Fruit
Cranberry
These tart little red berries have long been a bog-grown favorite for helping keep bladder troubles from coming back.
🌱 What it is
Cranberries are small, tart red berries that grow on low vines in wet, sandy bogs, harvested each fall and eaten fresh, dried, or as juice.
✨ How it may help
- May help support fewer repeat urinary tract infections
- May help support a healthy dose of antioxidants
- May help support urinary tract wellness as a steady habit
- May help support variety in a colorful, fruit-filled diet
🥄 How to use it
Choose pure, unsweetened cranberry juice or a plain cranberry supplement, and use it as a steady daily habit for prevention, not as a fix once an infection has started.
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1/2 cup fresh (55g) · about 23 calories
- Vitamin C 7mg
- Fiber 2g
- Vitamin E 0.6mg
- Manganese 0.1mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
⚖️ Caution
Cranberry is not a treatment for an active infection, which still needs a doctor; it is fairly high in oxalate, so those prone to kidney stones should go easy, and it may add to the effect of blood thinners like warfarin.
🍃 A note from nature
Tucked low in a wet bog, these small tart berries float up bright red each harvest, a cheerful surprise from humble ground.