Resveratrol
can be found in abundance in the skins, seeds and stems of red grapes, but can also found in other foods such as peanuts, mulberries and the Japanese knotweed. It is yet another one of many natural food supplements to invade the health nutrition world like the Beatles descended on the U.S. in the mid sixties. There is a wide variety of natural food supplemental products out there, but this one has all the makings of an anti-aging star. This particular product has only been in the researchers scope for about 4 years.
In a book published in the 1920’s, Dr. Johanna Brandt suggested that grapes cured her of cancer. Today much research and publication suggest that the benefits of wine and, of course, grapes possess many anti-aging and anti-cancer benefits; however, one would have to consume an enormous amount of wine to actually reap the effective benefits that would significantly impact their health.
Most studies and results done on this compound used mice and rats. I know of no tests where humans produced similar results, but this is what is being reported: Anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, blood-sugar-lowering, anti-aging and cardiovascular benefits were reported. The only promising report where a human subject was used produced positive results that significantly reduced blood sugar levels. Experiments have also shown this compound to increase the lifespan of other living species but not in all cases.
A few research groups conducted studies on Resveratrol between 2003 and 2007. A total of 3 studies were conducted and of the 3, 2 produced results that suggest that this compound extended the lifespan yeast and prolonged the lifespan of a specific worm and a fruit fly, while one research group could not duplicate those findings.
In doing your own research on this product, you will discover that there is a great deal of positive information surrounding this compound. Most health supplement books and literature that are currently on the bookshelves say little, if anything, of this interesting natural food supplement. How exciting is this product? Well this is an anti-oxidant that deters cellular mutagenic and inflammatory response. It decreases platelets aggregation and decreases levels and inhibits oxidation of
LDL cholesterol
Research further suggests that this compound may be able to promote longevity by stimulating the human cell-survival enzyme known to increase through restricting caloric intake.