Grapes have been known as blessed fruits since ancient times, due to the fact that grapes are full of nutrients called polyphenols (including Proanthocyanidins, Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins, Resveratrol, Anthocyanins, etc.).

Oligomeric Proanthocyanidin extracted from grape seeds have been found to have excellent antioxidant capacity (50 times that of vitamin C and 15-20 times that of vitamin E). It can eliminate harmful free radicals in the body, anti-inflammation and anti-aging, so it has excellent disease prevention effect.

The scientific empirical effect of grape seed OPCs

Ray D. Strand, M.D., a well-known American physician in nutritional therapy, mentioned that Grape Seed Extract is a very effective antioxidant and can be used as an optimizer to relieve oxidative stress caused by chronic degenerative diseases (such as autoimmunity, heart disease, cancer).

1) Slow skin aging and prevent skin cancer

There are many reasons for skin aging: from free radical damage, collagen reduction, slow cell renewal, hormone reduction, etc., and one of the most related to wrinkles is the reduction of collagen, especially under long-term UV damage.

Grape seed extract has been found in studies to reduce collagen loss, maintain skin elasticity, reduce damage from the sun's ultraviolet rays, and more importantly, prevent skin cancer.

2) Reduce blood pressure

Generally speaking, there are no obvious symptoms in the early stage of hypertension, but long-term blood pressure control is not good, which affects the blood vessels of the whole body, causing vascular sclerosis, causing cerebral stroke, hypertension, kidney failure and other diseases.

A study published in the journal Metabolism found that grape seed extract lowered diastolic and systolic blood pressure in patients with metabolic syndrome after taking it for four weeks.

3) Slow brain degeneration (Alzheimer's disease)

Aging makes all kinds of functions of the human body begin to deteriorate, and one of the most frightening is the deterioration of the brain, especially the gradual loss of memory, even can not recognize the closest family members.

But what exactly is causing brain degeneration? Recent animal studies have found that brain degeneration is associated with memory loss and immune proteins in the blood, and grape seed extract can restore normal levels of 13 kinds of protein in the brain, and block abnormal protein growth, allowing the brain to recover faster from trauma (such as stroke), and can prevent memory degradation and cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer's disease.

4) Reduce the production of harmful free radicals

Free radicals are a by-product of the body's energy production process. Under normal circumstances, free radicals help the body fight bacteria, viruses or foreign objects, but with insufficient antioxidant intake or aging, excess free radicals in the body can cause damage to cells.

At present, it is known that free radicals are one of the culprits of aging and various degenerative diseases, and in the study, it was pointed out that grape seed extract is rich in OPCs, which has excellent antioxidant effect, can reduce free radical damage and prevent disease.

5) Prevent diabetes

Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the world, more than 90% of which are type 2, and although diabetes itself does not cause death, it can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and kidney disease several times.

Grape seed extract has been found in studies to reduce inflammation index and regulate blood sugar, while allowing subjects to reduce calorie intake, so it has the effect of weight management and prevention of uncontrolled metabolism.

6) Prevention of cardiovascular disease

Modern people due to westernization of diet, do not love exercise, resulting in “three highs” and obesity increasingly serious, and these factors make people become a high risk group of heart disease, according to statistics, cardiovascular disease in a year killed more than 17 million people on the earth, of which coronary heart disease is the most common, and is number 2 in top ten causes of death.

Grape seed extract has excellent plant antioxidant content, which can prevent cardiovascular disease from a variety of aspects (see the following 3 points).

1）Anti-platelet agglutination and reduce thrombosis

2）Reduces lipid oxidation and bad cholesterol production

3）Dilates blood vessels and protects endothelial cells