pros and cons of greap fruit (Grapefruit Essential Oil)

Member Name: barbie84

Product:	Grapefruit Essential Oil
Date:	29/12/08 (141 review reads)
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Advantages: health benefits

Disadvantages: a bit bitter

grapefruit is grown on citrus trees very similarly to oranges and lemons so there is no surprise that this is a very bitter tasting fruit, it is available in 3 colours white, pink and red, only the inside is a different colour as the outer remains the same, the colours also vary in acidity too so some taste sweeter than others and pink is my favorite as it is not too bitter but just nice enough to be enjoyed, i do cheat a little though and put sugar inside so defeating the object of it being very healthy.

Grapefruit although you would think it was good for you being a healthy fruit is not suitable for all people as it has been found to increase the effects of some drugs on the body and to even couse overdoses, the main ones it effects are chemotherapy drugs for the treatment of cancer, beta blocker drugs used to treat people with high blood pressure and anti rejection drugs taken by transplant patients.

On the other hand though for a healthy human being in recieit of no drugs it has lots of health benefits, it is a high source of vitamin c as are most acidic fruits, it can help to lower your colesteral if eatin as part of a healthy diet,

I think for me the most alarming facts i have seen about grape fruit and the most confusing have to be on its relation to breast cancer it has been found that eating a quarter of a greap fruit a day increases the risk of breast cancer by 30% which is quite a scary fact but on the other hand they have also produced data from studies showing that it can reduce the risk of breast cancer in women who have never taken the contraceptive pill or hrt.

One of the most popular uses for greapfruits though is in aromatherapy oils, it has been proven to reduce celulite so is a very popular product on the beauty market and found in lots of anti-celulite products.

For me i think i will stick to eating it occasionally as i always have done.

Summary: a choice you have to make for your self