A natural by product of red wine has been discovered to increase life expectancy. It is called Resveratol, and comes from the skin of red grapes. It may now be possible to age gracefully. And all without the reliance on harsh chemical treatments or surgery. The French have enjoyed the fruits of resveratrol for decades, by enjoying the company of red wine.
All the major pharmaceutical manufactures are putting resveratrol supplements into production. The studies thus far into resveratrol have been concerned only with worms, flies and mice. On one of these studies it was found out that by taking the substance, worms and fish had a 60% increased life span and flies had increased theirs by 30%.
From the National Institute of Aging at Harvard Medical School, Dr Rafael de Cabo concluded that, resveratrol countered most of the side effects of the highly calorific diet that the mice were fed. The high calorie diet caused them no adverse health effects.
Resveratrol is not only of interest to the anti aging market. It has also been linked to the combat of diabetes and cancer. Although all research is still in its infancy, natural antioxidants like this may be the only way to effectively treat aging, cancer and diabetes in the future.
When you look at the research in more detail, reservatrol may actually treat a common burden to society. All the mice in the study where fed highly saturated fats. In essence they were obese. It did not damage their life expectancy at all.
Another study by the University of Rochester revealed that the natural antioxidant resveratrol can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells from reaching the cell’s core energy sources called mitochondria. As the cancer has nothing to feed on, it therefore cannot grow.
Most supplements on the market are promoted with hype. Resveratrol on the other hand was discovered by accident. The French it seems have been unknowingly increasing their life span for years, albeit by consuming red wine. Even though they consume a diet high in saturated fat, their mortality from heart disease is lower than that of the USA’s.
At least this will not involve any suspect medical practices, as resveratrol is a natural product. No genetic engineering or remaps are needed in any experiments. The research findings have been promising to date, and more information is being gathered daily. The future is certainly bright for resveratrol.