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Myth squashed: Cranberry Juice Can Prevent or Cure Urinary Tract Infections

Let's get into the real JUICE of it all!
Vishvas Sowmyanarayanan
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Vishvas Sowmyanarayanan
Myth squashed: Cranberry Juice Can Prevent or Cure Urinary Tract Infections

Introduction

Zara had always been a firm believer in natural remedies. Whenever she scraped her knee, she would apply some haldi, and she would eat some tulsi regularly so she wouldn't catch a common cold. So, when she felt a weird feeling in her stomach, she remembered her trusty family remedy: cranberry juice!

Her grandmother had always sworn by it, and a quick internet search seemed only to confirm her beliefs. Every morning, Zara would wake up and drink a glass of cold cranberry juice even before brushing her teeth (disgusting, we know, right?), hoping to flush out the bacteria. But it didn't work! The pain only kept getting worse.