Drink Grape Juice

From the book Simple Secrets for Becoming Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, by David Niven:


'Much as the Teflon coating keeps food from sticking to a pan, the bioflavonoid in grape juice interferes with the process by which cholesterol sticks to our arteries. Regular consumption of grape juice therefore reduces the likelihood of clogged arteries and lowers the risk for conditions including heart disease and strokes.


Bioflavonoids, or compounds that act as antioxidants, fight damaging free radicals. They occur naturally in a number of foods, such as fruits and vegetables, especially apples and onions; tea, especially green tea; chocolate; nuts; grape juice and red wine....


...the data suggests that bioflavonoids offer a protective effect against LDL, or the bad cholesterol, and improve endothelial function to keep the blood vessels dilated....


...it would be a good idea for people to look at their diets and determine whether they are consuming foods that contain bioflavonoids....


...Grape juice is the kind of beverage that children tend to consume a lot of, and then people forget about it as they become adults. It's time to rediscover it and put a glass of grape juice in your diet every day.


In studies of people with heart disease, drinking grape juice for two weeks helped widen arteries and reduced cholesterol oxidation by more than a third.'