Sentences with phrase «blueberries prevent bladder infections»

Since it's very sour, you can either sweeten it with honey (heat them in a sauce pan until the honey dissolves into the juice), dilute with equal parts of pure blueberry juice (blueberries prevent bladder infections likely through the same mechanism) or make cranberry vinaigrette to serve on your salads.

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Drink cranberry juice: It has been found that the cranberry contains compounds called proanthocyanidins (also found in blueberries) which prevent the offending bacteria from adhering to the mucous membranes of the urethra and bladder, hence lessening the duration of an infection.

Cranberries contain chemical compounds called proanthocyanidins that can prevent E. coli bacteria from sticking to the bladder walls, «preventing the first step in the infection process,» said Amy Howell, an associate research scientist at the Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension at Rutgers University.