What are the nutritional benefits of cranberries?

A cranberry is a small red sour berry that has a lot of benefits. Many people consider cranberries to be a superfood due to their high nutrient and antioxidant content.

Benefits:

1. The biggest benefit has to do with your immune system:

   • prevents microbes from sticking to the inner skin or inner organs as they’re going through the body

   • good for urinary tract infections

   • prevents H. pylori virus

   • prevents E. coli inflections

   • overall immune enhancer

2. Acts as an antioxidant

3. Has the following nutrients in small amounts:

   • vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, K

   • folate

   • calcium

   • magnesium

   • manganese

   • potassium

   • copper

How to consume it

When you use cranberry juice, make sure it’s unsweetened. You can mix 1 to 2 ounces of cranberry juice per glass of water and drink it with a straw. Also you can add it to your apple cider vinegar and lemon drink.

Where to get it

You can get unsweetened cranberry juice from a regular grocery store, order it online or get it at a health food store.