Amazing Health Benefits of Grapes

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus vitis. Grapes can be eaten fresh as table grapes or they can be used for making wine, jam, grape juice, jelly, grape seed extract.

Grapes are an excellent source of antioxidants, Vitamin A, C, B 6 and folate. Not only do grapes add flavor and texture to a recipe, they also help to prevent heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

Concord grapes are usually used to make grape juice, grape jelly and grape flavoring.Grapes contain several important nutrients and powerful plant compounds that benefit your health.

Grapes are easy to incorporated into your diet, whether fresh, frozen, as juice or wine. For the most benefits, choose fresh, red over white grapes. Grapes have been cultivated for thousands of years and have been revered by several ancient civilizations for their use in wine making.

There are many types of grapes including green, red , black , yellow and pink. They grow in clusters and come in seeded and seedless varieties.
Grapes are grown in temperate climates across the world, including Southern Europe, Africa, Australia and North and South America.

BENEFITS OF GRAPES:

• Protect from various types of cancer
  (including colon and breast cancer)
• Protect against heart and bowel diseases.
• Cure for bacteria, viruses and yeast infection.
• Control the blood pressure and cholesterol.
• Protect for  bones 
   (Grapes  contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and Vitamin K).
• Improve memory power  and mood. (Alzheimer's disease)
• Protect eye diseases (age related macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma)

GRAPE JUICE :

Drinking purple grape juice reduce platelet aggregation in the blood,  one of the several steps involving the blood clotting that can lead to heart attack. 

Ingredients & Prep:

• 1/4 Kg grapes
• 2 table spoon honey
• 1 pinch turmeric powder.
• (Grapes skin is pesticides for cleaning purpose we have to use.)
• Put Grapes into the bowl - add 1 pinch turmeric powder  wait for 
• 5 minutes and put into the mixer and filter the pulp. The juice is ready add 2 table spoon honey.

GRAPE JUICE BENEFITS:

• Reducing the risk of blood clots.
• Reducing cholesterol
• Preventing damage to blood vessels in your  heart..
• Helping maintain a healthy blood pressure.

SIDE EFFECTS:

• If you eat, too many  black grapes in one sitting, it increase your blood sugar level.
• Avoid heart patients (i.e. Tuberculosis, Pneumonia patients)
• During pregnancy avoid grapes.

WHY  YOU SHOULD AVOID PREGNANCY?

Black grape skin is resveratrol toxicity. The outer skin of grapes is rich in a compound called resveratrol. Although scientific research identifies resveratrol as a healthy nutrient, it could be toxic to pregnant women. This is because resveratrol can react with disproportionate hormone levels and pregnant woman might have. 

The pancreas is important for controlling glucose levels in the blood, meaning that the babies were likelier to suffer from diabetes later on. Grapes are often sprayed with pesticides which are not easily washed away. These pesticides may contribute to health complications in the fetus. (It affects mom and baby)