Alcohol Can Be Good For Health

Grapes are well known for their nutritional and medicinal value for thousands of years. Egyptians were the first ones to appreciate the power of healing, grapes have. There are many medicinal benefits of grape seed extracts for the body, in the major form of wine; grape plant’s leaves were used to stop inflammation, bleeding and pain; grape which were unripe were used to heal sore throats and raisins which are dried grape were used to heal thirst and constipation.  Ripe grapes were used for the treatment of many health issues like, cancer, smallpox, cholera, eye infection, kidney, nausea, liver diseases and skin as well.

These grapes in combination of OPCs short form of oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes are being used as antioxidants, which can help in the treatment of many diseases like cancer and heart diseases. They can also help in anti-aging process of the skin.

Grape seed extracts have been used effectively to treat chronic diseases and deficiency of edema.

Are They Natural?

These grapes are sourced from plants and grow on a vine. They are naturally grown in 3 colours which are red, green and purple.

Grapes seeds are enriched with vitamin E, OPC, flavonoids and Linoleic acid. These are also available in products which are made from the skin of grape skin or seeds like, grape juice and wine. They also contain Resveratrol which is extracted from the skin of grapes and found in wine.

Benefits Of Grape Seed Extracts

Grape seeds extract benefits health issues like:

• Heart diseases
• Controlling damage caused by free radicals
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Anti-ageing process
• Protection against many bacterial infections
• Protect the effects of bad cholesterol

 

Do They Have Any Side Effects?

Grapes seed extracts works great with alcohol as they are found to be alcohol soluble.

Too much drinking of alcohol may lead to its addiction that may increase the risk health problems like, liver diseases, hypertension, and weight gain and breast cancer.

It is not recommended to consume more that 1 or 2 glasses of red wine.

Where Grape Seed Extracts Can Be Found Other Than Wine?   

For those, who do not consume alcohol, these grape seed extract in India can also be found in the form of supplements. They are available at a nearby pharmacy in the form of pill, tablets, capsules, or liquid forms. Make sure that you buy standardised product with OPC content of 95% and proanthocyanidins up to 40% to 80%.

Grape Seed Extract Can Be Consumed By Everyone?

Although, grapes are healthy and loved by children, grape seed extracts are not supposed to be given to children in any form without the recommendation of a paediatrician.

Grape seed extracts re known to herbal as they are extracted from plant sources, but they may have some side effects for some people who might be consuming or other medications or have other health issues. These side effects may include itching, stomach upset, dizziness, nausea, diarrhoea, sore throat, headache, rashes and cough.

Pregnant or breastfeeding women should not take grape seed supplements.

These grape seed extracts are not supposed to be consumed by women who are expecting a baby or who are breastfeeding their baby.

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