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…)