The Cranberries - The Final Fruit

Cranberry looks delicious, and they are probably packed with health benefits. They grew wild in North America, where they are a native fruit, and was used by the Indians. They have used a dye to produce and preserve meat during the harsh winter months. New England Indians made pemmican, which was a high-energy food consisting of dried wild, fat and cranberries. The first European settlers took note of this practice and used the bright red berries to preserve meat. Cranberries contain benzoic acid, which helps to preserve food.

The Indians knew the astringent properties of this fruit, and used them to cover the wounds because they have anti-inflammatory properties, which also helps when they are consumed.

It is believed that cranberries were present at the first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621 and continued the tradition. However, blueberries can be eaten any time of year, and should be a part of our diet. They contain lycopene, which was found to be beneficial especially for men, since it seems to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Lycopene is found in red fruits like watermelon, tomatoes and blueberries, of course, and other fruits red or orange.

Cranberries also contain essential amino acids, vitamin C and minerals, but unfortunately some of the health benefits of cranberries are canceled when the sugar is added to them during cooking. Added sugar means they lack the ability to destroy harmful bacteria such as E. coli, which, if eaten raw or consumed as juice, they will flush out of our systems through the urine. They have a diuretic action and are good if you have a urinary tract infection such as cystitis. Instead of adding sugar to the cranberry sauce using stevia leaves or sweet Cicely place, or add raisins to reduce the acidity of the berries small.

In addition, to help our bodies so that they are also the ANT-asthmatics, because they are vasodilators, and open the bronchial tubes, so as to help asthmatics. Their high vitamin C content indicates that cranberry helps to boost our immune system and fight disease. Vitamin C also helps the body absorb calcium.

Traditional and homeopathic medicines blueberries managed by liver problems, blood and stomach. Proanthocyanins berries to prevent harmful bacteria to the intestinal wall and urinary tract, so they can help our body in many ways.

Cranberries have been advertised by Sarah Ferguson, former Duchess of York, and an advertising campaign called "It's your Zing!" In 1996, a company associated with Ocean Spray, cranberries that have been sold around the world for many years. Later, in 2006 Martin Scorsese film "The Departed" starring Leonardo DiCaprio orders cranberry juice bars frequented by undesirables.

This winter, it would be a good idea to add cranberries, pumpkins and pomegranates in your diet, especially if you're a man, because these foods reduces the risk of prostate and other cancers. They are also very useful for women's health in general, and you think you could also argue that the cognitive processes and helps the memory. Who would have thought you can get so much for so little berry?