Dr Pete's Health Secrets

          Cranberries are small, hard, round, red fruits with a flavor that many describe as sour. They grow on vines in freshwater, mostly in the northern United States of America, in states like Maine and in southern Canada.  Traditionally sailors eat them to prevent scurvy as a reult of their high vitamin C content. They are related to blueberries and have become established as a treatment for urinary tract infections. While the occasional use of antibiotics can be quite effective, if you suffer with chronic bladder infections, antibiotics can create more problems than they actually solve. Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics over time, which means you may need to take stronger doses, and maybe for longer periods, to treat the infection or you may need to switch to an entirely different antibiotic altogether. If used too frequently, antibiotics are known to interfere with the natural, healthy, bacterial flora present in your digesti...