Exciting new research into a little known plant compound called, resveratrol found in abundance in red wine, could provide the answer to extending human life by preventing many age related diseases. The fountain of youth has long captured the imagination of scientists, ever since the 15th century when Juan Ponce de Leon set off on his quest to find a tonic for immortality. Although Juan was not successful, scientists have not stopped searching, even hundreds of years later.
The red wine resveratrol, in higher concentrations than an occasional glass of red wine, may indeed be the long sought after answer to extending human life. Scientists discovered resveratrol when studying the reason why the French had such long life spans and low incidence of heart disease. The studies of the “French Paradox” led to clinical studies of this chemical and the results have been extremely promising.
So, What is Resveratrol?
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Resveratrol is found in many vines and plants including pine trees, mulberries, peanuts, the Japanese plant knotweed and of course red grapes. It is scientifically classified as a plant compound called a polyphenol. It’s not surprising it holds such promise to extend life and fight disease, because it is created when plants fight off disease. It’s in effect, a natural antibiotic and antioxidant that not only fights plant-based diseases, but human diseases as well. A growing list of diseases that resveratrol fights, because of it being a powerful antioxidant, are being shown in studies performed on mice. Resveratrol has also been shown to have no toxic or harmful effects, which is good news for future medical studies.
What Diseases Do Resveratrol Fight Against?
By promoting cardiovascular health in multiple ways, resveratrol already shows great promise in fighting heart disease. Resveratrol has been shown to naturally lower cholesterol. High cholesterol, as we know, is a major risk factor for heart disease and heart attacks. Additionally, resveratrol assists in elimination free radicals and reduces hardening of the arteries, which causes heart disease. Finally, resveratrol helps to keep blood vessels from sticking together and narrowing, by inhibiting unhealthy cells.
Aside from the benefits for preventing heart disease, resveratrol has been shown to inhibit advanced tumor growth and even prevent cancer. The latest work in the study of resveratrol shows it may cause the cell death of many cancerous cells, which possess either negative or positive estrogen receptors. Resveratrol is also being studied as a natural aide to patients undergoing chemotherapy. As hope for many diabetes sufferers, additional studies show resveratrol may also work to lower blood sugar.
How Can Resveratrol Extend Human Life?
The resveratrol supplements can act as an anti-aging tonic in two major ways. First, resveratrol uses its potent antioxidant and disease fighting properties to fight against and prevent many health problems we develop as we age, such as cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries and diabetes. Life spans will undoubtedly increase if we become disease free as we age. Secondly, resveratrol may also work to activate a longevity gene to extend life. Although, studies so far have only been performed on flies and worms, the results are extremely encouraging. The mythical fountain of youth may not be so far off after all.
