The Latest Anti-Aging Wonder Pill

Now, I am not a total skeptic when it comes to miracle supplements that are advertised as everything from “the cure for cancer” to “the fountain of youth in one little pill”. But I do have a healthy distrust of most of the marketing hype that preys on our desire to stay young and live forever.

Fortunately, although the supplement industry is unregulated (I see that changing very soon), there are typically multiple “scientific” studies around the underlying substances these wonder pills are based on. For example, the current craze over anti-oxidants is certainly based on proven, scientific studies that show that anti-oxidants do combat the free radicals in the body that contribute to aging.  In addition, there is ample scientific evidence available that indicates that fish and flaxseed oil supplements can lower bad cholesterol (LDL) levels.

One of the latest anti-aging supplements released to the world of frantic, youth-obsessed Baby Boomers is Pycnogenol.  Pycnogenol is a product made from the bark of pine trees and contains vitamin-like flavonoids that are said to combat aging, reduce heart disease risks, stem hair loss, and repair skin damage from the sun. 

Now that really does sound like a miracle pill, doesn’t it?

Pycnogenol is too new to have any substantive or long-term studies to back up these claims.  But the supplement is gaining quite a bit of favor in the medical community for its apparent ability to manage specific conditions such as hypertension, asthma, diabetes, arthritis, and menopause.  Researchers suggest taking 1.5 mg of Pycnogenol per pound of body weight per day.  And as always, do your research on any supplement provider.  Quality varies, and some companies are definitely better than others when it comes to supplement purity and efficacy.

Here is one doctor commenting on Pycnogenol:

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