NP Pine Bark

Antioxidants are a group of Vitamins, Minerals and Enzymes that help in protecting the body from the formation of free radicals. Antioxidants are items that deactivate free radicals – highly destructive chemicals that damage cells and contribute to many diseases, ranging from stroke and heart attacks to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Free radicals are atoms that can cause damage to cells, impairing the immune system and leading to infections and various degenerative diseases. Free radical damage is thought by scientists to be the basis for the aging process as well. Damage caused by free radicals can be minimized by taking antioxidant supplements of key nutrients such as Pine Bark Extract.

Pine Bark Extract 90%, is a term describing oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC), a natural substance derived from the bark of certain pine trees. Studies have shown Pine Bark Extract (OPC) to be 50 times more potent than Vitamin E as an antioxidant, and 20 times stronger than Vitamin C. Pine Bark Extract is able to cross the blood barrier of the brain to provide extra protection against free radicals in the nervous system and circulatory system. There is also evidence that Pine Bark Extract provides extra protection for collagen. Citrus Bioflavinoids are added for their synergistic antioxidant properties. *