| Many are interested in antioxidants these days, and will | | | | Bioflavinoids are found abundantly in nature: in the pulp |
| maybe even purchase their daily supply in a pill form. | | | | and skin of many fruits, including apricots, berries, |
| While this it is nice to be able to do that, it is a widely | | | | broccoli, buckwheat, cherries, grapefruit, grapes, |
| held belief that the best way to consume a nutrient is | | | | lemons, oranges, papaya, pepper, plums, prunes, rose |
| in the food itself. In today's world however, it is easy to | | | | hips, stinging nettle tea, tomatoes. What a delicious |
| miss certain elements that are so beneficial to us, | | | | way to gain antioxidants and bioflavinoids! I am |
| especially during certain times of the year. As far as | | | | reminded of what Hippocrates said: "let food be your |
| craving certain foods are concerned, when it comes to | | | | medicine, and your medicine be food". I couldn't agree |
| fresh fruits and vegetables, I think our bodies were | | | | more. I never ceased to be amazed at the drug |
| made to crave what they actually need. So, when you | | | | companies' ads on certain drugs, that have a list of |
| crave cherries, or strawberries, or blueberries as I do, | | | | side effects so long that I'll be sure to never ask my |
| that is your body saying: I need those antioxidants! | | | | doctor about that remedy! While everyone must make |
| Today I would like to discuss the benefits of a very | | | | their own health decisions, I would rather increase my |
| powerful antioxidant you might be craving that we call | | | | intake of bioflavinoids from raw foods, just because |
| bioflavinoids, or bioflavonoids, where you can get | | | | they are a delicious way to good health. One more |
| bioflavinoids , and the therapeutic applications of this | | | | note here: there are no animal sources of this vital |
| powerful antioxidant. | | | | nutrient. |
| Not only are bioflavinoids an antioxidant, they also | | | | Even though bioflavinoids have no side effects, |
| benefit your blood, and your red blood cells, skin, gums, | | | | thankfully, like the doctor drugs do, I will tell you this, um, |
| ligaments, and bones, teeth, and the strength of your | | | | interesting story. During my fourth pregnancy I |
| capillary walls. Now, when we think of capillaries, most | | | | consumed a lot of lemon water. I like about half a |
| of us conclude that it helps with varicose veins, | | | | lemon with a little honey. I drank 2 or 3 glasses of this |
| hemorrhoids, and maybe high blood pressure; while | | | | every day, maybe more. I just loved it. Well, when I |
| bioflavinoids helps with all of these ailments, the | | | | went to give birth (I actually stayed home), I gained a |
| strengthening of the capillaries also helps to prevent | | | | centimeter every hour until it was time to push. One |
| loss of sight. The health of the capillaries behind the | | | | small problem: the bag of waters hadn't broken. My |
| eyes contribute to either good vision, or poor vision. | | | | midwife said it was very thick. Although we could've |
| Bioflavinoids feed these capillaries directly. | | | | waited, we decided to break it open, since we weren't |
| The benefit that bioflavinoids has on the blood is not to | | | | feeling very patient at the time....and out came Jordan |
| be taken lightly, either. High blood pressure is wide | | | | 10 minutes later. My third child also was almost born in |
| spread in this country, and many are the medicines to | | | | her bag! So, beware all you pregnant women who eat |
| fight it. By cleaning the blood, bioflavinoids go far in | | | | healthy, that your bag could be nice 'n thick. But, it could |
| helping to reduce high blood pressure. It has been said | | | | be worse to have a thin bag that breaks too early!! |
| that if your blood is clean, you cannot get sick. If you | | | | Anyway, you get a few stories to tell when you have |
| can stay on a pure diet (raw foods) for 90 days, all | | | | nine kids, right? |
| your blood cells will be replaced, according to Dr. Paul | | | | As far as the therapeutic applications, bioflavinoids |
| Bragg. The cells are replaced anyway, but the health | | | | have been used to help with allergies, asthma, bleeding |
| of the cells is the factor. Our bodies are made to heal | | | | gums, broken capillaries, bursitis, colds, depression, |
| quickly, given the right diet. I think it's interesting that the | | | | dizziness (caused by inner ear), eczema, flu, |
| blood cells are the first to be replaced. | | | | hemorrhoids, high blood pressure, miscarriages, |
| It has also been said, "you are as old as your arteries". | | | | rheumatic fever, and varicose veins. |
| With the effect that bioflavinoids have on our arteries, | | | | To conclude, I believe bioflavinoids are an essential part |
| an increase in bioflavinoids will not only go far in | | | | of human nutrition. I have read otherwise, but I disagree |
| preserving our inner well-being, but our skin is also | | | | with those statements, as there is plenty of research |
| benefited by these bioflavinoids, as the antioxidant | | | | done that shows the benefits we can gain from this |
| aspect of bioflavinoids helps to prevent wrinkling and | | | | powerful antioxidant. So, don't just eat your veggies, |
| sagging. | | | | eat your fruit, and enjoy good health. |