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Reliv, a leader in nutritional supplements, has just announced their newest product, GlucAffect, a powder based formula that the company says has been shown to reduce blood glucose levels and aid in controlling weight.

GlucAffect’s main ingredient, Pycnogenol is a nutrient rich antioxidant that has been shown in clinical studies to provide many health benefits, namely lowering high blood glucose levels. High blood glucose levels along with excess weight are two of the main factors in metabolic syndrome, a disease which increases the chance of suffering from heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Nearly 47 million American has metabolic syndrome according to the American Heart Association.

Reliv conducted its own clinical study of 50 overweight people who showed signs of elevated blood glucose levels. During the eight week study, the subject taking GlucAffect not only lowered their
fasting blood glucose by around 30% percent, but also lost an average of 16 pounds.

“Metabolic syndrome is a serious, emerging health concern among the medical community, and physicians are more frequently looking to nutritional science as a complement to traditional care and prescriptive remedies. We see the study results of GlucAffect as a significant development,” said Dr. Carl Hastings, vice chairman and chief scientific officer, Reliv.

The new product comes in a powder form that can be blended with any liquid; water, juice, coffee or
milk to make a nutritional beverage. The product is now available to all customers in the 13 counties where Reliv operates. This is Reliv’s 13th nutritional product. The Missouri based company currently has five products that are already patented and 2 more on the way.

Of course, it is important to note that none of the statements above have been approved by the FDA-studies that corroborate Reliv statement were done for and by the company itself.

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