Don't let the bitter taste stop you. A grapefruit can do a lot of good for your health.
A grapefruit mainly consists of vitamins and water. Freshly squeezed grapefruit juice is an ideal thirst quencher and will bring your moisture level up after exercise.
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Vitamin C protects healthy body cells, your immune system and is good for your resistance.
A red grapefruit in particular contains a lot of vitamin A. This vitamin keeps the eyes, skin, mucous membranes and bones healthy.
A grapefruit is rich in the substance lycopene. This substance fights free radicals as an antioxidant.
Due to the water and fiber, the nutrients of a grapefruit are easily transported through the body.
Grapefruits contain potassium, a mineral that is good for the muscles and the nervous system.
Scientists at the University of Chicago discovered that smelling grapefruits has a beneficial effect on your emotions. For example, it can help combat nervousness and lethargy.
Grapefruits contain pectin:a natural substance that lowers cholesterol levels.
The bitter taste of grapefruit comes from the substance naringenin. A Taiwanese study shows that this substance protects against kidney damage.
Grapefruits shrink fat cells!
Put grapefruit juice in your foot bath. It kills bacteria and makes the foot skin softer.
Grapefruits have anti-aging properties. Antioxidants fight waste products and counteract lines, wrinkles and spots in the skin
Source:Santé October 2015 Text:Loes van de Mosselaar
