Opus(TM) the original prickly pear cactus puree You may not think cactus is edible, but the native peoples of the vast Sonoran desert in the American Southwest have been eating the ripe purple-red fruits of prickly pear cactus for centuries. Why? How would you like OPTIMUM: * Energy * Stamina * Mental clarity * Immunity * Heart health * Healthy blood sugar levels * Healthy blood lipids and blood pressure * The nutrients your body needs to reclaim youth and vitality Researchers now confirm what the medicine men of Native American tribes in the desert southwest have known for thousands of years, and now, this miracle of nature is available to you. Loaded with antioxidant betalains, polysaccharide peptides, FLAVONOIDS, AMINO ACIDS, MINERALS AND A HOST OF VITAMINS, just one ounce of pure prickly pear JUICE puree (rich and delicious) can give you the nutritional boost you need to fight free radical damage, environmental pollution, STRESS and a diet lacking in whole, LIVE, natural foods. Experience Opus! Experience Health! OPUS IS THE ORIGINAL PRICKLY PEAR SUPPLEMENT. OPUS IS THE FIRST TO MARKET WITH THIS DESERT CACTUS FRUIT PUREE. WE MAY HAVE POSSESSED ALL ALONG THE ANSWER TO GLOBAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND DISEASE IN THE FORM OF THIS UNTOUCHABLE, IRRESISTIBLE CACTUS FRUIT. PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS, RESEARCHED AT GLOBAL UNIVERSITIES, STUDIED BY DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS AND NUTRITIONISTS, PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS (OPTUNIA) FRUIT, HAS BEEN RESEARCHED IN AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. Cactus Pear: a natural product in cancer chemoprevention. (Source: September 2005, Nutrition Journal, 4:25) 2. Nutritional and medicinal use of Cactus Pear cladodes and fruits. (Source: September 2006, Frontiers in Bioscience, 11, 2574-2589.) SUMMARY: Anti-cancer (ovarian and bladder) tumor suppression, Several Antioxidant properties, Anti-Viral effect, Anti-inflammatory agent, Anti-diabetic (type 2) effect, Anti-hyperlipidemic and hypercholesterolemic effects, and traditional uses to treat ulcers, allergies, fatigue, and rheumatism and as an antiuric and diuretic agent. Recent research found alleviating effects toward alcohol hangover symptoms and reduced inflammatoryresponses after excessive alcohol consumption. 3. Cactus pear (fruit and stem) contains many flavonoids and a most potent "neuroprotector" (quercetin 3-methyl). 4. Cactus pear, (fruit) decreases oxidative stress (lipid oxidation) in healthy humans, and age related degenerative diseases. 5. Prickly pear cactus medicine: treatments for diabetes, cholesterol and the immune system. (Source: Library of Congress Catalog: control number 2004003633) NOTICE: The makers of OPUS, their affiliates, celebrity endorsers and related parties are not responsible for the content, claims, representations and warranties, validity or substance in any 3rd party publication, clinical or University research or trials. This and any content or link is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or mitigate any disease. You are advised to seek the professional advise of your health care practitioner prior to taking this or any nutritional product.