The newest nectar of the gods may be cranberry juice. In addition to its known combative effect on urinary tract infections, researchers from the University of Scranton, PA have discovered that one to three glasses of the juice daily increases the HDL, or “good cholesterol” by ten percent. That increase corresponds to a reduction in heart disease risk of 40 percent.In terms of antioxidants, two to three glasses a day boosted free radical scavengers by 121 percent!