Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Healthy Juices

The health benefits of juice often goes beyond providing anti-oxidants. Here are some other health benefits from juices that you might not have known.

Orange Juice ( with pulp)
Can lower blood pressure
When fortified with omega 3 there is a heart health benefit

Cranberry Juice
Can reduce urinary tract infection ( I know a lot of people who use it for this reason and it works)
Also can reduce the risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)

Grapefruit Juice
Research shows that it can promote weight loss

(Source: Ladies Home Journal)