GINKGO BILOBA - Vasoregulatory and hemorheologic action.
Helps keep blood values within normal levels and favors the speed of the haematic flux.
Chromium is an important trace element for the human body given that lack of this metal leads to imbalances in the metabolization of glucose, fats and protein that manifest through hyperglycemia, obesity, decreased tissue sensitivity to insulin, tendency towards arteriosclerosis and reduced resistance to infections.
Despite the fact that chromium is available in nature in many foods (calf liver, fresh fruit, dairy goods, beef, oysters, fowl) it is difficult to properly assimilate it due to the excessive processing of foodstuffs. Clinical research performed in the last years has widely proven that chromium fosters the metabolization of glucose, cooperation with insulin in regulating glycemia levels, insulin requirements, and improves glucose tolerance in many subjects contracting late onset diabetes.
Studies conducted on patients affected by diabetes show:
a)A remarkable decrease (almost reaching normalization) of blood glucose levels;
b)Decrease on insulin levels and cholesterol;
c)Improvement in the normalization of the glycemic index in the two post hours of administration
Extract of Ginkgo Biloba is a precious source of active biological compounds whose properties are widely exploited in many fields of application. The effect induced by this extract is obtained through the synergic action of its constituting components.
The terpenoids and flavonoids, with different mechanisms of action but having synergic effects, help maintain blood fluidity levels within normal ranges and, in such manner, foster the haematic flux in the small blood vessels.
The extract of Ginkgo biloba also seems able to increase the speed on the ocular haematic flow. In addition, various studies have highlighted a neuroprotective effect.
The extracts of Ginkgo biloba, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, neutralizing free radicals, are recognized as active antioxidant elements able to protect the integrity of the vessel and tissue structures from damage attributed to oxidation (antioxidant effect).
The extract of Bishop Pine contains numerous substances, Oligomeric proanthocyanidins, which have proved extremely active in protecting small blood vessel walls by increasing tone and resistance.
The Oligomeric proanthocyanidins contribute in establishing a normalization of capillary permeability and protect collagen integrity that is part of the vessel wall (vasoprotective effect). The extracts contained in the bark of bishop pine also reduce damage due to oxidation inflicted by free radicals on cellular membranes and DNA, also protecting cells from lipid peroxidation.
Rutin, equal to its derivates, exerts a protective action on the small vessels, both at the endothelial areas and on the perivesical fascia. In fact, it improves the functionality of the endothelial cells and stimulates fibrinolytic activity.
The benefits of omega 3 (fish oil, EPA and DHA) for patients with insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes were hypothesized on the grounds of the first epidermiologic studies, which have shown a reduction in pathology prevalence in the range of populous that consumes great quantities of polyunsaturated fatty acids of omega 3 origin.
Even healthy individuals benefit by introducing fish oil in their diets through reduced insulinic response to intake of glucose. Enhancing diets with omega 3 also leads to decrease glucose oxidation, greater lipid oxidation and deposit of glycogen, without any modification of the glycemic response, only improving sensitivity to insulin. It has been hypothesized that fish omega 3 represents an efficient nutritional instrument in preventing and decreasing muscle insulin resistance associated with obesity.
The retina contains a rich source of long-chain fatty acids. The DHA can constitute up to 50% of the composition of fatty acids of the phospholipids of this tissue – fact that suggests its potential and probable involvement in visual functions. Indeed, sight would be impossible without the presence of DHA.
Resveratrol is a potent natural antioxidant that mostly comes from grape skin. In nature, resveratrol acts as protective agent for plants against infections, fungal attacks, and attacks from harsh agents, such as parasites, toxic environmental substances and UV rays. It acts as an anti-inflammatory agent in the human body, also serving as cell protector with great benefit for blood vessels, the heart and liver/brain cells.
The Vitamins of the B group are deemed a valid contribution in controlling the level of homocisteina in the blood. These vitamins also prove particularly helpful in preventing the risk of occlusion of the veins and arteries of the retina. In addition, it is hypothesized that these vitamins exert a direct anti-oxidant action.
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