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Having high blood pressure increases your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. It can also lead to other problems, like kidney failure, heart failure and blurred vision.
The British Heart Foundation said: “Blood pressure is the pressure of blood running through your arteries. You need a certain amount of pressure in your arteries to keep the blood flowing.”
Experts have revealed a supplement – which is the extract of French Maritime pine bark has been used to normalise blood pressure.
Pycnogenol was investigated in a double-blind, placebo controlled study for patients with borderline hypertension.
The participants were not yet receiving
hypotensive medication. Researchers
have revealed use of Pycnogenol over a period of eight weeks lowered blood systolic blood pressure as compared to placebo.
Experts also found diastolic pressure was found to be lowered as well. Diastolic pressure is the lowest pressure, which occurs between heartbeats when your heart is relaxing.
The innermost layer of our blood vessels are lined with collagen and elastin which help our veins to expand and contract in response to blood flow and keep blood pressure within a normal range.
Pycnogenol, French maritime pine bark extract has been shown in multiple studies to supports the production of collagen and elastin in the body which results in stronger blood vessels.
Pycnogenol improves blood pressure and kidney function in patients with diabetes and metabolic syndrome. The
active ingredients in Pycnogenol can also be extracted from peanut skin, grape seed, and witch hazel bark.
