Health Benefits of Resveratrol
Resveratrol is a bit of an unknown nutritional supplement designed to promote antioxidant health by fighting against the effects of free radical damage. As a powerful antioxidant, a typical 50mg capsule or soft-gel taken orally supplies more Resveratrol than you would receive from a typical bottle of red wine, and without the calories or side effects of alcohol!
Can Resveratrol make me live longer?
In mouse and rat experiments, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, blood-sugar-lowering and other beneficial cardiovascular effects of resveratrol have been reported. In other experiments resveratrol treatment 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 56% and that by the latter end if the fish’s life, it showed a significantly higher general swimming activity and better learning to avoid an unpleasant stimulus.
Will Resveratrol be used to help treat Alzheimer’s?
In November 2008, researchers reported that dietary supplementation with resveratrol significantly reduced plaque formation in animal brains, a component of Alzheimer and other Neurodegenerative diseases. In humans it is theorized that oral doses of resveratrol may reduce beta amyloid plaque associated with aging changes in the brain. Researchers theorize that one mechanism for plaque eradication is the ability of resveratrol to chelate (remove) copper.
