Dr. Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth M. Williamson
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 Bacterial adherence to mucosal surfaces is thought to be an important step in the development of UTIs. cranberry juice is also thought to act by increasing levels of hippuric acid (a metabolite of benzoic acid) and therefore acidity of the urine. Preliminary clinical trials of cranberry juice have provided preliminary (but not yet definitive) evidence that cranberry juice or other cranberry products are effective for prevention or treatment of UTIs. cranberry juice has a high calorific content, and patients with diabetes who wish to use cranberry juice should use sugar-free preparations. |
Mike Adams
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 You can't just drink one cranberry juice and think that that's going to solve your problem— especially if that cranberry juice has been sweetened with sugar, which is the case for most commercial cranberry juice products. What you want is non-sweetened cranberries or cranberry juices that you can consume several times a day for many days in a row. That is an effective treatment for UTIs.
If you're a woman, be sure to wipe from front to back after a bowel movement, so that you don't transfer E. coli and other bacteria from your digestive tract to your urinary tract. |
Andreas Moritz
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 See details on malic acid below.) cranberry juice also contains malic acid and can be used instead of apple juice. (See below.)
The aforementioned herbs are also effective in softening gallstones and, therefore, can be used as a preparatory step for the liver cleanse, although it may take a little longer than with using apple or cranberry juice. The proper dosage for the tincture is 1 tablespoon-ful once daily on an empty stomach, about 30 minutes before breakfast. Keep this regimen for 8 to 9 days before the day of the liver cleanse. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 Another great option is to splash some cranberry extract into your water. cranberry juice is famous for its antioxidant properties and support of a healthy urinary tract; its organic acids and fatty acids help keep bacteria from sticking to urinary tract cells. Cranberry can also decrease the incidence of constipation and urinary incontinence as well, especially in older people. If you don't have extract on hand, you can simply add an ounce of unsweetened cranberry juice (a good one is Just Cranberry) to an 8-ounce glass of water. |
Marshall Editions
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 There is no certain recommended dosage for cranberry juice, though 3 oz has been shown to be beneficial for the prevention of UTIs while as much as 12-32 oz has been used to treat UTIs. The juice can be diluted in water as the pure form is often unpalatable. cranberry juice has few side effects. Mild stomach upset has been noted, along with the slim possibility of precipitating an attack of kidney stones in people who are already susceptible, but this only occurs in those taking excessive amounts of juice (greater than 32 oz per day). |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 A double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of the neuropsychologic efficacy of cranberry juice in a sample of cognitively intact older adults: pilot study findings. J Altern Compl Med. 2005 Apr;l 1 (2):305-309.
Labrecque J, Bodet C, Chandad F, Grenier D. Effects of a high-molecular-weight cranberry fraction on growth, biofilm formation and adherence of Porphyromonas gingi-valis. / Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 Aug;58(2):439-443.
Ruel G et al. Changes in plasma antioxidant capacity and oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels in men after short-term cranberry juice consumption. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Truth be told, cranberry juice has been a folk medicine treatment for kidney stones for a long time. The highly regarded naturopathic physician Michael Murray, N.D., says that for those prone to kidney stones, cranberry is the juice of choice.
The discrepancy probably comes from the fact that there are several types of kidney stones; the two most common are formed from either calcium or oxalate. cranberry juice does contain oxalates, so theoretically it may increase the risk for those kinds of stones if you're prone to them. (Other foods contain way more—coffee, for example. |
| She points out that cranberry juice is a rich source of phytonutrients such as anthocyanins, catechins, lutein (the new superstar of eye nutrition), and quercetin (one of the most powerful natural anti-inflammatories in the plant kingdom). These phytonutrients act as antioxidants and, according to Gittleman, provide nutritional support for the detoxification pathways in the body.
The rich phytonutrient content of both cranberries and cranberry juice has been borne out by research and may have an awful lot of benefits that go beyond relief from urinary tract infection. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Amazingly, cranberry juice may be as effective in fighting heart disease as using the whole cranberry!
DIGESTIVE HEALTH: cranberry juice has been shown to inhibit the bacteria associated with peptic ulcers, H. pylori. Though most ulcers are not life-threatening, H. pylori bacteria has been associated with stomach cancer, acid reflux disease, and gastritis. Cranberries' properties have also been shown to help reduce diarrhea. |
Andreas Moritz
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| There is added benefit if some cranberry juice is used each day for two or three weeks before liver cleansing.
Another alternative is gold coin grass. Use the same directions as given for those who are intolerant to apple juice. You may try malic acid or cranberry juice during one cleanse and gold coin grass during the next, to see which works best for you.
A fourth alternative is apple cider vinegar: mix 1 to 2 tablespoons in a glass of water and drink 4 servings per day, for 6 days. |
Marshall Editions
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| Drink a glass of water every hour throughout the day. pm cranberry juice has been used for more than a century to prevent and treat
8y%»jy urinary tract infections. Evidence suggests that it is the antioxidant flavonoids called proanthocyanidins that prevent bacteria from adhering to the walls of the urinary tract. cranberry juice should be unsweetened, especially if it is used by people with suppressed immune systems. Drink three 4 oz glasses throughout the day. Eat watermelons, celery, and parsley, which act as natural diuretics and will help flush out infection from the urinary system. |
Andreas Moritz
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 See details on malic acid below.) cranberry juice also contains malic acid and can be used instead of apple juice. (See below.)
The aforementioned herbs are also effective in softening gallstones and, therefore, can be used as a preparatory step for the liver flush, although it may take a little longer than with using apple or cranberry juice. The proper dosage for the tincture is 1 tablespoonful once daily on an empty stomach, about 30 minutes before breakfast. Keep this regimen for eight to nine days before the day of the liver flush. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Mannose: V2-I tsp daily; more if needed
Acute UTI
• Cranberry juice: 16 oz daily
• Increase water: 8 or more 8-oz glasses daily
• Vitamin C: 2,000 mg every 2 hours for 2 days, then 2 g 3 times daily for 7-10 days
• Combination herbal product such as cranberry, Oregon grape root, bucchu, uva-ursi, pipsissewa, marshmallow root: 2 capsules every 2 hours for 2 days, then 2 capsules 3 times daily for 5-10 days
• D-mannose: V2-I tsp 3 times daily for 5-10 days
Chronic, Recurring UTI (3- to 6-Month Plan)
Premenopausal Women
• Urinate upon urge and after intercourse. |
| Eight to sixteen ounces of unsweetened cranberry juice per day is recommended. Mannose, the simple sugar contained in cranberries, is a very effective and safe treatment during pregnancy. D-mannose adheres to the bladder epithelium and interferes with the ability of infection-causing bacteria such as E. coli to adhere to the bladder wall.146
Lactobacillus supplements are also safe in pregnancy. From the studies that are available, probiotics appear to be beneficial for preventing recurrent bladder infections in women. See Chapter 5 for further directions on treating bladder infections. |
| D-mannose is a naturally occurring simple sugar contained in cranberry juice that is helpful in treatment of UTIs. D-mannose adheres to the bladder epithelium, interfering with the ability of the R coli to adhere21 and cause infection. It is likely safe for pregnant and lactating women.
Mannose Powder
Acute infections: Vz-l tsp 3 times daily Chronic, recurring infections: 1 tsp or more daily Prevention: Vz-l tsp daily
Botanicals
Uva-Ursi {Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi). |
| Take the following supplements:
Combination herbal product: 1-2 capsules daily
Cranberry extract: 400 mg twice daily Cranberry juice: 8-16 oz daily Oral probiotics: 8-16 billion organisms per day Mannose: V2-I tsp daily; more if needed Intravaginal estriol (1 mg/g): insert 1 g twice daily for 2 weeks, then twice weekly as maintenance dose; or estriol suppositories (1 mg): insert 1 daily for 2 weeks, then twice weekly as maintenance dose
• Consider oral hormone therapy. |
Ray Strand, M.D.
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 But there's something about cranberry juice that makes it even more effective.
Cranberry juice works because it prevents the bacteria that cause the infection from sticking to the lining of the urinary tract. If you're prone to these infections, drink eight ounces of cranberry juice every day to lower your risk.
For Nausea: Ginger
Ginger can do more than just add zip to cakes and cookies; the herb, in tablet form, can also help relieve nausea.
Ginger may also help prevent motion sickness. Try drinking a cup of ginger tea thirty minutes before your next trip. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Cranberry juice concentrate is great, too. Use your imagination. Fighting cancer? Include a very small amount of turmeric, garlic and ginger. (Easy on the garlic. Try a piece about the size of a pencil eraser.)
Want some other recipes? Check out www.JuiceFeasting.com
I hope to work with David Rain to bring you some videos soon. We'll be filming in my kitchen, showing you exactly how to put this together. In the mean time, stay healty and happy on Juice Feasting!
Note: You can also learn more with the six-CD audio course I created with David Rain at http://www.truthpublishing. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 Ifyou are looking for a cocktail, try one with sparkling water/club soda and a "splash" of cranberry juice or other 100 percent juice if available along with a couple wedges of lime. Stick to one drink, preferably with the meal.
Specialty Coffee Drinks
The nonfat latte or soy cappuccino is fine once in a while, but watch out for sugary coffee and tea beverages, whipped and blended coffee "shakes" with whipped cream and even chai tea lattes, which are often poured from a box containing chai tea and sugar already blended into a sweet syrup. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| She was giving cranberry juice to her kids to help fight urinary tract infections long before there was science to support its effectiveness. All she knew was that it worked! This section features many claims for the healing properties of the 101 foods that may not have been exhaustively studied ... yet!
THROW ME A L1FESAVER! This section references many research reports, from cell studies to animal studies to the granddaddy of them all, human clinical trials. Some of the studies show that there are unique properties to the 101 foods. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| While logical, no studies have yet demonstrated an increase in kidney stones after drinking cranberry juice.
Cranberry extracts can also be found in numerous combination herbal/nutritional formulations along with uva-ursi, pipsissewa, Oregon grape root, marshmallow root, buchu, vitamin C, and others. Cranberry is safe for pregnant and lactating women.
Cranberry Extract
Acute infections: 400 mg 3 times daily or more Chronic, recurring infections: 400 mg 1-2 times daily
Lactobacilli. Probiotics, especially lacto-bacilli, are commonly used by alternative providers to prevent UTIs. |
| Take the following supplements:
Combination herbal product: 1-2 capsules daily Cranberry extract: 400 mg twice daily Cranberry juice: 8-16 oz daily
Postmenopausal Women
• Urinate upon urge and after intercourse.
• Use condoms for intercourse.
• Increase fluids. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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 Grape juice contains resveratrol, as does cranberry juice, but at levels that are ten times less than those in red
RESVERATROL CONTENT IN DIFFERENT FOODS AND BEVERAGES
FOOD RESVERATROL
BEVERAGE RESVERATROL
(uG 100 G)
OyG/125 ML)
Grapes 1,500
Red wine 625*
Peanuts 150
White wine 38
Peanut butter 50
Grape juice 65
Blueberries 3
Cranberry juice 65
Raisins 0.01
* Resveratrol concentration in red wine varies greatly from one grape variety to another and from one region to another, with values ranging from 1 to 13 mg/l. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, showed that cranberry juice cocktail had the highest total phenol content of twenty fruit juices tested. (Phenolic compounds are natural antioxidants. They help neutralize harmful free radicals in the body that are linked to most chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.)
Zuo and his team stated that "cranberry has the highest radical-scavenging capacity among the different fruits studied." Even more wonderful, Catherine Neto, Ph.D. |
| A great deal of research has supported the ability of compounds in cranberries and cranberry juice to help maintain the health of the urinary tract.
Here's how it works: Urine is normally sterile and free of bacteria, but sometimes tiny organisms like bacteria from the digestive tract make their way to the opening of the urethra. Then they do what bacteria like to do—they multiply. When that happens, infection is right around the corner. (An infection that stays in the urethra is called urethritis, and if it moves up to the bladder it causes an infection called cystitis. |
| Another study found that taking cranberry extract tablets or drinking unsweetened cranberry juice significantly reduced the number of patients having at least one symptomatic UTI per year.
"Cranberry appears to be a safe, herbal choice for UTI prophylaxis and has relatively good tolerability. The most recent studies have found that the use of cranberry for up to 12 months is safe and moderately effective," says Darren M. Lynch, M.D., of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, writing in the peer-reviewed journal American Family Physician. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 One capsule of concentrated cranberry juice extract (400 mg) can be taken two times per day.8 Several 16-ounce (500 ml) glasses of high-quality unsweetened cranberry juice from concentrate each day approximate the effect of the cranberry extract. Cranberry tincture, M—1 teaspoon (3—5 ml) three times per day, can also be taken.
Are there any side effects or interactions?
Cranberry concentrate has not been reported to cause side effects and has no known contraindications to use during pregnancy (page 363) and breast-feeding (page 74). |
| In a double-blind trial, elderly women who drank 10 ounces (300 ml) of cranberry juice per day had a decrease in the amount of bacteria in their urine.16 In another study, elderly residents of a nursing home consumed either four ounces (120 ml) of cranberry juice or six capsules containing concentrated cranberry daily for 13 months. During that time, the number of UTIs decreased by 25%. |
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