Health Benefits of Cranberry Juice

Cranberry juice is becoming very popular these days due to the incredible health benefits associated with it. Packed with the power of potent antioxidants, cranberries have been proven good for the heart, circulation, urinary tract, and it also helps lower cholesterol. Just one serving a day of cranberry juice can have a profound impact on your health.

There are only two other kinds of fruit that come close to the potent cranberry and that's blueberries and pomegranates. Like the cranberry, blueberries are very high in antioxidants, but pomegranates are neck & neck with them both as being the "miracle fruit."

Pomegranates date back to biblical times. They hung in the temple where the Lord Jesus Christ taught. Early Christians believed the pomegranate tree was the tree of life. Likely as not, the Savior ate these fruits and it is well documented that He drank wine.

Red wine is known for helping to lower cholesterol, however, just one serving of cranberry juice can do the same thing without the complications of alcohol. Unsweetened cranberry juice can be a bit mouth-puckering, but if you can tolerate the tang, you can avoid a lot of sugar. If not, the low-calorie cranberry juice is a good choice.

Heart disease is a killer. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both men and women in America. Cranberry juice promotes healthy circulation and protects the heart without the effects of alcohol. Alcohol can damage the liver so the antioxidant power of cranberry juice is much healthier and a lot safer.

High cholesterol plagues a number of people and cranberry juice can actually raise healthy cholesterol levels by a good eight percent while lowering the bad. A number of patients have significantly balanced their cholesterol levels by drinking cranberry juice cocktail, enabling them to come off prescription medications.