Menstrual pain is something that affects all women to varying degrees. For a minority of fortunate women there can be very little in the way of pain but for many there are days of painful cramps and searing pains with little in the way of help or relief.

Dysmenorrheal is the condition that causes these painful cramps. Every month there is a build up in the uterus of the inner lining or endometrium. This is in preparation for a possible pregnancy. After ovulation, if the egg is not fertilized then the uterus lining is not required and is shed. As this lining or uterine gets broken down there are molecular compounds called prostaglandins which are released and these cause the muscles of the uterus to contract and squeeze the old uterine through the cervix. This whole process can be extremely painful and many women and young ladies find themselves having to miss work or school or college and many take to their beds with a hot water bottle, some aspirin and have to pretty much just suffer through it.

However, there is a product out there that has been proven in tests and scientific papers to give relief to menstrual pain, along with many other complaints.

Pine bark is not new, it is known to have been used for at least 500 years and has been proved to be one of the most powerful antioxidants out there, being placed alongside vitamins E, C, and Lipoic acid for its effectiveness.

The pine bark comes from the French maritime pine which grows on the Atlantic coast of France and stretches over a region covering Portugal, Spain and Morocco. Extracts of the pine bark were commonly infused into teas by the early Europeans.

The healing powers of pine bark have been known for centuries. In 1534, Jacques Cartier who was a French explorer along with some of his crew members were cured of the debilitating and deadly scurvy by local natives who gave them teas which had been blended using this pine bark. They found it also helped to heal wounds and other problems.

Today the most potent source of pine bark extract is found in Pycnogenol and it is a powerful antioxidant, a natural anti-inflammatory and helps in the production of nitric oxide which helps to dilate blood vessels. Free radicals are produced in the body, often as a result of stress.

Free radicals damage our cells by oxidising them. It is a process which is rather like corrosion in metal. Free radicals are dangerous and are believed to play a significant part in the aging process. Pycnogenol tracks down the free radicals in the body before they can cause damage. It has, amongst other things, an incredibly powerful antioxidant ability which will make blood vessel walls stronger, boost the immune system, radically improve the circulation and help prevent cramps.

Pycnogenol is different from many other products in the marketplace in that it has undergone extensive studies and there have been over 170 published studies and review articles over the past 35 years, evidence which proves beyond doubt its safety and effectiveness.

Apart from its effectiveness in reducing the pain of menstruation, of which it has been reported an 80% reduction in pain levels, Pycnogenol also has beneficial effects in cardiovascular health, skincare, cognitive function, diabetes health, inflammation, sports nutrition, asthma and allergy relief and many, many more.

Yet one more example of the wonders that nature has in her store.

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