12 Health Benefits of Red Grape Juice

12 Health Benefits of Red Grape Juice

Brain-Health - Drink 2-3 glasses of red grape juice every day and within 12 weeks your brain will be better at absorbing new information, according to the results of research done by psychiatrists at the University of Cincinnati.

Reduced Heart attacks - One study showed that 20 volunteers who drank red grape juice then had more of nitric oxide in the blood. Nitric oxide helps prevent the risk of blood clots build up in arteries and blood clots are a major cause of heart attacks.

Good Cholesterol - Not all cholesterol is bad for you. High density lipoprotein cholesterol is a good. Red grape juice contain flavonoids as antioxidants that help increase the amount of this good cholesterol in the body.

Blood Pressure- The National Grape Cooperative has reported the results of a study that men with high blood pressure were given red grape juice to drink. After they drank the juice, notes reported a "significant drop" in blood pressure levels of the test subject..

Resveratrol - Resveratrol is a flavonoid found in the skin of red and purple grapes. A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicated that red grape juice has more heart-healthy flavonoids than red wine, cranberry juice or orange juice

Breast cancer- A study by Dr. Keith Singletary showed that laboratory animals that received red grape juice had fewer tumours and reduced the size of the tumours. More human trials, obviously, needs to be done, but this is a good sign.

Lung cancer - According to a study carried out in Spain, a daily glass of red grape juice helps reduce risk of lung cancer by 13%.

Anti-aging - All the resveratrol found in red grapes also helps fight the aging process, particularly by limiting the cellular damage that occurs naturally in the body through the aging process.

Antioxidant Benefits - Flavonoids, like other polyphenols, are examples of antioxidants. Antioxidants such as those found in red grape juice are substances that can prevent damage to body cells and repair cell damage that has already occurred.

Constipation - Like many fruits and vegetables, grapes contain lots of fibre. And all that fibre is good to help with constipation, diarrhoea and other stomach problems.

Diuretic – Red grapes have high levels of potassium and potassium, which is a natural diuretic for the human body.

Arthritis -The red grape seed oil is known to help with the inflammation of arthritis.