Grape Seed Extract May Protect Against Skin Cancer

re: Grape Seed Extract May Protect Against Skin Cancer

Helen Sanroma — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:04:46 GMT

In regards to skin health overall, we've never seen this mentioned anywhere on the mercola site, but something that really helped our family for dry skin and made it look healthier for all of us is Grandma's Lye Soap. We got it at Grandma's Lye Soap and really learned a lot there. I never knew what was in regular soap! Oh my!

Helen

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djd_fr — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:13:49 GMT

I am wondering to what degree the benefits would also be available with grape seed oil.

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Dr. Lori — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:22:45 GMT

Dr Mercola,
You mentioned purchasing whole grape seed extract...do you have any recommendations regarding a reputable source/brand? The ones I have been finding have the isolated resveratrol, etc.
Thank you.
~Dr. Lori

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healthstar — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:02:34 GMT

Thanks for the information on where the grapeseed extract stands on the ORAC scale. I personally take a great grapeseed extract supplement from Melaleuca and it really is beneficial for my eyes and my allergies. In addition I take a drink, offered by Young Living, made out of the second fruit you mentioned, goji berries, AKA wolfberries, whihc is called NingXia Red. NingXia Red doesn't only rate high in the ORAC scale but also in the SORAC scale since the berries are not processed at high temperature. Plus, you get the benefit of the ENTIRE fruit - they puree the skin, seeds and pulp.

I highly recommend that people look into taking a good grapeseed extract supplement and a good goji/wolfberry supplement (NingXia wolberries are the best quality). Make sure you know the company you are purchasing your supplements from and know that they have your highest interest in mind; make sure they haven't just jumped on the bandwagon in order to make lots of money.

Live healthy!
Mirdza
Helping People Lead Healthier Lives

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amicus curiae — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:01:49 GMT

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jeremyroos — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:48:52 GMT

So these scientist made a discovery huh? Well most of us here in the Mercola community have known about this protective effect for many years.. Just a little more evidence to back up our understanding of antioxidants. It's my understanding that other antioxidants would serve a similar protective role.

I did a little experiment on myself a few years ago with a very high grade, cascading, antioxidant from my favorite supplement company. (It did contain GSE) I figured if this is so good it should prevent a sunburn! I was going to be out on the boat all day - with my shirt off. It was very sunny and a slight burn would have been inevitable, even with my base tan. (I do not wear cancer ~ I mean suntan ~ lotion) I took a regular dose of the antioxidant, which I hadn't been taking every day, with the prediction that I wouldn't burn because of its protective effects.

After a long day I didn't feel the normal effects of that much sun, and was not burned.. I my opinion the antioxidant served a protective role in that outcome.. If I eat a diet low in antioxidants I can tell that I'm more susceptible to sun burning.

It seems that slowly building your base tan and keeping a high antioxidant level is the key to healthy sunbathing!

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PPARGammaGirl — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:15:27 GMT

Was the UVB exposure similar to what free-range humans experience in natural sunlight? Was the length of exposure comparable to what free-range humans experience over a lifetime? Hairless mice do not have any melanin protection - have you ever seen a suntanned mouse? These are questions that never seem to be answered in these animal studies. Perhaps someone could develop a Human-to-Animal Generalization Scale (HAGS) to allow us to decide the importance of the results in how they relate to human health.

Anyway, we KNOW antioxidants are GOOD, we KNOW free radicals, ROS, oxidized fats, etc are BAD, so why do they insist on torturing poor innocent mice?

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Russ Bianchi — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:26:12 GMT

I always wondered as a child growing up in California, why there was little or no skin cancer among grape pickers and ranchers in the blazing harvest suns?...but of course, they ate as they picked, seeds and all.

It's so simple, only a corrupt Pharma industry could spin it to not being perceived as true.

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Witch Doctor — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:29:12 GMT

A 180 lb. human would need .36 - .9 pounds of the (presumably proanthocyanidin-rich) extract they used to get the same level in their system (first order approximation - not taking into account differences in absorption, excretion and metabolism). See the following.

"The new study, led by Santosh Katiyar, supplemented the diet (AIN76A) of SKH-1 hairless mice with grape seed proanthocyanidins (0.2 and 0.5 per cent, w/w) and exposed them to UVB (180 mJ/cm2) radiation to induce skin cancer... Katiyar told attendees in Chicago that supplementation with grape-seed extracts at both levels (0.2 and 0.5 per cent) reduced tumour incidence by 20 and 35 per cent, respectively, tumour multiplicity by 46 and 65 per cent.)..."

Duane

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mmc88121 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:05:20 GMT

Maybe grape seed extract could be sold as an alternative to sunscreen. All you have to do is eat it, you don't have to wear it. :-^)
( I do not use sun screens).