Facts about grape seed oil
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HISTORY
Cold pressed Grape-Seed Oil has been known since ancient times, and is once more gaining pop-ularity. For the first time it is now processed in Germany from seeds of sun ripened grapes.
DEMAND
The increasing world-wide demand for healthier, more natural products is creating a growing market for cold pressed Grape-Seed Oil in the culinary, cosmetic and medical fields.
ANTI-OXIDANT
From a health point of view cold pressed Grape-Seed Oil is like-wise superior. The CSIR analysis confirms one of the highest levels of Poly- and mono unsaturated fatty acids and high levels of vitamin E. Grape-Seed Oil is also the only food known to raise HDL and to lower LDL.
Grape-Seed Oil is 72% linoleic acid, which is also an Omega 6 fatty acid.
Due to the presence of high levels of oli-gomeric pro-anthocyanidins (OPC),
Grape-Seed Oil is an anti-oxidant, which makes it a respectable healer.
HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL
High levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream can lead to a build-up of
cholesterol in the walls of the arteries, reducing the blood supply to the heart
and increasing the risk of heart attack. Blood cholesterol is influenced by the
amount of fat, especially saturated fat, in our diet. CSIR analysis of cold
pressed cape grape-seed oil confirms the highest levels of poly- and mono
unsaturated fatty acids and high levels of vitamin E.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Often called the “silent killer”, because in most people it has no symptoms.
High blood pressure increases the work load of the heart causing the heart
muscle to thicken and arteries to stretch.
Cold pressed grape-seed oil includes high density of lipoprotein which reduces
high blood pressure.
DIABETES
The foods that we eat in our diet are digested and metabolised by the body from
sugar (glucose), which is absorbed into the bloodstream after eating a meal.
Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, is responsible for transporting
this sugar from the blood in to the cells, where it is converted into energy for
the body.
Coronary heart disease, kidney damage and poor eyesight are some of the
long-term complications of diabetes.
A major problem experienced by diabetics is poor blood circulation.
Poor blood circulation can lead to tissue damage, which in turn can trigger a
number of complications such as high cholesterol levels, retinopathy, neuropathy
and vascular diseases. Diabetic retinophathy occurs when the small blood vessels
or capillaries that nourish the retina deteriorate due to insufficient blood
flow. This results in impaired vision and may eventually lead to blindness.
Procyanidin improves circulation, including to the to the capillaries, and
strengthens the callogen in the capillary walls, it helps to stop further
deterioration of the retina. Taken at an early stage of the illness, it can play
a preventative role. Procyanidin are regularly precribed to diabetes to prevent
retinophathy or stop further deterioration.
VIRILITY
There are more and more and more serious scientists who see the ageing process
in humans as a result of the damage done by free radicals. The fight against
these aggressive attackers means a delay of the ageing process: the cells in the
body remain healthy for longer, their functioning is improved and one gets fewer
illnesses. The attack on free radicals gives one a longer, healthier and zestier
life. As far as zest for life is concerned: cold pressed grape-seed oil affects
the libido!!
These aphrodisiac components used to be ascribed to Vitamin E, but recent
discoveries of the effects of procyanidin on the vascular system and in the
fight against free radicals mean more virility.
Cold pressed grape-seed oil is 76 % linoleic acid. Interesting, low levels of
HDL are also related to impotence. Research results show that as HDL levels
decrease, the probability of impotence increases.
Low HDL levels are also a significant risk factor for impotence. A 1994 study (Journal
of Urology) of 1,290 men, 40 to 70 years old, found several factors which
contributed to a higher probability of impotence. Age was the predominant factor,
as the prevalence of complete impotence tripled from 5% to 15% between ages 40
to 70. After adjusting for age, the other main factors were heart disease,
hypertension, diabetes, personality type, and HDL level.
The probability of impotence varied inversely with high density lipoprotein
cholesterol. For the younger men in the study (from 40 to 55 years old) , the
likelihood of developing moderate impotence almost quadrupled from 6,7% to 25%
as their HDL levels decreased from 90 mg to 30 mg per deciliter of blood.
For the older men in the study (from 56 to 70 years old), the probability of
complete impotence increased from near zero to 16% as their HDL levels
correspondingly decreased.
(This information are abstracts from a letter addressed to Valentin F. Humer and
signed by Dr Nash. Mr Humer has dedicated himself full time to conducting
comprehensive research into the health properties and attributes of grape-seed
oil.)
PARKINSON`S DISEASE
This is a neurological disease affecting the nervous system in middle-aged or
elderly people. It affects 1,5% of Western populations over 65 of age.
The cause of this condition is a decrease in dopamine, a neurotransmitter that
carries impulses in the brain. This is probably due to environmental and
body-formed nerve poisons, and not to a virus, as once was believed. These
poisons are toxic substances as well as oxidised products formed in the brain.
The oxidised products develop when a shortage of vitamins A and D occur.
Conventional treatment has been to administer a forerunner of dopamine known as
levodopa. It is useless administrering dopamine as it cannot cross into the
brain, whereas levodopa can cross the brain barrier. The important fact is that
the compound causing the conversion of levodopa to dopamine in the brain is
vitamin B6. The loss of the highly important vitamins B6, A and E in the refined
Western diets must therefor play a significant role in the aggravation of
Parkinson`s disease.
Cape grape-seed oil is a good source of vitamin E.
BRAIN
Apart from delaying the ageing process and maintaining vitality, one also has to
mention those parts of the vascular system which supply the brain with blood.
Procyanidin improves the capillary action of the vascular system.
A good blood supply to the brain means a better functioning brain. The dying of
cells in the brain is delayed by the procyanidin in cold pressed grape-seed oil.
EYES
Procyanidin is also used in organ therapy, and to treat ailments related to the
retina, which respond well to doses of beta-carotene.
More interesting is the interaction of cold pressed grape-seed oil with other
foodstuffs – for example carrots: it is known that they contain beta-carotene,
which is a antioxidant we become more and more familiar with.
High tech science has confirmed to us the correctness of the old empirical
assertion that carrots are good for the eyes. For the body to make optimum use
of beta-carotene, an aid is required to improve the absorption in the body. This
is the function of cold pressed grape-seed oil.
Beta-carotene is a provitamin. It is called provitamin because the body is able
to convert it (as well as other carotenoids) to vitamin A. Vitamin A has several
functions in the system. The best known is to aid sight.
SKIN
Already during the middle ages it was known that small wounds, especially skin
grazes, would heal quickly if treated with grape-seed oil. The same applies to
several skin diseases.
Women and men of the middle ages used grape-seed oil as a cosmetic, because it
was known that this oil kept the skin beautifully and healthy and elastic.
Even today a lot of chemists use grape-seed oil as a basis for creams and
ointments prescribed by dermatologists. Cold pressed grape-seed oil is used
successfully against nappy-rash on babies and there are no side-effects,
especially not burning. It is important to keep the oil away from one's eyes.
Latest research confirms the strong effect of cold pressed grape-seed oil in the
fight against free radicals which, especially in strong sunlight or when there
are harmful substances in the air, occur in the upper layers of the skin.
Natural cold pressed grape-seed oil has the further advantage that it is
absorbed easily. It gives a very pleasant feeling to the skin. It can be applied
directly to the skin e.g as an aftershave or as a carrier oil under your
moisturiser or even a few drops in your bath.
This practical, pleasant attribute, and the high content of Vitamin E as well as
procyanidin as a strong fighter against free radicals are the reason why cold
pressed grape-seed oil is at the beginning career in modern cosmetics.
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis is the inflammation of the human joints, which causes the breakdown of
the cartilage in the joints. Cartilage acts as a cushioning material to protect
the joint against friction. Procyanidin helps to repair cillagen of the
cartilage, thereby improving flexibility of the joints. It also inhibits the
enzymes and prostaglandins that lead to inflammation, bringing relief from pain
without the side effects caused by commercial anti-inflammatory compounds.
ACNE
If old portraits, photos and paintings are an indication, acne was either absent
or extremely rare before the 1900`s. The present most accepted form of treatment
is retinoids, which are formed by vitamin A. Like vitamin E, vitamin A is
removed from practically all refined foods. Because these vitamins are fat
soluble, they are removed to lengthen the shelf live of certain foodstuffs.
Supplementation with zinc, magnesium, vitamin C , vitamin E, and vitamin A is
advised.
Cold pressed grape-seed oil is a good source of vitamin B Alpha and vitamin E.
COLON (BOWEL) CANCER
Its one of the biggest killers, second only to lung cancer – and yet it can be
curable if caught early on. Unfortunately, we`re often to embarrassed to go to
the doctor`s about the sometimes confusing symptoms.
Even when your own doctor tells you to get our colon checked (screened by
colonoscopy), we don`t always listen.
“What you eat and how you exercise can dramatically reduce your chances of
developing the disease.”
Potty talk is for two-year-olds, not grownups.
There are probably more myths and misconceptions about colon cancer than about
any other killer disease. Young people think only old people get it. Women think
only men get it.
If youre serious about protecting yourself and your loved ones against
colorectal cancer, it will help to know something about the disease. Nearly all
colon cancers starts as polyps, tiny grapelike projections that sprout on the
inside of the large intestine. Most of the time these growths are benign, but
occasionally a collection of cells will get bigger and bigger until it turns
into a tumor. About 25% of these malignant growths are triggered by genetic
predisposition that has been present since birth. The rest of the time, normal
genes become damaged with age or exposure to the toxic brew of wastes that
collect in the colon.
“Prevention is better than cure”
What can you do? You can`t change your genes, but you can improve your odds for
survival. Making a few changes to your lifestyle. There is evidence that natural
compounds found in fruits and vegetables can help protect against colon cancer.
Besides, fruits, vegetables and cold pressed grape-seed oil lower your blood
pressure and help protect your heart.
The best way to beat colon cancer today is to catch it early – and that means
regular screening.
Cold pressed grape-seed oil adverse inflammatory responses, and enhanced immune
function and wound healing.
SAFE
It has been reported by Professor Jack Masquelier of Bordeaux that during 40
years of using procyanidin from cold pressed grape seed oil in therapy he never
heard of side or after effects or any other negative reaction from his patients.
It can be taken in combination with any medication and is absolutely safe for
use by elderly people, pregnant women or children.
CATARACTS
Recent research has linked antioxidant deficiencies to cataract development. The
antioxidant normally protect the sensitive proteins in the eye lens. When there
isn`t sufficient antioxidant protection, the proteins can oxidize in the lens,
causing it to cloud and scatter light.
Antioxidant levels in a cataracted lens are a fraction of those in a healthy
lens. Several researchers have found that they can slow or halt the growth of
cataracts by having their patients take supplements of the antioxidant nutrients,
thus normalizing the antioxidant levels of the lens.
ALLERGIES
Chemical hypersensitivities are often caused by free-radical reactions. Some
seemingly inert chemicals can be converted into potent free-radical generators
by the actions of body enzymes as they metabolize the foreign chemicals in an
attempt to remove them from the body.
Many people who are allergic (sensitive) to various chemicals have found that
their allergies disappeared soon after taking antioxidant nutrients for some
other reason such as protection against cancer or heart disease.
NUTRITION FACTS
Free fatty acid: 0.1% max
Total saturated fatty acids: 11.75%
Total monounsaturated fatty acids: 14.68%
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids: 73.19%
Fat energy: 3700kj / 900 kcal per 100g
Cholestrol: Zero
Vitamin E: 11.4 / 100mg
Smoke point: 220 C
Flash point: 320 C
Pesticide residues: The product complies with all current legislation