The item below was extracted from Olafur's post regarding his blood
pressure and placed here where it properly belongs.

--- In morelife@yahoogroups.com, Ólafur Páll Ólafsson <olafurpall@...>
wrote:
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> --- In morelife@yahoogroups.com, Ólafur Páll Ólafsson
> <olafurpall@y...> wrote:
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> I don't think Pomegranate juice is available here in Iceland. At
> least I haven't found it in the major stores here. The whole fruit
> on the other hand is available here and I'm going to buy some and
> see how it tastes. By the way I recently ordered some Pomegranate
> extract from NOW foods.

I also just switched to a new pomegranate extract. As I've reported on
the MoreLife Yahoo group I've been taking a pomegranate extract
because the juice is not available here in Iceland. The brand I was
previously taking was only standardized to ellagic acid which is
likely not the active compound responsible for the potent ACE
inhibiting effects of the juice. The extract I'm taking now on the
other hand is standardized to several components including
Anthocyanins and it is made from the whole fruit. It appears to be
very potent. Comparing the anthocyanin content and the ellagic acid
content of it (according to the certificate of analysis given for the
product on their website) to the anthocyanin and ellagic acid content
of a pomegranate juice used successfully in one scientific study, one
capsule equals about 200-400ml of juice. I have been taking 1 capsule
daily of this extract for a few months now. FYI here is a link to the
product I'm talking about (scroll down to see the certificate of
analysis): http://brownwoodacres.com/pomegranatesoftgels.htm

Ólafur Páll Ólafsson

[In a few days, LEF will have available several more products containing
pomegranate juice extract. When those are available and their descriptions are
online, I will make a comparison with what you currently take, post it here and
then order some extract products for myself (likely LEF in any case, since I get
them free and they are generally of good quality). --Paul]


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**Kitty