By the time you have finished reading this, 30 people will have died from heart disease in the United States and 56 people will have suffered a heart attack.1 Twenty-six percent of all deaths in the United States are caused by some sort of heart disease, making it the number one killer in America.
There are many contributing factors to heart health and many nutrients that can have positive and protective effects on the heart and circulatory health. One area of research that has uncovered substantial proof of efficacy is that of plant-manufactured anti-oxidants called bioflavonoids. Many researchers and physicians believe that dietary intake of bioflavonoids (Vitamin P) has beneficial effects on capillary integrity, flexibility and permeability as well as blood flow and even resistance to plaque build-up in blood vessels. These bioflavonoids include oligomeric proanthocyanadins (OPCs), quercetin, rutin and hesperidin to name a few.
There are capillaries in the body that are so tiny, only one red blood cell can pass through at a time. Additionally, each red blood cell must have flexibility to bend and stretch to move, one by one, through these tiny corridors. For reasons such as electrical charge, yeast and microbial by-product build-up in the blood, red blood cells can stick together seriously impeding the flow of blood. Research has shown OPC’s “unstick” clumping red blood cells, and also provide nutrients which make the red blood cells and the capillaries they move through more flexible.
Many bioflavonoids, especially rutin and quercetin, support the health of the body’s circulatory system by helping maintain proper vascular permeability, integrity, flexibility and resiliency. Bioflavonoids are also involved in a wide array of other biochemical functions, such as immune function, platelet aggregation, enzyme activity, and the healthy metabolism of collagen, cholesterol, and histamine.
Bioflavonoids act as an antioxidant preventing vitamins and adrenalin from being oxidized. These components are important in reducing pain and symptoms associated with bleeding. They also act as a natural anti-bacterial promoting circulation, stimulating bile and lowering cholesterol while increasing the efficacy of Vitamin C.
In recent studies, high levels of C-reactive protein consistently predict recurrent coronary events in patients with unstable angina and heart attack. Higher CRP levels also are associated with lower survival rates in these patients. To reduce CRP levels in the body, physicians suggest consuming sufficient amounts of vitamin C daily. Dynamite Hiscorbadyne® contains high amounts of vitamin C (in the form of Ester-C®*) along with the bioflavanoids that work synergistically, making it more effective than vitamin C alone.
It is important to understand there are almost as many types of bioflavonoids as there are types of plants, because each plant makes its own version. Additionally, each plant-made chemical has shown its own affect when consumed by animals and humans. For this reason, Dynamite has included an extensive combination of bioflavonoids from a wide array of plants, each backed by scientific research showing efficacy. If you were to purchase each ingredient to take separately, you would pay well over $1000.
OPC’s have been used for over 20 years throughout Europe. Extensive studies and laboratory testing reveal no evidence for human toxicity, allergic reactions, birth defects, or carcinogenicity.
*Ester-C is a registered trademark of The Ester-C Company.
1 Statistics taken from the American Heart Association.
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