Millions and millions of capsules and tablets have been consumed there for decades with no reports of side effects. What's more, no negative side effects have been found to effect the digestive, liver, kidney, blood or skin functions, even after Proanthenols had been ingested for prolonged periods of time. They reduce atherosclerotic plaque which forms after blood cholesterol has been oxidized. Unlike many other nutritional anti-oxidants, Proanthenols cross the blood brain barrier to provide direct protection to the central nervous system, giving this remarkable substance an important, possible role to play in the treatment of diseases and disorders involving mental deterioration. Because of it's activity against loss of callagen elasticity, Proanthenols are a good anti-aging remedy.
Many women take proanthenols as a kind of oral cosmetic.
They want to fight wrinkles before they begin. Proanthenols restore elasticity and smoothness to the skin and help protect against and stimulate the healing of psoriasis, problem skin , age spots, sun damage and skin cancers. For some of the same reasons, Proanthenols have been shown to significantly inhibit the incidence of edema, because they are so easily absorbed. Because Proanthenols can act as a strengthening agent for callagen, they can protect against and help heal varicose veins. They work like the weave in fabric, hooking up with collagen fibers and creating cross-linking between them.