Udo's Choice Beyond Grape seed 60.caps - Antioxidant formula from grape pits, cranberries and bilberries

Antioxidant formula made from grape pits, cranberries and blueberries, 20 times more powerful than Vitamin C and E.

Do you want to take advantage of 50 years of nutritional science research to help combat premature aging? Flora's Beyond Grape Seed combines powerful antioxidants and cell and tissue protectants (known as oligomeric proanthocyanidins or OPCs) derived from grape seeds with a full spectrum of bioflavonoids from cranberries and blueberries. The result; A supplement that can be used to combat free radicals * associated with premature aging, LDL cholesterol, vascular and circulatory problems and other health problems.

Powerful antioxidant formula beneficial to the whole body
Protects cells and tissues and strengthens collagen
It maintains the elasticity of the vessels and strengthens the weak veins of the feet
Acts as a cosmetic "from within"
It enhances vision
It helps in the treatment of urinary tract infections
Supported by 60 years + research
Genetically modified (non GMO) + Suitable for vegetarians
Health Canada Approved Health Claims: Provides antioxidants to maintain good health. Helps reduce LDL cholesterol oxidation. It helps relieve symptoms associated with chronic non-complex venous insufficiency (CVI), such as a feeling of edema, "weight" and tingling in the legs.

Sixty years ago, in Bordeaux, France, Dr. Jacques Masquelier made one of the most important discoveries in the science of nutrition: Isolated on grape seeds a powerful antioxidant, cell and tissue protective agent known as Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins or Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins ), which neutralizes the molecules we call free radicals. Scientific research has identified the process by which free radicals contribute to the destruction of cells. Because cell damage is at the root of most health problems and of aging itself, our protection against the effects of free radicals is a crucial preventative measure for health and longevity.

Flora manufactures Beyond Grape Seed ®, a powerful antioxidant, combining authentic Masquelier's® OPCs from grape seeds with a full range of bioflavonoids from cranberries and bilberries. It is scientifically proven with many clinical trials and excellent bibliographical documentation that it works for our health.

Cardiovascular: Supports good cardiac function and maintains normal blood flow.
Circulatory: Promotes circulatory health by strengthening the vessel walls.
Skin: Helps reduce visible signs of premature aging, such as wrinkles and wrinkled skin. Protects collagen from destructive enzymes and free radicals.
Foot Vessels: Strengthens weak and swollen veins of the feet.
Allergies: OPCs in the Beyond Grape Seed block the release of histamine, thereby alleviating allergies.
Urinary Tract Infections: The large amount of concentrated dried cranberries aids in the normal health and function of the urinary tract and provides additional OPCs.
Immediate assimilation - Bioavailability
The OPCs in Beyond Grape Seed are the fastest digestible and readily bioavailable antioxidants. Just 10 minutes after taking, the digestion begins and after 45 minutes the maximum absorption is achieved. After 7 hours, levels remain high at one-third of the maximum. OPCs remain in connective tissue and collagen for up to 72 hours.

Fighting Free Roots - How to Act
Authentic Masquelier's® OPCs are twenty times more potent than vitamin C and fifty times more potent than vitamin E in their ability to neutralize free radicals. The biochemical explanation is that OPCs "give" electrons to unstable chemical free radicals and thus neutralize them - without the risk of becoming unstable themselves.

Genuine Masquelier's® OPCs at Beyond Grape Seed protect cells, tissues and organs by neutralizing free radicals and blocking degradative enzymes.

OPCs also have the ability to "penetrate" both the aqueous and the fatty environment of cell membranes, as well as the blood-brain barrier. They enhance flexibility and maintain the structure and integrity of veins, arteries and vessels as a whole, thus effectively supporting the circulation.

It repairs the vascular system
Beyond Grape Seed strengthens the entire vascular tree. OPCs prevent blood from leaking from the capillaries - an important factor in relieving the spleen in the legs, eyes and skin - and also reduce fluid retention. Without OPCs, the degradable enzymes are free to attack the vessel structure. Free radicals continue to degenerate these vessels, creating cracks that become traps for bad cholesterol (LDL). There, LDL attracts calcium. Cholesterol and calcium create a plaque that narrows the arteries (atherosclerosis) and promotes clot formation.

Enhances collagen
Collagen is an important structural component of muscles, tendons, teeth, gums, eyes, ligaments and blood vessels. OPCs adhere to collagen, blocking the damaging effects of enzymes, such as collagenase. This protective effect enhances the collagen protein by improving its elasticity and durability. Although nothing can completely prevent the aging process, Beyond Grape Seed helps significantly prevent premature aging by reducing collagen damage due to free radicals.

Collagen, the protein component of connective tissue, exists throughout the body in the form of molecular chain filaments (clones). Hydrogen bridges connect these clones and give collagen its strength. As we grow older, collagen decreases due to the decrease in adhesion between the molecular clones of its chain, which is destroyed by free radicals. OPCs help to form and strengthen the hydrogen bridges that hold the collagen clones together. Weak and rigid collagen contributes to premature aging. The OPCs at Beyond Grape Seed support the body's ability to promote and maintain the health of connective tissue and skin elasticity.

To prepare Beyond Grape Seed ®, Flora uses authentic Masquelier's® OPCs from grape seeds with a full range of bioflavonoids from cranberries and bilberries. Original Masquelier's® OPCs have a long history and many clinical studies.

60 years of research
Dr. Jacques Masquelier, a research scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Bordeaux Medical School in France, is regarded as the leading authority on oligomeric proanthocyanidins. He was the first to discover and isolate OPCs from pine bark initially, and after the pellets of Bordeaux Semillon grapes, now known as Masquelier's ® OPCs. Over the years, it has standardized the extraction of OPCs and obtained this patent of exclusivity.

For over sixty years, Dr. Masquelier and his team have conducted research, tests and clinical trials on OPCs recognized by the medical world. The French Ministry of Health has approved the use of authentic Masquelier's ® OPCs in three prescription medications for the treatment of vascular diseases. To ensure the best quality, the Ministry regulates the production of OPCs and designates specific vineyards for the production of grapes.

Authentic Masquelier's ® OPCs are today produced by a certified manufacturer in France, the only one licensed to manufacture quality pharmaceutical OPCs.

Clinical studies
It has too many studies that lead to the excellent benefits of OPCs, two of which can be seen below:

The research was conducted in the Netherlands under the supervision of Dr Jan Andries. Posted at the Center for Cellular Architecture and Dynamics Department of the University of Utrecht, https://www.medmelon.gr/ that-nothing-you- can- do-for-you/
Glen A. Halvorson MD “OPC: The Real Stor About Nature's Most Powerful Antioxidant” (“OPC: The Real Story About Nature's Most Powerful Antioxidants), https://www.medmelon.gr/products/beyond-grape-seed /
Availability: 60 capsules

Each capsule - suitable for vegetarians - contains:

Authentic Masquelier's ™ OPCs (from Vitis vinifera grape seeds):…. …… 50mg (98% total polyphenols, 65% oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), 30% monomeric catechins & epathecins, 3% french acid)

100: 1 Bilberry Extract (25% Anthocyanidins) (Vaccinium myrtillus) ……… 10 mg

Powdered cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) ……………………… .. ……………………… 290 mg

Other Ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable magnesium salt, hypromellose

Recommended Dose: Adults: 1-3 capsules, twice daily, on an empty stomach with fruit or juice for maximum absorption. The maximum dose (6 capsules per day) is recommended as a loading dose for 10-14 days and then the dosage is continued with 2 capsules per day. The capsule can be opened and the contents mixed with juice. Drink plenty of water during the day.

No. Known. AEO: 75229/06

Glen A. Halvorson M.D. “OPC: The Real Stor About Nature's Most Powerful Antioxidant” (“OPC: The Real Story About Nature's Most Powerful Antioxidants”)

OPCs and their benefits to the human body - September 2006

OPCs are unique among the biological nutrients contained in dietary supplements in that extensive laboratory and clinical research has been ongoing for over fifty years to support claims on their structure and function for their multiple potential benefits to the body. health. To summarize, here are some of the major health benefits of OPC, which are detailed in more than 100 research articles included in Glen A. Halvorson MD's new book "OPC: The Real Story About Nature's Most Powerful Antioxidant" or " OPC: The Real Story of Nature's Most Powerful Antioxidants ”

OPC is an acronym for "oligomeric proanthocyanidins" or oligomeric proanthocyanidins, a polyphenolic phytochemical extracted from many different plants, whose highest concentrations for complementary use are found in grape seed extracts, grape skin, grape leaves and grape leaves.

Grape skin contained the highest concentration of OPC compared to the more than 1000 plants studied. OPCs derived from red grapes growing in the Rhone Valley in France have a relatively higher concentration of OPCs.

OPCs are different from other plant flavonoids because they are flavan-3-all. Flavanols differ from flavonoids in that flavanols are highly soluble in water, are absorbable and have bioavailability. OPCs are delivered quickly and easily to any part of the body within minutes or hours after oral ingestion. OPCs also contain ellagitannins, though in smaller amounts than red raspberries.

OPCs are one of nature's most powerful antioxidants, inhibiting the peroxides and hydroxyls of the free radicals of oxygen more efficiently than Vitamin C or E. (Bagchi).

Vascular-Heart

OPCs from grape seed extracts contain the strongest antioxidant activity of the various polyphenols studied. In one study, murine blood vessel walls were exposed to free radicals and the ability of grape seed extract, pine bark and bilberry (vaccinium genus) to protect blood vessel walls from damage and deterioration was measured.

OPCs prevent damage to blood vessels and abnormal blood clotting, two functions associated with heart disease. OPCs also inhibit excessive nitric oxide metabolism, a process linked to inflammation, arthritis and Alzheimer's disease. (Fitzpatrick)

The grape seed extract provided the best protection of the arterial walls against the devastating effects of free radicals and, on an absolute scale, it was 22% stronger than pine bark extracts and 15% greater than the bilberry extract. (Jonadet)

OPCs protect the walls of blood vessels from damage to free radicals. (Rong)

OPCs increase capillary resistance, resulting in lower systolic blood pressure. (Lagrue)

OPC improved venous insufficiency in 80% of patients treated for 10 days with 100mg OPC alone. The itching, weight sensation and pain disappeared with a rapid decrease in swelling in the lower extremities. Symptom improvement was associated with objective changes in capillary flow cytometry. (Constantini)

Diabetes

OPCs reduce diabetic retinal bleeding and improve vision within a few weeks of starting 100 mg daily. (Froantin)

Diabetics have experienced reduced diabetic retinopathy and improved retinal appearance as well as clinical visual acuity after taking only 100mg OPC daily for six weeks.

OPCs may potentiate peripheral circulation and reduce the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy.

Enhance collagen

OPCs bind to protein tissues such as collagen, producing a wide range of health benefits and contributing to anti-aging.

The OPCs attach to both collagen and elastin fibers in the connective tissue so as to reduce their rate of degradation by inflammatory enzymes. (Tixier)

60.softgels.