ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID
COENZYME Q10
COENZYME A
CURCUMIN
GARLIC
GLUTATHIONE
GRAPE SEED EXTRACT
GREEN TEA
LYCOPENE
MELATONIN
NADH
SILYMARIN
SUPEROXIDE
DISMUTASE (SOD)
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GRAPE SEED EXTRACT
Grape seed extract may help to prevent and treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol and may help prevent damage to blood vessels that may contribute to heart disease. Substances in grape seed extract block the enzymes that process fats, so that less fat may be absorbed and more may be eliminated. Grape seed extract may help prevent or control damage caused by drugs, pollution, tobacco, and other toxins. Proanthocyanodins (polyphenol antioxidants) are believed to block deterioration of blood vessels. Therefore, grape seed extract may improve conditions such as chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins, spider veins, sores on the legs, blood clots or sores that do not heal. This blood vessel strengthening effect may help to prevent and treat hemorrhoids. Grape seed extract may help keep damaged, stretched, or stiff blood vessels from leaking, slow retinopathy due to blood vessel damage, reduce eye stress caused by bright lights and may prevent cataract formation.
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FACTS ABOUT
ANTIOXIDANTS
One of the polyphenols contained in grape seed extract is called resveratrol. In laboratory and animal studies, resveratrol from grape seeds has appeared to interfere with cancer cell growth and division, as well as causing some cancer cells to disintegrate faster than they would ordinarily. In addition, it may also block enzymes that prolong the survival of several cancer cell types, including skin cancer, prostate cancer, and breast cancer. As a result, tumors may either stop growing or actually shrink because higher than usual numbers of cancer cells die. Therefore, resveratrol may have direct anticancer activity.
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DOSAGE
Dietary sources include, what else?! - grapes, and the dark-skinned ones are the most beneficial, but don't forget to eat the seeds. The RDA is 75 to 300mg for adults, tapering off to 40 to 100mg daily after three weeks. Health food stores sometimes carry cosmetics containing grape seed extract, possibly listed in the ingredients as pycnogenol.
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