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Grapes are a rich source of valuable flavonoids and
polyphenols including a compound called resveratrol.
Resveratrol has beneficial cardio protective and
cancer-preventive effects. Scientists believe that plants produce resveratrol in order to protect themselves from disease. Within the grape, resveratrol is thought to act as a protectant, guarding against pathogenic attacks and reducing the effects of environmental stress.
For example, resveratrol may help prevent heart disease by
inhibiting platelet aggregation (clumping) and coagulation
(thickening) while modulating cholesterol metabolism. One of the recent studies was an 18-week investigation involving mice that were predisposed to skin cancer. When these mice were fed a diet supplemented with resveratrol, the onset of cancer was significantly stunted. Resveratrol resulted in fewer skin tumors compared to the mice who were not exposed to this grape extract. Human research has also demonstrated the cancer- inhibiting properties of resveratrol. When resveratrol was combined with human leukemia cells, not only did the production of abnormal cells stop, but the culture of cancer cells also amazingly transformed back to normal. The cancer and heart disease prevention benefits of resveratrol is very promising. Interestingly, resveratrol also showed better anti-inflammatory effects than well-established anti-inflammatory drugs. In animal studies, resveratrol inhibited both the acute and the chronic phases of inflammation. The powerful nutritive health benefits of the natural flavonoids and polyphenols including resveratrol found in grape seed extract is very exciting, especially since these compounds help the body to ward off heart disease and cancer.
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Red wine,
which is made from grapes, is an excellent source of
antioxidants known as flavonoids. As antioxidants, these
flavonoids are believed to counteract the adverse health
effects of a fatty diet and smoking. They achieve this by
neutralizing free radicals that would otherwise damage the
body and, consequently, increase the risk of disease.
High potency, isolated resveratrol from grapes was tested
for its cancer-fighting abilities in a series of
experiments. The leading researcher explained resveratrol
helps keep cells from turning cancerous and inhibits the
spread of cells that already are malignant.
Each
capsule contains natural Grape Seed Extract
supplying 95% Proanthocyandins (OPC)
biologically-active flavonoids, fortified with
50 mg of Citrus Bioflavonoids and specially
formulated in a base containing additional
antioxidants including: Green Tea Extract,
Broccoli, Kale, Radish Concentrates and mixed
Carotenes.