Only recently is science beginning to uncover
reasons why nature’s most amazing antioxidant Pycnogenl is improving millions of lives. The benefits of Pycnogenol extend well beyond fighting free radicals. Taken daily research shows it delivers a whole spectrum of health improvements from a reduced risk of many diseases including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and arthritis to improved heart health and circulation, healthier skin and eye health, enhanced immune health, action against inflammation and menstrual disorders and economy class syndrome and facial ageing!
The science
Pycnogenol has been demonstrated in various studies to be one of most powerful natural antioxidants. At University of California Berkeley Dr Lester Packer showed that Pycnogenol is more powerful than Vitamins C & E – in fact so powerful that it recycles oxidised (spent) Vitamin C back to bioactive form and protects Vitamin E from oxidation. Further Dr Benjamin La at Loma Linda University California discovered that Pycnogenol stimulates production of antioxidant enzymes inside cells thus re-enforcing their own first defence line against free radicals. More staggering – research at University of Tokyo Japan suggests antioxidant potential of Pycnogenol to be 5 times more potent than grape seed extract, 9 times more potent than Vitamin E and 45 times more potent than CoQ10!
In everyday life our bodies generate free radicals. These chemically unbalanced particles cause damage to our cells by oxidising them in same way that an apple goes brown when exposed to air or metal becomes rusty when exposed to air and moisture. Free radicals are dangerous and scientists believe exposure of body to damaging oxidation is major cause of ageing and many degenerative diseases. As a super antioxidant – Pycnogenol quenches and overcomes assault of free radicals – but it does so much more!
In fact this simple extract could be a major and dramatic step to improving overall quality of health and life. It has a whole catalogue of positive health benefits – proven in clinical studies and as yet more research is published consumers reap health benefits of this amazing extract by incorporating it into their daily lifestyle routines.
The benefits – Look, feel and live better!
Antioxidant defence: Pycnogenol is one of most powerful natural antioxidants ever discovered. Used everyday as a food supplement it fights harmful free radicals in our bodies to defend against damage caused by cell oxidation. Behaving like ‘hot sparks’ escaping from an engine they damage everything they touch so if left unchecked can result in degenerative and age related diseases.
Reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes: Pycnogenol normalises activity of blood platelets responsible for blood clots. It helps reduce platelet ‘stickiness’ particularly with high risk factors – smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and old age and helps maintain healthy platelet aggregation whilst protecting inner lining of blood vessels. It also supports healthy blood pressure and normalises healthy cholesterol levels. In some ways Pycnogenol acts like aspirin but great advantage of Pycnogenol is that unlike aspirin it crucially does not extend blood clotting process during an injury or increase possibility of ulcers or internal bleeding.
Circulatory Health: Pycnogenol helps improve circulation be relaxing constriction of arteries and other blood vessels caused by stress hormones adrenaline and nor adrenaline. Thus Pycnogenol has an anti stress function supporting a better blood flow during periods of stressful living. Studies have also shown that Pycnogenol improves microcirculation due to increased diameter of micro vessels in, elderly people with better circulation in fingertips, toes and facial extremities.
Skin Health: Pycnogenol binds to collagen in skin to maintain skin elasticity a characteristic associated with youth that keeps skin firm and prevents wrinkles. Pycnogenol also improves microcirculation of tiny skin capillaries supporting better oxygen and nutrient supply and better hydration as well as protecting against damage of sunburn and photo ageing. The result fewer wrinkles and smoother skin with a healthy and vibrant glow and tone.
