Cranberry’s Contribution to a Healthy Heart
Cranberry, like all good herbs that are a Food Medicine, is about prevention as well as cure. An American study in 2003 found that drinking cranberry juice every day could significantly cut the risk of heart disease. It suggested 3 glasses a day can raise the amount of HDL cholesterol in the
Cranberry for Herpes?
Although it is early days yet and truly more research is required, it is probable that a near relative of the American cranberry, which veers towards the Heather family Ericaceae, could assist in treating herpes. Last year a Taiwanese study focused on “Alpine” or
Cranberry for Cancer?
Cranberry has not undergone any very wide or large scientific investigations as an anticarcinogenic compared with some plants and their products. American scientists, in 1996, investigated fruit extracts of four Vaccinium species (lowbush blueberry, bilberry, cranberry, and lingonberry) that
Cranberry Recipes
Food, Fun and Glorious Cranberries! No matter how imaginative you may get with cranberry cuisine, it is important to know just how nutritious they are as a regular food and juice, as well as a medicine. Cranberry fruits and juices contain many vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, C (good
Cranberry History
Unlike most herbal plants and food medicine’s Cranberry does not appear to have any ancient history. It seems inconceivable that a plant sporting such bright shiny seductive berries would not have claimed attention. Nevertheless, to date, they are not apparently on any ancient
Cranberry for UTI Urinary Tract Infections
However fascinating to some it might be, it would take a booksworth to reiterate all the Cranberry research done and findings in this connection for its use for urinary tract infections (UTI’s). Scientifically speaking, the ball of ‘it works, no it doesn’t’ falls in first one side
The importance of trees in our environment
‘Cities need Lungs!’ Cities need Lungs! A new worldwide initiative by ‘Trees for Cities’ charity is to promote the planting of trees in cities to help fight against global warming, starting with planting a tree in London, Manchester, Madrid, Bucharest and Addis Ababa, as part of the
Blue Ridge Pig Barbecue Review: O’ Blue Ridge Pig
As far as I’m concerned, there is one barbecue place in charlottesville : Blue Ridge Pig Sure, there is Big Jim’s and Belmont Barbeque. Big Jim’s is out of the question because they have a website (not cool if you are a barbeque place) and their pit bbq, while excellent, can only be
Top Best Charlottesville Bars
While choosing a Top 10 list represents a difficult task, we like to do it anyway. Importantly, it’s a test for us to find that happy medium amongst the gamut of Charlottesville opinion What makes a bar “Best in Charlottesville?” Well, it’s not a scientific method. Good bars have a
Martina Navratilova Grand Slam Titles
TOURNAMENT SINGLES WOMEN’S DOUBLES MIXED DOUBLES Australian Open 1981 – 1983 – 1985 1980 (B. Nagelsen) *** *** 1982 (P. Shriver) *** *** 1983 (P. Shriver) *** *** 1984 (P. Shriver) *** *** 1985 (P. Shriver) *** *** 1987 (P.