A
new study indicates that the flavonol Pycnogenol can help improve
memory in the elderly - findings the researchers say support putative
benefits of antioxidants for cognitive function
Pycnogenol
is extracted from the bark of the Maritime pine that grows on the
southern coast of France, and is currently used in over 400 dietary
supplements, multi-vitamins and health products. It is made by Horphag
Research and its US distributor is Natural Health Science.
It
is thought that one of the main causes of ageing is damage to
macromolecules caused by the reactive by-products of oxidative
metabolism - and the ageing brain is particularly susceptible to
oxidative injury.
In addition to examining the effects of
Pycnogenol on a range of cognitive and biochemical measures in 101
seniors, aged between 60 and 80 years, the new study, which has been
accepted for publication in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, also looked at this oxidative stress hypothesis of ageing and neurological degeneration in elderly individuals. Read on...
May
05
Study supports Pycnogenol for better memory in Elderly
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