Resveratrol Reverses Aging Again!

More remarkable scientific studies continue to be unveiled regarding the potential health benefits of resveratrol, known as a red wine molecule. We want to give you a brief coverage of some of the most recent reports and astounding discoveries reported.

The Wall Street Journal reports: “An ingredient in red wine that has shown promise for slowing aging in obese mice could have another benefit: reprogramming muscles to improve exercise endurance. The study, published in the Journal Cell, subjected mice to a test that ran them to exhaustion on a device that looks like a tiny treadmill. The study found that mice taking resveratrol doubled their endurance. The substance, the study says, could hence be viewed as a performance-enhancing drug." November 16, 2006.

An experiment conducted by researchers at the Basque Country University in Spain underscores the life-sparing effect of resveratrol among animals given high amounts of alcohol. The Spanish researchers have acute interest in this because of high rates of alcoholism in their region. The Spanish researchers provided mice with a strong dose of alcohol (40%) in their drinking water. By the 7th-week of the study, 78% of the mice were dead, but only 22% of the animals given alcohol + resveratrol had succumbed to the toxic effects of alcohol. Survival of mice over a 14-week period of time. Mortality was 100% at 8 weeks in the strong alcohol intake group and 50% in the alcohol+ resveratrol group. By the end of the study, 100% of the mice given high-dose alcohol had died compared to 50% of the resveratrol-treated.

In another experiment, rats were subject to brain trauma with half of the animals given high-dose resveratrol. The area of brain damage in resveratrol-treated animals was far less. This study has application for patients undergoing brain surgery and boxers and football players who undergo head trauma.

The alcohol percentage of beer is about 5% alcohol, wine 8-14% alcohol, and spirits 38-50%. It is possible that resveratrol could be added to alcoholic beverages, or taken as a supplement, to reduce the toxic effects of alcohol. This discovery is not a license to drink more alcoholic beverages, even with an anti-toxin such as resveratrol. Strong alcohol still contributes to premature death over time.
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