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The surprising benefits of Grape Seed Extract (OPCs)
Help for the Skin
What do these skin conditions have in common?
- Easy to bruise: A little bumping into this or that will make skin blue and purple for some time
- Varicose veins: unsightly and painful
- Stretch marks: just plain unsightly, could be painful or itchy but not often
All 3 conditions are related with damage to or lack of collagen: the support structure of dermis (skin). The breaking down of skin's connective tissue which is mainly collagen give people stretch marks. Veins are also collagen based tissues. Although varicose veins are related to different things, the destruction of collagen is certainly one of them.
Grape seed extract reduces damage to Collagen based tissues, such as joint cartilage, veins and skin by inhibiting collagen-degrading enzymes. It is great to use in combination with the stretch marks removal remedy to both prevent and remove stretch marks, and to strengthen skin that is easy bruising or prone to varicose veins.
Help for heart and blood vessel
Scientists have found that the phenolic compounds in wine, mostly the OPCs found primarily in red wine, makes the blood less sticky, reduce the level of LDL (the bad cholesterol) and increase the level of HDL (the good cholesterol), relax the walls of the blood vessels and generally improve health. What's more, because the OPCs have an affinity for the collagen of the walls of the arteries and veins where they tend to concentrate, they act to protect the vascular integrity. These benefits appear despite the pro-oxidant effects of alcohol itself.
These benefits are also proven by the rich foods loving (butter, cheese, eggs, saturated fat) French, whose population suffer only about 40% of the heart disease rate as of American population due to the French's higher red wine intake (as long as moderate overall). -Please also read the how the tea-loving Cantonese stays relatively slim despite their love for extremely fatty foods.
A good source of the OPCs if of course red wine. But you can't drink too much of it for obvious reasons. A potent and convenient source is OPCs + 95 Standardized Grape Seed Extract by Jarrow Formulas. Order form here.
Help for the night vision
Grape seed extract has been studied very widely for its ability to reduce capillary fragility and excessive permeability. Its has great antioxidant benefits to the circulatory system. However, somewhat surprising are it's great benefits with regard to recovery from glare, an important aspect of night vision.
