Cranberry juice daily helps to reduces the risk of cancer

Drinking one glass of cranberry juice daily helps to reduces the risk of cancer, urinary tract infections, respiratory disorders, kidney stones, dental care, and heart diseases. 

~  Cranberry juice is a source of vitamin C and dietary fiber. 

~  It also contains manganese, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin A and beta-carotene. 

Cranberry juice should be consumed unsweetened for maximum health benefit. Unsweetened cranberry juice tastes slightly sour but for medicinal purposes, 2 ounces of cranberry juice diluted in 8 ounces of water is recommended. Try it with a slice of lemon

Note :

Freshly pressed cranberry juice, squeezed from ripe berries, is concentrated by evaporation, frozen, canned or reconstituted with water. Unsweetened cranberry juice is tart and may irritate your mouth. 

Diluted for bottling, the cocktail is sweetened artificially or with sugar, high-fructose corn syrup or other juices. It is generally considered a healthy source of phytochemicals and vitamin C. Many negative effects of cranberry juice or cocktail don't come from the berry but from poor farming practices and additives introduced during processing.

Cranberry Juice Additives :

Sugar products --- especially high-fructose corn syrup, which manufacturers add to cranberry juice --- are high in calories. They can wreak havoc with your blood glucose levels or cause diabetes or diarrhea. Artificial sweeteners may not be the best alternative, either. The Readers' Digest website states that some research has found that sweeteners "can actually make you hungrier than natural sugar." If you can manage to, try developing a taste for the unsweetened juice.

Possible Pesticide Danger :

Pesticides sprayed on growing cranberries can leave residue in the pulp. The Pesticide Action Network website, advocating against toxins in food, cited 2006 data and named 13 pesticide residues in cranberry pulp --- probable carcinogens, hormone disrupters and neurotoxins. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration monitors cranberries for safe levels of pesticide residues, and in a 2008 report, updated in 2010, found that half of cranberry samples were pesticide-free and the remainder had residues well below established safety standards.

A Sampling of Negative Effects :

Cranberries contain citric acid, which, according to dentists, erodes calcium in teeth, causing decay. However, research at the University of Rochester found that cranberry extract may prevent decay caused by bacteria. 

Cranberry is used to prevent, not treat, urinary tract infections. It does not calm an irritable bladder; rather, it can make incontinence worse. The University of Maryland Medical Center's website states, "Cranberry juice has properties that may increase the risk for both calcium oxalate and uric acid stones."

Contraindications and Interactions :

Drugs.com states, "The ingestion of large amounts ... of cranberry juice may result in diarrhea and other GI symptoms; however, trials record few adverse reactions." Cranberry juice can also interfere with medications. It slows liver metabolism, increasing both the healing effects of certain medications and their side effects. If you take Elavil, Valium, Celebrex, Glucotrol, Advil, Motrin, Cozaar, Dilantin, Feldene, tamoxifen, Coumadin and other blood thinners, confirm with your health care provider whether or not cranberry should be part of your diet.