You have heard resveratrol in the news lately, but if not you will because this nutritional supplement will soon become available in more mainstream stores like Walgreens.
Resveratrol is a compound found in trace amounts in the skin of red grapes and in red wine. Studies of mice have been very promising. Overfed mice didn’t gain weight and seemed to slow their aging process.
While these benefits are yet to be proven in humans, it does look promising. Researchers like Dr. David Sinclair of the Harvard Medical School have found that resveratrol works by entering a cell and activating a enzyme called SIRT1. This enyzme stimulates the growth of new mitochondria (the “engines” of cells) and this increases the metabolic rate. The possible benefits to increased mitochondria are weight reduction, increased exercise endurance and the prevention of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease. Nice.
Stay tuned for more information on resveratrol, especially as more studies on humans are conducted.
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Posted by Tim Roth, author of the political blog Think Anew and Act Anew
Source:
“Can red wine help you live forever?” by David Stipp, Fortune Magazine
