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Grape Seed Extract – A Powerful Antioxidant?
by Jennifer Good     Each week we explore the health benefits of natural foods, herbs, and other natural compounds. This week our focus is on the seed extract of a popular fruit, grapes. Grapes are native to the area of Asia near the Caspian Sea and were brought over to North America and Europe. Grapes have been used for centuries for various medicinal and nutritional uses.
Various parts of the grape plant have held medicinal value as well. European folk healers used the sap of grapevines to help treat skin and eye diseases. At times grape leaves have been used to help stop bleeding and inflammation. Dried grapes (raisins) have been used to help relieve constipation and thirst, while unripe grapes have been used to treat sore throats.1 And grape skin extracts are a source of resveratrol. Perhaps though, the most significant part of this fruit is the seed extract.
Similar to green tea, the active ingredients in grape seed extract are the oligomeric proanthocyanidins (but in a different combination and ratio). The importance of the proanthocyanidins in grape seed extract is that they have strong antioxidant activity and are water soluble and highly bio-available.
Above all else, grape seed extract is known as a defender of the circulatory system. It improves peripheral circulation, revives declining capillary activity by up to 140%, and increases vascular response by some 82%. It repairs varicose veins and aids in the prevention of bruising. If you have hypertension, it may also protect your blood vessels from damage caused by elevated blood pressure.2
In addition, grape seed extract is synergistic with vitamin C, vastly increasing vitamin C activity and strengthening collagen activity -- including in the connective tissue of the arterial wall and the skin.
Oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), the active compound in grape seed extract, clearly possess remarkable antioxidant properties. Their effects on reducing free radical damage and oxidative stress suggest that they may be particularly helpful in reducing the risk of cardiovascular issues and a number of the chronic issues associated with aging. Although the majority of the studies conducted on OPCs have been done in cell culture (test tube) and animals, there are some human studies, and the results are extremely promising.3
You can find grape seed extract as a dietary supplement in many forms including capsules, tablets, and liquid extracts.
For more information on how Jon Barron uses grade seed extra in an antioxidant formula, click here. |  LET'S CONNECT
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