Flavonoids - explained

Flavonoids are a group of plant compounds that we usually obtain from our diet as part of the vegetables and fruit we eat. These flavonoids are very important for our health because they are natural antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. Another good source of flavonoids is the bark of pine trees, which is why Enzogenol is extracted from the pine bark. Hence, Enzogenol is a highly concentrated mixture of these natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory flavonoid compounds.
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Diet and Health
Research has shown that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables has significant protective effects against many diseases including cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer and others. This is a well established fact that has been shown in over one hundred epidemiological studies on diet and health.

Flavonoids in Fruits and Vegetables
Much of the disease protection from eating lots of fruits and veggies is due to the plant nutrient compounds known as flavonoids.

There are many different flavonoids and their type and amount differs between the types and varieties of fruits and vegetables. According to the US database for flavonoid content of selected foods, the average amount of flavonoids in 100 g of vegetables is 8.2 mg (based on 59 types of unprocessed/raw vegetables), and 100 g of fruit contain 20.9 mg of these goodies (based on 30 types of commonly available fresh fruit).

Role of Flavonoids in our Body
One important role that flavonoids play in our diet is their natural function as antioxidants. We live in a highly oxidative environment and many processes in our body produce more oxidants, also known as free radicals. Our bodies own antioxidant defence mechanisms are unfortunately not perfect and, consequently, oxidative damage to the building blocks of our body occurs all the time. Research has shown that oxidative damage contributes to many diseases including cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer, and most chronic diseases, and accumulation of oxidative damage plays an important role in the aging process. Therefore, it is important to protect ourselves against oxidative damage as best as we can.

Best Sources of Flavonoids
Apart from fruits and vegetables that are part of our general diet there are also other sources of flavonoids in nature that we usually do not utilise. One such source is tree bark and, in particular, the bark of pine trees. This explains why tree bark has featured prominently in many traditional folk medicines for hundreds of years.

About ENZO Professional® and Enzogenol®
ENZO Professional is a highly concentrated source of flavonoids containing 240 mg of Enzogenol pine bark extract in each capsule.

Enzogenol is a 100% natural flavonoid extract produced in New Zealand from the bark of New Zealand grown Pinus Radiata trees. The unique, high potency combination of flavonoids in Enzogenol is extracted from the tree bark with a specialised pure-water extraction method. This method maintains the full activity and integrity of the flavonoid compounds ensuring the high potency of ENZO Professional.

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