I haven't found any Cranberry Juice that is PURE cranberry juice in any stores. I take the capsules and they are better than 10% juice in water. I find they are working good with CS.
-----Original Message----- From: Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, April 01, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: Re: CS>urinary track infection >I don't believe cranberry tends to acudify the urine significantly:: >http://www.orst.edu/food-resource/a/cran_r/habash.html >Although it is about the only fruit that does acidify instead of alkalinize the >urine http://www.thewolfeclinic.com/acidalkfoods.html . I would bet that taking >cranberry juice along with just about any other fruit juice, would neutralize >any acid influence. > >Although some sites indicate that the hippuric acid in cranberry juice is why it >helps urinary tract infections, the real reason is more likely that it prevents >the bacteria from sticking to the wall: http://solsticepoint.com/cranbery.htm >and http://www.thebetterhealthstore.com/News/DrMurray1221.html . Thus there is a >real synergy between cranberry juice and CS, the CS kills them, and the >cranberry juice prevents them from anchoring, so they get flushed out. > >Marshall > >Nick Grant wrote: > >> Perhaps we need a little more clarification here - in case matters are made >> worse. >> >> If you have a bladder infection - don't drink cranberry juice. It's like >> putting out a fire with gasoline. It's the acid in the urine on inflamed >> tissues that causes the burning sensation. Cranberry juice can prevent an >> infection, but it will only inflame a current one. Instead, try one-quarter >> teaspoon of baking soda in water or corn silk which contains silica. I >> think what makes sense here is differentiating between bladder in the >> bladder, and bladder irritation. However, in cases where the presence of >> bacteria, and the start of an infection, is diagnosed before pain >> inflammation) starts, it would seem likely that cranberry and Vitamin C, >> anything that ACIDIFIES the urine and kills bacteria, would help. As long >> as the acid doesn't cause more irritation and inflammation, it should be >> safe to use. >> >> Cork silk is supposed to work amazingly well, although not in my case as >> there was no bacteria present, only symptoms. It appears to flush poisons >> from the Urethra, bladder and kidneys, bringing about healing. You can make >> it by boiling a handful of dried, brown cornsilk for 15 minutes to assure >> sterility. After cooling, it is drinkable. >> >> I think you need to find the cause. Some people have found they were >> allergic to certain foods, and when they eliminated them, the infections >> went away. >> >> There was a study done ( which is pretty gross) to dispute the belief that >> in women, they thought the cause was the close proximity of the anus to the >> urinary tract as being the main cause of bladder infections. They put some >> stool into the bladders of some brave (or silly) medical students. By the >> second voiding, there was no bacteria left. The conclusion? Infection can >> be a result of improper voiding, not putting out enough urine to effectively >> clean the bladder and vagina. So - women - drink adequate amounts of water, >> and men - wouldn't hurt to don the same if you are having these problems as >> well. >> >> Hope this doesn't spoil your day! :) >> >> TRACY..... >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Grant" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, 2 April 2002 05:44 >> Subject: Re: CS>urinary track infection >> >> > Hmmmmm... >> > I was always under the impression that bacteria, and viruses >> > liked to live in an "Acidic" environment???? >> > >> > Grant.. >> > >> > Kathie Jones wrote: >> > > >> > > LOTS of vitamin C and CS will do amazing things! :-) And don't forget >> > > cranberry tablets. The cranberry keeps the bacteria that is causing the >> > > infection from being able to * adhere * to the urinary system walls, the >> C >> > > makes the urine acidic * the bacteria like an alkaline environment*, and >> the >> > > CS will kill the bacteria off. >> > > >> > > Kathie >> > > >> > > > Anyone know of a good remedy for a urinary track infection for either >> or >> > > > both sexes??? >> > > > Lee >> > > >> > > -- >> > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. >> > > >> > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: >> > > [email protected] -or- [email protected] >> > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. >> > > >> > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] >> > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html >> > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >> > >> > >
