice 1 tsp minced fresh |
| heart disease) that received a daily dose of | | | | ginger 1 tsp minced orange zest |
| cranberry powder had restored blood | | | | 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup |
| vessel health. Other studies have also | | | | crushed pineapple 1/2 cup honey |
| found that people who drink cranberry | | | | Directions: Bring |
| juice have higher levels of good (HDL) | | | | orange juice, ginger, zest and cinnamon to |
| cholesterol and may have improved blood | | | | a boil on high heat in a medium |
| vessel function. Antioxidant | | | | saucepan. Rinse cranberries and add |
| Powerhouses Cranberries are a rich | | | | once liquid is boiling. Reduce heat to |
| source of antioxidants, according to the | | | | medium and cook uncovered for about 10 |
| Cranberry Institute, a trade association for | | | | minutes. Add crushed pineapple and |
| cranberry growers. In a study funded by | | | | honey. Remove from heat and cool. |
| the Institute it was found that: | | | | Recipe from The World's |
| "Cranberries contained the most antioxidant | | | | Healthiest Foods |
| phenols compared to 19 commonly eaten | | | | Spicy Cranberry |
| fruits. Cranberries are loaded with | | | | Sauce Ingredients: 1 1/2 |
| antioxidants and should be eaten more often," | | | | cups water 1 orange (including juice |
| said study author Joe Vinson, Ph.D., | | | | and finely chopped rind) 2 cups |
| research chemist at the University of | | | | sugar 1 piece stick cinnamon 4 |
| Scranton in Pennsylvania. Other studies | | | | cups fresh or frozen cranberries |
| also rank cranberries as leaders in phenolic | | | | Directions: Cook |
| compound content. "These antioxidants | | | | first 4 ingredients together for 5 minutes. |
| may play a role in helping to prevent | | | | Add cranberries. Cook until |
| heart disease and certain cancers," | | | | the berries stop popping. |
| Vinson said. Cranberries Fight | | | | Cool without stirring. Recipe |
| Cancer Certain compounds in cranberries | | | | from The Cranberry Lady |
| have been found to be toxic to many | | | | |
| cancer tumor cell lines, including: | | | | Cranberry |
| Lung cancer Cervical | | | | Chutney Ingredients: 2 |
| cancer Prostate cancer Breast | | | | cups chopped Braeburn apple 2 cups |
| cancer Leukemia One study, for | | | | whole cranberries 1/4 cup chopped |
| instance, published in the June 2004 Journal | | | | onion 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 |
| of Nutrition, found that whole | | | | cup golden raisins 1/2 cup white |
| cranberries inhibit prostate, skin, lung | | | | vinegar 1/2 tsp. chopped garlic |
| and brain cancer cells. Experts believe a | | | | 1 medium red pepper chopped 1 |
| compound in the whole cranberry (not | | | | Tbsp grated ginger root (or 1 tsp ground |
| just the juice) is responsible for this | | | | ginger) |
| effect. Unique "Anti-Adhering" | | | | Directions: Combine |
| Properties | | | | all in a non-aluminum kettle. Simmer |
| Cranberries possess a unique ability to | | | | until all fruits and vegetables are tender, |
| inhibit bacteria, including E. coli, | | | | about 20-30 minutes. Stir |
| from adhering to the urinary tract. This | | | | often to prevent scorching. |
| is why cranberry juice is often | | | | Recipe from the Wisconsin |
| recommended to prevent urinary tract | | | | State Cranberry Growers Association |
| infections (UTIs). Cranberries also contain | | | | This article was provided by |
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| 2004 issue of the Journal of Science, Food | | | | living" means prevention of the negative and |
| and Agriculture found that an antiviral | | | | adherence to the positive in all SIX |
| compound in cranberries called | | | | practical areas of life: relationships, |
| proanthocyanidin A-1 inhibits the herpes | | | | finances, career, home environment, safety |
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