Nutra-Life Enzogenol™ is a broad-spectrum Pine Bark Extract antioxidant with powerful free radical scavenging and quenching activity. It provides improved protection for the cells against the harmful effects of free radicals provided by the body’s metabolic processes and from the environment.
This new highly-active antioxidant contains improved levels of important proanthocyanidins and also incorporates other significant antioxidants that are lost in conventional processing techniques which use organic solvents.
Derived from the bark of the New Zealand pine (Pinus radiata), also known as the Monterey Pine, Enzogenolª was developed in New Zealand by a multi-disciplined team at the University of Canterbury. The team examined the feasibility of developing new antioxidant compounds from natural sources.
A new processing plant was constructed utilising the pure water process. The hi-tech plant was located near an identified source of the bark from young fast-growing pinus radiata trees. This particular pine bark was not only a standardised source of organic material, but research confirmed it was a unique and superior source of proanthocyanidins when compared scientifically to all other sources - including other pine barks. Studies have shown that many illnesses are directly related to the production of free radicals, and that antioxidants can help to reduce their harmful effects. To date more than 100 diseases or health problems have been associated with free radical pathology, and antioxidant research has recently become one of the most exciting areas of nutritional research.
The severe complications of life-long exposure to free radicals appear as many of the degenerative diseases we associate with ageing, including:
- Circulatory problems
- Joint problems and chronic inflammation
- Stroke
- Vision problems
- Some cancers
- Memory loss associated with age
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