Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Grape seed extract supplementation with standard chelation therapy (deferasirox) significantly improved serum iron and ferritin levels while reducing inflammatory markers. Beta-thalassemia is a hereditary hemolytic anemia...
Grape Seed Extract Mitigates Hypertension in Middle-Aged Japanese Adults
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study demonstrated that a twelve-week supplementation with a grape seed proanthocyanin extract (GSPE) helped maintain vascular elasticity and normal blood pressure (BP) in a middle-aged Japanese population. In 2015, the World Health...
Grape Seed Extract May Help With Skin Conditions
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A grape seed extract, when applied to the face of 110 healthy men, significantly decreased skin pigmentation and oily skin by 10% and 21% respectively while significantly improving skin elasticity by 5% compared to control. One of...
Grapeseed Extract shows Promise in Prevention of Cancer – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. Grapeseed extract may be a potential anti-cancer agent. Albert Einstein once said “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” In regards to the prevention and treatment of cancer, we are discovering...
Grapeseed Extract Improves Menopause Symptoms
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research suggests that grapeseed extract may be an effective alternative treatment to help with menopausal symptoms. Women going through menopause women undergo a number of physical and psychological changes. These include changes in...
Grapeseed Extract Shown to Improve Blood Pressure in Pre-Hypertensive Adults
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Drinking fruit juice with added grapeseed extract for 6 weeks significantly improved systolic blood pressure in participating subjects compared to the control group. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a major risk...
Grape Seed Extract Eases Pain associated with Cancer Treatment and Destroys Cancer Cells
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a placebo controlled experiment on rats, grape seed extract showed a 55% decrease in the inflammation marker (MPO enzyme) compared to subjects treated with the cancer drug flurouracil. Mucositis is a painful, inflammatory...
Arginine and Grape Seed Extract Support Exercise Endurance
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. In this study of 50 college-aged healthy men, those who took 1.5 g or 3 g of arginine plus 300 mg of grape seed extract significantly increased their physical working capacity by 22.4% and 18.8% respectively while there was no change for...
Grape Seed and High Blood Pressure
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Supplementing with grape seed extract in combination with lifestyle modifications show significant decreases in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate with the high dose grape seed group providing the most...
Supplements to Add to Your Beach Bag this Summer
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Summer is the time of year people are going to the beach or spending time by the pool. Along with packing sunscreen in your beach bag, recent research shows you might want to consider adding some supplements to your bag, too. A recent...
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