Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Cosmopolitan Lifestyle could allay cancer threat Category: Nutrition/Agriculture News Article 17 Oct 2005 If the cancer-inhibiting properties of red wine don't tempt you, why not try a cosmopolitan, the cranberry-based cocktail made famous by the Sex and the City girls. Scientists have discovered a new compound in cranberries that works in a completely new way to prevent metastasis, the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. Catherine Neto from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth discovered the compound, which prevents cancer cells from breaking away from the primary site and spreading to other parts of the body, a process called metastasis. It inhibits the molecular scissors on the cell surface that snip away at the anchors holding cancer cells in place. The cranberry compound inhibits the growth of human lung, colon and leukaemia cells in culture, but does not affect healthy cells (Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, DOI 10.1002/jsfa.2347). Navindra Seeram, UCLA Centre for Human Nutrition, says that the effect of this compound is new finding, and that the newly identified compound could form the basis of a new cancer drug. Related compounds in red wine are more active in alcohol, and Seeram thinks the same could be true for this compound. Chemistry & Industry http://www.chemind.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I saw some fresh cranberries at the store today and wondered how to best use them. They come in a fairly large plastic bag. NE1 have any ideas?heartwerk <jo.heartwork wrote: Cosmopolitan Lifestyle could allay cancer threatCategory: Nutrition/Agriculture NewsArticle 17 Oct 2005If the cancer-inhibiting properties of red wine don't tempt you, why not try a cosmopolitan, the cranberry-based cocktail made famous by the Sex and the City girls. Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Now that the holiday season is over is there anyplace I can get fresh cranberries. The local stores in my neigh hood (downtown Silver Spring) don't carry them any more. Over the holiday, I came up with a juice combination that requires cranberries and I would like to continue making it for myself and friends. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 You can get frozen cranberries at Roots with the other frozen berries. I usually try to buy extra when they have them fresh and then freeze them for other times of the year. Nancy www.hlsnp.com On Behalf Of halex8420874Monday, January 26, 2009 2:14 PM Subject: Re: Cranberries Now that the holiday season is over is there anyplace I can get fresh cranberries. The local stores in my neigh hood (downtown Silver Spring) don't carry them any more.Over the holiday, I came up with a juice combination that requires cranberries and I would like to continue making it for myself and friends.James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I also bought fresh organic cranberries from Trader Joe's about 3 weeks ago for a reasonable price in 8 oz. bags. I still have most of them left over from cranberry-orange cookies I made for Thanksgiving. I wonder how they'd taste in a smoothie made with a young Thai coconut and 6 large bananas+ 1 cup coconut water as an alternative to acai powder. David " Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. " --Benjamin Franklin " Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. " --Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, 1908 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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