Tiny seed treasure TURNS DOWN hypertension [Waste not, want not!]
Isn’t it funny how the mainstream manages to take a symptom… and turn it into a full-blown disease?
Take blood pressure, for instance.
It gets to be on the high side… and suddenly you have hypertension.
And conventional docs are all-too-quick to want to “treat” this disease… usually with PILLS!
Truth is, your BP readings might be a little high today… but not tomorrow. Or they might be spiking just as you arrive at the doc’s office… and then taper down once you’ve settled in!
That’s perfectly normal – and not usually something to worry much about.
On the other hand, if your numbers are consistently on the high side… or elevating over time…
It might be a good idea to try something that could LEVEL THEM OFF.
I’ve got a drug-free alternative for you today.
It’s a tiny ingredient that was historically 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.
French plant expert Jack Masquelier first discovered how to extract active compounds from the seeds in 1947…
And over the last 70+ years, grapeseed extract has been EXTENSIVELY studied.
I’ve shared with you before right here in eAlert how grapeseed extract could actually help EXTEND longevity… and CRUSH cognitive decline…
But that’s not all.
This antioxidant-packed “seed secret” also has a CALMING effect…
And that, combined with its benefits to vessel health, could help NORMALIZE blood pressure.
You see, grapeseed extract is a blood flow hero… helping keep vessels WIDE and FLEXIBLE…
And even BEATING BACK oxidized LDL cholesterol… which is what contributes to artery “plaques” (or atherosclerosis).
In a small study published in 2016, consuming grapeseed extract significantly reduced systolic blood pressure (or the “top number”) by 5.6% after 6 weeks.
Even better, those effects were LASTING… and persisted even 4 weeks after the subjects STOPPED consuming grapeseed extract.
It seemed to help those who needed it the most – the subjects with the highest BP at the starting point.
That goes along with other clinical studies, where grapeseed extract worked best on obese folks and subjects with metabolic syndrome.
That also tells me that if you only have MILD hypertension… or even just prehypertension… grapeseed extract WON’T necessarily cause your BP to dip too low.
And that’s one of the biggest risks of pharmaceutical BP meds.
The secret to grapeseed’s success seems to be its ability to NEUTRALIZE free radicals… and BANISH oxidative stress…
Thanks to its content of oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes (OPCs).
You can find grapeseed proanthocyanidins in the patented Masquelier’s Original OPCs.
You can also find the patented ingredient MegaNatural grapeseed extract… which is standardized to contain 90% polyphenols… in products offered by Swanson.
A clinically studied dosage of grapeseed extract is 300 mg.
