What is Resveratrol?
Have you ever thought of buying a new car, what the color would be, the make and model? Then once you bought it, you started seeing cars just like yours everywhere.
It’s the same thing with “resveratrol.”
If you are like me, you are seeing “resveratrol” pop up all over the place. What is it?
Basically it is an ingredient in red wine, but we can’t drink enough wine to get all the beneficial effects. Therefore, supplement companies are putting it out in pill or liquid form.
Resveratrol is a molecule so tiny it penetrates the wall of almost any cell in an organism. It continues into the cell nucleus, to the cell’s genetic machinery. There, it selectively switches on genes that aid the survival of an organism.
Do you feel like you are in biology class?
Using gene silencing, it switches off genes involved in the initiation and progression of disease, blocking replication of bacteria, viruses, fungi and tumor cells.
Resveratrol extends life by influencing gene functions. It has been shown to extend the life of yeast cells, fruit flies, round-worms, fish and even over-fed laboratory mice.
New studies show it slows the onset of virtually all aging diseases: heart, arthritis, cancers, and Alzheimer’s.
Other new discoveries show it does still more–repairs alcohol-damaged livers, slows bone loss (osteoporosis) boosts endurance, promotes hair growth, and re-energizes cells.
You can understand why scientists are spending billions in research dollars trying to unlock the secrets to longevity and those studies include resveratrol. In fact, there are over 2000 research publications about it.
Many news organizations have reported on what scientists are discovering, including:
The Barbara Walters Special, April 2008, “Live to 150: Can You Do It?” Fortune, January 19, 2007, “Can Red Wine Help You Live Forever?” “Could We Live Forever? (Or Even Come Close?)” ..CBS News, Nov. 11, 2007, and “Red Wine Ingredient The Secret To Long Life?” ..CTV.ca News Staff, June 4, 2008.
Before you run out and purchase the first resveratrol product you can find, be aware, not all resveratrol is created equal. You may find yourself sitting on the “john” more often than you want to.
Resveratrol naturally contains an ingredient called Emodin, a natural laxative which causes many people to have diarrhea.
