Same Heart-Healthy Benefits As Red Wine

Here is yet another common fruit, used in picnics or as snacks, but usually found more often in the spring and summer. They are small round, sometimes oval berries that have semi-translucent flesh covered by a smooth skin. Some of them contain seeds while others are seedless. The juice from this fruit is highly potent and used in many red wines, helping with heart disease and promoting lung health. This berry also helps with anti-aging and protects the body against food-borne illnesses, as well as being ranked among the Highest in Antioxidant Activity.


The Purple Grape  is commonly used in red wines such as Cabernet, Pinot noir and Merlot, or also commonly used in just purple grape juice. Many people prefer this juice over wine, due to keeping away from alcohol or not liking the taste of wine. It is just as effective to drink grape juice as it is to drink a glass of red wine, but either way each drink is potent with antioxidants.

"Purple Grapes contain beneficial compounds called flavonoids, which are phytonutrients that give the vibrant purple color to grapes, grape juice and red wine; the stronger the color, the higher the concentration of flavonoids."

These flavonoids can protect the body from cardiovascular disease. So then the one glass of red wine a day rumor is true? Exactly! Take a look.

"Grapes and products made from grapes, such as wine and grape juice, may protect the French from their high-fat diets. Diets high in saturated fats like butter and lard, and lifestyle habits like smoking are risk factors for heart disease. Yet, French people with these habits have a lower risk of heart attack than Americans do. One clue that may help explain this "French paradox" is their frequent consumption of grapes and red wines."


Very interesting that the French and Italians have lower risks of heart attack then the Americans, right? This purple berry is packed with fighting antioxidants for our body. It is also said that the purple grapes help with eye problems.

GRAPES AND FREE RADICAL DAMAGE
"A recent study from Greek researchers proves once again that grapes provide an array of protective powers, mainly through their antioxidant abilities. They study, published in Mutagenic Research, showed that extracts from grapes can inhibit the formation of cancer cells by limiting the activity of certain types of free radicals."

Now did you know that this everyday grape could potentially save you from heart disease? If you want to learn more about the benefits of the grape go to http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=40 . Just another hidden example of what nature has to offer.