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Scientists have discovered that cain nutrients can help you look younger and feel healthier. An important nutrient in the quest for anti-aging and anti-disease treatment is Grape Seed Extract.

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Additional Features and Benefits of Grape Seed Extract

Grape Seed Extract offers maximum antioxidant protection and numerous health benefits. Global Nutrients Grape Seed Extract contains 50 mg of Proanthocyanidins per capsule. Grape Seed Extract and Pycnogenol® have recently generated considerable attention in the natural health community because both are extremely rich in a class of powerful antioxidants known as oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). According to scientists, OPCs are 50 times more potent as antioxidants than either Vitamin C or Vitamin E. Since oxidative damage may play a role in many degenerative diseases (heart disease, cancer and arthritis) and has been implicated in the aging process, OPCs' abilities to scavenge free radicals could prove valuable in the human quest for optimal health.

OPCs seem to have many benefits; for example, they are very effective in protecting the fibrous structural proteins known as collagen and elastin from degradation. In this way they promote the strengthening of the flexible connective tissues throughout our bodies. It is perhaps this function that accounts for the restorative effects of OPCs that scientists have observed in studies involving capillary fragility, vascular disease, diabetic retinopathy and joint degeneration.

Scientists also attest to the ability of OPCs to inhibit histamine production. This ability may be of interest to those suffering from sinusitis, asthma and allergies, since histamine has long been known to contribute to these conditions through its important role in the inflammation process.

Grape Seed Extract Is More Effective Than Pine Bark Extract Given that OPCs seem to have so many possible benefits, where can you find the most effective and economical form of supplementation? Of the products now commercially available, Grape Seed Extract and pine bark extract are the sources with the highest OPC content. Pine bark extract is sold in the United States under the registered trademark name of Pycnogenol® (held by Horphag research Ltd. of Switzerland). It contains at least eighty five percent OPCs. A higher percentage of OPCs can be found in Grape Seed Extract which contains ninety two to ninety five percent OPCs. Studies conducted by Jacques Masquelier (w was the discoverer of OPCs) show that Grape Seed Extract has a greater antioxidant effect than pine bark extract. This is probably due to one particularly potent kind of OPC (proanthocyanidin B2-3'-0-gallate) found in Grape Seed Extract that is completely absent from pine bark extract. Further studies show that Grape Seed Extract's superior antioxidant qualities protect the cardiovascular system better than pine bark extract. One such study conducted by Jonadet et al. compares the cardio-protective activities of the extracts of grape seeds, bilberries and pine bark. The study was conducted by introducing a free radical compound into the circulatory system of rs, and then measuring the cellular damage caused to arterial walls. The researchers observed four groups of rats; a control group and three groups, each of which were administered one of the extracts. The results showed that of the three extracts studied, Grape Seed Extract provided the arterial walls with the best defense from free radical damage. Specifically, Grape Seed Extract's protection was 22% greater than pine bark extract and 15% greater than bilberry extract. Grape Seed Extract Is A Better Value Pine bark has many natural contaminants (sap secretions, bird droppings and other air borne pollutants) and requires considerable effort and expense to clean, inexpensive byproduct of the wine industry. Additionally Grape Seeds yield more OPCs per kilogram than does pine bark. These factors have combined to make the cost of pine bark extract more than double that of grape seed extract. On the basis of OPC content, cost and effectiveness, Grape Seed Extract clearly performs better than Pycnogenol®. This has led it to outsell pine bark extract 50-to-1 in Europe. Printable>>> Dietary supplements are not to be used to prevent or treat any disease. The Statements on this web page have not been evaluated by the FDA. Any information provided on this website is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Ingredients in supplements are not drugs and may not be foods.

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