Grapeseed Extract Kills 76% of Leukemia, etc al

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Grapeseed Extract Kills 76% of Leukemia Cancer Cells in 24 Hours

Tuesday, January 06, 2009 by: Mike , NaturalNews Editor

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(NaturalNews) A new study conducted at the University of Kentucky in the

United States, and published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, found that

leukemia cancer cells exposed to grapeseed extract (GSE) were rapidly killed

through a process of cell suicide known as " apoptosis. "

In these laboratory studies, an astonishing 76% of leukemia cells committed

suicide within 24 hours thanks to the ability of GSE to activate a protein

called JNK, which regulates apoptosis.

In a healthy person, cancer cell apoptosis is a normal, healthy part of

biology. Every living system creates cancerous cells. There are hundreds or

thousands of " microtumors " in every human being living today, but cancerous

cells in

healthy people destroy themselves once they realize they're flawed. This

cellular " realization, " however, requires healthy cell communication, and that's

dependent on the correct nutrients, minerals and proteins being available in the

body.

Grapeseed extract appears to accelerate this process in cancer cells, helping

them more rapidly assess their own flawed state so they can engage in

apoptosis (cell suicide), thus protecting the larger organism (the body).

It's important to note that this recent study was conducted in a lab, not in

human beings, so its conclusions cannot necessarily be directly translated

into saying something like " grapeseed extract cures cancer, " for example.

However, it does indicate quite convincingly that if the unique phytochemical

molecules found in grapeseed extract can be delivered to leukemia cells with

sufficient potency, they may play an important role in cancer cells destroying

themselves, thereby protecting the whole organism from runaway cancer.

If the results demonstrated in the labs at the University of Kentucky can be

replicated in humans, it could potentially position grapeseed extract as one

of the most powerful natural chemotherapeutic agents yet discovered.

Grapeseed extract has been studied and demonstrated to be remarkably

effective at killing cancer cells for many different types of cancer, by the

way,

including cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, skin bowel and stomach.

Eat more grapes?

The conventional cancer community, of course, is quick to warn people not to

simply eat more grapes in the hopes that grapeseed extract will help prevent

their cancer. But I ask, " Why not? " Unlike toxic chemotherapy, eating grapes

has zero negative side effects. At the same time, grapes offer numerous other

health benefits, since they are a source of resveratrol and various protective

phytonutrients.

Of course, you have to eat grapes with seeds in them, and since the global

food supply has become so distorted over the past few years, it's difficult to

find grapes with seeds in them. My advice? Buy your grapes from a health food

store: Look for organic, seeded grapes. And when you eat them, don't spit out

the seeds (obviously). Chew them up, and you'll digest the grapeseed extract

that's naturally present in those seeds.

I've talked with conspiracy theorists who believe the seeds were purposely

taken out of the grapes in the national food supply for precisely this reason

(to remove the anti-cancer nutrients from food, thus keeping people sick). I

disagree with that explanation, however: Seedless grapes are simply a product of

consumer demand, in much the same way that consumers prefer seedless

watermelon. If consumers actually knew about the health benefits of grape seeds,

they

might think differently, but thanks to efforts by the FDA and USDA, the

mainstream public has remained virtually illiterate on nutrition for several

decades,

and you'll rarely meet an individual who is aware that eating grape seeds is

actually good for you.

Don't be fooled by the cereal Grape Nuts, by the way. That's just a clever

name. The cereal contains no grape seeds whatsoever. (It's made from roasted

barley and other grains.)

Protecting healthy cells

Another important finding in the University of Kentucky study is that the

grapeseed extract was not toxic to normal, healthy cells even as it helped

cancer

cells commit suicide.

This is hugely important because it shows, yet again, that Mother Nature's

medicine is far safer than medicine created by Man. Conventional chemotherapy

chemicals are extremely toxic to healthy cells, which is why chemotherapy causes

permanent brain damage ( " chemo brain " ), kidney damage and heart damage.

Grapeseed extract, however, causes no such damage, and there has never been a

person who died from eating grapes. (There have been millions, probably, who

were

killed by chemotherapy.)

As Professor Xianglin Shi, the lead researcher of the study, said in a BBC

article: " These results could have implications for the incorporation of agents

such as grapeseed extract into prevention or treatment of haematological

(blood) malignancies and possibly other cancers. ...What everyone seeks is an

agent

that has an effect on cancer cells but leaves normal cells alone, and this

shows that grapeseed extract fits into this category. "

In other words, grapeseed extract is now a candidate for a natural

chemotherapeutic agent.

Grapeseed extract and endurance

The benefits of grapeseed extract don't stop with its anti-cancer potential,

by the way: The antioxidant is also known to be extremely effective at

reducing oxidative stress during exercise.

I posted another article today about the results of a fascinating preliminary

clinical trial using grapeseed extract, the antioxidant used in Moxxor (which

is a premium marine omega-3 oil supplement that contains grapeseed extract as

one of its three ingredients).

The results of that clinical trial are extremely promising in showing that

the grapeseed extract used in Moxxor may help reduce the level of oxidative

stress experienced during exercise. This trial was conducted by Dr. Glenn Vile

in

conjunction with HortResearch, a New Zealand research institution.

This preliminary trial was conducted on competitive boat rowers who were

given GSE one hour before engaging in vigorous exercise. (The trial was

structured

as a double-blind, randomized cross-over trial using placebo.) Results

indicate that the rowers given GSE experienced a significant reduction of

lactate

dehydrogenase (LDH), a chemical marker for exercise-induced oxidative stress.

The reduction level was 34% + / - 6%

You can read more about that clinical trial here:

http://www.naturalnews.com/025247.html

In all, this is fantastic news about grapeseed extract, as it demonstrates

the ability of this natural substance to kill cancer cells in the lab. Given

that grapes are a safe and customary part of the food supply, and that grapes

are

naturally intended to contain seeds, it seems quite sensible to conclude that

human beings were intended to eat grape seeds and derive health benefits from

them. Buy more (seeded) grapes!

If you're interested in Moxxor, by the way, there are currently over 1,000

NaturalNews readers who are Moxxor members, and they can introduce you to the

product. Simply go to www.NaturalNews.com/Moxxor-information.html and click on

the city nearest you to find a NaturalNews Moxxor team member. Or read more

about the science behind Moxxor's anti-inflammatory properties here:

www.NaturalNews.com/moxxor_health_benef...

Note: This article makes no health claims about Moxxor, and Moxxor is not

intended to diagnose, treat or prevent any disease. I have a financial stake in

the success of Moxxor, and I currently take six to eight capsules of Moxxor

each day.

Grapeseed extract is also available as a nutritional supplement from numerous

sources, but one thing you'll notice about GSE in supplement form is that the

actual nutrient is so tiny that most of the GSE supplements contain a lot of

filler (silica, stearic acid, silicon dioxide, etc.). I've recently become

more concerned about the cumulative levels of consumption of supplement fillers

by people who take a lot of nutritional supplements, and I'm personally

reducing my consumption of supplement pills while increasing my consumption of

superfood-based powders and fresh product.

The best way to get grapeseed extract is by eating grape seeds. The second

best way is to get it mixed in with a superfood powder or supplement that

contains no filler. The least preferred way to get it is by taking a GSE capsule

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