Think twice about going seedless!

When most people go fruit shopping, they scavenge the produce aisle looking to seedless grapes, seedless watermelon, seedless everything! Not so fast there! By discarding the seeds or buying seedless fruits, you know you could be cheating your body out of amazing vitamins and nutrients?

Grape seeds may be as small as a character written on your keyboard, and who would think that they would have any benefit? Believe it or not... they do!

The beneficial components of grape seeds are called proanthocyanidins (if thats not a mouthfull!). Proanthocyanidins have been researched since the 1950's and are shown to contain powerful antioxidants that helpfight cancer and lower high blood pressure and cholesterol. They also are good for the vascular system because they have been shown to strengthen the walls of blood vessels preventing varicose veins and bruising.

"Phil Lempert, a food industry analyst, trend watcher and creator of supermarketguru.com, said in a statement. "As an antioxidant, proanthocyanidins have been shown to be 20 times more potent than vitamin C, and 50 times more potent than vitamin E...."Because of their anti-inflammatory action, proanthocyanidins might be used in treating asthma and emphysema, arthritis, joint damage and swelling, and may even reduce the severity of allergies."

(Read more: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2012/10/06/Grape-seeds-help-heart-health-delay-aging/UPI-35741349581956/#ixzz28dFpHYzv)

Next time you think about spitting those seeds out, you should reconsider!  Drinking 100% grape juice, eating fresh grapes (with seeds and all), and taking grape seed extract can help you get a dose of those awesome phoanthocyanidins!