Re: Boswellin versus bioflavanoids

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In digging around on the Internet to look for other supplements that act as

elastase inhibitors, I kept coming across information about some

bioflavanoids being elastase inhibitors. The two most common ones mentioned

were pycnogenol from Maritime pine bark, and grape seed extract. (Not

grapefruit seed extract!)

I should note that my son, who has CFS is helped with his brain fog

tremendously from Maritime pine bark extract. But it doesn't seem to do a

thing for me. The grape seed extract does make me feel better, though. But I

don't think I ever took enough of it to get the levels needed to inhibit

elastase sufficiently. Just in case someone is allergic to Botswellin or

intolerant to it for some reason, they might consider looking for

bioflavanoids that are also elastase inhibitors.

But the thought occurred to me that bioflavanoids act as antioxidants, among

other things. I'm wondering if glutithione might spare bioflavanoids so that

they can be more effective elastase inhibitors. I think I remember reading

that pycnogenol helped to spare glutithione, or recycle it or something.

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