Re:Pycnogenol & Grapeseed Extract (-good guys!)

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Actually, 's point is that Pycnogenol may have toxic effects if

taken in LARGE doses.

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> Alan,

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> I have found Pycnogenol/Grapeseed extract to be amongst the

the most clearly

> helpful supplements (- & I take a LARGE number of sups.!)

> I have now been taking Pycno. & /or GSX almost w.o. a break for

around 7

> yrs. -When I first started with Pycno. the improvement in my

energy & sense

> of well being was so great that I actually thought for a while

that I had

> " cracked it " & would simply go on improving!!!

> -Although this didn`t turn out to be the case, I still regard

the

> proanthocyanidins (the form of anti-oxidants found in both

pycnogenol &

> grapeseed extract) as a valuable support: As I recall, the

significance of

> this form of anti-oxidant is that it has the rare

characteristic of being

> able to penetrate the blood/brain barrier.

> ( I am curious about Olive Leaf & may try it some time as I

suspect that I

> may have a slight Candida problem!)

>

> Best Wishes,

>

> Gerald (SPMS)

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