NatureCity Journal
VOLUME 21 • ISSUE 4 • SPRING 2025
NatureCity Journal
VOLUME 21 • ISSUE 4 • SPRING 2025
NatureCity Journal
VOLUME 21 • ISSUE 4 • SPRING 2025
New Study Verifies Pacran Cranberry May Reduce UTI Recurrence
New Study Verifies Pacran Urinary Tract May Reduce UTI Recurrence
New Study Verifies Pacran Urinary Tract May Reduce UTI Recurrence
You may know that cranberries have been linked to urinary tract health for a long time.
However, what’s relatively new, is that a few years ago the FDA issued what they call a qualified health claim for cranberry supplements and urinary tract infections, which reads…
“Limited scientific evidence shows that by consuming 500 mg each day of cranberry dietary supplement, healthy women who have had a urinary tract infection (UTI) may reduce their risk of recurrent UTI”.
One of the key studies the FDA relied on to reach this conclusion was conducted with the Pacran whole cranberry powder.
In fact, the FDA mentioned that the Pacran study was a high-quality study and it provided the most scientifically appropriate basis for the 500mg minimum daily amount of cranberry powder the FDA mentioned in the qualified cranberry UTI claim.
This study was published in the journal Phytotherapy Research and found that women with a history of UTIs who took 500mg of Pacran daily for 6 months reduced their risk of a UTI recurring by about 58% compared to the placebo group.
That’s meaningful and pretty impressive effect.
In addition, the researchers found that supplementing with Pacran may help reduce common symptoms experienced with UTIs including urinary frequency and urgency, and uncomfortable or difficult urination.
As mentioned, the FDA called the existing evidence “limited” for cranberries and UTIs, so the makers of Pacran tried to make it a little less limited by conducting another high quality study to demonstrate the effects of this whole cranberry powder.
This new study was recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and is the 3rd human study for urinary tract health involving Pacran.
It included 150 women between the ages of 18 and 65 with a recent history of UTI occurrence.
They were randomized into 2 groups those taking either 500mg of Pacran, or a placebo, daily for 6 months.
One wrinkle for this study is the incidence of a UTI was confirmed by cultures of urine.
In the previous study, the diagnosis was made by relying on symptoms. Using urine cultures is arguably more precise.
After 6 months, the researchers found that Pacran reduced the recurrence of UTIs by 52% relative to the placebo group. This result is consistent with previous Pacran research findings.
In addition, like in the previous study, Pacran also helped with symptoms like urinary frequency and urgency.
So if you or a loved one, struggles with urinary tract health, this new study provides additional evidence that taking Pacran daily may help.
Urinary tract issues are about 3x more common in women, but men too can benefit from the whole cranberry fruit approach of Pacran.
Pacran is made from the entire cranberry – the juice, flesh, skin and seeds – just as nature made it.
It’s not just the US FDA that has acknowledged the quality of Pacran research, in total Pacran has achieved health claims from 4 countries. In addition to the US, there is Canada, South Korea and Columbia.
Each serving of our sugar-free AloeCran drink mix contains the same 500mg of Pacran used in the research.
In addition, you get the digestive health and metabolic health support of organic Aloe vera, and 5g of prebiotic soluble fiber that supports regularity and healthy bowel movements.
GutGard Licorice Root Shown to Help Occasional Heartburn
Taking the Gutgard licorice root extract daily has been shown to help with numerous digestive issues including occasional indigestion and heartburn, bloating and gas.
A new study, published in the journal Complementary Medicine Research, examined the effects of Gutgard on 200 healthy adults (between the ages of 18 and 59) who occasionally experience symptoms of heartburn.
Each day for 28 days, half of the participants took 150mg of Gutgard (75mg twice daily) or a placebo.
Starting in 14 days, those taking Gutgard showed significantly reduced symptoms of heartburn and regurgitation, compared to the placebo group, on average.
The benefits experienced with Gutgard continued through the 28-day study duration. The Gutgard group also reported a significantly better quality of life, compared to the placebo group.
When taking supplements made from licorice root, make sure that excess amounts of a compound called glycyrrhizin have been removed.
Excess consumption of glycyrrhizin can elevate blood pressure and lower potassium levels. This is not a concern with Gutgard.
What makes Gutgard® unique is its acid-free extraction process that results in very low levels of glycyrrhizin, yet offers a very high amount of 50 licorice flavonoids (at least 10% of the extract in total) that help support digestive health.
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Q&A - You Ask... We Answer!
Q: Can I eat a cooked sweet potato with my TrueOsteo+ or is that consider phytic acid? I see you recommended not taking TrueOsteo+ with phytic acid foods.
A: The short answer is we suggest taking TrueOsteo+ about two hours before or after eating your sweet potato to offset any concerns about the phytic acid.
We’ve seen mixed reporting on the phytic acid content of sweet potatoes - some studies found almost no phytic acid and others say the content was similar to white potatoes or yams. The other advantage of sweet potatoes they contain vitamin C, which helps offset the phytic acid load.
This is another trick you can use - if you take 50mg to 80mg of vitamin C when consuming phytic acid (or eat foods or fruit with vitamin C), it can neutralize a lot of the phytic acid.
Q: Berberine naturally is poorly absorbed by the human body. How is your TrueBerberine+ different?
A: Berberine gets absorbed into the bloodstream at a very slow rate after you ingest it (typically less than 1% is absorbed). To help increase absorption, your body converts some of the berberine to dihyrdroberberine in the gut so it can be more easily absorbed through the intestines.
Once in intestinal tissues, the dihyrdroberberine is converted back to berberine and enters the bloodstream. This process has two major drawbacks: 1) It requires you take large amounts of berberine to get a sufficient amount into the bloodstream and 2) It can cause gastrointestinal distress.
The GlucoVantage in TrueBerberine+ addresses this challenge by giving you berberine already in the dihydorberberine form our bodies find easier to absorb. As a result, with GlucoVantage, you can get desired support with a smaller dosage amount that is also gentler on the stomach.
In fact, initial testing found that just 100mg of GlucoVantage was about 5x better at increasing the amount of berberine in the bloodstream than the standard 500mg serving of regular berberine (200mg of GlucoVantage was found to be even better).
Q: Can the TrueCoQ10 soft gel be cut in half and poured into a drink?
A: We would advise against that because exposure to oxygen can cause the ubiquinol to oxidize into ubiquinone. If you can’t swallow pills, then you may have to do it that way, but it’s probably not the best way to go.
In the News...
Bergamot Extract May Help with Maintenance of Already-Healthy Cholesterol. A study in Foods found that healthy adults taking 150mg of a bergamot extract from Sicily daily for 4 months, experienced significant improvements in total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels, on average, compared to a placebo group. A significant improvement in HDL-cholesterol levels was not reported.
L. Paracasei Probiotic May Provide Stress Support. A study in Frontiers in Nutrition found that graduate and doctoral students taking 6 billion CFUs of L. paracasei K56 daily for 2 weeks experienced improvements in certain stress scores and mood, and had better sleep quality with less gastrointestinal problems, compared to a placebo group. The researchers believe the effects may be due to changes in beneficial gut bacteria.
Botanical Blend May Help Sexual Function in Middle-Aged Men. A new study in the International Journal of Medical Sciences found that men between the age of 40 and 70 who took a blend of extracts from pomegranate fruit rinds and cocoa seeds daily for 12 weeks experienced improvements in self-reported sexual function and performance, compared to a placebo group. This extract also has been shown to promote increased testosterone.
Health Tips!
New Study Highlights Benefits of Fish Oil Supplements. A study in the British Journal of Nutrition concluded that fish oil supplements may be superior to consuming oily and white fish in certain ways for protecting heart and cardiovascular health. The researchers found that those supplementing with 1g of fish oil daily experienced a very significant reduction in the number of “circulating extracellular vesicles” (effect not observed in those consuming the fish). These vesicles are small structures released by cells and are a promising biomarker for cardiovascular health problems by researchers.
Berries May Support Colon Health. A study in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry found adding berries to a diet in high and processed meat may support colon health. Meat-rich diets can lead to detrimental effects on gut bacteria and inflammation, partly due to increasing transit time of food through the gut. The researchers found that adding 200g of mixed berries to the diet of those consumed 150g of red and processed pork meat daily, seemed to correct the unfavorable gut bacterial changes.
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