article below from eckloniacava.com.
Here's another article on ECE (Ecklonia Cava extract) from Natural News:
http://www.naturalnews.com/022506.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Yifu Xero <yifux...@...> wrote:
>
> Now available from Swansons in Fargo ND. I may get some....looks like a
> great
> product. $7.00 for 30 caps. (relatively expensive but that's the cheapest
> this
> product gets. Undergoes specialized patented processing and is imported
> from
> Korea.
>
> The Superior Polyphenol Antioxidant
> Many Times Stronger Than Green Tea Extract
> Ecklonia Cava Extract: Polyphenol / Phlorotannin Derived from Brown Algae
> Ecklonia Cava Extract known as (ECE) is a standardized organic complex of
> unique
> aquatic molecules that come from a specific species of brown algae (Ecklonia
> cava). Polyphenols are a group of chemical compounds found in plants,
> recognized
> by the presence of more than one phenol cluster per molecule. ECE represents
> a
> unique category of polyphenols normally called phlorotannins. Their unique
> polyphenolic structure endows them with biological activities which are not
> found in ground-based plants. Various physiological activities have been
> evaluated in both the individual compounds that we find in ECE and in the
> more
> complex forms through in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies.
> Â
> Millions on Research
> Dr. Haengwoo Lee and his team have spent over 32 million dollars on research,
> from in vitro to animal and human studies. Much of the work has been done in
> Korea, and some was done at the University of Washington. Ecklonia cava has
> been
> found to be a very impressive therapeutic supplement for a wide variety of
> health conditions.
> ________________________________
>
> THE SUPER ANTIOXIDANT
> Â
> The potency of an antioxidant is often determined by its molecular structure,
> which is made up of rings. These rings provide the antioxidant function. Most
> flavonoids generally have three connected rings. ECE has up to eight
> interconnected rings, making its free-radical scavenging ability 10-100 times
> more powerful than other polyphenols. It is considerably stronger than green
> tea
> catechins.
>
> Variable  Antioxidant Profiles of ECE
> Ecklonia Cavaâs strength against various free radicals is known to be
> highly
> potent. ECE itself and its individual components have demonstrated potent
> reducing power and scavenging activities against free radicals such as
> oxidized
> LDL ("bad" cholesterol) and peroxynitrite (a powerful free radical that
> appears
> to play a major role in many disease processes).
>
>
> A Longer Half-Life
> ECE is a distinctive polyphenol in that it has a very long half-life (remains
> in
> the body longer). This is because ECE is a ocean-based polyphenol that is 40%
> fat-soluble. practically all other polyphenols are derived from land-based
> plants and are water-soluble. The half-life of ECE is up to 12 hours,
> compared
> to 30 minutes for water-soluble, land-based polyphenols. Because it is
> fat-soluble, ECE also has the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier.
>
>
> The Research of Martin Pall, Ph.D.
> Peroxynitrite is the most notorious of the free radicals incriminated by
> Martin
> Pall, Ph.D.'s groundbreaking research on multiple chemical sensitivity,
> fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder, Gulf
> War
> syndrome, and fourteen other conditions. Peroxynitrite plays a main role in
> Dr.
> Pallâs mechanism, along with NF-kappaB (an important inflammatory
> mediator). ECE
> has been found to reduce NF-kappaB as well.
> Â
> ________________________________
>
> Â
>
> Safety
> "Ecklonia Cava Extract is derived from an edible specie of brown
> algea that is
> harvested from the waters off the coast of Japan, Korea and China. A unique
> patented water extraction process is used to discard all unecessary plant
> materials and stringent microbiological tests are done before it
> is authenticated to be totally safe for human consumption. Thousands of
> people
> throughout Asia have been consuming this specie of algea for centuries.
> Â All
> studies indicate that there are no toxicity at any level.
> Numerous clinical
> tests have been done and no adverse effects have been found at any human
> dose
> level of 1-10mg/kg".
>
