I bet many of you do not know what your capillaries are.
Stop feeling bad, most of us don't.
Well they are the body's tiniest blood vessels.
Now how do you get them strong? Well, one of the earliest discoveries regarding OPCs was their ability to strengthen these tiny blood vessels, actually they are the tiniest of all blood vessels.
It is clear to me that the early research on the role of Pycnogenol focused on Pycnogenol's role as either an independent factor or a co-factor along with your vitamin C as the primary maintenance of capillary health.
I have read many articles over the years that state that Pycnogenal greatly improves permeability, and decreases the leakage and microbleeding in your tiniest of blood vessels.
Please note that capillaries are not designed to be sealed against leakage.
The part of your body that intefaces between the blood stream and oxygen, your nutrients and waste products are these blood vessels.
They need to permeable enough to allow your fluids to seep out, mix with the fluid that surrounds all of your cells and then reenter your capillaries.
If these tiny blood vessels are too permeable, too much of your fluid and your protein seep out, this results in swelling (edema) and some of your red blood cells may seep out causing you some bruising and some red spots or even hemtomas (a tumor filled with blood).
The value of Pycnogenol can not be understated, this product from the bark of a tree on the west coast of France will improve capillary strength in you within two hours of digestion maintain the benefits for longer that eight hours.
Once again OPCs to the rescue, especially its Pycnogenol.
It is important to eat well to stay well.