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| Carol Woods RV Camp |
Bruce found this wonderful little campground. It's about 45 miles away from us and is just over the border from us in North Carolina . The area is mostly woods and small family farms.
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| Birdhouses in the grape fields |
The folks who own this campsite also own the winery next door.
They make their wines from several varieties of the native American Muscadine grapes.
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| Grapefull Sisters Winery |
One
of the owners gave us a lecture on the history and the health benefits
of muscadine grape juice ( and wine). It seems it only grows well in the
southern coastal climates. Many people don't like muscadine wine
because it is sweet. But it does have one very redeeming feature. It
seems that all muscadine grape varieties have about 40% more of the
antioxidant resveratrol than any other grape variety on the planet (
Yes. It does have more than french red wine grapes.)
Resveratrol is
found in the skins of red grapes and has been shown to be a potent
biological agent that may offer protection against cardiovascular
disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimers disease. Researchers hypothesized that resveratrol might decrease obesity
by preventing immature fat cells from fully maturing, and also help
activate sirtuin 1 (Sirt 1), a protein that protects the heart from
inflammation. It is so effective that many holistic medicine practitioners recommend that their patients drink 8 ounce of Muscadine wine or grape juice before going to bed. And the Chinese are trying to buy up large tracts of Southern coastal farmland so they can grow and export Muscadine juice for medicinal purposes.
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| Winery garden |
It is so effective that the Chinese are trying to buy up large tracts
of Southern coastal farmland so they can grow and export Muscadine juice
for medicinal purposes.. Many holistic medicine practitioners recommend
that their patients drink 8 ounce of Muscadine wine or grape juice
before going to bed. Hmmm now that's a health habit I could get into.
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