O2B Olive Leaf

Description

Olive leaf extract was first used for medicinal purposes in ancient Egypt times and today modern science has confirmed what the Pharaohs knew all along, it’s a powerful tool in the fight for health, wellbeing, and vitality. O2B Olive Leaf is a high strength one-a-day capsule that contains 5,500mg of the whole Olive leaf but it also provides 110mg of the polyphenol glycoside, Oleuropein’s.

Olive leaf is a well-established powerful defender of the immune system and has been shown to support normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Since the discovery in the 1980s that the Mediterranean diet has significant cardiovascular protective factors, there has been a mass of research to identify what foods or plants support cardiovascular and heart health, and the Olive tree, its leaves, fruits, and oil have all been well studied for these purposes: (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)

Key Benefits:

• Supports cardiovascular health
• Supports normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels
• Supports respiratory health and the immune system
• Read more about the benefits in our article Olive Leaf Extract Benefits

Studies:

1. PERRINJAQUET-MOCETTI T, et al. Food supplementation with an Olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf extract reduces blood pressure in borderline hypertensive monozygotic twins. Phytotherapy Research 2008;22:1239-1242<
2. CHERIF, S, et al. A clinical trial of a titrated Olea extract in treating essential arterial hypertension. J Pharm Belg 1996, 5, 2, 69-71
3. LOCKYER S, et al. Impact of phenolic-rich olive leaf extract on blood pressure, plasma lipids, and inflammatory markers: a randomised controlled trial. European J. of Nutrition, 1-12, March 2016.
4. SINGH I, et all. The effects of polyphenols in olive leaves on platelet function. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2008;18(2):127-32.
5. JEMAI H, et al. Lipid-lowering and antioxidant effects of hydroxytyrosol and its triacetylated derivative recovered from olive tree leaves in cholesterol-fed rats. J Agric Food Chem. 2008;56(8):2630-6
6. JEMAI H, et al. Hypolipidimic and antioxidant activities of oleuropein and its hydrolysis derivative-rich extracts from Chemlali olive leaves. Chemico_Biological Interactions 2008 Nov 25;176(2-3):88-98
7. SINGH I, et al. The effects of polyphenols in olive leaves on platelet function. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2008;18(2):127-32