Grape Fruit and its Benefit.. (Good for the heart and arteries)

   Grape fruit is not only pleasant to taste, but it’s   also highly nutritious. It is fruit of vine, which comes in different colours and grows in cluster from few to as many as more than one hundred. Each fruit contains from one to four woody seeds. Grapes are rich in vitamin B1, B2, vitamin C, potassium and iron. They also contain non-nutritive substances such as flavonoids (a powerful antioxidant) and anthocyanidiens, which play vital roles in the body.
      Studies have shown that eating grapes regularly helps to prevent cardiovascular disease due to its richness in potassium, vitamins and its absence of sodium and saturated fat, which are two enemies of a healthy heart.
It is recommended for those that are suffering from elevated blood cholesterol level because it contains flavonoids, which inhibit the oxidation of the cholesterol transported by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) that is harmful to the  body and can give rise to arteriosclerosis (narrowing/ blocking of the artery walls due to fat or cholesterol deposit).

Preparation and uses of grapevine

Fresh: It is better to harvest and eat only ripe grapevine.
Grape treatment: This involves eating one to three kilos of grapevine a day for at least three days.
Canned grape juice: This is prepared from grape juice concentrate.
Sour grape juice: It is prepared by extracting the juice of unripe and is used as a substitute for lemon or vinegar.
Raisin: Raisins are made by sun drying grapes.
  Take grape fruit today and enjoy all its health virtues  

BELOW ARE TEN SURPRISING BENEFIT OF GRAPE FRUIT

1. Vitamin C Super Fruit

For those looking to fight off the common cold and free radicals, Vitamin C rich foods should definitely be added to their diet.
Research shows that because it is so effective in protecting against free radicals that one can also benefit from a reduction in risk of death from:

• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease
• Stroke

Grapefruit has huge amounts of Vitamin C in each serving. Just one small
serving (less than a glass of juice) has 80% of the Vitamin C you need each
day.



2. Prevents Kidney Stones

Drinking between a half liter and one whole liter of grapefruit juice, apple juice, or orange juice daily will increase your urinary pH value. This helps to significantly lower your risk of calcium oxalate stones forming.

3. Weight Loss Booster

One of the most popular grapefruit benefits is the fact that it can help you lose weight. It’s very low in sodium and high in fat burning enzymes. This means that it will not only burn fat, but help flush out excess water that is retained from high sodium diets.

4. Super Charges

Your Metabolism
Grapefruit is excellent at jump starting your metabolism, particularly when eaten within 2 hours of waking up.
The high water content in grapefruit in combination with certain enzymes and acids help get your internal organs working. Eating within 2 hours of waking gets your digestive system kicked into high gear from the early morning and stops your body from going into starvation mode. Combine these and you’ve got one metabolic booster of a breakfast.

5. Helps Your Liver Detoxify

Grapefruit juice can also substantially increase the activity and production of liver enzymes that help detoxify by eliminating toxic compounds from your body. Your liver is designed to clear out all toxins and carcinogens in two phases. Grapefruit helps during both of these phases, removing cancer causing toxins from your body.

6. Greatly Helps Fight Prostate Cancer

A flavonoid called naringenin can help repair injured DNA in prostate cancer cells. Since prostate cells divide at a slower rate than other cancer cells, the naringenin is able to make significant differences between cell divisions. This flavonoid is found in ample amounts in grapefruit.

7. Protection Against Lung Cancer

Grapefruit also helps protect against deadly lung cancer. Drinking just three 6 ounce glasses of grapefruit juice a day has been shown to help reduce the activities of enzymes that can activate the cancer-triggering chemicals that are found in cigarette and cigar smoke.

8. Lowers Cholesterol

In a recent study, people that added red grapefruit to their normal diet showed total cholesterol lowered by 15%, LDL cholesterol by 20%, and triglycerides by 17%. This study lasted just 30 days. Blonde grapefruit was also proven to be very beneficial.

9. Fever Reducer

Grapefruit pulp has been shown to provide assistance to patients in reducing fevers. Its helps reduce the burning sensations that can occur when you have a high temperature.

10. Indigestion

Grapefruit is also useful for ridding yourself of indigestion. It is considered a light food in comparison to other foods and can be digested quickly and easily. This eases indigestion by reducing the heat and irritation that is in your stomach.

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