Olive Leaf Extract

$ 27.90

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Description

Promotes a healthy intestinal environment, supports heart health and provides immune support

  • Provides GI microbial defense
  • Promotes cardiovascular health
  • Supports healthy BP levels already in normal range
  • Promotes healthy blood sugar levels
  • Provides antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties

For thousands of years, olive leaves and their extracts have been consumed in the Mediterranean diet for diverse health benefits and overall well-being. Olive tree leaves produce eutrophic compounds as a defense mechanism against environmental stressors including bacteria, fungi, parasites and insects. These anti-microbial compounds have been shown to naturally protect and support a healthy cellular environment, without adversely impacting immune function or beneficial microflora. As a natural substance that exhibits antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal activity, olive leaf supports peak immune health.

Olive leaves contain high amounts of oleuropein, the active nutrient responsible for its wide range of beneficial effects. Patient Ones Olive Leaf formula supplies 500mg of olive leaf extract that is highly standardized, to provide a minimum of 20% oleuropein. The olive leaf also contains the bioflavonoids rutin, luteolin, and hesperidin that further enhance the activity of oleuropein.

Olive leaf has been studied for its effect in supporting healthy lipid and blood pressure levels. Equally important for heart health, olive leaf promotes healthy arterial and endothelial function, helping to relax blood vessels and prevent formation of arterial plaques.

Human and animal studies have shown that supplementation with olive leaf extract reduced blood glucose levels through several mechanisms. Olive leaf slows the digestion of starches into simple sugars, slows absorption of those sugars from the intestine, and increases the update of glucose into tissues from the blood.

Further, olive leaf has been shown to provide protection against oxidative damage and promote healthy inflammatory response. It also appears to support reduced arthritic pain and swelling.

Research

  • Human studies reveal that supplementing with 500 mg of olive leaf extract once daily resulted in significant reductions in hemoglobin A1c levels, the standard marker of long-term exposure to elevated blood sugar in diabetic people. Supplementation also lowered fasting plasma insulin levels.
  • Research has demonstrated that olive leaf extracts help prevent the oxidation of LDL-cholesterol, a frequent precursor in developing atherosclerosis. They also support increased production of nitric oxide, a signaling molecule that helps relax blood vessels.

References

  1. Poudyal H, Campbell F, Brown L. Olive leaf extract attenuates cardiac, hepatic, and metabolic changes in high carbohydrate-, high fat-fed rats. J Nutr. 2010 May;140(5):946-53.
  2. Kontou N, Psaltopoulou T, Soupos N, et al. Metabolic syndrome and colorectal cancer: the protective role of Mediterranean diet–a case-control study. Angiology. 2012 Jul;63(5):390-6.
  3. Verberne L, Bach-Faig A, Buckland G, Serra-Majem L. Association between the Mediterranean diet and cancer risk: a review of observational studies. Nutr Cancer. 2010;62(7):860-70.
  4. Fares R, Bazzi S, Baydoun SE, Abdel-Massih RM. The antioxidant and anti-proliferative activity of the Lebanese Olea europaea extract. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2011 Mar;66(1):58-63.
  5. Omar SH. Oleuropein in olive and its pharmacological effects. Sci Pharm. 2010;78(2):133-54.
  6. Mohagheghi F, Bigdeli MR, Rasoulian B, Hashemi P, Pour MR. The neuroprotective effect of olive leaf extract is related to improved blood-brain barrier permeability and brain edema in rat with experimental focal cerebral ischemia. Phytomedicine. 2011 Jan 15;18(2-3):17
Size

90 Capsules

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