Premier Research Labs CranStat can provide powerful support for cold and flu season. CranStat includes known immune superstar ingredients cranberries, elderberries, Vitamin C, green tea extract, Vitamin D3 and zinc.

PRL Cranstat benefits:

• Helps fight colds and flus
• Help with coughing, flem and mucous
• Can neuter the H1N1 Virus

Special benefits of CranStat's ingredients:

Cranberry - These berries are a powerful antioxidant with anti-inflammatory effect. Condensed tannins in cranberries can inhibit the oxidation of bad cholesterol and as a result protects body against atherosclerosis. They act as a bactericide and affect the acidity of the urine. In effect, it disrupts the development of kidney stone formation.

Elderberry - Immune-boosting properties provide relief in common conditions such as colds, flu, nasal and chest congestion, and yeast infections. In fact, elderberry juice was used to treat a flu epidemic in Panama in 1995. This wonderful immune-boosting property of the elderberry has even led scientists to use it in the treatment of life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and AIDS. One of the most important health benefits of the elderberry stems from its anti-viral capabilities. These richly colored berries are a good source of flavonoids including quercetin and the anthocyanins. It appears these flavonoids have significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and can activate immune cells that help the body to fight off viruses. The elderberry fruit is also a source of components known as lectins which have been shown in the laboratory to stop replication of ten different strains of the flu virus.

Green Tea Extract - The key phytochemicals in green tea, called polyphenols, have captured the attention of many scientific studies. Dr. Yukihiko Hara, noted researcher and a world authority on green tea, has found that its polyphenols help promote healthy blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipids and fat levels. Polyphenols have also been shown to protect DNA from damage inflicted from harmful chemicals and even radiation. Green tea’s polyphenols are also extremely effective as antioxidant activities capable of promoting a healthy immune system as well as providing extraordinary protection for the heart, kidneys and the skin.

Vitamin D3 - Natural, live Source Vitamin D3 is one of the most important natural immune boosters available.  It has been proven that Vitamin D3 is utterly essential for immune function.
Vitamin D3 can modify proteins for optimal immunity as well as up-regulating anti-microbial peptides, which are the body's own broad-spectrum natural antibiotics that have the capacity to destroy cell walls of bacteria, viruses etc.  Vitamin D is essential for mineral absorption, bone and lung/mucus membrane health. It is a slow but steady worker so start taking it now. Every immune cell in the body needs D3 to function properly, without sufficient levels of D3 immune function is compromised.

Vitamin C - Features the richest source of natural vitamin C on earth: Camu-camu berries wildcrafted from the Amazon rainforest.

Arabinogalactan - Fiber from the larch tree that is known to enhance immune function, bowel elimination, heal the villi of the intestine, and support probiotic populations in the gut.

Zinc - Zinc is an essential mineral that is found in every cell in our body. It stimulates the activity of about 100 enzymes, substances that promote biochemical reactions in your body. Among its many functions, zinc helps maintain a healthy immune system, is needed for wound healing, helps maintain your sense of taste and smell, and is needed for DNA synthesis. Zinc also supports normal growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence, and helps sperm develop and is needed for ovulation and fertilization.