What is Resveratrol

Resveratrol is becoming a more popular supplement these days. It’s a supplement that promotes antioxidant health by fighting against the effects of free radical damage. As a powerful antioxidant, a typical 50mg capsule or soft-gel supplies more resveratrol than you would receive from a typical bottle of red wine, and without the calories or side effects of alcohol. Some other sources of resveratrol include; red and purple grape juice, cocoa and dark chocolate products.

Resveratrol Side Effects

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Some studies suggest that resveratrol slows the development of blood vessels, which suppresses tumors, but also slows healing. Some retailers advise that it may interfere with oral contraceptives and that women who are pregnant or intending to become pregnant should not use the product or to be taken by children or young adults under eighteen.

Resveratrol Origin

Resveratrol supplements are produced by chemical synthesis primarity from the Japanese knotweed.

Resveratrol for Anti-Aging

Research has shown anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, blood-sugar-lowering and other beneficial cardiovascular effects on mice. Resveratrol also extended the life of yeast, fruit flies, nematode worms and short living fish but it did not increase the life span of mice.

Using a short-lived fish with a median life span of nine weeks, they found that a maximal dose of resveratrol increased the median lifespan by about 50% and the fish also showed better swimming activity and better ability to avoid an unpleasant stimulus.

Resveratrol for Cancer

Scientists reported that topical resveratrol applications prevented the skin cancer development in mice treated with a carcinogen. There have since been dozens of studies of the anti-cancer activity of resveratrol in animal models. No results of human clinical trials for cancer have been reported. However, clinical trials to investigate the effects on colon cancer and melanoma (skin cancer) are currently recruiting patients.

Resveratrol for Alzheimer’s

Recently researchers reported that dietary supplementation with resveratrol significantly reduced plaque formation in animal brains, a component of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. This is theorized that this is because resveratrol has the ability to chelate (remove) copper. It is also theorized that resveratrol may eventually be used to help reduce aging changes in the brain.



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