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Articles >> Food & Nutrition >> Nutrition >> Grapefruit, the Wonder Drug

Grapefruit, the Wonder 'Drug'

By Laurel House, the Quickie Chick

Continued from our Retreat & Renew Daily Tip.

Eat Grapefruit to Fight Fat

Studies do show that people who consumed either half a grapefruit three times a day, before every meal lost an average of 3.6 pounds after 3 months. Another study showed that upping your Vitamin C (like in grapefruit) can help you burn 30% more fat while working out.

Grapefruit Essential Oils Banish the Blues

If extracted carefully, a ton of the fruit produces 1.5 pounds of oil suitable for aromatherapy purposes. Cheerful, invigorating, energetic and even slightly euphoric, grapefruit essential oil can help banish the blues.

Apply Grapefruit to the Skin to Rid Acne

When applied to the skin, grapefruit extract simultaneously stimulates, purifies, and, packs a naturally powerful antiseptic punch against even the most pesky pimples.

Eat Grapefruit to Fight Infections Grapefruit seed extract have an extraordinary ability to perform both internally and externally against many bacterial and fungal infections.

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