Say Goodbye to Your Asthma, Naturally and Safely

What's so special about grape seed extract?

Everyone is raving about nature's wonder grape seed extract and it even got special attention in TV shows like Oprah and The Doctors. What makes grape seed so special is that it contains more than 300 different natural substances. Some of the best known are oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), natural compounds that have a multitude of health promoting properties.

Resveratrol, found in grape seeds and other fruits and plants, is one of the most important OPCs and its thought to be the cause of red wine's healthy and disease-preventative properties. Here are just some of the things grape seeds can do for you: lowers cholesterol; reduces the risk of heart disease; controls blood sugar levels; has anti-aging effects; has highly potent cancer preventative agents; has anti-inflammatory properties; fights infection; normalizes immune response to allergens in hay fever; and reduces the influence of asthma provocative factors.

Grape seed treats the cause of asthma

So how can grape seed help you if you suffer from asthma? According to new studies, grape seeds significantly improve lung function, lung capacity and reduces symptoms associated with asthma. Grape seed also lowers leukotrienes, substances in our bodies that are produced in response to inflammation. This suggests that the cause and not just the symptoms of asthma are being treated.

This is great news because asthma is a fast growing problem and each year thousands of people die as a result of an asthma attack. The problem is made worse when pharmaceutical drugs are taken because they focus on treating the symptoms rather than trying to treat the cause and they often are accompanied by a host of unpleasant side effects.

If asthma could be controlled through natural and safe means wouldn't that be something? Well, it's now possible; I have witnessed many people lowering their asthma medications or even replacing them for grape seed extract supplements. Please remember though that any changes to your asthma medications should always be done in cooperation with a qualified medical professional.

References:
Hosseini, S. & all. "Pycnogenol in the management of asthma." Journal of Medicinal Food. 2003.