Description
Source of Antioxidants
One of the earliest recorded usages of pine bark comes to us from the diary of the explorer Jacques Cartier. After being trapped in the ice, Cartier and his crew began showing symptoms of scurvy. Fortunately for them, a Native North American told them to make a tea from the bark and needles of the pine tree to treat their symptoms, which allowed Cartier and his crew to survive. Four hundred years later Professor Jacques Masquelier produced an extract from pine bark and the active ingredients are now known as proanthocyanidins.
Features
Proanthocyanidins are very powerful anti-oxidants, approximately 50 times more potent than Vitamin C or E. Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals ' Maritime Pine Bark Extract contains 85% proanthocyanidins.The most notable effects of the proanthocyanidins found in Maritime Pine Bark Extract are its antioxidant capabilities. Oxidants such as free radials have been linked to many chronic degenerative diseases such as arthritis and heart disease. Free radicals have also been linked to damage caused by heart attacks and strokes.
Benefits
Blood Pressure Control, Cholesterol Management
RECOMMENDED USE
Source of antioxidants.
INGREDIENT
PER 1 CAPSULE
Pinus pinaster (Maritime Pine Bark Extract) (95% Proanthocyanidins)............50 mg
OTHER INGREDIENTS
Hypromellose (vegetarian capsule shell), Brown Rice Flour.
RECOMMENDED SERVING
Adults: Take 1-2 capsules twice per day with or without food.
DURATION OF USE
Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond three (3) months.
CAUTIONS
Do not use if pregnant or breastfeeding. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are taking medications for blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol. Do not use if security seal is broken.
STORAGE
Store away from children. Store protected from light and moisture.
ALLERGENS
Contains no preservatives, dairy, yeast, corn, wheat or gluten.