Flavay® helps protect hepatic capillaries (the smallest blood vessels in the liver) from free radical damage and activates liver antioxidant enzyme systems. A study of twenty patients with cirrhosis of the liver showed that a daily intake of 300 mg of Flavay® can help to decrease capillary fragility of the liver.

No, Flavay® has no known contraindications (conditions under which it should not be used). Flavay® is completely safe and nontoxic. In fact, clinical trials have been conducted in which pregnant women (troubled by varicose veins and other circulatory problems in the legs) safely used Flavay®. MORE

If you are taking anticoagulant medication, you should ask your doctor whether you may also use Flavay® as it will also decrease the reactivity ("stickiness") of blood platelets. MORE

Yes, please consult your doctor before starting any course of supplementation or diet change, particularly if you are currently under medical care. If you have or suspect you may have a health problem, you should consult your doctor.

If you are taking anticoagulant medication, you should ask your doctor whether you may also use Flavay® as it will also decrease the reactivity ("stickiness") of blood platelets. MORE

Yes and No.

The active flavan-3-ol molecules in Flavay® can be found especially in the fibrous and woody parts of naturally-ripened, raw fruits and vegetables, and in the skins of seeds, nuts and fruits. Unfortunately, our fruits and vegetables are typically deficient of these active polyphenol molecules due to our modern methods of distributing food—which result in fruits and vegetables that have been harvested while unripe. Another cause for deficiency is cooking, which destroys the active polyphenols. What's more, the skins of seeds, nuts and fruits are the parts of our food that we generally discard or spit out.

Actually, the best "food" source is red wine. The active principles in Flavay® are at the center of the curious phenomenon known as the "French Paradox." Red wine is a carrier of these healthy polyphenols. So, why not just drink red wine to get your daily dose of flavan-3-ol? Alcoholic beverages are not ideal as dietary supplements due to potential abuse, dependency and toxicity as a result of over consumption. And, while alcohol can compromise liver function, Flavay® actually helps protect hepatic capillaries (the smallest blood vessels in the liver) from free radical damage and activates liver antioxidant enzyme systems. The point is that Flavay® provides specific protection to the liver, and red wine does not.

So, while drinking some red wine is a reasonably healthy for most adults, the best way to guarantee a consistent daily intake of flavan-3-ol polyphenols is in its pure, concentrated form—Flavay®.

It's confusing because these terms are used inaccurately in the marketplace. "95% polyphenols" is a meaningless expression in a scientific context. However, it does illustrate a problem: In most cases, the following terms are used interchangeably for commercial interests—or by mistake—and their differences have truly lost all scientific meaning in the marketplace:

Yes (in the marketplace) and No (in the scientific context).

Because of commercial interests—or by mistake— the terms, OPCs and proanthocyanidins, have truly lost all of their scientific meaning in the marketplace. In most cases, suppliers and retailers confuse grape seed extracts as being synonymous with opcs or proanthocyanidins.

However, the terms are not the same in the scientific context. "Grape seed extract" is a nonscientific term that has no specific meaning—other than crushed seeds which can be toxic and oxidizing if not properly manufactured. However, OPCs (short for oligomeric proanthocyanidins) is the active ingredient that was discovered by Dr. Masquelier and proven to have powerful antioxidant properties and other health producing benefits.

It's important to note that independent testing found no active OPCs in a leading American brand of grape seed extract—even though it's aggressively marketed as a branded OPC product. MORE

No.

"Grape seed extract" is a vague, nonspecific term that really has no scientific value. In fact, crude "grape seed extract" (and "pine bark extract") imitations are virtually worthless to the consumer without active and naturally-derived oligomeric proanthocyanidins with antioxidant capacity.

Consumers should be aware that untested and crude "grape seed extracts," "pine bark extracts" and other offshoot imitations are manufactured from a wide variety of methods, using various solvents and passed off with the scientific research conducted on Flavay® (see Resivit™ and Flavan™ below).

Dr. Masquelier's original and only industrial manufacturing plant, located in Gardonne, France.

However, Flavay® is a very specific molecular complex that is scientifically defined and manufactured according to the original process developed and patented by Dr. Jack Masquelier in France, which captures the naturally-derived oligomeric proanthocyanidins from their plant sources.

Independent laboratory testing demonstrates that Flavay® scores the highest as an antioxidant and as a free radical scavenger, which is precisely the free radical scavenging effect that Dr. Masquelier invented and claimed in U.S. Patent 4,698,360. MORE

The early French brand names.

First extracted in 1947 and patented in 1948 by Dr. Jack Masquelier, Flavay® entered the field of therapeutics in 1950 as an over-the-counter vascular protector in France, under the trade name Resivit™. Resivit™ was prescribed by French doctors for over 60 years.

A few years later, in 1951, Dr. Masquelier received a French patent for the extraction of Flavay® from the bark of pinus Maritima (Maritime pine bark). In 1964 and 1965 Dr. Masquelier received two more patents which resulted in the introduction Flavan™ into the French marketplace, in 1968. Flavan™ is still on sale in French drugstores and prescribed by French doctors—for well over 30 years.

The spin-off from all of this research is a goldmine of data. These original French brands of Dr. Masquelier's products are now available in the United States under the brand name, Flavay®.

Consumers want the authentic product used in the research and the Flavay® brand is that guarantee of authenticity!

No.

OPCs (short for oligomeric proanthocyanidins) is a term that covers many different and complex molecules. However, due to commercial interests—or by mistake—the terms "OPCs" and "proanthocyanidins" are often abused and misunderstood and have therefore lost all of their scientific meaning in the marketplace.

Independent testing found no active OPCs in a leading American brand of "grape seed extract"—even though it's aggressively marketed and branded as an OPC product. MORE

It's true that "OPCs" is the group of active principles that is responsible for bringing the "grape seed extract" category of products to fame. However, independent testing found no active OPCs in a leading American brand of grape seed extract, even though it's labeled and aggressively marketed as a branded OPC product. MORE

Consumers should also be aware that some manufacturers of grape seed and pine bark extracts have devised ways to artificially boost the proanthocyanidin numbers for their extracts in a test tube (in vitro, which is outside the living body and in an artificial environment ). However, there is no scientific research to show whether the human body benefits from this artificial boost.

Flavay® is unique. Flavay® is derived from the original manufacturing process developed and patented by Dr. Jack Masquelier in France, which captures the naturally-derived oligomeric proanthocyanidins from their plant sources. For well over 60 years, each batch has been routinely and extensively tested and analyzed to guarantee consistency, potency and purity.

Independent laboratory testing demonstrated that Flavay® scores the highest as an antioxidant and as a free radical scavenger, which is precisely the free radical scavenging effect that Dr. Masquelier invented and claimed in U.S. Patent 4,698,360. MORE

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