![]() Nowadays, many companies use it as a key ingredient in throat or sinus sprays, mouthwashes and toothpastes, personal hygiene products, wound sprays, etc. It is usually in liquid form or in a capsule, and is often used as a preservative and antimicrobial in natural personal care products as well as in the food industry as a natural preservative. Grapefruit extract can be found in various forms and contents. The latter is the one that gives grapefruit its characteristic bitter taste. Grapefruit seed extract comes from the fruit seeds and the main ingredients considered responsible for its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties are polyphenols, namely lemonoids and naragenine. Grapefruit seed extract and side effects.The only word of precaution is that before planning to ingest it in any way, be sure to check with your doctor because it can interact and interfere with many medications. Of course I do that when they leave and don’t see what I’m doing. I’m pretty sensitive to the general atmosphere of a room and people’s energy, so if I need to clear out anyone’s energy in any sense (Germy, coughing, flu, cold, low or bad energy, etc.) who has been in my home, I always burn sage, then spray the 90-10 GSE water solution out of a spray jar in a mist as a room spray. ![]() You can make a cleaning solution with it made up of 90 percent water and 10% GSE. GSE (sorry I’m tired of writing it out 50 times! :) ) makes for a great natural cleaner and disinfectant. We can benefit our furry friends- our beloved pets!- as well with it, by adding a few drops to water to help with bacterial infections or topically over injuries. Grapefruit seed extract is found in some hair products and has been credited with helping to strengthen the hair. It assists with the body’s cholesterol levels – increasing the healthy type of cholesterol (HDL) and reducing the bad LDL cholesterol. It has been used as a natural antibiotic, and the body does not build up a resistance to it over time (the way we do to the synthetic drugs!!).īesides these functions, grapefruit seed extract contains several antioxidants, which help protect the body against free radicals. You can gargle with a few drops of it diluted into water to help alleviate a sore throat condition, and it may also be helpful in treating bad breath, plaque, athlete’s foot or other toe fungi, insect bites/stings, colds and flu, even gastric ulcers. Grapefruit seed extract is generally credited with being able to kill over 800 types of bacteria and viruses, and fight fungi and parasites. Jacob Harich, who moved to Florida and studied the benefits of grapefruits there. I never heard of its uses being mentioned in Chinese or Ayurvedic teachings, but is a “newer” remedy promoted a few decades ago by Yugoslavian physicist Dr. Its many applications include internal and external uses. It is available in liquid and power form- though I prefer the liquid. What is it exactly? It is a solution made from the seeds of grapefruits, that also contains the pulp and white inner membranes of the grapefruit. We’ve all heard about Vitamin C boosting immunity, but there is another natural healing remedy we might try: grapefruit seed extract. ![]() Of course, the body will naturally heal itself if we provide it with the optimum conditions it needs: lots of water, rest, fresh, clean air and easily digestible, enzyme, mineral and vitamin-filled foods.īut sometimes we all want a boost to help accelerate the healing process. Instead of automatically calling your doctor up from some antibiotics or popping some cold meds, we can and should try some natural remedies. It is that time of year! The bitter cold is starting to set in. I’ve been noticing a lot of people around are starting to get colds and have stuffy noses. I needed some decompression time after the press tour, and today I finally feel like I am starting to adjust to being back to a schedule. I could not have asked for a nicer Thanksgiving, with family flying in and just leaving this morning.
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