Eklonia cava extract has been scientifically proven to help your… CHOLESTEROL & HEART: One recent study indicates that it can help lower LDL cholesterol and your triglycerides in as little as eight weeks. BLOOD FLOW & CIRCULATION: Improve blood flow to your heart and brain in as few as six weeks and enhance circulation. MENTAL FOCUS: In an acute dosage study, it helped boost alpha waves, which are associated with increased mental acuity, and is also one of the few natural substances that crosses the blood/brain barrier and provides antioxidant protection for your brain. JOINTS: Soothe stiff, sore joints and ease everyday joint aches and discomfort without risky side effects. ENERGY: Flood your body with natural energy and keep yourself more alert, even after long hours or long days. Here are some of Eklonia cava extract’s many, unique health benefits… 1) Supports healthy Blood Glucose levels Conditions such as Metabolic syndrome, Syndrome X, diabetes and other blood glucose related conditions are increasing at epidemic proportions in the United States. A recent Harvard (Joslin School of Diabetes) mouse study directly implicates excessive fat deposits within the mouse pancreas as turning on the NF-kappa B inflammation pathway, resulting in full-blown type II diabetes and insulin insensitivity in the mice. Compounds found within Eklonia cava extract have been found to be very potent aldose reductase inhibitors, which may be of benefit to help support healthy blood glucose levels. 2) Helps lower your bad cholesterol and raise your good cholesterol. The research suggests that Eklonia cava extract may be one of the most effective natural solutions ever seen for cholesterol concerns. Eklonia cava extract works wonders for your cholesterol in two ways: First, its strong antioxidant abilities scavenge cholesterol in your body, helping to reduce the oxidation of LDL cholesterol; and Second, recent studies suggest that Eklonia cava extract helps lower cholesterol and triglycerides. In one open-label study, 39 adults with an average age of 56 took 300 mg of Eklonia cava extract a day for six weeks. Incredibly, they experienced a decrease in LDL cholesterol and triglycerides—and an increase in HDL “good” cholesterol. Individual results will certainly vary, but this research against baseline shows that Eklonia cava extract may be a powerful tool in promoting normal cholesterol as part of a heart health program. But that’s not all. Eklonia cava extract also… 2) Supports enhanced brain health Because Eklonia cava extract crosses the blood/brain barrier to give your brain critical antioxidant protection against free radicals and further supports superior brain in four very unique ways… It’s a unique antioxidant that crosses the blood/brain barrier to give your brain added antioxidant protection against free radicals. It helps increase your brain alpha waves, a good indication of relaxing blood vessels to your brain and promoting brain activity. Recent research suggests that Eklonia cava extract helps to stimulate the production of acetylcholine, the brain chemical that allows you to remember and learn. Eklonia cava extract enhances blood flow and circulation. Because Eklonia cava extract supplies your body with the most powerful antioxidants on earth, providing your body with up to 100 times greater antioxidant power than any other land-based antioxidants, Eklonia cava extract nourishes your brain to boost your mental alertness and acuity. Preliminary animal studies suggest that it stimulates the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain. Acetylcholine is the brain chemical that allows you to remember and learn—and the more, the better. Most importantly, Eklonia cava extract helps more blood, nutrients, and oxygen get to your brain faster so you think clearer and sharper. 3) Cardiovascular benefits- supports healthy circulation throughout the body Besides protecting your body with the most powerful antioxidants on Earth, Eklonia cava extract has the unique ability to enhance your circulation and blood flow. It does so by helping your blood vessels naturally dilate and get larger, for smoother blood flow and helps keep the thin endothelial lining of your blood vessels healthy, ensuring an easy flow of nutrient-rich blood throughout your body. It also helps regenerate nitric oxide, which signals the smooth muscles in your blood vessels to relax, resulting in increased blood flow naturally inhibits the angiotensin converting enzyme, called ACE, which tends to rise with age and contributes to blood vessel constriction. Scientific evidence supports Eklonia cava extract’s ability to improve your blood flow. As referenced above, Dr. Haengwoo Lee, one of the researchers who discovered Eklonia cava, found that it increased the velocity of blood from 36.68 cm/sec to 40.09 cm/sec, a good indicator of smoother flowing blood. In addition, a study at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea noted that after six weeks of Ecklonia cava, blood flow dilation and nitric oxide activity in the blood vessels improved. There can be no question: Proper blood flow to your brain means you’ll increase mental sharpness and alertness!! 4) Substantially reduces inflammation Dr. Lee and his colleagues found that Eklonia cava naturally suppress inflammatory responses and neutralize inflammatory damage caused by reactive oxygen species. Its natural anti-inflammatory and tissue-protective properties appear to enable dramatic improvement in many conditions caused or influenced by inflammation. Eklonia cava extract extract’s ability to significantly impact systemic pain and discomfort was found to be comparable to Celebrex®, the controversial prescription drug that reduces inflammatory cox enzymes. 5) Supports superior Erectile Function Scientists studied 31 men’s’ erectile function for over six months. They compared eight weeks of Eklonia cava extract use to Viagra®. The researchers looked at orgasmic function, intercourse satisfaction, overall satisfaction, and erectile function. Eklonia cava extract performed better than Viagra® in virtually all parameters. No side effects were reported with ECE. See results below: ECE Scores: Viagra® Scores: Orgasmic Function 87% Orgasmic Function 27% Intercourse Satisfaction 74% Intercourse Satisfaction 44% Overall Satisfaction 62% Overall Satisfaction 39% Erectile Function 66% Erectile Function 66% These results strongly indicate that the long-term administration of Eklonia cava extract significantly contributes to the neutralization of oxidative risk factors, thereby improving peripheral blood circulation around muscles and nerves involved in sexual function as well as the penile artery. These results confirm that ECE can rejuvenate damaged endothelial cells to produce NO. Interestingly, Viagra® works by increasing NO in the penile artery.)
6) Eklonia cava extract helps soothe stiff joints and everyday aches and pains In a double-blind, placebo controlled trial indicates that Eklonia cava extract can soothe stiff joints and everyday aches and pain. Those taking 600 mg of Eklonia cava extract a day for 12 weeks noticed a real difference in their joint health. They experienced less discomfort compared to those taking the placebo.
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