Urinary Tract Infections: Regaining Control

September 7th, 2010 |

The most common type of bacterial infection is a urinary tract infection (UTI).
By age 24, at least one-third of all women will develop a UTI. Once a UTI has came and went, the risk of recurrence is hovering at 20%.
In cranberries, the compound proanthocyanidin helps to prevent E. coli from latching on to the urinary tract, thus preventing a UTI.
Recent studies show cranberry extract in pill form works better than drinking mass amounts of cranberry juice.
A groundbreaking extract, hibiscus sabdariffa, is the frontrunner in the prevention of UTI forming bacteria to adhere to the urinary tract and bladder wall.