Viva Naturals Pycnogenol - 100mg French Maritime Pine Bark Extract – Supports Circulation, Antioxidant-Like Activity, Joints & Immune Health and Function – 60 Veggie Capsules

Excellent product. Works really well for me.

Have been ordering this for a couple years on a subscription plan and have been 100% satisfied with deliveries. Have been taking pycnogenol for several years at the recommendation of my doctor.

There are plenty of people who have already googled and written reviews based on the research they've done, so no need in my being redundant. Most supplements take some time to start showing effects, but this one has me hooked already. Why? I was diagnosed with unstable angina back in 1998. The heart is in great shape, but for no rhyme or reason, usually in the middle of the night, the veins will involuntarily constrict, waking me up with what I can only imagine a heart attack would feel like. I can go months and months without an attack and then turn around and have one 2-3 nights in a row. Since they asked me to review this product and give my honest feedback, I'd been taking Viva Labs Pycnogenol for about 10 days (one a day) when I had an attack in the middle of the night again. I took one of the capsules, popped it apart and dumped the powder straight into my mouth. I'd guess that within a minute's time, the attack was over.... I've since ordered the 60 count bottle as this will be a regular supplement for me in the future. Please keep in mind that we are all unique and results will vary. Thanks Viva Lab ---- and I'd give it 5 stars if it didn't have rice flour as a filler.

There are several sources for pycnogenol, but this one if from the original and from my experience, the most potent. Viva Labs Pycnogenol is sourced from a protected area of pine forest in southwestern France, grown exclusively under strict French forestry legislation for consumer quality and safety. It promises to be preservative and herbicide free. I've never experienced results this good from pycnogenol sourced from grape seeds. Don't waste your money there. Stay with Viva's pine bark from Les Landes de Gascogne forest in southwestern France. It's only been 10 days, but already I've noticed a huge improvement in my skin. It's still soft, but tougher. I'm not bruising as easily nor is my cat Betty tearing my up when we play. Even the bougainvillea got trimmed without me looking like I'd lost the war. If Viva's pycnogenol is doing this much good on the outside where I can see the improvement, how much good is it doing on the inside? Yep, I'm happy. Besides promoting healthy skin, pycnogenol is also clinically shown to support cardiovascular, circulatory, joint health and more. It's a free radical scavenger, thus a great anti-inflammatory.

I am a retired pharmacist, having worked in the pharmaceutical industry. My approach to personal heath has been to follow the preventative route i.e. be proactive. A goal has been to ensure that all the systems of the body are maintained in a good condition as I age. “You want to AVOID taking the car (the body) to the garage (meaning a Doctor) for repairs”. My interest has always been to seek Nutritional supplements of very good quality, in terms of benefits and well as the quality of manufacture, with preference for Vegetarian products. Nutritional supplements are not as well-regulated, (or minimally regulated) as Prescription Drugs. Be careful what you choose. Consequently, I take several carefully selected supplements daily as a part of the approach to maintaining good health. This product is a part of the Pill Box of Supplements. I am very satisfied with this approach and it has helped me significantly. Best wishes to the reader for long life and good health.

Around the middle of June this year, my wife was diagnosed with a rare eye disease known as "Birdshot Uveitis". If left untreated, it can eventually cause blindness. Two different ophthalmologists came to the same conclusion that she had this disease. It was not that we didn't believe them, but we were not interested in the drug therapy program either one had to offer. I won't go into what type of drugs they prescribed, but these are "chemo" drugs that can have nasty side effects. One day searching online, I found that this supplement was recommended by the American Uveitis Society that could help control inflammation. After reading some of the reviews for Viva Naturals Pycnogenol, I came across one reviewer by the name of "Smiley" that said he or she used this supplement along with Life Extension Bilberry Extract for treating some sort of an eye condition that was causing he or she to go blind. Well guess what? After 3 months of my wife using both these products, not only has her eye condition not gotten any worse, it actually has improved to the point that she sees better now driving at night than she has in years! Thank you "Smiley"! Tracneed88

I tried this product for 1 week. Let me tell you that it made me feel too relaxed and I felt a heaviness over me. If anyone has ever tried Clonidine, which is for high blood pressure, it made me feel the same way. I was way to drowsy to do anything so, I had to stop taking it. The supplement does help you to sleep but I felt I was just in la la land to drowsy and no energy. I would be in bed all day jeje. Now I'm going to try a different supplement. Oh and one note, I did see an improvement in my memory. Anyone else have the same experience?

I have been on HRT for 7 months. It elevated some symptoms, so I am not debilitated, but I still didn’t feel good. I wondered if my body had excess cortisol. Lots of debate whether cortisol fatigue exists with the literature. My doctor convinced me there wasn’t a test - although I’ve since discovered there is - so I was going to trial out solutions. Apparently, after watching a video of 2 physicians, pine tree extract helps to notify the brain that there is enough cortisol in the body, to stop the flood. Too much cortisol causes lots of issues. It has eliminated the worst of my symptoms - difficulties sleeping, staying asleep and excessive pain. It feels like a miracle. I’m only take one capsule a day, which is 100mg. Need to update your image on-line as the bottle says to take 2 per day, which is 200mg total, while your imagine on-like says 1 capsule per day. I’m good at 1, so I’ll remain here until it doesn’t work anymore. As an aside, it will be interesting to see my cortisol test results once I get the test in May. I’ve leaned you need to take care of your own health and definitely will keep in my supplement tool bag given the antioxidant benefits.

Pycnogenol es un excelente complemento alimenticio para mejorar la circulación.

I was reading about the ingredients of this product and the benefits. I decided to try it. I needed a good antioxidant and my circulation was down. As a practitioner I researched this product with about 5 others. Then decided to give it a go. Amazing results. Within about a week and a half I could feel the difference. A client asked me how. Hard to describe. More awake but in an enlivened way. Nothing to do with feeling sleepy as I never had in the past but it was like there was vibrancy flowing through me once again. A bit of a spring in my step and I just felt plain good. That was enough to get me to buy a second lot. Am happy taking this every day as it just makes me feel more alive. Give it a try.

Its definatly helped with in conjunction with my Vyvanse medication. The 2 together make a life changing difference.

I’ve been taking this for about 3 weeks to see if it helps with my endometriosis. Just had a cycle and it was still painful as ever, no change. That said, it has made a noticeable difference in my energy and all over well being. I’m able to exercise more than before and have less aches and pains in my joints and muscles. Will continue to take it for those reasons alone, maybe just need more time to help with the endometriosis pain.