BEAT diabetes with this ‘vineyard seed’
When you’re trying to manage type 2 diabetes, you might notice how your doc has TUNNEL VISION.
He’s SO focused on your glucose numbers…
He might not be paying enough attention to OTHER aspects of your health.
You see, diabetes isn’t just a disease of “high blood sugar” – though that’s its primary hallmark.
But while you’re trying to maintain PERFECT glucose control…
You’ve also got to support your cognitive health… vessel health… nerve health… vision… and more.
You want to hit as many of those marks as you can…
And today, I’ve got something that could kill 3 birds with one stone.
There’s a tiny ingredient that, historically, has been THROWN AWAY in the trash…
But thanks to some groundbreaking research over the last few years… that WASTEFUL practice has changed!
I’m talking about the seeds of grapes (Vitis vinifera), a.k.a. grapeseed.
It’s an UNDERAPPRECIATED part of this vineyard fruit… one that you WON’T find in your favorite varietal.
I’ve shared with you before right here in eAlert how grapeseed extract could help CRUSH cognitive decline…
And it’s no coincidence that it could also help DEFEAT blood sugar woes.
As you’ve heard before, excess sugar and memory loss are often INEXTRICABLY linked…
Which is why Alzheimer’s disease has been nicknamed “type 3 diabetes“!
But grapeseed extract could do even MORE to benefit diabetics…
Because it’s also been shown to INHIBIT two enzymes associated with high blood sugar: alpha glucosidase and alpha amylase.
According to a 2014 animal study out of China, grapeseed extracts helped significantly LOWER blood glucose levels in study subjects over the course of 6 weeks.
The key appears to be grapeseed’s content of antioxidants called procyanidins… first discovered by French plant expert Jack Masquelier in 1947.
A 2017 meta-analysis describes how these compounds MIMIC the action of insulin to help INCREASE glucose uptake…
And how this antioxidant action could help BEAT BACK sugar-induced damage… which is a culprit behind diabetic complications.
That includes vascular complications…
But fortunately, grapeseed extract has also demonstrated the ability to STRENGTHEN vessels… and BOOST blood flow!
You can find grapeseed proanthocyanidins – specifically, oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes (OPCs) – in a patented form, called Masquelier’s Original OPCs.
It’s available as a supplement under its own brand name… or as an ingredient in formulas by quality makers, like Life Extension’s Grapeseed Extract.
For OPTIMAL bioavailability… that is, to get a form that your body can most easily use… look for smaller size OPCs.
And for an even more PROFOUND effect, combine grapeseed extract with the blood sugar-supporting compound found in grape skins – resveratrol.
Look for a supplement that contains a standardized percentage of trans-resveratrol.
To your healthy blood sugar levels,
Sarah Reagan
Source:
“Grape Seed Extract and its Effects on Diabetes and its Complications” – Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal (5/4/17)
https://juniperpublishers.com/crdoj/pdf/CRDOJ.MS.ID.555584.pdf
