Prevention through Nutrition: Black Grapes
We’ve all been informed that a healthy diet makes a healthy body. Something I was interested in was finding out more about the specific benefits of individual foods. So I did a little reading and research myself. What I found out is that we can prevent so many illnesses and diseases, and promote healing when diseases are present, merely by eating the right quantity of the right foods in specific combinations. How cool is that? We could reduce the number of trips to the doctor, and possibly cut our medical bills in half. Expensive prescription medicines may be replaced by the foods in my refrigerator.
Black Grapes
One popular food in homeopathic or alternative medicine is black grapes, which contain an overabundance of health benefits. Native to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia, grapes grow in clusters on a deciduous woody vine, Vitis vinifera, and come in many colors.
The dark grapes all contain a rich supply of anthocyanins, which refers to the pigment, and helps to provide an antioxidant that conveys many health-promoting properties of grapes. This antioxidant property is conserved after consumption and is why most red fruits are a nutritious food source.
Grapes can be eaten fresh or dried (raisins), while grape juice is a favorite beverage. Although seedless grapes are highly sought after for table grapes, the absence of seeds diminishes the phytochemical content of the grape, the property that provides the antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory. Grapes are also used for making jam, jelly, and wine.
Used as a supplement or an alternative to medicine, and eaten in a therapeutic dose, raw fresh grapes aid in the treatment and prevention of many disorders:
• Arthritis—eating exclusively 2-3 pounds of black grapes for 1-5 days will provide amazing therapeutic relief, depending on severity of symptoms
• Heart Disease—experimenters in the Soviet Union have shown that eating nothing but 1-3 pounds of black grapes for 5-7 days has a detoxifying effect on the muscles and valves of the heart and also purifies and balances the bloodstream
• Prostrate disorders—exclusively for 1-3 days at 1-3 pounds
• Menstrual disorders—exclusively for 1-5 days at 1-3 pounds
• Cancer—2-4 pounds of grapes a day for a week to a month will help detoxify all tissues and organs in the body, and restore organic integrity to starved cells when used solely for a prolonged period of time
To find out more about the therapeutic use of grapes, refer to the following list of books.
• The Grape Cure by Johanna Brandt
• Sweet Grapes: How to Stop Being Infertile and Start Living Again by Jean W. Carter
• Fasting and Grape Cure by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
-Anne
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Great post! I too believe that there’s so much good you can do for your body by eating the right foods. I wrote a post in my blog called Natures Cures in Fruits. It can be found here:http://naturescures-oregongal.blogspot.com/2007/06/natures-cures-in-fruits.html
There is a lot of good information available if you look for it. You can help fight or lower the effects of cancer, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and many more health problems by choosing the right diet.
I had no idea grapes were so rich in nutrients. They are one of my favorite snack foods. I think they might also help with painful periods.
I hope to see more posts like this.
@ Diane-thanks. good for you for helping to put the word out there for prevention and nutrition.
We all dislike feeling ill, but have a hard time doing what’s right by eating the right foods which help to deter illness. Hope to hear from you again.
@ Yolanda-glad you like the feature. Find all posts like this under Prevention through Nutrition. Thanks for your comment, and I’m sure we’ll hear from you again.