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