Heart-Healthy Benefits in Olive Leaf Extract

September 11, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under Hypertension, Supplements

In a study employing 20 sets of identical adult twins, each one coping with high blood pressure, European researchers documented two heart-healthy benefits in olive leaf extract - lowered cholesterol levels and lowered blood pressure rates - and the results were measurable after just eight weeks.  One specific extract (registered under the name EFLA943), when taken in doses of 1,000 milligrams (mg) per day, delivered substantial results in the group randomly assigned to receive the full dose (1,000 mg/day) for eight weeks. Read more

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