While most of us only eat cranberries at the holidays, ultra-processed ones at that, cranberries are a fruit worth incorporating into our daily lives. Cranberries have been shown to reduce the recurrence of urinary tract infections, which reduces the need for antibiotics, protects the heart, and is a powerful antioxidant.

Cranberries are known for keeping H. pylori infection from growing, and improving pancreatic responsiveness to glucose fluctuations. They are also great for lowering bad cholesterol and raising good cholesterol, reducing oxidative stress, decreasing streptococcus mutans in saliva, and improving metabolism. 

Cranberries are antimutagenic. This means they reduce the rate that damaged DNA mutates. They also enhance the repair of DNA. If you have a "genetic" disease, cranberries may help to improve your condition. 

Cranberries are a great source of antioxidants, calcium, copper, fiber, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, vitamins B, C, E, and K.

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