Specification
Product Name |
Active Ingredient |
Percent or Concentrate |
Method |
Proanthocyanidins |
>95% |
UV |
|
Grape Seed Extract |
Polyphenols |
>95% |
UV |
Grape Seed Extract |
Proanthocyanidins Polyphenols |
>45% >30% |
UV |
Grape Seed Extract |
|
4:1 |
|
Grape seed extract is a poly - phenolic compound that is unusually high in plant flavonoids called oligomeric procyanidins, better known as OPCs. Although these polyphenolic compounds are found in many foods we eat such as peanuts, berries, grapes and purple grape juice, there just isn't the
concentration necessary of these powerful Antioxidants to make a difference to
our health - until now!
It has long been known that the French tend to live an unusally healthy and long life - even though their diet is rich in saturated fats and alcahol, namely red wine. Only recently has it become
known to researchers and scientists alike that the active poly - phenolic compounds within red wine are the key to unravelling this long kept mystery.
Initially the active OPC coumpounds were tested on lower forms of life such as yeast and fast reproducing fruit flies, and needless to say, the OPC's didn't dissappoint! Cellular breakdown and DNA degredation was reduced by as much as 30%, but more importantly subsequent testing with mammals
and finally humans resulted in similar results.
What's even more interesting to note is that much of the damage that takes place within our bodies is driven by oxidative stress, brought about by unchecked free radical activity. Being the biological vessels that we are, much of the aging that occurs within us is due to collagen beginning to cross link, and this
happens in our skin, between our organs and within our vascular system