The incredible edibles!
• Like other fruits, deliciously sweet
grapes have huge health benefits
• In traditional medicines, the pulp,
skins, leaves and seeds are used.
The French Paradox
• Medical research into grape seed
extract began when scientists
discovered ‘The French Paradox.’
• The Mediterranean diet is rich in
fruits and vegetables, olive oil and
fish. Red wine is often consumed
with lunch and dinner.
• Too much alcohol is harmful to
health – even red wine!
Health benefits
• Recent scientific research has
focussed on the health
benefits of grapes, grape skin
and grape seeds
• Grape seed extract contains
powerful antioxidants.
Oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs)
• Grape seeds contain a groups of closely
related compounds called oligomeric
proanthocyanidins (OPCs)
• OPCs are also found in peanut skin, dark
berries, pine bark and green and black
teas
• Proflavanol® C100 is on double
protection duty – it contains OPCs plus
antioxidant vitamin C.
Heart protectors
• OPCs may play a role in protecting blood
vessels by relaxing them
• Allows oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood to
access and nourish body cells more
effectively
• Australian scientists found that taking
grape seed extract can improve blood
vessel health
• Adding vitamin C to OPCs boosts
antioxidant status.
Free radical fighters
• The body produces free radicals (activated
oxygen molecules) all the time
• Triggered by eating too many fats, drinking
alcohol and cigarette smoking
• Free radical damage contributes to ageing and
chronic problems
• OPCs block free radical damage – they are
potent antioxidants with 20-50 times more
efficacy than vitamins C and E respectively!
Blood vessel boosters
• OPCs boost strength of weakened blood
vessels by making them more elastic
• In France OPCs are often prescribed to treat
blood vessel problems
• Vitamin C helps to strengthen connective
tissue and collagen.
Healing helper
• Good nutrition after illness aids faster recovery
• Vitamin C is an important immune booster
• Studies suggest that OPCs may help
reduce swelling caused by injuries or
surgery
• Taking vitamin C reduces the duration
and severity of the common cold
Skin safe guarders
• Your skin protects you from UV light/pollution
• Sun exposure triggers free radicals; 80 per cent of
facial skin damage is due to the sun’s UV rays
• Boost dietary antioxidants (fruits, veggies, teas)
• Proflavanol C100 – contains OPCs and vitamin C
both free radical fighting antioxidants
• Use products with SPF 15 (such as Sensé Daytime
Protective Emulsion with Proflavanol T complex)
and wear sun-protective clothing and glasses.
Anti-ageing boosters
• Skin is made of three layers – the dermis, the
epidermis and the subcutaneous layer; around 70
per cent of the outer layer is water
• With age, the outer layers get thinner/less elastic
• Environmental factors (sun damage, genetics,
pollution) contribute to how well your skin ages
• OPCs in Proflavanol C100 are potent free radical
scavengers which can improve skin health. Their
elastin-boosting effects may help prevent some
aspects of skin ageing.
Pollution protectors
• Your house may contain three times more pollution
than a traffic-choked street!
• ‘Energy (such as gas heating) is one source of indoor
pollution, but it is a significant one. As we make our
homes more airtight to reduce heating costs, we are
likely to be exposed to higher levels of indoor
pollution, with potential impacts on our health.’
(Professor Vida Sharifi, Sheffield University)
• Antioxidants help the body fight pollution-produced
free radicals wherever they come from.
Proflavanol C100 – in youth
• Free radical damage is triggered by eating too many
fats, drinking alcohol and cigarette smoking
• Young adults are renowned for their erratic, junk
food eating ways
• Proflavanol C100 could be a great way to boost
young adults’ health
• The skin health enhancing effects of OPCs may boost
its appeal to young people, too.
Proflavanol C100 – in maturity
• Antioxidants may prevent signs of premature ageing
by bolstering elastin
• Studies suggest OPCs may boost heart health and
protect blood vessels too
• Australian scientists found that taking 2g of grape
seed extract daily for four weeks increased nitric
oxide, a gas that improves blood vessel health.
Inventive tablet technology
• Proflavanol C100 employs
USANA’s innovative Nutritional
Hybrid Technology – two in one
nutrition
• On one side is the vitamin C
supplement and on the other
side is the grape seed extract
that contains OPCs
Try Proflavanol C100 for yourself!
• A powerful combination of grape seed extract and
Poly CTM (USANA’s highly absorbable Vitamin C)
• Take at the same time as your Essentials – great
tasting Proflavanol C100 works in synergy with other
vitamins
• Recommended dose: two to four Proflavanol C
tablets daily preferably with meals.
Laboratory tested, quality guaranteed. Meets British Pharmacopeia specifications for potency uniformity and
disintegration where applicable. Use only as directed. Always read the label. Vitamin supplements should not
replace a balanced diet. If symptoms persist see your healthcare practitioner.