Cranberry juice against gastrointestinal viruses
This is good news. Since I moved to Oregon, I got an intestinal bug twice. The first time really bad; the second time bad. I think maybe I'm not used to the West Coast viruses or something, because I hadn't gotten that sick for years.
They found that cranberry juice prevented the SA-11 virus from attaching to red blood cells or infecting host cells, and when they looked at the SA-11 cell cultures under high-magnification microscopes, there were no viral particles in those treated with juice, and says Cohen, the effect was immediate.
This is very useful information. I have to remember this the next time if I feel a bug coming on.
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