 Grape Seed Extract
(OPC's, Pycnogenol®*)
Protect Yourself From Cancer, Heart Disease, and Diabetes with One of
Nature’s Most Potent Antioxidants
Oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC’s), found in many plants but primarily in
grape seed extract and pine bark, is a potent antioxidant with
50 times more antioxidant power than vitamin E
and 20 times more than vitamin C.
2,3,19 Grape Seed Extract has more of the active ingredient,
proanthocyanidins, than Pycnogenol® extracted from pine bark.1
Studies performed over the last 25 years have demonstrated that OPC’s exert
the following effects.
Grape Seed Extract (OPC’s) may prevent heart disease through a variety
of mechanisms including :
-
potent antioxidant effects 5-14
- vaso-relaxant effects (relaxes blood vessels) 13,15-16, 26
- decreasing platelet “stickiness” 17-18
- protects again myocardial reperfusion injury 19
- limits LDL oxidation 8, 20-25
- improves microcirculation 13, 27-28
-
anti-inflammatory effects 11, 29-31
- strengthens blood vessels (useful in chronic venous
insufficiency) 32-37
Grape Seed Extract (OPC's) may be useful in both cancer prevention
and treatment because of its
antioxidant effects
- help prevent cancerous cellular changes
(5-14)
- anti-carcinogenic and chemoprotective effects (10,14,19, 38)
- inducing apoptosis in cancer cells (cell death) (39-41,58)
- decreasing toxicity of many cancer drugs (10,19, 42-47)
-
potentiates (increases) the effect of some cancer drugs while
decreasing toxicity (44, 47-49)
Because OPC’s help strengthen collagen (50-54) which may increase
elasticity of skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments many people take grape seed
extract as part of their skin rejuvenation program.
Grape Seed Extract has anti-histamine properties (it stabilizes
the release of histamine from mast cells). (55-57) Grape seed extract
can be used like an antihistamine but without any of the typical
drug-antihistamine side effects such as drowsiness.
Because of its many actions, Grape seed extract (OPC's) may also be useful
for:
- arthritis (anti-inflammatory and collagen strengthening)
- respiratory allergies (antihistamine)
- food allergies (antihistamine)
- ADHD (many cases are allergy-related)
- longevity and rejuvenation programs (blood viscosity and
collagen-strengthening effects)
Suggested Dose: 50 to 100 mg grape seed extract, 2-3 times per
day with meals.
NOTE: Grape seed extract is an ingredient in
Maxi Greens, a complete "herbal daily" formula. If you are taking Maxi
Greens with its synergistic blend of herbs including grape seed extract, you may
not need to take additional grape seed extract unless you have a specific
condition which warrants higher doses.
Grape Seed Extract 50 mg
Each one (1) Capsule contains:
Grape seed extract 50 mg (standardized to 92% [46mg] OPC's)
Bioflavonoid Complex 50 mg
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*® The term “pycnogenol” originally denoted the generic
proanthocyanidin (OPC) extracts derived from pine bark as researched by Jacques
Masquelier, Ph.D. (1) However, Pycnogenol® is now a registered trademark of
Horphag Overseas Ltd., referring specifically to their brand of maritime pine
extract. Jacques Masquelier, Ph.D., the original discoverer of OPC's, initially
researched maritime pine as the source of proanthocyanidins.
In 1951, Professor Masquelier patented a method of extracting OPC's from pine
bark, and in 1970 used this same technique to extract OPC's from grape seed.
Professor Masquelier is said to favor grape seed extract over pine bark because
of its higher OPC content and lower cost.
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