Continuing breakthrough research has proven that Ginkgo biloba can revitalize the circulatory system, brain, and body in a natural, safe, gentle way. Its impressive results have made it the most popular herbal medicine in the world.

As a whole, the studies show that Ginkgo's unique and impressive properties come from its synergistic combination of antioxidant and protective compounds, combined with the extracts' amazing ability to induce our cells' own natural antioxidant and protective factors. This makes Ginkgo truly unique, as it not only provides us with a source of healthful flavonoids and terpenes that possess a variety of beneficial properties, but also actually stimulates our body's natural protective mechanisms on a genetic level.¹

• Ginkgo biloba extract has been proven to stimulate blood circulation. Consequently, it has the ability to help:
• Slow down the aging process
• Protect against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders²
• Protect against cataracts and macular degeneration, and retard their progression³
• Sharpen your mental performance
• Increase your concentration and short-term memory
• Boost your energy levels and protect against stroke
• Protect mitochondria, the tiny "spark of life" energy factories inside cells
• Improve circulation to your feet, legs, and hands
• Reduce blood pressure increases due to stress and exercise⁴
• Enhance your sex life as a result of increased blood circulation

What is Ginkgo?

Ginkgo biloba extract is derived from leaves of the Ginkgo tree, which is considered the oldest living tree and dates back more than 200 million years. This hardy species that once flourished around the world survived the last Ice Age only in remote eastern China. European explorers and traders brought its seeds from China to Europe, where its uniqueness and remarkable resistance to pollution, insects, and disease made it a popular ornamental plant.

Ginkgo's amazing history

Ginkgo trees may look like ordinary trees, but nothing could be further from the truth. Named for their fan-shaped, two-lobed leaves, Ginkgo biloba is the last surviving species of the many types of Ginkgo that once flourished on the earth, and is, in fact, a living fossil.

Ginkgo trees, of which there were then numerous species other than biloba, have been around for more than 200 million years. This hardy species thrived during the Age of the Dinosaurs but survived only in remote eastern China by the end of the last Ice Age.

According to records dating back to 2,800 B.C., the Chinese made medicinal preparations from dried Ginkgo leaves for many of the symptoms of aging, including memory loss, poor circulation, and general mental decline. Eventually, European explorers brought Ginkgo seeds back to Europe where the trees became a popular feature of cultivated gardens because of their uniqueness, and because of their resistance to disease, pollution, and pests.

Today, thanks to man's intervention, Ginkgo trees grow all over the world, line U.S. streets and boulevards. And in return for saving this ancient tree, we have all been offered the chance to benefit from the secret that Ginkgo biloba has kept hidden in its leaves for hundreds of millions of years—unique phytochemicals with a variety of health benefits that nobody could have expected to come from just one plant!

What is Ginkgo used for?

The therapeutic use of Ginkgo biloba goes back centuries, and is described in traditional Chinese pharmacopoeia. Today, it is recognized around the world for its ability to neutralize free radicals and support healthy circulation to the brain and extremities. By increasing blood flow, Ginkgo exerts a positive effect on the entire vascular system, and particularly helps provide nourishment to the brain, eyes, ears, and heart muscle.

Ginkgo also helps prevent blood clots and has been used successfully for problems relating to poor circulation, such as phlebitis (inflammation of a vein) and diabetic peripheral vascular disease and even impotence. Since Ginkgo helps support peripheral circulation, it may provide relief to people who suffer from leg pain during or after exercise, and cold hands and feet. Ginkgo is also used to relieve the annoying ringing in the ears associated with tinnitis.

It's in the Genes

There have been hundreds of studies done on Gingko biloba extract in the past three decades, but the most significant discoveries have just recently been made. This research has utilized new techniques that allow scientists to examine how a compound such as Ginkgo changes the expression of genes in our cells. With these methods it is now possible to examine how something affects thousands of genes at one time. In a way, this is like seeing what different buttons get pushed inside cells, and this lets scientists see how a compound truly affects how the cells function.

It would be hard to imagine a product that pushed more of the right buttons than Ginkgo. This research has shown that Ginkgo is able to induce a variety of our cells' natural protective enzymes, including those involved in antioxidant protection, energy production, cellular maintenance, and DNA repair. Additionally, levels of important growth hormones within the brain were dramatically enhanced.⁵

It now seems certain that Ginkgo's unique and impressive properties come from its synergistic combination of antioxidant and protective constituents, combined with the extracts' ability to induce our cells' own natural antioxidant and protective factors. This makes Ginkgo truly unique as it not only provides us with a source of healthful flavonoids and terpenes that possess a variety of beneficial properties, but also actually stimulates our body's natural protective mechanisms on a genetic level. There is no other product that has so many beneficial and far reaching effects on our body's health, on so many different levels.⁵

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