Health Benefits of Grape Seed Extract
Anti-Aging Resveratrol
The health benefits of grape seed extract are numerous. These nutrient-rich parts of the grape contain amazing properties, such as natural doses of the antiaging agent resveratrol.
These parts of the grape also contain powerful and unique antioxidants, help lower bad cholesterol (while simultaneously raising good cholesterol), and demonstrate natural antihistamine effects.
Fight Cancer & Heart Disease
Case reports and results from laboratory and animal studies show that grape seed extract may be useful to treat heart diseases such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Limiting lipid oxidation, phenolics in grape seeds may reduce risk of heart disease, such as by inhibiting platelet aggregation and reducing inflammation. While such studies are promising, more research including long-term studies in humans is needed to confirm initial findings.
A polyphenol contained in grape seeds is resveratrol which may interfere with cancer cell growth and proliferation, as well as induce apoptosis, among a variety of potential chemopreventive effects.
Grape seed components may also be active against HIV by inhibiting virus expression and replication.
Grape seed extract may have other possible anti-disease properties. It is used by some to treat--
- Wound healing
- diseaseTooth decay
- Osteoporosis
- Skin cancer
- Diabetes
- Varicose veins
- Utraviolet damage to skin
- Improve blood flow and strengthen blood vessels
- Strengthen and protect the heart
- Help heal cataracts and macular degeneration, leg cramps
Currently, there are clinical trials underway to assess the effect of grape seed extracts on human breast cancer, blood estrogen levels in postmenopausal women, and coronary artery disease.
Grape seed extract contains Vitamins A, C and E.
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