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• In our previous issue of the Journal, Dr Dawie van Velden discussed the protective benefits of moderate red wine consumption complemented with a Mediterranean-type diet in insulin resistance.
• Red wine consumption protects the heart A particular polyphenol in grape skins, resveratrol, inhibits blood platelet aggregation.
• The difference between red and white wine is that red wine is fermented together with the grape skins, while white wine has the skins removed prior to fermentation.
• Grape seed extract Grape seed extract has powerful antioxidant, anti-allergic, antihistamine and antiviral properties.
• In today's polluted and industrialised world the human body does not have sufficient antioxidants to provide 100% protection against excess free radicals.
• Bioflavonoids (often called flavonoids) are a class of thousands of beneficial compounds found in plants.
• Grape seed extract is one of the most important OPCs and is contained in the products Procydin, from Value Added Life, Grape Seed Extract from Viridian and Oxiprovin from Brenn-o-kem.
• Vinotherapy includes the health-giving benefits of grape seeds and grape seed oil and is applied in the form of body scrubs, massage and hydrotherapy.
• Santé's Vinotherapy starts with the shiraz body scrub, utilising crushed grape seeds combined with organic essential oils, to rid the skin of dead cells.
• Sound is transmitted through the water and the magnetic fields improve circulation and increase oxygenation of cells to relieve pain and enhance recovery from sports injuries and surgery.
• Vinetherapy(TM) and Grapetherapy(TM) These therapies are registered trademarks of the Renewal Centre Group (a South African-based health and healing company).
• The major emphasis is on grape seed oil as a carrier and on extracts from the red pinotage variety because of the high level of health and healing properties in the grape skin and seeds.

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