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Health Benefits of Grape Seeds OPC and Pycnogenol

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It is important to maintain the strength of our blood vessels, because if the blood vessels grow old or if it becomes weak, fragile, thin and leaky, your health is in danger. If the blood carrying oxygen doesn't flow properly, the heart muscle can be damaged, your brain cells may die or malfunction, your leg muscles may cramp and cause pain, and the vision might diminish. If a blood vessel bursts, there is a tendency that you will suffer a brain hemorrhage or "bleeding stroke," or tiny spider veins may appear on the surface of your skin. The gums and nose may bleed, varicose veins may bulge in your legs. Fluid may leak through permeable blood vessels, causing swelling or edema.

OPC is a natural remedy that can help you prevent or treat the cases mentioned above. OPC is derived mainly from the grape seeds and the bark of the pine tree, it contains a mixture of antioxidant like proanthocyanidins, procyanidins, proanthocyanidolic oligomers (PCO), oligomeric procyanidins (OPC), pycnogenol or just plain grape seed extract.

OPC is now being used extensively to treat heart and circulatory problems because it works to strengthen the weakened blood vessels because of its potent antioxidant, the antioxidant content of OPC is known to be fifty times as powerful as vitamin E, according to some studies. The antioxidant in OPC can help neutralize the free radicals that can cause diseases.

OPC is now being used extensively to treat heart and circulatory problems because it works to strengthen the weakened blood vessels because of its potent antioxidant, the antioxidant content of OPC is known to be fifty times as powerful as vitamin E, according to some studies. The antioxidant in OPC can help neutralize the free radicals that can cause diseases.


The people who have used this natural remedy were happy about the wondrous relief they have experienced from taking it. Some experts call OPC as a superstar among botanical supplements, because it is the one with the most potential in helping to maintain the human health.

OPC is present in almost all plants, red wine and peanut kernel. But the current concentrated commercial sources are grape seeds and the bark of the pine tree. According to study OPC is responsible for the antioxidant property of red wine.

OPC is also beneficial in the following cases: OPC can help prevent / treat fluid buildup or edema, weakening of vascular walls, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure sports injuries swelling, eye problems like glare, eye strain, night blindness, macular degeneration, cataract, arthritis, hay fever, allergies nosebleeds, varicose veins (by taking OPC the veins will become firms again, restoring their resilience so they retract back into the skin)

Symptoms that you need to take OPC supplement:

  • Bleeding gums
  • Speck of blood in the cornea
  • Edema
  • Tired muscle
  • Abnormal heartbeat

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Paraglider  says:
2 years ago

I'm going to interpret this as a licence to keep drinking red wine :)

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