Health Goal

March 24, 2009

If only we can eat more fruits like grapes

Filed under: Eating right — Tags: , , , , , — healthreads @ 9:20 am

I can’t seem to get enough of fruits. Some of my favorite fruits are papaya, mango, oranges, and…grapes. Grapes are some of the most useful fruits mankind has cultivated.  All parts of the grape fruit from the skin to the seed have some health benefits. Although other fruits are also good, grapes contain an unusually high proportion of antioxidant flavanols that have proven anti aging benefits. These flavanols usually belong to the class called proanthocyanidins.

Proanthocyanidins are one of the most powerful antioxidants known. Even though vitamin C and E are well known as good antioxidants in their own right, proanthocyanidins are 20-50 times more powerful! (more…)

March 12, 2009

Remember to balance your pH

Filed under: Eating right — Tags: , , , , — healthreads @ 3:34 pm

The body has a specific acid-alkaline balance that it needs to maintain, failing which it will start to manifest all kinds of bad symptoms. I just learned this recently.

You see, the body must always be slightly alkaline. A pH of roughly 7.1 or 7.2 is needed for good health. But, most people have an acidic pH instead, which is BAD for health. (more…)

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