OPC (Oligomeric Proantho-Ocyanidins) family —> Pine Bark (Pycnogenol), Grape Seed, Red Wine(Resveratrol), Bilberry and Citrus Bioflavonoids extract.
These five antioxidants work together synergistically. Some antioxidants can regenerate other antioxidants. This is the nice snow ball effect. OPC has significant health benefits such as anti-inflammatory, immune boosting, anti-spasmodic, anti-coagulant actions and more. Pycnogenol is the king of OPC and other four queens makes pycnogenol more effective. Many people suffer from auto-immune diseases so that you might be allergic to some ingredients: Here’s choices I have found so far:
- Lupus patient helped with OPC-3 – 2 minutes youtube video – TV news
- OPC Supplement #1 sold by Lifeplus – Proanthenols (tablets); Here’s their japanese website —> the OPC product Proanthenols description
- OPC Supplement #2 sold by MarketAmerica – Isotonix / NutraMetrix (powder) -> *** this product contains 2g of sugar per serving (3.3g)
- OPC Supplement #3 sold by Opti-health – OPC Xtra (powder) -> *** this product contains 2 g of sugar per serving (3.3g)
- OPC Supplement #4 sold by French Glory – Isotonix (powder) – French Glory site -> *** this product contains fructose (sugar) -amount ->1% of the average daily value of the needed amount
- What does Isotonix means ? p.s. Liquid or not, full absorption differently depends on whether or not you have a variety of enzymes in your digestive organs.
- Blood Samples Before & After taking pycnogenol – 8 minutes youtube video ***** this AMAZING video was taken over 20 years ago ! *****
- Pycnogenol’s Health Benefits – 7 minutes youtube video – Dr. Fred Pescatone M.D.explains.
- Pycnogenol – Sunday House calls – Fox News – 3 minutes youtube video
- Pycnogenol for Diabetes / video clip #2 – 7 minutes youtube video – Dr. Fred Pescatone M.D. explains.
- Pycnogenol –many benefits for joint pain, retinal heath, diabetes, circulatory problems, venous disorder, asthma, cognitive function, tinnitus, skin care, menstrual cramp and more
- Pycnogenol Supplement #1 – Amazon reviews – Source Naturals 50mg (tablets) – Swanson100mg (capsules) which has nice reviews !
- Grape Seed Extract – one of the richest sources of OPC (Oligomeric Proantho-Cyanidins), anti-aging, antioxidant, antihistamine & anti-inflammatory, improve mental alertness
- Red Wine Extract (Resveratrol) – for anti-aging (4 minutes video w/ Barbara Waters) / your coronary health
- Bilberry benefits – for eyes, memory, venous insufficiency, allergic contact dermatitis, and bilberry is antioxidants !
