Resveratrol (also known as the French Paradox and Japanese knotweed) is a phytoalexin which is produced naturally in the skin of red grapes that protects the plant from attacks from dangerous bacteria and pathogens. Resveratrol has been produced synthetically in a number of nutritional supplements and has been linked to a number of healthy benefits.

Some of these health benefits include lowering the blood sugar, having an anti-cancer mechanism, anti-inflammatory properties with helps in weight loss/control, and better maintain an overall cardiovascular health. In one study done, those mice that had Resveratrol added to their diet had loss weight and received longer lifespans. Many of the studies done about Resveratrol have shown these effects have been studied in mice and have not been reproduced in clinical human trials, as of now.

However, which some medical journals have reported the great sociological effects of this ingredient in a number of communities, like the Asian territories of Okinawa and Sardinians; there has been no established medical data in the Western World.

The two communities that demonstrated the advantages of this wondrous plant are the communities of Okinawa and the Sardinian. In Okinawa, Resveratrol (which is known locally as the Japanese knotweed) has been seen to help in the lowering of lipid (fat) levels and assist in anti-inflammatory treatments. Because of this, it has been used to treat Hepatitis medicinally for many generations. The Sardinians, who are the largest population of people over 100 years of age in the world, have consumed Resveratrol as part of their daily diet byway of their locally grown red wine. This naturally produced red wine is not restricted by pesticides, so the grape’s polyphenol is allowed to mature naturally.

Both communities had held persuasive statistics, which suggest its potential; however, the FDA, the authoritative agency in the US, has is not administered as a certified drug. However, with the growing amount of data about reverstarol becomes better known, the potential of reverstarol will be unlocked soon.

Currently, Glaxo Smith Kline, the manufacture of Alli (one of America’s Most Popular Weight Loss Pill), has taken over the research rights of reverstarol. Therefore, soon resveratrol’s health qualities will be unraveled in the future.

Hoodia Plus is one of the top most sought after weight loss product online today. Figure and health conscious people love it because it has no proven and reported side effects to the body, it successfully controls the appetite, increases body energy levels and positively improves disposition making it easy for the weight conscious to follow their weight loss program. Since it can significantly improve one’s mood it is also known to be a mild natural aphrodisiac (How bad can that be?)

Hoodia Plus is from pure Hoodia Gordonii a South African desert cactus plant covered with white spikes and flowers saucer-shaped with deep red, brown and spotted yellow color. It is known for its weight loss properties. It was said that the African Sans Bushmen would chew the plant stems to curb hunger and thirst for water when they are on a hunting trip for days.

The active component of Hoodia Plus is P57. It is a molecule found in Hoodia Gordonii that would trick the human brain by sending signals that the body has enough insulin levels as a result it would shut down the body’s mechanism for hunger. Hence, taking this diet pill would make you crave for food less and it will hasten and enhance the affectivity of your weight loss program. This pill should be taken in conjunction with proper diet, regular exercise and of course with your doctor’s clearance. It is advised that this pill should be taken before meals with water to successfully curb the appetite. The dosage will depend on your weight and the amount of excess weight that you want to lose.

Hoodia Plus is also very beneficial for people who have successful achieved their weight goals and have difficulty in resisting the temptation to go binge eating and maintain their weight. People who are in a strict diet program have the tendency to have an eating relapse and when they do they gain back their weight and it will even double. Diet can be very tiring and human will and discipline is sometimes not enough to curb the bad habit. Hoodia Plus has proven to be very effective in post weight control maintenance.

There are many Hoodia Gordonii weight loss products available online and many are counterfeit. If you notice that the pill is not suppressing your appetite as it claimed it would chances are it was not made from pure Hoodia Gordonii. Some brands would use plant fillers such as aloe vera and market it as pure hoodia and others would dilute their hoodia in other alternative ingredients such as ephedrine (which is very dangerous and illegal) to cut costs. Some products are inferior varieties even if they claim that they used 100 percent hoodia because they used hoodia flowers that were harvested too soon hence, it is not as potent as Hoodia Plus because it is made from 100 percent pure Hoodia Gordonii fully ripe flowers -it would take a hoodia flower five years to be fully ripe.

Hoodia Gordonni alone will not make an effective weight loss pills. It can suppress hunger and food cravings but it won’t stabilize the insulin level in the body and burn fat. That is why Hoodia Plus blended ancient Chinese weight loss herbs o pure Hoodia Gordonii to intensify and perfect its weight loss potency.

Hoodia Plus is organic and is risk free. It has C.I.T.E.S certificate from the Western Cape Conservation Authority of Africa confirming g that it is indeed 100 percent pure and it is offered with refund guarantee should you find it ineffective. Original Hoodia Plus can be a little bit expensive to other brands found online because it is made from superior quality ingredients to ensure safety and positive results.

It seems that the same tired old wife’s tales surrounding birth control pills are still popular today. These myths have been handed down throughout generations, and nothing can seemingly shake them from the public’s consciousness. And while some may carry a small grain of truth, most of them have been completely twisted out of proportion throughout the years.

One reason why young women still refuse to take birth control pills is because they’re afraid that they’ll get fat. They also may be afraid they’ll break out in horrible acne, grow facial hair, or increase hip and breast size. None of these fears could be further from the truth. What the pill does do is regulate estrogen, which can initially cause some water retention and bloating (much like symptoms of a menstrual cycle). Switching doses or waiting until the body regulates itself, which may take a few months, will usually solve the problem. Generally, the pill has been known to decrease acne, or it may make no noticeable changes at all, but it would be unusual for it to suddenly cause it. Likewise, it does not produce facial hair or increase breast and hip size, although those areas may swell up slightly.

Why then do so many women insist they have experienced some of these side effects? The probable answer is inaccurate cause and relation. The hormones in your body are changing, which may alter your mood temporarily. This alone can cause an increased appetite or added stress, which can cause weight gain or acne. Another reason could be that they begin taking the pill at a young age when the body hasn’t stopped fully developing, meaning larger breasts and wider hips. Our bodies are constantly changing in small ways throughout our lifetime, but by changing medications some people become hyperaware of any small differences.

Has anyone ever warned you that taking birth control pills can cause cancer? It seems just about everything today has the potential to kill you or cause some devastating disease, and again the problem usually stem from incorrect cause and effect. Do women taking birth control get cancer? Yes. Is it because of the pill? No. In fact, studies show just the opposite. It is estimated that by regularly taking the pill women are 1/3 less likely to suffer from uterine or ovarian cancer. There has been no conclusive evidence linking the pill with increased rates of breast cancer either. Additionally, using the pill is very unlikely to cause defects in babies once you are ready to conceive as long as you quit taking them in advance.

Not all truths about birth control are so rosy. There are possible side effects which commonly include nausea, headaches, mood swings, breast pain, and spotting. Many of these can be controlled by switching products and dosages, or by waiting for a few months until the body adjusts. In some rare cases more severe complications are possible, which is why it is important to consult with a doctor before starting.

Online Email Services Offer Spam Blocking Filters For Your Email Account

Many people use Yahoo Mail or another online email service. Many Internet Service providers also offer a webmail option for online email reading. These services usually offer some sort of spam blocking email filters similar to those featured with POP mail. The use of spam filters is a bit confusing but helps reduce the amount of unwanted email. We will look at a couple of common spam filters for online email services.

Yahoo Mail

Yahoo Mail has a very simple spam filtering system. In your Yahoo mail folder click on the Options link on the upper right side. From the drop down chose “More Options.” Choose the “Spam” option on the left sidebar. Spam Guard is the name of the online mail filtering system. Tick the box next to the option to turn on Spam Guard. Chose an option for the frequency to empty the spam folder. There is a box to block any email address. When you have entered the options that you want click “Save Changes” above the main column. Now click “Back To Mail” at the top of the left sidebar. Spam filtering will be automatic. If you do receive a message that you think is spam you can check the box next to it and send it to the spam folder by clicking the “spam” button on the menu bar.

Zimbra Collaboration Suite

The Zimbra Collaboration Suite is a program installed on the servers of Internet Service Providers to make online reading of email possible. My ISP has Zimbra installed as an option for online Webmail. I can read my mail in a POP mail program such as Outlook or I can read it online with Zimbra. When I log into my Zimbra account I see a main column containing all of my current email and on the left is a smaller column for the account’s directory structure. At the top under the search bar is a small menu. Choose the Preferences button. In the preferences folder you will see several options at the top. Choose the Mail Filters option. You will see a work area in the center with the title Mail Filters. Choose the “New Filter” button. Now you have a Pop-up box and the cursor is flashing in a box called filter name. You can name the filter anything. If you are trying to filter out spam dedicated to weight loss products you might want to call it Weight Loss.

To set up the filter we must enter the conditions which will cause the filter to act. The first option is to set the filter to act on either “any” or “all” conditions. I chose “all” since I will be targeting mail which has a number of characteristics which recur frequently. If you chose “any” of the conditions you would need to set up many filters because you are defining things too narrowly. One single condition may exist in mail from all sorts of sources and may cause a lot of false positives. Suppose I set a filter for “any” condition and use the word “fat” as a string. This filter will act on all email that includes phrases like “lose fat fast”, “fat juicy steaks” and “Johnny’s fat lip”. Without adding more conditions we are not able to bring together the common traits that spell “Spam”. Our spam mails may include the words “fat”, “weight loss pills” and “sign up now”. This is why we want more than one condition to trigger the filter. By setting a filter with several conditions pertaining to weight loss we will get rid of spam mail and not the message from Aunt Jen who wants to tell about her “big fat bingo jackpot”.

The next step is to choose a section of the email document to set conditions on. The best ones for filtering spam are subject, from, to and body. “Subject” is important in that Spammers want to catch your attention so that you will read the email. The “Body” will contain many of the common terms that people use to try to sell weight loss products. “From” may help but not often since spammers change their addresses and names often. “To” is important since spammers will insert any name if they are not certain of what yours is.

From the “conditions” box choose “Subject” and then “Matches Exactly” as the Comparison Operator; the second part of the condition. There is a blank next to Matches Exactly. Enter the name of a weight loss pill in that slot; one which appears often in your mail. This condition requires that a word in the subject match the term you have entered into the blank. Now click the plus symbol and you will have another condition to fill. Choose Subject again. Choose “Matches Exactly” once again and then enter Rapid Weight Loss in the blank. You then may click the plus sign and add another condition. You may want to do this several times for words that you find often in the subject line. After clicking the plus symbol again you may choose “Body” from the left side of the condition. Now you may enter “Matches Exactly” as the Comparison Operator. Then a word that appears in the body.

As you add the conditions to this filter be careful that you are building a common combination of terms. By adding some rare words you will be making a filter which will rarely be activated. You should also be careful not to add words commonly used by your friends. This will make losing valid email less likely.

There are a several different Comparison Operators which do different things. “Matches exactly/does not match exactly” is an easy Operator to understand. The word we are filtering for must exactly match the term that you place in the blank. Does not match exactly will trigger the filter if the term is not found in the email. Matches Exactly will work if the spam always contains the word “Pills.” If the spammer makes a change in the spelling and uses “Pillz” instead the condition will not work.

The Operators “contains/does not contain” is a little less strict than matches exactly. If the chosen phrase appears somewhere within the subject or body the filter will trigger. Therefore a filter for Contains “diet pills” would match: “fantastic diet pills”, “harmful diet pills” and “illegal diet pills” but not “large diet pill.”

The third set of Operators is “Matches wildcard/does not match wildcard.” The wildcard allows you to match your chosen word with any string of characters that contains it. In other words the wildcard is a placeholder for other letters that you choose to merge with your test word. The asterisk (*) is the wildcard symbol. We set the filter to trigger with (*) placed at the beginning or the end of a word of choice. Then the filter is triggered no matter what combination of letters or numbers are added to the specific word. Therefore by using red*diet the filter will match “red apple diet”, “red pudding diet”, or “red heads don’t diet”. The wildcard is useful when the spammer merges words with other words. The tactic of merging words in the Subject line is a favorite one for spammers. You cannot use “Matches Exactly” Pills when the line is CheapEffectivePills. But a condition set for “Matches Wildcard” *Pills would work with the phrase CheapEffectivePills, or AnythingAnythingPills.

In the bottom part of the box there is a section for setting the action. The action is what the program does with all mail which fits the condition you set. Zimbra is not only for spam so some of the actions are not appropriate for dealing with email. From the drop down choose “Discard.” Now we are almost finished. You may have a number of other filters set up which will sort or flag mail rather than filter it for spam. All of the filters in the list will act on each email unless you state otherwise. You don’t want a piece of identified spam mail to go through the other filters and be acted on by them also. To prevent the other filters from acting on your spam mail check the box in the lower left corner of this spam filter. By doing this your spam filter alone will act on this mail and not the remaining filters. Finally click OK at the bottom of the box. You have set your first spam filter.

Filtering with Zimbra is a complex process. Some study of terms may be necessary for effective use. It might be necessary to use some trial and error before the filter works as planned. If you are still getting the spam mail go back and work the conditions again. If you think that you are losing good email you can go back to your filter and set an action to “Deliver to Folder” and have the mail sent to a folder in your account. Check the folder and if your valid mail is there go back and rework your filter. Spam operators change their tactics constantly so the filtering tactics will need to change also.

Many online email services offer a spam filter system. Services such as Yahoo Mail may not matter much to us since we consider them to be throw away email accounts. For many people, their main email account that comes with their ISP is more permanent and also more important. ISPs are offering Spam Filters now along with their other services. The filters in Zimbra Collaboration Suite are not as powerful as those in other packages which include software like SpamAssassin. Zimbra will offer some help when combined with filters in your Desktop software such as Outlook. More information on Zimbra is available from several sources. The best and fastest way to get help with spam filters is to ask a qualified Web Designer or IT Professional.

A Pan Am Flight Attendant costume is a great choice for Halloween. There are a variety of Pan Am costumes available and in a variety of colors. Whether you want a costume that’s short or long, or pink or black, there is one out there for you. Don’t worry about these costumes being too revealing: while there are plenty of sexy costumes out there, modest Pan Am costumes can be found, too.

The Basics

The core of the costume starts with the flight attendant uniform. You can either go with a typical suit that can be purchased at any department store, or you can purchase a costume specifically for a flight attendant. The most popular choices are navy or black, however, you can go with a color a little more eye-catching and unique like pink or red.

Flight Attendant Accessories

Once you have the basic pieces picked out, you’ll need to accessorize. The typical accessories that complement a Pan Am flight attendant costume are:

• Neck Scarf
• Hat
• Flight Attendant pin

The neck scarf is usually a simple fabrication and often sheer. Popular color choices are red or navy; the scarf is typically tied once around the neck.

The Pan Am hat is a pill box style, meaning that it fits very close to the head and is sturdy. The color often matches the color of the main dress or suit, however, you can contrast this color if you’d like it to stand out.

No Pan Am Flight Attendant costume is complete without a “wings” pin. While not often seen on today’s stewardesses, they used to always wear a winged pin. Since the Pan Am costume replicates a stewardess from the 1960s, this pin is necessary to complete the outfit.

Shoes

A variety of shoes can be worn with this costume. Popular styles are boots that reach to the calf or even past the knee, however, this look is not for the modest! Those wanting a more demure look can wear a low heel or even flats. The shoe color is usually matched to the costume. If white hose are being worn, then white shoes are also acceptable.

Hair

A 1960s hairstyle must be worn to complete the costume. Typical styles are worn large and voluminous, such as the bouffant. If that style is too complicated to wear, a simple ponytail or bun can complete the look easily. Use pins to keep the hair in place; it’s helpful to pin your hat to the hair, as well.

Copyright: 9/25/2011, Lauren Engelman, U.S.A.

It is a well known fact there are over 200 million men , suffering from erectile dysfunction all over the world. And yet, most of these men refuse to change their lifestyle, and they rather rely on a magic pill to regain their lost erection. If you are reading this, then I am sure you are aware of the side effects of using sildenafil drugs, or the most popular brand name Viagra.

Sildenafil can cause many side effects. Some common side effects include headaches, sneezing, dyspepsia (abdominal pain), palpitations (extreme heart beating, just like what you get from drinking too much coffee), flushing (red face, even more red than blushing) and some less common side effects are:

* Abnormally low blood pressure

* Priapism (A painful condition when an erection for more than 4 hours)

* Severe increased heart beat rhythm (Ventricular tachycardia which can lead to sudden death)

* Stroke and even

* Heart attack

This is why men all over the world are finding alternative treatments for fixing erectile dysfunction.

The only way to naturally get your erection back is by making changes in your lifestyle. Sedentary lifestyle is the major cause of erectile dysfunction. You can fix your erectile disfunction problem by quitting this inactive lifestyle.

But first of all, be sure you plan a health diet. Don’t take processed food,fast food, and alcohol. Stay away from these things , as they can cause obstructions in your arteries and reduce blood flow which could disturb your body system.

Eat a lot of potassium rich food. Bananas, orange juice, tomato products, milk and beans are a rich source of potassium. Potassium regulates nerves heartbeat and blood pressure, and remember you gushing blood running towards your penile area to get a hard erection.

Fish is also a great sex booster and it contains healthy fat, fatty acids and omega-3, especially fish with lots of fat, such as tuna, mackerel and sardine. Fish is heart friendly as it clears up plaque in your arteries and boost blood flow in your body.

Also include zinc rich food in your daily intake. Zinc is very useful and it repairs your cells. The lack of zinc can disturb your reproductive functions and processes and thus results in erectil dysfunction. Some of the rich sources of zinc are lean beef, oysters, shellfish, and green beans.

Take regular exercise. Make a focused walk routine every day. Stick to your walking plan and feel the magic happening in your body in a few days. Below is a sample walking program which has benefited many erectile dysfunction sufferers, you can customize it according to your needs and stamina:

1- Light walk ( for warm up) 3 minutes

2- Light Jog 1 minute

3- Walk 1 minute

4- Light Jog 1 minute

5- Walk 1 minute

6- Light Jog 1 minute

7- Brisk Walk 2 minutes

8- Light Walk ( for cool down) 3 minutes

This is a sure fire remedy for building stamina in you gradually and soon you will feel incredible power and stamina in your penile area too. One more exercise which can work wonders when taken in many variations is the PC muscle exercise. These exercises of PC muscle are real boon for men as the more they are practiced, the more benefits are reaped. But avoid overdoing these exercises. Just make a routine and then stick to it and you will soon see your erectile dysfunction gone and a powerful lovemaking tool between your legs to make love for as long as you want.

Eractile dysfunction is a problem which can be treated in a natural way. And for this you just need a reliable manual which tells you the natural ways and various sex boosting exercises. Erectile Dysfunction No More is the manual which has helped thousands of men worldwide in fixing their erectile dysfunction without taking any over the counter drug.

If you want a rock hard erection naturally without having to take man made drugs which can have dangerous side effects you can get one, using the natural and clinically tested herbs in this article. The herbs we will look at, are found in all the best herbal libido pills and work quickly, to improve your sexual and general health.

Your sexual health is a reflection of your general health and erection problems stem from poor blood circulation and low energy levels which also cause your sex drive to fall. Lets look at how to improve blood flow to and into the penis and also how to increase energy and sex drive.

To get more blood to the penis a herbs which are well known for their ability to get more blood to the extremities of the body are – Ginkgo Biloba and Ginseng. When the blood arrives at the penis its important you boost levels of nitric oxide to let it in to make the penis hard.

No erection will ever happen unless nitric oxide levels are high, because when its realized in the blood vessel walls of the penis they widen and expand and this allows more blood to enter and harden the penis. If you want to boost nitric oxide levels, all you need to do is take the herbs – Horny Goat Weed, Cnidium and Ginseng and they will work quickly to stimulate production.

A key to increasing energy levels, sex drive and sexual staying power is to have high levels of testosterone in the body. Testosterone is the key male hormone for energy and vitality and if levels are low you are to fatigued to focus on sex. There are numerous herbs which will increase levels but the best two of all are Tonkgat Ali and Tribulus. These herbs increase strength and body stamina and this manifests itself in an increased libido.

Get them ALL in the Best Herbal Sex Pills

The above are just some of the herbs you will find in the best natural erection pills which will improve your sexual health and overall levels of wellness at the same time.

Your ringworm cream choice is important for treating the fungus area quickly and correctly to reduce the spread of ringworm to the other parts of your body. Don’t forget that you can spread ringworm to other humans and pets also. Ringworm is contagious and being a fungal infection, can show as a red ring shaped rash with the outer edges being raised and crusty on your body.

Your ringworm location and type is important for the proper treatment. An anti fungal ringworm cream can be used to treat your infection. Also at times, an oral medication will be required depending upon the location and the severity of your ringworm. Over the counter ringworm treatment creams and ointments can contain clorimazole or miconazole. Brand names are Micatin, Tinactin, Monistat and Lotrimin. A ringworm anti fungal drug called Lamisil contains terbinafin. Your health care provider will also have prescription based medications available like Allylajines.

For jock itch and Athlete’s foot, you may require more than over the counter medication for your treatment. With ringworm scalp, an anti fungal pill or a prescription ringworm cream may be necessary for your proper treatment. Ringworm nail infections can attack your skin under your finger nails or toe nails. You may experience some success using an anti fungal lotion, cream or even nail polish available from your drug store. Your best procedure is by using a prescription type of anti fungal pill from your doctor.

By the way, creams that are used for treating humans do not work as good with pets or animals. Dips and shampoos are normally recommended by your vet for treating your pets and animals. Product names being used include Irafungol, Terbinafine, Lufenuron, Malaseb, Imaverol and Griseofulvin.

Yes, your ringworm cream will work in most cases, depending on the location and type of fungal infection is present on your body. If in doubt, always seek a health care provider for the proper diagnosis and treatment sequence.

Creatine is a common supplement taken by fitness enthusiasts to increase the intensity of their workout and shorten recovery time. While creatine generally supplies muscles with energy, aspects of its use can lead to back pain. If you take this supplement and begin to experience back pain, there may be a link between the two.

Creatine

Creatine helps facilitate the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which provides muscles with energy to contract. Creatine is produced by the body, but is also found in protein-rich foods like lean, red meat and fish. Pills and drinks are available as supplements.

Supplementing creatine, usually in combination with a simple carbohydrate to increase its effects, means that your muscles will have more energy to work. Whether you’re sprinting or weightlifting, you will be able to perform with more intensity as your muscles are equipped with more energy.

Suggested dosages of this supplement vary widely. Generally, there is a loading phase in which your muscles become saturated with creatine. This takes about a week and involves high doses, averaging around 20 grams a day. After this time, a maintenance dose of about 5 grams a day may be taken to keep levels high in your muscles. Though there is no strict evidence that it is necessary, most who use the supplement cycle it, using it for 2 or 3 months and then resuming after a month of disuse.

Aside from improving workouts, the supplement is used to treat disorders involving muscle weakness like heart failure, muscular dystrophy, ALS, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease.

Dehydration

Creatine causes muscles to hold water. The harder muscles work, the more blood supply they need. Blood contains fresh water, electrolytes, nutrients and oxygen. An inadequate amount of fluid in the body reduces the amount of blood and electrolytes sent to and absorbed by muscles. Muscle cramps may develop due to insufficient fluid intake while using creatine.

You may feel muscle cramps anywhere, but the lower back is a common site for muscular pain in general. Whatever your activity, the lower back is both highly mobile and load-bearing. Lower back cramping can be a sign that you aren’t getting enough fluids while taking creatine. If you’re drinking at least 64 ounces of water a day and still experiencing cramps, you may need to lower your dosage.

To prevent dehydration, avoid working out in hot environments or for long periods of time after ingesting creatine.

Kidney Problems

Though there is no conclusive evidence, it is possible that drastically increasing the level of creatine in the body can harm the kidneys. Creatine creates a substance called creatinine that the kidneys must filter out. It is thought that a dramatic, prolonged increase in creatinine can overwork the kidneys and cause damage.

There are only a handful of case studies that link kidney problems with creatine, and some of those involve people who already had kidney dysfunction. Simply because it is rare does not mean that the possibility should be ignored, however. It is recommended that people with kidney problems, taking medications that can cause kidney problems such as NSAIDs, those under 18 and pregnant or breastfeeding women should not use creatine.

Kidney pain is felt in the flank area of the back, between the rib cage and the hip bone. It is generally sharp and tender to the touch. You may also experience muscle soreness if the kidney is inflamed and pressing on the muscles of the lower back. If you experience sharp lower to mid back pain along with changes in urine, seek medical attention and discontinue creatine use.

Creatine is a reliable supplement for boosting your workout, but it does come with some risks. Make sure you know the possible disadvantages of any supplement and practice safe use.

Cranberries are one of the traditional parts of the Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. and Canada. Even families who never eat them at other times – and may not really like them – have cranberry sauce to go with the turkey.

Cranberries grow throughout Canada and in the northern States, as well as other northern countries. The bushes need wet places, called bogs, to grow in. There is a type of cranberry that grows wild, but the ones we buy and use are grown on farms.

The berries are smooth, with a white color that changes to dark red. In the past, they were not picked until they turned red. However, they are already ripe when they are white. Recently, white cranberries have been picked and used for juice and other products.

Cranberries are very sour and almost impossible to eat without sweetening. For example, a recipe for cranberry sauce calls for four cups of cranberries and two cups of sugar. (The berries and sugar are boiled in water and cooled.)

Dried cranberries, which are sweetened, have become popular. There are also cranberry muffins, chocolate-covered cranberries, cranberry gelatin, and cranberry drinks. Cranberry juice is often mixed with the juice of sweeter fruits, like raspberries. Some bakers put cranberries in their apple pies for a sharper taste.

Cranberries have a high amount of vitamin C. Some people feel they keep sickness away – especially urinary tract infections. A study found that this might be true for adult women, at least. One problem the researchers had was that many people dropped out of the study. There may be some reason people get tired of drinking cranberry juice.

Cranberry extract, in pills, is also sold in drugstores and health food stores. Some find it easier to take these than to drink cranberry juice. Of course, cranberries are healthiest when they’re fresh, like any fruit.