Fruit and Health Awareness | Grapefruit Essential Healing Secrets
Grapefruit is known by Nutritionist as the richest citrus in the World. popularly found in the Sub-tropical region with semi-sweet and sour taste. All the grape colour is mixed with goodness, rich vitamins and nutrients. The richer in colour the better in nutrients and vitamins. There are many known and unknown uses. Here we write about the ones that would be of help to the read.
Grape constituents Antioxidants and lycopene which are good at lowering the risk of high blood pressure and cancers. he Lycopene are group of carotenoids , which give grape their pink colours and aid preventing cancer.
Grape helps control Blood Sugar
Grapefruit has a low glycemic index around 25, this means it does not help raise Blood sugar, more than, other fruit such as banana (GI) 48 and Watermelon (GI)72. help to reduced the blood sugar two hour when taken before meal.
While the results are promising in those without diabetes, blood-sugar reactions to food can vary widely, so if you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, test your blood sugar after eating grapefruit to make sure it can be part of your healthy eating plan.
Helps speed wound healing
Grape may contain more Vitamin C than Orange, the Vitamin C are helpful in building the cell tissues, which help return your body to a healthy mode.
Grape can be taken before going for a surgery and after surgery, but before you take this supplementary consult you Doctor, because some drugs metabolism are affected by grape.
Grapefruit juice is nice, but the fruit is better
It is good juicing your grape and nutritious, only you are missing the More vital part leaving the fiber out, the entire fruit has pectin and rind and all the parts of it."
Drinking the Juice only, may increase the risk of Blood sugar.
It is not advisable to drink grapefruit with Allergic medications, erectile dyfunction drugs and consult your Doctor on others.
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