May 2008
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Health Benefits of Grape Seed
Posted by admin on 06 May 2008 | Tagged as: Flavonoids
What do they do?
Proanthocyanidins (Grape Seed) also called “OPCs” for oligomeric procyanidins or “PCOs” for procyanidolic oligomers—are a class of nutrients belonging to the flavonoid family.
Proanthocyanidins have antioxidant activity and they play a role in the stabilization of collagen and maintenance of elastin—two critical proteins in connective tissue that support organs, joints, blood vessels, and muscle. Possibly because of their effects on blood vessels, proanthocyanidins have been reported in double-blind research to reduce the duration of edema after face-lift surgery from 15.8 to 11.4 days. In preliminary research, proanthocyanidins were reported to have anti-mutagenic activity (i.e., to prevent chromosomal mutations). Continue Reading »
Nutritional supplements that may be helpful for anemia
Posted by admin on 03 May 2008 | Tagged as: Anemia, Supplements
Deficiencies of iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid are the most common nutritional causes of anemia. Although rare, severe deficiencies of several other vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and copper, can also cause anemia by various mechanisms. Rare genetic disorders can cause anemias that may improve with large amounts of supplements such as vitamin B1. Continue Reading »