NATURAL URINARY TRACT HEALTH: THE D-MANNOSE SOLUTION

Laurance Johnston, Ph.D.
This article discusses various natural alternatives, such as cranberries, blueberries, and the sugar D-mannose, that fight urinary tract infections (UTI) and, by so doing, help preserve the future effectiveness of life-saving antibiotics.

UTIs can be an aggravating, recurring health problem for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and dysfunction (SCD). According to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 80% of those with spinal cord injury will experience UTIs within 16 years of injury; UTIs are the most frequent secondary medical complication during acute care and rehabilitation; and urinary-system disorders are the fifth most common primary or secondary cause of death.

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NATURAL URINARY TRACT HEALTH
Herbal, Essential Oil, & Homeopathy Therapies
Laurance Johnston, Ph.D.
This two-part article summarizes various natural alternatives for fighting urinary tract infections (UTI), an aggravating, recurring health problem for many individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and dysfunction. Part 1 underscored how these natural alternatives can help preserve the future effectiveness of life-saving antibiotics, and specifically discussed how certain foods and nutritional supplements, such as cranberries, blueberries, and the naturally occurring sugar D-mannose, contain substances that inhibit infection-causing bacteria from attaching to the bladder lining. This part describes other naturopathic UTI-fighting alternatives, including herbal medicine and essential oil and homeopathic remedies.